Is Krabby Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Krabby's high Attack is impressive on paper but Water moves are Special in Gen 1, so none of that power reaches the Water damage. Evolves into Kingler, which has the same problem but worse.
Krabby resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Krabby's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Krabby's weaknesses hard.
Krabby trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Krabby's defenses.
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.
Agatha's typing presses Kingler's defenses.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Krabby on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 28-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Fuchsia City
- LV 35WaterCrabhammerPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Krabby to Kingler
Krabby evolves into Kingler at Level 28. You get it at Level 28 or higher, so it evolves into Kingler the next time it levels up. A lower-level Krabby evolves when it reaches Level 28.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 42WaterCrabhammerPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM03NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Silph Co.
How to Get Krabby in Red & Blue
Krabby is a fishing staple, 39 encounters across fourteen shoreline spots on Good Rod, Super Rod, and the beach itself. Common almost everywhere there is sand and water.
14 locations to catch Krabby
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Where To Catch Krabby in RB
The line opens with Krabby at Lv. 15-33 via fishing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Krabby ✓Route 11Lv.15Super RodRate 50%Route 6Lv.15Super RodRate 50%Vermilion City - CityLv.15Super RodRate 50%Vermilion City - HarborLv.15Super RodRate 50%Cerulean CityLv.15Super RodRate 33%Cerulean GymLv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 24Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 25Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Fuchsia CityLv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 12Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 13Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 17Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 18Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - CenterLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - EastLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - NorthLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - WestLv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B1FLv.30-32GrassBlueRate 30%Seafoam Islands - 1FLv.28-30GrassBlueRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.28-30GrassBlueRate 15%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.29-31GrassBlueRate 15%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.31-33GrassBlueRate 35%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into KinglerCerulean Cave - 1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Route 23Lv.23Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.39GrassBlueRate 4%or evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Krabby catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
Krabby Weakness
Type-wise, Krabby takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. 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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Krabby Weak Against
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Krabby Evolutions
Krabby starts a line toward Kingler. Can't breed this Water type (325 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Krabby Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution with 105 Attack that can't be used for Water moves (Water is a Special type). The stat that should matter most is locked out of TermStab. Normal physical attacks are the only honest option.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Body Slam
- Double Edge
- Crabhammer
Recommended Teammates
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways.
Krabby Red & Blue Guide
- How do I catch Krabby in the Red & Blue Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Krabby in Red & Blue.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Krabby from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Krabby easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In Red & Blue, 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 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
Winds & Waves
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