What is a good competitive moveset for Krabby? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Krabby is an outstanding Water-typed Pokemon. Krabby is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Krabby's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Krabby Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell Ability: Sheer Force Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 68 Hp / 252 Atk / 188 SpD Moveset: - Crabhammer / Liquidation - Double-Edge / Slash - Superpower / Hammer Arm - Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Krabby (Sheer Force)
Krabby is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Krabby. With Sheer Force, Krabby's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Krabby? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Krabby Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell Ability: Sheer Force Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 68 Hp / 252 Atk / 188 SpD Moveset: - Crabhammer / Liquidation - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Double-Edge / Slash - Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Krabby (Sheer Force)
Krabby is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset 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. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Krabby. With Sheer Force, Krabby's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Krabby's speed by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Krabby
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Blizzard
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Beam
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
Moves that Break Screens: Haze, Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Krabby
Protect
Rest
Common Effort Values for Krabby in Sword and Shield
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