What is a good competitive moveset for Krabby? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Krabby is a spectacular Water-typed Pokemon. Krabby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Krabby can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Krabby's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Krabby Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Hyper Cutter Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 68 Hp / 252 Atk / 188 SpD Moveset: - Superpower / Brick Break - Double-Edge / Return - X-Scissor - Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Krabby (Hyper Cutter)
Krabby is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Krabby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Krabby's attack stat stage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage. ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Krabby? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Krabby Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Hyper Cutter Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 68 Hp / 252 Atk / 188 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide - Superpower / Brick Break - Double-Edge / Return - X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Krabby (Hyper Cutter)
Krabby is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Krabby's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Krabby's attack stat stage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Krabby learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Krabby can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Krabby
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Krabby's stats
Agility
Amnesia
Ancient Power
Harden
Iron Defense
Metal Claw
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Krabby
Ice Beam
Knock Off
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Krabby in Diamond and Pearl
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