Close Combat
Learned at Lv. 49
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.

Boxing Pokémon
While guarding its weak points with its pincers, it looks for an opening and unleashes punches. When it loses, it foams at the mouth and faints.
Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.
| National | #739 |
| Blueberry | #72 |
| Hyperspace | #87 |
| Original Akala | #21 |
| Original Alola | #59 |
| Original Melemele | #59 |
| Original Poni | #17 |
| Original Ulaula | #30 |
| Paldea | #118 |
| Updated Akala | #21 |
| Updated Alola | #71 |
| Updated Melemele | #71 |
| Updated Poni | #24 |
| Updated Ulaula | #30 |
Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.
x³Versions: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!
Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!
Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types
Crabrawler's Fighting typing gives it 3 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against normal, rock, steel, ice, dark types
Crabrawler's 338 base stat total marks it as a balanced Pokémon with a flexible stat spread. Attack (82) carries most matchups, but a low Special Attack stat of 42 means careful positioning matters.
Defensively, the Fighting combination gives Crabrawler 3 resistances and 3 weaknesses to plan around. Notably, it carries no 4× weaknesses, which makes it harder to punish. Offensively it pressures 5 types with super-effective STAB coverage.
With a catch rate of 225, Crabrawler is comparatively easy to catch in the wild. It levels on the Medium experience curve. Defeating it grants Attack +1 EVs, which is worth remembering when EV-training your own team.
0.6 m
7.0 kg
Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.
Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.
5,100
Hatch Counter: 20
225
Higher values mean easier to catch
70
Initial friendship level
Medium Fast
Experience points needed to level up
Crabrawler is a Fighting type Pokémon.
Crabrawler takes 2× damage from Flying, Psychic, Fairy type moves.
Crabrawler evolves into Crabominable under specific conditions. Full evolution line: Crabrawler → Crabominable.
Crabrawler has a base stat total of 338: HP 47, Attack 82, Defense 57, Sp. Atk 42, Sp. Def 47, Speed 63. Its highest stat is Attack (82).
| English | Crabrawler |
| Japanese | マケンカニ |
| Japanese (Kanji) | マケンカニ |
| Roomaji | Makenkani |
| Korean | 오기지게 |
| French | Crabagarre |
| German | Krabbox |
| Spanish | Crabrawler |
| Italian | Crabrawler |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 好勝蟹 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 好胜蟹 |





High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.
Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.
Learned at Lv. 49
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.
Learned at Lv. 45
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to confuse the target.
Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.
Learned at Lv. 37
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
TM/TR Moves
Scarlet Violet
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Learned at Lv. 25
Scarlet Violet
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.
TM/TR Moves
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM/TR Moves
Scarlet Violet
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Learned at Lv. 25
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to confuse the target.
Learned at Lv. 45
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to confuse the target.
Crabrawler can have the Hyper Cutter, Iron Fist abilities. Its hidden ability is Anger Point.
Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.