Krabby - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Krabby can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Krabby artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Krabby learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Harden	Normal	—	—
8	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
12	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
16	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Stomp	Normal	65	100
29	Flail	Normal	—	100
32	Razor Shell	Water	75	95
36	Slam	Normal	80	75
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
44	Crabhammer	Water	100	90
48	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Krabby learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Slash	Normal	70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Krabby is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
55	Brine	Water	65	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
83	Razor Shell	Water	75	95
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

Krabby is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Krabby learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Harden	Normal	—	—
8	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
12	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
16	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Stomp	Normal	65	100
29	Flail	Normal	—	100
32	Razor Shell	Water	75	95
36	Slam	Normal	80	75
40	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
44	Crabhammer	Water	100	90
48	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Krabby learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Slam	Normal	80	75
Slash	Normal	70	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Krabby is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
49	Scald	Water	80	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
95	Surf	Water	90	100
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Krabby does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Krabby egg move parents

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Krabby

Krabby's egg groups: Water 3

The egg moves for Krabby are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Krabby with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Krabby with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Skorupi Drapion

Ally Switch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Krabby Kingler

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lileep Cradily
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corsola

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Lileep Cradily Anorith Armaldo
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corphish Crawdaunt

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Krabby Kingler Corsola
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Kabuto Kabutops

Hammer Arm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kingler
Breeding	Krabby Kingler

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kabutops Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Skorupi Drapion

Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Krabby Kingler
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kabutops Anorith Armaldo
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Evolution	Kabutops

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Lileep Cradily