Crawdaunt
Rogue Pokémon
A brutish Pokémon that loves to battle. It will crash itself into any foe that approaches its nest.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Crawdaunt
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Crawdaunt can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Vise Grip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 24 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Razor Shell Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 40 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 52 | Crabhammer Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Water | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 58 | Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 64 | Guillotine Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Crawdaunt can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Crawdaunt.






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Cite this page
“Crawdaunt”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/crawdaunt.
Species data from PokéAPI.