Is Krabby Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fishing catch with massive physical Attack for a first-stage Pokemon. Kingler hits even harder. Physical Water moves like MoveCrabhammer finally match that Attack stat, making the evolution worth pursuing.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lana's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
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Krabby trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Krabby has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Krabby cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Krabby in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Krabby can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Krabby from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Gold & Silver and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Krabby in USUM
- Step 1Krabby ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Super rod · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Super rod · Route 25. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Super rod · Route 34. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Kingler
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 |
What is Krabby Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Krabby
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Mienfoo's High Jump Kick hits Krabby for 57-68%. Pawniard deals 34-41% with Sucker Punch.
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Mienfoo builds →U Turn31-37% High Jump Kick57-68% Stone Edge45-52% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Pawniard builds →Sucker Punch34-41% Knock Off32-38% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Krabby View Abra builds →Psychic115-135%KO Dazzling Gleam102-120%KO | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureSassy Moves View Foongus builds →
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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
USUM Krabby Best Moveset
Water at 105 Attack with AbilitySheer Force boosting eligible moves by 30%% as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution bulk has no room to use that Attack stat. Kingler one evolution away adds 130 Attack at 115 Defense.
Best Build
Krabby best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Agility
- Knock Off
- Crabhammer
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Base Stats
Krabby Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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