What does Krabby evolve into?

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.

At what level does Krabby evolve?

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

Where can you catch Krabby?

Krabby is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Krabby - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this River Crab Pokemon still yields 1 Attack EV per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP30

Attack105

Defense90

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed50

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight6.5 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Sheer ForceHA

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives in burrows dug on sandy beaches. Its pincers fully grow back if they are lost in battle.

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.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Krabby in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 302-357%KO Energy Ball 2x 227-267%KO Giga Drain 2x 189-223%KO Razor Leaf 2x 62-73% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 161-190%KO Thunderbolt 2x 132-157%KO Discharge 2x 119-140%KO Volt Switch 2x 104-123%KO View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 322-380%KO Energy Ball 2x 243-287%KO Giga Drain 2x 203-240%KO Magical Leaf 2x 163-193%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 201-237%KO Thunderbolt 2x 163-193%KO Volt Switch 2x 127-150%KO Spark 2x 68-80% View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 187-220%KO Thunderbolt 2x 156-183%KO Discharge 2x 138-163%KO Volt Switch 2x 121-143%KO View Voltorb builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#098Krabby

Level 28

#099Kingler

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Krabby

Water

Kingler

Water

55+25

ATK

105

130+25

DEF

115+25

SP.ATK

50+25

SP.DEF

50+25

SPE

75+25

BST

325C-Tier

475C-Tier+150

ROLE

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Krabby easily with 21 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Ally Switch, Amnesia and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Krabby Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Agility and Ally Switch 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 8

Metal Claw

D509535Steel

Lv 12

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Lv 16

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 20

Bubble Beam

D6510020Water

Lv 24

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 29

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 32

Razor Shell

C759510Water

Lv 36

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 40

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Lv 44

Crabhammer

B1009010Water

Lv 48

Guillotine

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM49

Scald

D8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

Egg

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Hammer Arm

C1009010Fighting

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Slash

C7010020Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Krabby can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Krabby Locations

high spawn rates for Krabby across 8 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Krabby in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Before you go hunting for Krabby, check which of the 8 spots belong to your version. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each have different walking encounters at Lv. 52-63.

Route 226

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.52 Route

40%Post

Swarm active

Route 226

Shining PearlGrass Lv.52 Route

40%Post

Swarm active

Dazzling Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Dazzling Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Stargleam Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Stargleam Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Krabby Guide

Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.
Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
Krabby is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

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

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Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Energy Ball 2x 138-166%KO Giga Drain 2x 121-145%KO Bullet Seed 2x 24-31% Absorb 2x 41-52% View Budew builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 4 Damage vs Krabby Volt Switch 2x 103-124%KO Shock Wave 2x 86-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 76-93% Thunder Shock 2x 59-72% View Shinx builds →

Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 125-150%KO Volt Switch 2x 103-122%KO Shock Wave 2x 88-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 78-94% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Energy Ball 2x 134-159%KO Giga Drain 2x 109-131%KO Bullet Seed 2x 22-28% Absorb 2x 38-47% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 159-188%KO Volt Switch 2x 125-150%KO Shock Wave 2x 109-131%KO Charge Beam 2x 94-113%KO View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 119-141%KO Volt Switch 2x 94-113%KO Shock Wave 2x 88-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 69-84% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 307-363%KO Energy Ball 2x 231-273%KO Giga Drain 2x 194-228%KO Razor Leaf 2x 64-76% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 170-201%KO Thunderbolt 2x 140-166%KO Volt Switch 2x 109-130%KO Spark 2x 45-54% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 197-233%KO Energy Ball 2x 152-179%KO Giga Drain 2x 125-148%KO Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 219-260%KO Thunderbolt 2x 182-215%KO Volt Switch 2x 140-166%KO Thunder Fang 2x 45-54% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 160-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 133-157%KO Volt Switch 2x 101-121%KO Spark 2x 60-72% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 307-363%KO Energy Ball 2x 231-273%KO Giga Drain 2x 194-228%KO Razor Leaf 2x 64-76% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 170-201%KO Thunderbolt 2x 140-166%KO Volt Switch 2x 109-130%KO Spark 2x 45-54% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 197-233%KO Energy Ball 2x 152-179%KO Giga Drain 2x 125-148%KO Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 219-260%KO Thunderbolt 2x 182-215%KO Volt Switch 2x 140-166%KO Thunder Fang 2x 45-54% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 160-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 133-157%KO Volt Switch 2x 101-121%KO Spark 2x 60-72% View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 306-362%KO Energy Ball 2x 232-273%KO Giga Drain 2x 192-227%KO Razor Leaf 2x 65-77% View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 167-196%KO Thunderbolt 2x 137-162%KO Volt Switch 2x 108-127%KO Spark 2x 45-54% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 196-231%KO Energy Ball 2x 150-177%KO Giga Drain 2x 123-146%KO Bullet Seed 2x 15-19% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 32 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 215-254%KO Thunderbolt 2x 176-208%KO Discharge 2x 156-185%KO Volt Switch 2x 137-162%KO View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Krabby Thunder 2x 153-181%KO Thunderbolt 2x 127-150%KO Volt Switch 2x 97-115%KO Spark 2x 58-69% View Shinx builds →

Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Grassy Glide U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Krabby U Turn 45-53% Wood Hammer 2x 228-269%KO View Rillaboom builds →
Zeraora Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureJolly Moves Plasma Fists Fake Out Drain Punch Fire Punch Damage vs Krabby Drain Punch 40-48% View Zeraora builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Knock Off Smart Strike Damage vs Krabby Knock Off 50-59% View Kartana builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse DischargeSTAB HexSTAB Nasty Plot Damage vs Krabby Dark Pulse 96-113%KO Discharge 2x 288-339%KO Hex 117-138%KO View Rotom builds →