Should I use Crabrawler?

You can run Crabrawler through the first few routes without issues. 338 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Crabominable as fast as you can.

Crabrawler - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

The Boxing Pokemon. Crabrawler has Hyper Cutter preventing Attack drops and Iron Fist boosting punches. A Fighting type that only evolves at Mount Lanakila into Crabominable.

Ability 1Hyper CutterAbility 2Iron FistHiddenAnger Point

Weak to

How to evolve

This pageCrabrawler
Crabominable
Use Ice Stone

Physical

Balanced

ETier

63Speed · Below Avg

Crabrawler Best Moveset

Fighting at 82 Attack and 63 Speed with AbilityIron Fist boosting punch moves by 20%. The moveset has decent punch-boosted physical output for a pre-evolution. 57 Defense is modest. Evolve to Crabominable for Fighting/Ice TermStab at 132 Attack with Iron Fist boosting the elemental punches.

Evolution family tier history

★Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME+

Crabrawler saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). This was Crabrawler's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Ironfist with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Z-Moves became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Tutor

Ice Punch

Ice75COMMONCoverage

Lv 37

Crabhammer

Water100COMMONCoverage

Lv 49

Close Combat

Fighting120COMMONSTAB

TM71

Stone Edge

Rock100COMMONCoverage

TM26

Earthquake

Ground100RARECoverage

Tutor

Drain Punch

Fighting75RARESTAB

Crabrawler Sun & Moon Moves Crabrawler Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Crabrawler best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Ice Punch
CrabhammerCoverage
Close CombatSTAB
Stone Edge

Recommended Teammates

ToucannonGood

TaillowGood

MightyenaGood

→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Crabrawler saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Crabrawler maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Ironfist with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

TM73

Drain Punch

Fighting75COMMONSTAB

TM68

Thunder Punch

Electric75COMMONCoverage

TM64

Bulk Up

Fighting—COMMONSTAB

TM69

Ice Punch

Ice75COMMONCoverage

TM181

Knock Off

Dark65RARECoverage

Lv 37

Crabhammer

Water100RARECoverage

TM110

Liquidation

Water85RARECoverage

Crabrawler Scarlet & Violet Moves Crabrawler Legends Z-A Moves

Experimental

Bulky Support

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Drain PunchSTAB
Thunder Punch
Bulk UpSTAB
Ice Punch

Recommended Teammates

VullabyDecent

MunchlaxDecent

BlitzleDecent

Crabrawler Weakness

Crabrawler's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

Crabrawler Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

What is Crabrawler Weak Against

Avg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Crabrawler Strong Against

5Strong

5Resisted

1Immune

Score-1

2xStrong

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

½xResisted

Poison Flying Psychic Bug Fairy

0xImmune

Ghost

Best Pokemon Against Crabrawler

Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Crabrawler for 76-89%. Gardevoir threatens a KO with Moonblast (111-130%). Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam also KOs at 91-107%.

Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird Close Combat U Turn Double Edge Damage vs Crabrawler Close Combat 51-60% U Turn 14-17% Double Edge 76-89% View Staraptor builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves MoonblastSTAB PsychicSTAB Mystical Fire Calm Mind Damage vs Crabrawler Moonblast 2x 111-130%KO Psychic 2x 105-124%KO View Gardevoir builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Air Slash Dazzling Gleam Thunder Wave RoostRecovery Damage vs Crabrawler Air Slash 2x 86-101%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 91-107%KO View Togekiss builds →

Evolution

Crabrawler doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Crabominable. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Crabrawler. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#739Crabrawler

Ice Stone

#740Crabominable

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Crabrawler

Fighting

Crabominable

FightingIce

97+50

ATK

132+50

DEF

77+20

SP.ATK

62+20

SP.DEF

67+20

SPE

43-20

BST

338E-Tier

478D-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Crabrawler easily with 37 breeding partners from the Water 3 egg group.

Egg Groups

Water 3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Shiny Crabrawler

Crabrawler's shiny shifts its purple claws to a slightly more blue-purple. The boxing crab's body barely changes. You'd need to park a normal Crabrawler right next to it to spot the difference. At least Crabominable's shiny is an upgrade.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftPurple

Shiny TierD Tier Shiny

Shiny Crabrawler Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Crabrawler

Ice Stone

Stage 2Crabominable

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Shiny Crabrawler Odds & Hunting Methods

4 of 4 Verified

GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty

GameSun & Moon

MethodSOS ChainingBerry Fields · 100%

Odds1/274

Difficulty

GameUltra Sun & Ultra Moon

MethodSOS ChainingBerry Fields · 100%

Odds1/274

Difficulty

GameScarlet & Violet

MethodBreeding (Masuda Method)

Odds1/512

Difficulty

GameLegends: Z-A

MethodWild EncounterHyperspace Lumiose (Ice 4-Star) +2 moreBest odds require Mega Dimension DLC

Odds1/586

Difficulty

More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate

How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Crabrawler

Decent spawn rates for Crabrawler across 18 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Crabrawler in SV

The line opens with Crabrawler at Lv. 10-80 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Crabrawler ✓
Casseroya Lake - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
East Paldean Sea - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
East Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
East Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
North Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
North Province (Area Three) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area Five) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
West Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
West Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 18%
Casseroya Lake - Snow
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 2%
Glaseado Mountain
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 2%
North Province (Area One) - Snow
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 2%
North Province (Area Three) - Snow
Lv.10-40Overworld
Rate 2%
Coastal Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Polar Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
Coastal Biome
Lv.60Overworld
Polar Biome
Lv.66Overworld
Use Ice Stone (Alola) to evolve into Crabominable
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Crabominable
Glaseado Mountain
Lv.38-42Overworld
Polar Biome
Lv.50-80Overworld
or evolve from Crabrawler (Step 1)

Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Scarlet & Violet for Crabrawler.

Base Stats

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.

Base Stats

Avg

HP47

Attack82

Defense57

Sp. Atk42

Sp. Def47

Speed63

Total338

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight7.0 kg

Base XP68

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Iron Fist

Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.

Anger PointHidden Ability

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entry

This Pokémon punches trees and eats the berries that drop down, training itself and getting food at the same time.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Crabrawler Guide

You can run Crabrawler through the first few routes without issues. 338 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Crabominable as fast as you can.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Crabrawler

How to evolve

Crabrawler Best Moveset

Best Moves

Best Build

Crabrawler Weakness

What is Crabrawler Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Crabrawler

Evolution

How to Evolve

Breeding

Shiny Crabrawler

Shiny Crabrawler Evolution

Shiny Crabrawler Odds & Hunting Methods

How to Get Crabrawler

Where To Catch Crabrawler in SV

Where To Catch Crabrawler in LZA

Where To Catch Crabrawler in USUM

Where To Catch Crabrawler in SM

Base Stats