Is Kingler Good in Crystal Playthrough?
The physical/special split by type problem. Kingler's massive Attack stat can't power Water moves because Water is a Special type in Gen 2. What you're left with is a physically strong Pokemon that can't use its best typing effectively. Two generations and still broken.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Krabby has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Kingler resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Kingler's weaknesses hard.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Kingler resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Krabby
Catch Krabby on Route 40 (Rock Smash, Lv 15, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15NormalVise GripPower 55Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- LV 23NormalStompPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 41WaterCrabhammerPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
Evolve Krabby to Kingler
Krabby evolves into Kingler at Level 28. Your Krabby should hit Level 28 before you reach Chuck, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28NormalStompPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- LV 49WaterCrabhammerPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 10
How to Get Kingler in Crystal
Kingler is a Super Rod exclusive, 14 encounters that only bite on the strongest rod across a dozen water spots. No other method works, so the Super Rod is mandatory unless you evolve a Krabby at 28.
10 locations to catch Kingler11 locations to catch Krabby
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Krabby at any of the 11 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Kingler.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Kingler in C
Krabby gets you Kingler sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 28. Wild Kingler needs the Super Rod (after Badge 8).
- Step 1Catch KrabbyCianwood CityLv.15Smashing rocksRate 90%Dark Cave - WestLv.15Smashing rocksRate 90%Route 40Lv.15Smashing rocksRate 90%Cherrygrove CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Cianwood CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Goldenrod CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Olivine CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 34Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 40Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Union Cave - B2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Whirl Islands - B2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Whirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.10Old RodRate 15%Whirl Islands - SELv.10Old RodRate 15%Whirl Islands - SWLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 14Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 19Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Whirl Islands - CaveLv.22-24GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - NELv.22-24GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - NWLv.22-24GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - SELv.22-24GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - SWLv.22-24GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - B1FLv.23-25GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - B2FLv.24-26GrassRate 60%NightWhirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.25-27GrassRate 60%NightCherrygrove CityLv.20Good RodRate 55%Cianwood CityLv.20Good RodRate 55%Goldenrod CityLv.20Good RodRate 55%Olivine CityLv.20Good RodRate 55%Route 34Lv.20Good RodRate 55%Route 40Lv.20Good RodRate 55%Union Cave - B2FLv.20Good RodRate 55%Whirl Islands - B2FLv.20Good RodRate 55%Whirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.20Good RodRate 55%Whirl Islands - SELv.20Good RodRate 55%Whirl Islands - SWLv.20Good RodRate 55%Route 14Lv.20Good RodRate 55%Route 19Lv.20Good RodRate 55%Whirl Islands - CaveLv.22-24GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - NELv.22-24GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - NWLv.22-24GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - SELv.22-24GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - SWLv.22-24GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B1FLv.23-25GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B2FLv.24-26GrassRate 40%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.25-27GrassRate 40%Morning/dayCherrygrove CityLv.40Super RodRate 60%Cianwood CityLv.40Super RodRate 60%Goldenrod CityLv.40Super RodRate 60%Olivine CityLv.40Super RodRate 60%Route 34Lv.40Super RodRate 60%Route 40Lv.40Super RodRate 60%Union Cave - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 60%Route 14Lv.40Super RodRate 60%Route 19Lv.40Super RodRate 60%Whirl Islands - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 40%Whirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.40Super RodRate 40%Whirl Islands - SELv.40Super RodRate 40%Whirl Islands - SWLv.40Super RodRate 40%
- Step 2Kingler ✓Whirl Islands - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 20%Whirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.40Super RodRate 20%Whirl Islands - SELv.40Super RodRate 20%Whirl Islands - SWLv.40Super RodRate 20%Cherrygrove CityLv.40Super RodRate 10%Cianwood CityLv.40Super RodRate 10%Goldenrod CityLv.40Super RodRate 10%Olivine CityLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 34Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 40Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Union Cave - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 14Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 19Lv.40Super RodRate 10%or evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Crystal for Kingler.
How to Get Shiny Kingler in Crystal
Kingler takes the Super Rod: cast around the Whirl Islands for common level 40 hooks, with uncommon bites at Cherrygrove, Cianwood, Olivine and Goldenrod. Compare Shiny Kingler odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Kingler Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Crystal shiny odds for Kingler.
Kingler Weakness
Kingler's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Kingler's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Kingler Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kingler
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Skiploom Grass | C | |
Kingler Evolutions
Kingler is the evolved form of Krabby. Breeding produces Krabby eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Krabby gave Kingler the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 475 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Kingler to get Krabby eggs easily using 13 partners from the Water 3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Dig, Flail and 2 more.
C Kingler Best Moveset
130 Attack can't touch Water TermStab since Water uses 50 Sp. Atk. MoveSwords Dance doubles the Attack for physical moves like MoveReturn that use the correct stat. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Enormous physical power permanently locked out of its own type damage.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Crabhammer
- Double Edge
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Dig on Kingler. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Crabhammer and Surf, they expand what Kingler can actually threaten in practice.
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.
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
20 of 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its oversized claw is very powerful, but when it’s not in battle, the claw just gets in the way.
Kingler Crystal Guide
In Crystal, use Kingler as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling, Crabhammer is the primary attack.
Gigantamax Kingler is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Crystal. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Game Availability
Kingler first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 9 generations. It later gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 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 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
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
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