#0098 Krabby

Artwork: PokéAPI.

Water

Abilities

Hyper CutterPrevents the Attack stat from being lowered.Shell ArmorReduces physical damage taken by 25%.

Hidden ability

Sheer ForceMoves lose added effects but gain power.

Capture

Very easy catch

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Water 3

Growth

Medium Fast

EV yield

1 Attack

Krabby’s base stats

HP	30
Attack	105
Defense	90
Sp. Atk	25
Sp. Def	55 (official 25)
Speed	50
Total	355	Official games: 325, +30 in this hack. All base stat changes

Where to find it

Chance per encounter, under the conditions shown.

Times and conditions

• Morning: 4:00–9:59
• Day: 10:00–19:59
• Night: 20:00–3:59

Calendar encounters can replace a land slot on specific dates.

Safari candidates depend on the selected area and time. Object Arrangement does not unlock in this hack; bonus block encounters are excluded.

Where to find Krabby in the wild

Location	Method / conditions	Level	Chance
Rock Tunnel	Grass/cave, morning	20	10%
Rock Tunnel	Grass/cave, day	20	10%
Rock Tunnel	Grass/cave, night	20	10%
Rock Tunnel	Rock Smash	20–26	80%
Route 19	Rock Smash	24–27	20%
Route 19	Old Rod	10	15%
Route 19	Good Rod	20	45%
Route 19	Super Rod	40	55%
Seafoam Islands B4F / Seafoam Islands, inner room	Old Rod	10	15%
Seafoam Islands B4F / Seafoam Islands, inner room	Good Rod	20	20%
Cherrygrove City	Old Rod	10	15%
Cherrygrove City	Good Rod	20	45%
Cherrygrove City	Super Rod	40	15%
Route 34	Old Rod	10	15%
Route 34	Good Rod	20	45%
Route 34	Super Rod	40	40%
Olivine City	Old Rod	10	15%
Olivine City	Good Rod	20	15%
Route 40	Old Rod	10	15%
Route 40	Good Rod	20	30%
Route 41	Good Rod	20	40%
Cianwood City	Rock Smash	15–24	80%
Cianwood City	Old Rod	10	15%
Cianwood City	Good Rod	20	45%
Cianwood City	Super Rod	40	15%
Whirl Islands	Grass/cave, morning and day	22–24	20%
Whirl Islands	Grass/cave, night	22–24	20%
Whirl Islands	Old Rod	10	15%
Whirl Islands	Good Rod	20	50%
Whirl Islands	Super Rod	40	40%
Whirl Islands B1F	Grass/cave, morning and day	22–24	20%
Whirl Islands B1F	Grass/cave, night	22–24	20%
Whirl Islands B2F	Grass/cave, any time	22–24	20%
Whirl Islands B2F	Old Rod	10	15%
Whirl Islands B2F	Good Rod	20	45%
Whirl Islands B2F	Super Rod	40	40%
Whirl Islands B3F	Grass/cave, any time	23–25	30%
Alto Mare Waters	Old Rod	10	40%
Five Island	Old Rod	10	15%
Five Island	Good Rod	20	50%
Five Island	Super Rod	40	55%
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Grass, all day	15	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Grass, all day	16	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Grass, all day	17	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Old Rod, all day	13	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Old Rod, all day	14	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Old Rod, all day	15	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Good Rod, all day	22	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Good Rod, all day	23	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Good Rod, all day	24	Not fixed
Safari Zone: Rocky Beach	Safari Zone: Rocky Beach area selected, Good Rod, all day	25	Not fixed

Safari Zone: choose the listed area. Area selection unlocks during Baoba’s Sandshrew test, after his Geodude test. Object Arrangement never unlocks in this hack, so block-dependent bonus encounters are excluded. The listed candidates do not have a verified encounter percentage.

Evolution

Evolves into Kingler at Lv 28.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Krabby’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25	Blasts the target with water. Does not burn the target.
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30	The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. Lowers its Defense by 1 stage.
4	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body. Raises its Defense by 1 stage.
8	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	60	100	35	Slashes the target with steel claws. May raise the user’s Attack.
12	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15	The user hurls a blob of mud at the foe. It also lowers the target’s Speed by 1 stage.
16	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
20	Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100	20	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. 10% chance to lower its Speed by 1 stage.
24	Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100	20	The foe is stomped with a big foot. 30% chance to make it flinch. Double damage if it used Minimize.
29	Flail	Normal	Physical	var.	100	15	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
32	Razor Shell	Water	Physical	75	95	10	The user slashes with sharp shells. It may lower the foe’s Defense.
36	Slam	Grass	Physical	70	100	20	Attacks by slamming the target with a long tail, vines, or similar appendage.
40	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It raises the user’s Attack by 2 stages.
44	Crabhammer	Water	Physical	100	90	10	The foe is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a high critical-hit ratio.
48	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	var.	30	5	A vicious, tearing attack with pincers. The foe will faint instantly if this attack hits.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Krabby can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—	10	The user summons a hailstorm lasting 5 turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types.
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	The user burrows on turn 1, then attacks on turn 2. It can also be used to exit caves.
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	The user attacks with tough fists, etc. It can also break any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect.
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself. Raises its evasiveness by 1 stage.
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15	Boulders are hurled at the foe, hindering its movement. Lowers its Speed by 1 stage.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	The user charms a foe of the opposite gender. The foe has a 50% chance of being unable to act.
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item.
TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40	A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100	10	If the foe’s HP is below half, this attack hits with double the power.
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10	The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It raises the user’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM81	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15	The user slashes at the foe by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also raises the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM101	Scald	Water	Special	80	100	15	Scalds the target with boiling water. May burn the target.
TM122	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	10	Strikes the target with water power. May lower the target’s Defense.
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30	The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15	A giant wave swamps the whole battlefield. Double damage on a foe using Dive. Also used to cross water.
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15	The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	Special	40	90	10	Traps the target in a whirlpool, damaging it for 2–5 turns.
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15	Attacks with a punch. May lower the target’s Defense.

Move tutors

Moves Krabby can learn from tutors

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes	Tutor location, cost and requirements
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	The user attacks with the power of its whole body. 10% chance to raise all its stats by 1 stage.	Ruins of Alph · Cost: Rare Bone ×1 Requirements: Ruins of Alph: small extras the Ruins of Alph
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It has a 30% chance to paralyze the foe.	Route 12 · Cost: Free Requirements: Route 12: wake the Snorlax (Poké Flute) the fat man on Route 12
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.	Mahogany Gym, Pryce's room · Cost: Free Requirements: Mahogany Gym: Pryce's no-weather Double Battle (the Glacier Badge); Mahogany Town: small extras Mahogany Gym
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. Lowers the target’s Speed by 1 stage.	Route 20 · Cost: Aspear Berry ×1 Route 20
Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	60	100	35	Slashes the target with steel claws. May raise the user’s Attack.	Pewter City · Cost: Level Ball ×1 Pewter City

Egg moves

Krabby’s egg moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	The user lightens its body to move at high speed. Raises its Speed by 2 stages.
Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	—	15	The user teleports with a mysterious power, swapping places with its ally.
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	The user empties its mind to forget its concerns. Raises its Sp. Def by 2 stages.
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	The user attacks with the power of its whole body. 10% chance to raise all its stats by 1 stage.
Flail	Normal	Physical	var.	100	15	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10	The user swings a huge arm at the foe. It lowers the user’s Speed by 1 stage.
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20	The user slaps down the foe’s held item, preventing the item from being used during the battle.
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15	The user slashes the foe the instant an opportunity arises. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Slam	Grass	Physical	70	100	20	Attacks by slamming the target with a long tail, vines, or similar appendage.
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	The foe is attacked with a slash of claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100	20	The user tickles the foe into laughing. Lowers its Attack and Defense by 1 stage.

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