{{Pokémon species| image= | name=Krabby| number=098| preceding=Hypno| following=Kingler| johtonumber=164| johtopreceding=Tentacruel| johtofollowing=[[Kingler| hoennnumber=| hoennpreceding=| hoennfollowing=| japanname=Crab| namepronunciation=| evolvesfrom=None| evolvesto=[[Kingler generation=First| species=Crab| stage=Basic| type=Water| height=1ft 4 in| metricheight=0.4| weight=14.3| metricweight=6.5| color=Red| shinycolor=The Red part of it's body turns Gold| ability=Hyper Cutter/Shell Armor| sigattack=Vicegrip }} Krabby (クラブ, Kurabu^?, Crab in original Japanese language versions) 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] Image File history File links 98krabby. ... Hypno , Sleeper in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Kingler ) 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. ... Tentacruel Dokukurage in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 species of the Pokémon franchise. ... Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Japanese  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Manga )   (pl. ... A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side, and within protective covers. ... Various trading cards A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as Pokémon. ... Since Pokémon Crystal, trainers in the video games can be male or female. ...

"Krabby" is a variation on crabby, which denotes both its species and its personality.

Biological characteristics

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. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For a person who scavenges, see Waste picker. ... Filter feeders (also known as suspension feeders) are animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized structure, such as the baleen of baleen whales. ...

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. An infant Cuttlefish blends into the surrounding sand substrate. ...

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. Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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.

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 Sinnoh or the revisit to Kanto. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Exeggutor , Nassy in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species of the Pokémon franchise. ... Kingler ) 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. ...

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.

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

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Krabby as a species
• Krabby’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
• 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