Is Crustle Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Dwebble evolves at level 34. Bug/Rock with AbilitySturdy. Shell Smash boosts Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed massively. Set up behind AbilitySturdy and clean through weakened teams. Handles Shauntal through Bug and Skyla through Rock.
Dwebble has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Dwebble has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Dwebble has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Dwebble trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Dwebble's weaknesses hard.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Crustle has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Crustle's weaknesses hard.
Crustle trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Dwebble
Catch Dwebble in the Desert Resort (walking, Lv 19-21, uncommon).
Evolve Dwebble to Crustle
Dwebble evolves into Crustle at Level 34. Your Dwebble should hit Level 34 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Crustle in Black 2 & White 2
Crustle settles for Route 18 alone, uncommon in both of its grass types and never met below level 57, though the dark grass runs to 65.
Where To Catch Crustle in B2W2
To get Crustle, start by catching Dwebble through walking encounters at Lv. 19-65. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Crustle ✓or evolve from Dwebble (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Crustle catch rates for Black 2 & White 2 by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Crustle in Black 2 & White 2
Crustle hardens into shiny as an evolved Dwebble, bred with a foreign-language parent at the Day Care instead of scoured from Route 18. Compare Shiny Crustle odds across every game
Black 2 & White 2 Shiny Crustle Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 1,024 on each try. Tune it below.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 108 |
| 25%one in four | 295 |
| 50%coin flip | 710 |
| 90%very likely | 2,357 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Black 2 & White 2 with Crustle preloaded.
Crustle Weakness
Type-wise, Crustle takes extra damage from Water, Rock, and Steel. Crustle's physical bulk (base 125 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Crustle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Crustle
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x148-174%KO Surf 2x44-52% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Cobalion builds →Iron Head 2x47-56% Stone Edge 2x39-46% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x56-66% Stone Edge 2x70-82% Surf 2x41-48% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x88-104%KO Dive 2x47-56% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x74-88% Rock Slide 2x42-49% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 2x132-156%KO Ancient Power 2x67-79% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x73-85% Rock Slide 2x40-48% Metal Claw 2x27-32% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x83-97% Surf 2x59-70% | ||
 Bisharp DarkSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Bisharp builds →Iron Head 2x62-74% Stone Edge 2x52-61% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crustle View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x70-82% Stone Edge 2x52-61% | ||
Crustle Evolutions
Crustle is the evolved form of Dwebble. Breeding produces Dwebble eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Dwebble gave Crustle the biggest boost in Defense (+40), bringing the total to 475 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Crustle to get Dwebble eggs easily using 65 partners from the Bug and Mineral egg groups. Notable egg moves include Block, Counter, Curse and 5 more.
B2W2 Crustle Best Moveset
MoveShell Smash boosts Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed by two stages each, and AbilitySturdy guarantees surviving the setup turn from full HP. 105 Attack fires boosted Bug/Rock TermStab after the setup. Opponents need priority or a physically defensive Steel type to stop the boosted hits.
Best Build
Crustle best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- X Scissor
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Block and Counter give Crustle options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Rock Wrecker and Stone Edge. 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When its boulder is broken in battles for territory, it feels unsure and begins to weaken.
Crustle Black 2 & White 2 Guide
Yes. Wild Crustle in Black 2 & White 2 can hold Hard Stone (5%) or Rare Bone (1%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Hard Stone.
In Black 2 & White 2, Crustle plays as a hazard setter. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
Crustle's hidden ability is Weak Armor. It raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move. Situational compared to Sturdy and Shell Armor.
In Black 2 & White 2, Adamant is the go-to nature for Crustle. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 220 HP / 224 Atk / 20 Def / 44 Spe EVs. Fits the hazard setter role.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Crustle has appeared in 7 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 5BWDebut
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 7Let's Go
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
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