Crustle - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Crustle can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

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.

Crustle artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Crustle learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
5	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
7	Withdraw	Water	—	—
11	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
13	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
17	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
19	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
23	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
24	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
29	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
31	Slash	Normal	70	100
38	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
43	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
50	Flail	Normal	—	100
55	Rock Wrecker	Rock	150	90

Egg moves

Crustle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Block	Normal	—	—
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Rototiller	Ground	—	—
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Crustle. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Fury Cutter	Bug		40	95	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Crustle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Crustle can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Crustle learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
1	Withdraw	Water	—	—
5	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
7	Withdraw	Water	—	—
11	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
13	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
17	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
19	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
23	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
24	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
29	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
31	Slash	Normal	70	100
38	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
43	Shell Smash	Normal	—	—
50	Flail	Normal	—	100
55	Rock Wrecker	Rock	150	90

Egg moves

Crustle learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Block	Normal	—	—
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Rototiller	Ground	—	—
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Wide Guard	Rock	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Crustle can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Block	Normal	—	—
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Crustle. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Fury Cutter	Bug		40	95	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Crustle is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Crustle can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Crustle does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Crustle cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Crustle egg move parents

In other generations
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Crustle

Crustle's egg groups: Bug, Mineral

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

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

Block

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sudowoodo Nosepass Probopass
Breeding	Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Onix Steelix Nosepass Snorunt Glalie Probopass Dwebble Crustle
Move tutor	Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Onix Sudowoodo Forretress Steelix Nosepass Snorunt Glalie Probopass Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith Dwebble Crustle Yamask Cofagrigus Ferrothorn Aegislash (Shield Forme) Avalugg

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sudowoodo Heracross
Breeding	Paras Parasect Alolan Geodude Alolan Graveler Alolan Golem Scyther Ledyba Ledian Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Gliscor Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier
Generation 3 Move tutor	Geodude Graveler Golem Volbeat

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Onix Steelix Yamask Cofagrigus Ferroseed Ferrothorn Shelmet Bergmite Avalugg
Breeding	Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Sudowoodo Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith Dwebble Crustle Trubbish Garbodor
Pre-evolution Level up	Accelgor
Generation 2 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Sewaddle Karrablast
Breeding	Paras Parasect Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Scyther Ledyba Ledian Sudowoodo Pineco Forretress Scizor Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Nosepass Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Probopass Dwebble Crustle Yamask Cofagrigus Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier
Generation 4 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Venonat Venomoth Onix Pinsir Spinarak Ariados Yanma Gligar Steelix Shuckle Beautifly Dustox Volbeat Snorunt Glalie Kricketune Mothim Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor

Iron Defense

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pineco Forretress Scizor Probopass Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith Whirlipede Scolipede Escavalier Ferroseed Ferrothorn Durant Honedge Doublade Aegislash (Shield Forme) Avalugg Charjabug Golisopod
Breeding	Dwebble Crustle Vanillite Vanillish Vanilluxe Klefki
Move tutor	Metapod Kakuna Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Pinsir Pineco Forretress Scizor Heracross Silcoon Cascoon Nosepass Probopass Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Yamask Cofagrigus Vanillite Vanillish Vanilluxe Karrablast Escavalier Ferroseed Ferrothorn Durant Spewpa Honedge Doublade Aegislash (Shield Forme) Klefki Bergmite Avalugg Charjabug Vikavolt Dewpider Araquanid Golisopod
Evolution	Whirlipede
Pre-evolution Move tutor	Butterfree Beedrill Beautifly Dustox Vivillon
Pre-evolution Evolution	Scolipede
Pre-evolution Level up	Vikavolt

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Scizor Heracross Kricketune Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor Honedge Doublade Aegislash (Shield Forme)
Breeding	Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Dwebble Crustle

Rototiller

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Paras Parasect Onix Steelix Dwebble Crustle

Sand Tomb

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Onix Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Breeding	Sudowoodo Pineco Forretress Gligar Shuckle Gliscor Dwebble Crustle
Pre-evolution Level up	Steelix

Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pineco Forretress Klefki
Breeding	Snorunt Glalie Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Trubbish Garbodor Ferroseed Ferrothorn Shelmet Accelgor Wimpod Golisopod

Wide Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Probopass Avalugg Araquanid
Breeding	Paras Parasect Geodude Alolan Geodude Graveler Alolan Graveler Golem Alolan Golem Onix Steelix Nosepass Probopass Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith Dwebble Crustle Honedge Doublade Aegislash (Shield Forme) Wimpod Golisopod