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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 ForceHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger.

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Krabby in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 310-366%KO Energy Ball 2x 234-276%KO Vine Whip 2x 56-66% Bullet Seed 2x 33-38% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 341-401%KO Energy Ball 2x 255-300%KO Vine Whip 2x 38-45% Mega Drain 2x 115-136%KO View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 299-352%KO Energy Ball 2x 224-265%KO Razor Leaf 2x 62-73% Vine Whip 2x 52-63% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 21 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 270-317%KO Energy Ball 2x 203-241%KO Giga Drain 2x 171-202%KO Mega Drain 2x 92-108%KO View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 198-234%KO Energy Ball 2x 151-178%KO Magical Leaf 2x 100-119%KO Razor Leaf 2x 41-49% View Chikorita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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, Amnesia, Ancient Power and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Krabby Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 1

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 5

Vise Grip

D5510030Normal

Lv 9

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 11

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 15

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 19

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Lv 21

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Lv 25

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 29

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 31

Guillotine

——305Normal

Lv 35

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 39

Brine

D6510010Water

Lv 41

Crabhammer

B1008510Water

Lv 45

Flail

——10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Dig

C8010010Ground

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Dive

B8010010Water

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Krabby Locations

high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 36 locations. Krabby's one of the easier catches on the list. Multiple catch methods are available, so check which ones match your setup. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Krabby in HeartGold & SoulSilver

36 spots to find Krabby at Lv. 10-40 via fishing, walking, and more. Not all of them exist in both SoulSilver and HeartGold versions, so filter by your copy below.

Cianwood City

SoulSilverSmashing rocks Lv.15-24 City

80%Early

Cianwood City

HeartGoldSmashing rocks Lv.15-24 City

80%Early

Whirl Islands - 1F

HeartGoldOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Whirl Islands - 1F

SoulSilverOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Whirl Islands - B2F

HeartGoldOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Whirl Islands - B2F

SoulSilverOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

SoulSilverOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

HeartGoldOld Rod Lv.10 Water

15%Early

Whirl Islands - 1F

HeartGoldGood Rod Lv.20 Water

50%Mid

Whirl Islands - 1F

SoulSilverGood Rod Lv.20 Water

50%Mid

Whirl Islands - B2F

SoulSilverGood Rod Lv.20 Water

50%Mid

Whirl Islands - B2F

HeartGoldGood Rod Lv.20 Water

50%Mid

Cliff Cave - B1F

HeartGoldSmashing rocks Lv.20-26 Cave

CommonMid

Cliff Cave - B1F

SoulSilverSmashing rocks Lv.20-26 Cave

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22-24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B3F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23-25 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B3F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23-25 Water

CommonMid

Route 19

HeartGoldSmashing rocks Lv.24-27 Route

CommonMid

Route 19

SoulSilverSmashing rocks Lv.24-27 Route

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B4F

HeartGoldGood Rod Lv.20 Water

20%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B4F

SoulSilverGood Rod Lv.20 Water

20%Mid

Cliff Cave - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - 2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - 2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20 Cave

UncommonMid

Whirl Islands - 1F

HeartGoldSuper Rod Lv.40 Water

40%Late

Whirl Islands - 1F

SoulSilverSuper Rod Lv.40 Water

40%Late

Whirl Islands - B2F

SoulSilverSuper Rod Lv.40 Water

40%Late

Whirl Islands - B2F

HeartGoldSuper Rod Lv.40 Water

40%Late

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Krabby Razor Leaf 2x 44-56% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 56-67% View Bellsprout builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 55-68% Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 25-30% Absorb 2x 50-60% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Razor Leaf 2x 43-53% Bullet Seed 2x 25-30% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Vine Whip 2x 50-60% Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 292-344%KO Energy Ball 2x 223-263%KO Vine Whip 2x 58-69% Bullet Seed 2x 35-44% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 254-300%KO Energy Ball 2x 196-231%KO Bullet Seed 2x 25-31% Absorb 2x 46-56% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 190-225%KO Energy Ball 2x 142-169%KO Magical Leaf 2x 100-119%KO Razor Leaf 2x 46-56% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 244-288%KO Energy Ball 2x 185-219%KO Vine Whip 2x 46-56% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 185-219%KO Energy Ball 2x 138-163%KO Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 298-353%KO Energy Ball 2x 228-268%KO Vine Whip 2x 58-68% Bullet Seed 2x 35-42% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 263-311%KO Energy Ball 2x 200-237%KO Mega Drain 2x 93-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 196-232%KO Energy Ball 2x 147-174%KO Magical Leaf 2x 102-121%KO Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 249-295%KO Energy Ball 2x 188-221%KO Vine Whip 2x 49-58% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 188-221%KO Energy Ball 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 26-32% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 296-348%KO Energy Ball 2x 222-261%KO Vine Whip 2x 55-65% Bullet Seed 2x 32-39% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 258-304%KO Energy Ball 2x 196-230%KO Mega Drain 2x 88-104%KO Bullet Seed 2x 22-26% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 188-222%KO Energy Ball 2x 139-165%KO Magical Leaf 2x 96-113%KO Razor Leaf 2x 41-48% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 243-287%KO Energy Ball 2x 184-217%KO Vine Whip 2x 43-52% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Krabby Solar Beam 2x 180-213%KO Energy Ball 2x 136-161%KO Bullet Seed 2x 25-30% View Paras builds →

Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Hidden Power Ice Heat Wave Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 321-378%KO Heat Wave 56-66% View Zapdos builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Will O Wisp TrickUtility Damage vs Krabby Thunderbolt 2x 324-382%KO Shadow Ball 144-169%KO View Rotom builds →