Is Krabby Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Krabby is a small Water-type with enormous physical power. The physical/special split in Let's Go means those claws finally connect the way they were meant to. Evolve it for Kingler.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Erika's team hits Kingler's weaknesses hard.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Kingler resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Krabby on Route 10 (walking, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36WaterCrabhammerPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Krabby to Kingler
Krabby evolves into Kingler at Level 28. Your Krabby should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41WaterCrabhammerPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Krabby in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Krabby appears at decent spawn rates across 3 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
3 locations to catch Krabby
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 4Where To Catch Krabby in Let's Go
Krabby is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 18+ across 10 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Kingleror evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Krabby in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Krabby is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Krabby odds across every game
Shiny distribution event
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Krabby Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Krabby in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
Krabby Evolutions
Krabby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kingler. Check the evolution method below. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Krabby Best Moveset
105 Attack at 90 Defense on a Water pre-evolution with 30 HP. Physical power exists but the moveset can't survive to deploy it. Evolve to Kingler for 130 Attack and the physical Water TermStab that threatens real damage.
Best Build
Krabby Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Krabby
- Krabby Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Krabby Candy raises every stat, but only Krabby and Kingler can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Krabby is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Carl battles with one level 70 Krabby that knows Superpower and X-Scissor. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Krabby Master title. Find Carl in Vermilion City.
Moves List
Most of Krabby's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Crabhammer and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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
All 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its pincers are superb weapons. They sometimes break off during battle, but they grow back fast.
Krabby Event Distributions
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, Krabby is a one-time Mystery Gift event Pokemon rather than a repeat giveaway.
Himitsu's Krabby GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeAlways shiny
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Krabby appears in 19 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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