What does Corphish evolve into?

Get Corphish to Crawdaunt at level 30. At 308 BST, Corphish is just the starting point.

At what level does Corphish evolve?

Level 30 gets you Crawdaunt . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Corphish?

In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Corphish works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Crawdaunt . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Corphish?

You can find Corphish in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Corphish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Corphish's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP43

Attack80

Defense65

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def35

Speed35

Total308

Details

Catch Rate

Easy205 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

AdaptabilityHANot in game

Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment. Its pincers will never release prey.

Corphish Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Corphish for super-effective damage. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Corphish's physical bulk (base 65 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Corphish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Corphish in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Corphish Wood Hammer 2x 149-176%KO Solar Beam 2x 224-265%KO Giga Drain 2x 144-169%KO Razor Leaf 2x 70-83% View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 222-262%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-166%KO Vine Whip 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 37-45% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 244-287%KO Giga Drain 2x 154-182%KO Magical Leaf 2x 124-147%KO Mega Drain 2x 84-99% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 165-195%KO Giga Drain 2x 105-124%KO Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 163-191%KO Giga Drain 2x 102-121%KO Bullet Seed 2x 23-29% Absorb 2x 30-35% View Lombre builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Corphish is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Crawdaunt. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Corphish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#341Corphish

Level 30

#342Crawdaunt

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Corphish

Water

Crawdaunt

WaterDark

63+20

ATK

120+40

DEF

85+20

SP.ATK

90+40

SP.DEF

55+20

SPE

55+20

BST

308C-Tier

468B-Tier+160

ROLE

Trick Room

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Corphish easily with 69 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Endeavor and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water1Water3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Corphish Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Corphish's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Crabhammer and Surf gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 7

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 10

Vise Grip

D5510030Normal

Lv 13

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 23

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 26

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 32

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 35

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 38

Crabhammer

C1008510Water

Lv 44

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Lv 47

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 53

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor Moves

Corphish can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Corphish Locations

high spawn rates across 2 locations for Corphish in mid-game fishing spots. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Corphish in Diamond & Pearl

Celestic Town

PearlSuper Rod Lv.30-40 City

40%Mid

Celestic Town

DiamondSuper Rod Lv.30-40 City

40%Mid

Corphish Guide

Get Corphish to Crawdaunt at level 30. At 308 BST, Corphish is just the starting point.
Level 30 gets you Crawdaunt. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Corphish works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Crawdaunt. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Corphish in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Corphish appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Corphish Spark 2x 55-68% View Pachirisu builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Corphish Razor Leaf 2x 55-68% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Corphish Absorb 2x 25-30% View Lotad builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Corphish Thunder Shock 2x 55-68% View Elekid builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Corphish Razor Leaf 2x 58-68% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Corphish Mega Drain 2x 49-58% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Magical Leaf 2x 84-100%KO Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Corphish Mega Drain 2x 44-53% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 231-272%KO Giga Drain 2x 145-172%KO Razor Leaf 2x 75-88% Bullet Seed 2x 37-44% View Abomasnow builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 169-200%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Bullet Seed 2x 23-28% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 169-200%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Razor Leaf 2x 60-72% Bullet Seed 2x 29-36% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 139-164%KO Giga Drain 2x 88-104%KO Razor Leaf 2x 57-68% Mega Drain 2x 51-60% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Giga Drain 2x 95-112%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-64% Bullet Seed 2x 20-24% View Budew builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 231-272%KO Giga Drain 2x 145-172%KO Razor Leaf 2x 75-88% Bullet Seed 2x 37-44% View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 227-268%KO Giga Drain 2x 143-168%KO Vine Whip 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 37-44% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 248-292%KO Giga Drain 2x 156-184%KO Magical Leaf 2x 125-148%KO Mega Drain 2x 84-100%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 169-200%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Bullet Seed 2x 23-28% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 169-200%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Razor Leaf 2x 60-72% Bullet Seed 2x 29-36% View Nuzleaf builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Corphish Wood Hammer 2x 150-177%KO Solar Beam 2x 225-266%KO Giga Drain 2x 144-170%KO Razor Leaf 2x 72-85% View Abomasnow builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 219-259%KO Giga Drain 2x 139-164%KO Vine Whip 2x 64-75% Bullet Seed 2x 38-44% View Carnivine builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 243-286%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Magical Leaf 2x 124-147%KO Mega Drain 2x 83-99% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 167-198%KO Giga Drain 2x 107-126%KO Bullet Seed 2x 19-24% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Corphish Solar Beam 2x 165-194%KO Giga Drain 2x 103-123%KO Razor Leaf 2x 58-68% Bullet Seed 2x 28-34% View Nuzleaf builds →

Breloom GrassFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureAdamant Moves SporeUtility Seed Bomb Focus Punch SubstituteUtility View Breloom builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Corphish Thunderbolt 2x 289-341%KO Explosion 75-89% View Magnezone builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Corphish Thunderbolt 2x 291-342%KO Aura Sphere 86-101%KO View Raikou builds →