Is Crawdaunt Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
120 Attack with Water/Dark typing handles Fantina, Lucian, and Flint. AbilityShell Armor blocks crits, but AbilityHyper Cutter preventing Attack drops is more useful in practice. Hits hard and covers key E4 matchups.
Corphish resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Corphish has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Corphish has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Corphish trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Corphish's weaknesses hard.
Crawdaunt trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Crawdaunt has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Crawdaunt trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Crawdaunt on Celestic Town (Super Rod fishing, Lv 35-55, uncommon).
How to Get Crawdaunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A solid number of locations for Crawdaunt with moderate rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Crawdaunt in BDSP
To get Crawdaunt, start by catching Corphish through walking and fishing encounters at Lv. 30-63. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch CorphishCelestic TownLv.30-40Super RodRate 30%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSpacious CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Crawdaunt ✓Celestic TownLv.35-55Super RodRate 5%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSpacious CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameor evolve from Corphish (Step 1)
Crawdaunt Weakness
Type-wise, Crawdaunt takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Crawdaunt's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Crawdaunt Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Crawdaunt
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x73-87% Brick Break 2x44-53% Absorb 2x13-18% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Shinx Electric | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x121-144%KO Energy Ball 2x81-96% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x73-88% Brick Break 2x48-58% Absorb 2x17-21% | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Luxio Electric | D | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x110-131%KO Thunder Fang 2x51-60% Solar Beam 2x71-85% Dazzling Gleam 2x72-86% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x120-141%KO Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x110-131%KO Thunder Fang 2x51-60% Solar Beam 2x71-85% Dazzling Gleam 2x72-86% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 2x59-69% Play Rough 2x55-66% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x120-141%KO Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x108-127%KO Thunder Fang 2x48-57% Solar Beam 2x72-84% Dazzling Gleam 2x72-85% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 2x56-67% Play Rough 2x52-62% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x120-141%KO Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x106-125%KO Thunder Fang 2x47-56% Solar Beam 2x69-82% Dazzling Gleam 2x72-85% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x155-183%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x69-82% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Pikachu builds →Focus Punch 2x58-69% Thunderbolt 2x72-85% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x185-218%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x82-97% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x106-125%KO Thunder Fang 2x48-56% Solar Beam 2x68-80% Dazzling Gleam 2x69-82% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x144-169%KO Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x185-218%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x82-97% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x106-125%KO Thunder Fang 2x48-56% Solar Beam 2x68-80% Dazzling Gleam 2x69-82% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x144-169%KO Focus Punch 2x85-101%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x188-221%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x83-98% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x175-206%KO Focus Punch 2x104-123%KO Pin Missile 2x19-22% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x168-198%KO Moonblast 2x89-105%KO Drain Punch 2x40-47% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar's Stone Edge hits Crawdaunt for 79-93%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Tyranitar builds →Crunch31-37% Stone Edge79-93% Earthquake79-93% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Slowbro builds →Scald17-20% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Crawdaunt View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake34-40% | ||
Crawdaunt Evolutions
Crawdaunt is the evolved form of Corphish. Breeding produces Corphish eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Corphish gave Crawdaunt the biggest boost in Attack (+40), bringing the total to 468 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Crawdaunt to get Corphish eggs easily using 69 partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Aqua Jet, Body Slam and 8 more.
BDSP Crawdaunt Best Moveset
Rose from C-tier to A behind hidden AbilityAdaptability doubling the TermStab bonus from 50% to 100%. 120 Attack behind Water/Dark dual TermStab at doubled bonus creates one of the hardest-hitting physical movesets in the format. 55 Speed is slow, but the raw damage output behind AbilityAdaptability overwhelms anything that doesn't resist both types.
Best Build
Crawdaunt best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
- Crabhammer
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Aqua Jet give Crawdaunt options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Crabhammer and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
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 is a ruffian that uses its pincers to pick up and toss out other Pokémon from its pond.
Crawdaunt Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Crawdaunt's 468 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a cannon. Knock Off with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Crawdaunt's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Exeggutor (Grass), and Blaziken (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Adaptability on Crawdaunt. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Crawdaunt also gets Hyper Cutter and Shell Armor, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Crawdaunt fills the cannon role. It's a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Knock Off, Aqua Jet, Crabhammer, and Swords Dance. Knock Off leads at 0% usage. Crabhammer provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Crawdaunt first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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