Krabby
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| Krabby | |
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 National Hypno - Krabby (#098) - Kingler Johto Tentacruel - Krabby (#164) - Kingler |
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| Japanese name | Crab |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | Kingler |
| Generation | First |
| Species | River Crab |
| Type | Water |
| Height | 1ft 4 in (0.4 m) |
| Weight | 14.3 lb (6.5 kg) |
| Ability | Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor |
Krabby (クラブ Kurabu??, Crab) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Krabby in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
"Krabby" is a variation on crabby, which denotes both its species and its personality.
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[edit] Biology
Krabby's most notable feature are its large pincers. Krabby is an omnivore and a scavenger; it rarely hunts for itself. It can also act as a filter feeder by digesting the bacteria in sand, but this is rare. It is territorial, and in beaches where there is little food, fights between Krabby are common.
Krabby also uses camouflage; it can form mucus sacs about itself if threatened, making it seem larger or making it harder to spot against sea sand. It is usually very small, but it makes up by its aggressiveness.
[edit] In the Pokémon video games
Krabby can be captured in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Crystal, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. In all of the above games, Krabby is ubiquitous, being able to be found with multiple methods (in grass, by fishing, by smashing rocks open) in multiple areas.
While training Krabby for evolution into Kingler at level 28, its extremely lopsided stats are apparent: It has very good attack and defense stats offset by below average speed and terrible HP, Special Attack, and Special Defense. It can Knock Out wild Pokémon rather easily with physical attacks like Vicegrip and Stomp, but its otherwise powerful Water-type move Crabhammer is hampered by its extremely low Special Attack. When Krabby evolves into Kingler, every one of its stats is incremented by 25.
[edit] In the Animé
In the episode Mystery At The Lighthouse, Ash Ketchum captures a Krabby on the beach; however, as he already had 6 Pokémon, it was automatically transferred to Professor Oak's lab. He only used it in battle at the Indigo Tournament against Mandy, where it battled and won against an Exeggutor and evolved into a Kingler; it has been living at Professor Oak's lab along with his other Pokémon that were not brought to Hoenn or the revisit to Kanto.
[edit] In the trading card game
For a first generation Pokémon, Krabby’s appearances have been extremely occasional. It has only appeared on three different Basic Water-type cards, which can be found in Fossil, Expedition, and EX FireRed & Leafgreen.
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Krabby as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Krabby
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Krabby Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Krabby Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Krabby Previously hosted by Wikibooks
