Krabby - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Krabby 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.

Krabby 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

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
5	Vice Grip	Normal	55	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
11	Harden	Normal	—	—
15	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
19	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
21	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
25	Stomp	Normal	65	100
29	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Guillotine	Normal	—	30
35	Slam	Normal	80	75
39	Brine	Water	65	100
41	Crabhammer	Water	100	90
45	Flail	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Bide	Normal	—	—
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Slam	Normal	80	75
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Krabby 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.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
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
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
5	Vice Grip	Normal	55	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
11	Harden	Normal	—	—
15	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
19	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
21	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
25	Stomp	Normal	65	100
29	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Guillotine	Normal	—	30
35	Slam	Normal	80	75
39	Brine	Water	65	100
41	Crabhammer	Water	100	90
45	Flail	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Bide	Normal	—	—
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Slam	Normal	80	75
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Liquidation	Water	85	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Krabby 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.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
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
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Krabby learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
5	Vice Grip	Normal	55	100
9	Leer	Normal	—	100
14	Harden	Normal	—	—
18	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
23	Stomp	Normal	65	100
27	Protect	Normal	—	—
32	Slam	Normal	80	75
36	Crabhammer	Water	100	90
41	Guillotine	Normal	—	30

Moves learnt by TM

Krabby is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
29	Scald	Water	80	100
47	Surf	Water	90	100
49	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
51	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
55	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100

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
Level up	Archen Archeops
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Skorupi Drapion

Ally Switch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Archen Archeops
Move tutor	Krabby Kingler Archen Archeops

Amnesia

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

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Lileep Cradily Anorith Armaldo Tirtouga Carracosta Archen Archeops Binacle Barbaracle
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corphish Crawdaunt

Bide

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tirtouga Carracosta
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Corsola Tirtouga Carracosta
Generation 1 TM	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops

Chip Away

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Corphish Crawdaunt

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kabuto Kabutops Corsola
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Lileep Cradily Clauncher Clawitzer
Generation 4 TM	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Omanyte Omastar Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Krabby Kingler Corsola Clauncher Clawitzer
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Kabuto Kabutops Tirtouga Carracosta

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 Tirtouga Carracosta Archen Archeops
Move tutor	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion Tirtouga Carracosta Archen Archeops Golisopod

Slam

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

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Omanyte Omastar
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Lileep Cradily Binacle Barbaracle