While most trainers evolve Crabrawler into Alolan Crabominable immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Known as the Boxing Pokemon. The stat spread favors raw physical power.
Attack and Speed carry most of Crabrawler's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
This Pokémon punches trees and eats the berries that drop down, training itself and getting food at the same time.
If it loses its pincers, they’ll quickly regrow. The pincers are popular ingredients in paella since their shells produce a tasty soup stock.
Crabrawler Weakness
AvgCrabrawler's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.
What you see is what you get. Crabrawler sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a decent partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time.
How to Evolve
Breed Crabrawler easily with 37 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group.
Find one free turn for Bulk Up and Crabrawler can run through teams. Adamant nature leans physical, Ironfist supports the sweep, and the remaining moves stops anything from walling it cleanly.
Best Build
Best Crabrawler Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Bulk Up
- Ice Punch
Recommended Teammates
STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Crabrawler's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Normal and Water hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Crabrawler's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Water and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Crabrawler's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Water and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Endeavor on Crabrawler. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Close Combat and Focus Blast, they expand what Crabrawler can actually threaten in practice.
decent spawn rates for Crabrawler across 30 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations
You can catch Crabrawler through 30 walking encounters from Lv. 10-40, but availability differs between Scarlet and Violet. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
No wild encounters for Crabrawler in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Sun or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Crabrawler requires berry pile spots to encounter, and that means specific conditions at 24 spots across the map. These become available in early-game encounter areas. Check the list below for exact locations and how to trigger each one.
Best Locations
special encounters for Crabrawler across 24 spots at Lv. 7-57. The catch is that Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
berry pile spots is the only way to find Crabrawler in this game. 26 locations host these encounters, and each one has its own conditions. These become available in early-game encounter areas. Sort below to compare them.
Best Locations
You can catch Crabrawler through 26 special encounters from Lv. 7-57, but availability differs between Moon and Sun. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
Crabrawler is meant to evolve into Alolan Crabominable. At 338 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Watch for Aerodactyl (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Gardevoir (Fairy) when using Crabrawler. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Crabrawler evolves into Alolan Crabominable using a Ice Stone. Crabrawler is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Hyper Cutter prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon — that's the one you want on Crabrawler. Anger Point is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Iron Fist works too if your team needs something different.
At base 63 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Crabrawler is leaning toward the physical side (base 82 Attack). Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Crabrawler can be found in Legends: Z-A, Scarlet & Violet, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Crabrawler joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A