
Is Krabby Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Attack drops can't land thanks to AbilityHyper Cutter. Intimidate and Growl bounce off. Kingler at 28 has one of the highest physical Attack stats in FRLG, but Water is Special in Gen 3. The best stat sits on the wrong side of the split. Krabby's line hits hard on everything except its own Water-type moves.
Krabby resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Krabby's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Krabby here.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Kingler resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Krabby on Pallet Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 5-15, uncommon).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 45WaterCrabhammer15090%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Krabby should hit Level 28 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57WaterCrabhammer15090%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Krabby in FireRed & LeafGreen
Krabby floods the fishing grid with 81 encounters across both versions. Good Rod, Super Rod, and surfing all produce hits. Common at most water spots on the map.
28 locations to catch Krabby
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
Where To Catch Krabby in FRLG
The path to Krabby starts with Krabby at Lv. 5-35 via fishing and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Krabby ✓Cerulean CityLv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 10Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 11Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 12Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 13Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 24Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Route 4Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 84%Bond BridgeLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Five IslandLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Five Isle MeadowLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Green PathLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Kindle RoadLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Memorial PillarLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%One IslandLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Outcast IslandLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Resort GorgeousLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Trainer TowerLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Treasure BeachLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Water LabyrinthLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Water PathLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 80%Route 19Lv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.15-30Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.15-30Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Bond BridgeLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Kindle RoadLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Treasure BeachLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 80%Cerulean CityLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Pallet TownLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 10Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 11Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 12Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 13Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 19Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 24Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Route 4Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 60%Cinnabar IslandLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Pallet TownLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Vermilion City - CityLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Vermilion City - HarborLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Five IslandLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Five Isle MeadowLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Green PathLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Memorial PillarLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%One IslandLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Outcast IslandLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Resort GorgeousLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Trainer TowerLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Water LabyrinthLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Water PathLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenRate 40%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenTanoby RuinsLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRoute 20Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenRoute 21Lv.15-35Super RodLeafGreenIcefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenTanoby RuinsLv.15-25Super RodLeafGreenCerulean CityLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Cinnabar IslandLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Cinnabar IslandLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Pallet TownLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 10Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 11Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 12Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 13Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 19Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 20Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 20Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 21Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 21Lv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Route 24Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Route 4Lv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Vermilion City - CityLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Vermilion City - CityLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Vermilion City - HarborLv.5-15Good RodFireRedRate 20%Vermilion City - HarborLv.5-15Good RodLeafGreenRate 20%Vermilion City - CityLv.25-30Super RodFireRedRate 40%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.25-30Surfing on waterLeafGreenRate 30%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.25-30Surfing on waterLeafGreenRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into KinglerCinnabar IslandLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 5%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 5%Tanoby RuinsLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 5%Pallet TownLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Bond BridgeLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Five IslandLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Five Isle MeadowLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Green PathLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Kindle RoadLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Memorial PillarLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%One IslandLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Outcast IslandLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Resort GorgeousLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Trainer TowerLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Treasure BeachLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Water LabyrinthLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%Water PathLv.25-35Super RodLeafGreenRate 4%or evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
Krabby Weakness
Type-wise, Krabby takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Krabby's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Krabby Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Krabby
Krabby Evolutions
Krabby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kingler. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Krabby Best Moveset
105 Attack and 90 Defense are impressive for a pre-evolution, but 50 Speed and Water-only coverage limit the moveset. AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops. One evolution from Kingler's enormous physical stats.
Best Build
Krabby best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Facade
- Body Slam
- Mud Shot
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Dig aren't available any other way for Krabby, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Crabhammer and Surf for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can be found near the sea. The large pincers grow back if they are torn out of their sockets.
Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways.
Krabby FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Krabby can be fished up at Bond Bridge, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, and Five Island in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Krabby appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Krabby have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves