Where can I find Krabby in Polished Crystal?

Krabby can be found in 37 areas, including Burned Tower B1F in Polished Crystal.

Krabby is a water-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Krabby learn in Polished Crystal?

Krabby can learn 14+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Krabby have?

Krabby's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Hyper Cutter, Shell Armor, Sheer Force.

Krabby - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

If it is unable to find food, it will absorb nutrients by swallowing a mouthful of sand.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#184

Abilities

Hyper Cutter(Primary)

Prevents foes from lowering Attack.

Shell Armor(Secondary)

Protects from critical hits.

Sheer Force(Hidden)

Removes effects to increase damage.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water3

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

225

Poké Ball17.7%

Great Ball24.4%

Ultra Ball29.7%

Base Exp

115

EV Yield

1 Attack

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Krabby

Base form

→

Kingler

Level up Krabby to Lv. 28

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How to Obtain

Look for Krabby very common in Burned Tower B1F while Rock Smash, very common in Cianwood City while Rock Smash, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, and very common in Dark Cave Violet Entrance while Rock Smash, among 34 other areas. Wild ones range from level 10 to 57, unless in a badge-dependent area.

Wild Encounters (107)


Cherrygrove City	any	good rod	Lv. 20	55%
Cherrygrove City	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Cherrygrove City	any	super rod	Lv. 40	90%
Ruins Of Alph Outside	any	rock smash	Lv. 15	70%
Magnet Tunnel East	any	rock smash	Lv. 15	70%
Route 32 Coast	any	good rod	Lv. 20	55%
Route 32 Coast	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 32 Coast	any	super rod	Lv. 40	90%
Union Cave B1F South	any	rock smash	Lv. 15	70%
Union Cave B2F	any	good rod	Lv. 20	55%
Union Cave B2F	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Union Cave B2F	any	super rod	Lv. 40	90%
Slowpoke Well B1F	any	rock smash	Lv. 15	70%
Route 34	any	good rod	Lv. 20	55%
Route 34	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 34	any	super rod	Lv. 40	90%
Stormy Beach	any	good rod	Lv. 20	55%
Stormy Beach	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Stormy Beach	any	rock smash	Lv. 15	70%
Stormy Beach	any	super rod	Lv. 40	90%

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Level Up Moves (14)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Aqua Jet	water		40	100	20
1	Aqua Jet	A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
Aqua JetLevel: 1
water		40	100	20
A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
5	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
5	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 5
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
9	Leer	normal		0	100	30
9	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 9
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
11	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
11	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 11
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
15	Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
15	Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble BeamLevel: 15
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
19	Dig	ground		90	100	10
19	Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
DigLevel: 19
ground		90	100	10
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
21	Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
21	Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal ClawLevel: 21
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
25	Stomp	normal		65	100	20
25	Stomp	An attack that may cause flinching.
StompLevel: 25
normal		65	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
29	Protect	normal		0	100	10
29	Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
ProtectLevel: 29
normal		0	100	10
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
31	X Scissor	bug		80	100	15
31	X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X ScissorLevel: 31
bug		80	100	15
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
35	Close Combat	fighting		120	100	5
35	Close Combat	Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
Close CombatLevel: 35
fighting		120	100	5
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
39	Crabhammer	water		100	95	10
39	Crabhammer	Has a high critical hit ratio.
CrabhammerLevel: 39
water		100	95	10
Has a high critical hit ratio.
41	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
41	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 41
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
45	Reversal	fighting		1	100	15
45	Reversal	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
ReversalLevel: 45
fighting		1	100	15
Stronger if the user's HP is low.

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Egg Moves (6)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Haze	ice		0	100	30
Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
Haze
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
Amnesia	psychic		0	100	20
Amnesia	Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def.
Amnesia
psychic		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def.
Dig	ground		90	100	10
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Calm Mind	psychic		0	100	20
Calm Mind	Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Calm Mind
psychic		0	100	20
Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20
Slaps down the foe's held item.

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TM/HM Moves (29)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
False Swipe	normal		40	100	40	TM54
False Swipe	Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
False Swipe
normal		40	100	40	TM54
Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
X Scissor	bug		80	100	15	TM56
X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X Scissor
bug		80	100	15	TM56
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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