Is Krabby Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilityHyper Cutter preventing Attack drops. Wild on surfing routes. Kingler at level 28 has enormous Attack that finally connects to physical Water moves in Gen 5. Handles Clay through Water. Late surfing access limits how early you can grab one.
Krabby has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Kingler's defenses.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Krabby on Virbank City (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-60, common).
Your Krabby should hit Level 28 before you reach Roxie, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Krabby in Black 2 & White 2
Krabby appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in late-game fishing spots. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Krabby in B2W2
Krabby is your first catch on the way to Krabby. You'll find fishing and walking encounters from Lv. 40-70 across 8 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Krabby ✓Virbank CityLv.40-60Super RodRate 70%AnyVirbank Complex - OutsideLv.40-60Super RodRate 70%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into KinglerVirbank CityLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 40%AnyShaking spotVirbank Complex - OutsideLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 40%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
Krabby Weakness
Type-wise, Krabby takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Krabby's physical bulk (base 90 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Krabby Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Krabby
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom can KO Krabby with Thunderbolt (125-148%).
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x99-116%KO Shadow Ball56-66% Thunderbolt 2x125-148%KO | ||
Krabby Evolutions
Krabby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kingler. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Krabby Best Moveset
105 Attack is strong for a first-stage Pokemon, but 50 Speed and 30 HP mean the moveset can't survive long enough to use it. Water TermStab fires hard from the physical side, answering Fire and Ground types briefly before Krabby goes down. Kingler one evolution away adds the full package.
Best Build
Krabby best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Crabhammer
- X Scissor
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Agility and Amnesia aren't available any other way for Krabby, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Crabhammer and Surf for solid options.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are broken in battle.
Krabby Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Krabby works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Kingler. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Krabby appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Krabby have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 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