Crabrawler
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Rock Smash and Crabhammer, worth 7.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Crabrawler can learn 8 combinations. Rock Smash with Crabhammer does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble | Water | 10 | 1.0s | +12 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Crabhammer | Water | 85 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Payback | Dark | 95 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Power Up Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Crabrawler has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,540 at level 50, 1,363 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 778 CP at level 20, or 973 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 726 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 150 attack · 104 defense · 132 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 7 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Crabrawler does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Bubble + Crabhammer | 12.2 |
| Rock | Bubble + Crabhammer | 12.2 |
| Fire | Bubble + Crabhammer | 12.2 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 11.1 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 11.1 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 11.1 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 11.1 |
| Ghost | Bubble + Payback | 8.6 |
| Psychic | Bubble + Payback | 8.6 |
| Fighting | Rock Smash + Crabhammer | 7.8 |
| Electric | Rock Smash + Crabhammer | 7.8 |
| Bubble + Crabhammer | 7.7 | |
| Poison | Bubble + Crabhammer | 7.7 |
| Bug | Bubble + Crabhammer | 7.7 |
| Fairy | Bubble + Crabhammer | 7.7 |
| Water | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 7.2 |
| Grass | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 7.2 |
| Dragon | Rock Smash + Power Up Punch | 7.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Crabrawler is actually for.
Counters: what beats Crabrawler
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 52.7 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 50.9 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 47.4 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 45.0 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 45.0 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 44.6 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 44.4 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 43.8 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 43.6 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 43.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Crabrawler's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.