Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 7.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate225(39.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP68
Base stats
HP
47
Attack
82
Defense
57
Sp. Atk
42
Sp. Def
47
Speed
63
Total
338
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Crabrawler
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
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Evolution
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Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Crabrawler can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
16 of 16
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 22 | Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Power-Up Punch Raises the user’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Dizzy Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 29 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Crabhammer Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Water | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 42 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 45 | Dynamic Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 49 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Crabrawler can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Crabrawler.
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Cite this page
“Crabrawler”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/crabrawler.
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