water

Krabby

ID:#98River Crab Pokémon

Height

0.4m

Weight

6.5kg

Catch Rate

225

Exp

→

Gold Silver Crystal

Krabby Pokémon Gold: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Krabby in Pokémon Gold. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 37 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Gold

Kanto

Krabby Pokemon Gold Pokedex Entry

If it senses danger approaching, it cloaks itself with bubbles from its mouth so it will look bigger.

Pokemon Gold Krabby Sprites

Krabby front-facing sprite from Pokémon Gold

Primary

Krabby back-facing sprite from Pokémon Gold

Reverse

Shiny

Shiny Reverse

Pokémon Gold Krabby Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Krabby via various methods in Pokémon Gold.

Move	Type	Requirement
Bubble	water	Lv. 1
Leer	normal	Lv. 5
Vice Grip	normal	Lv. 12
Harden	normal	Lv. 16
Stomp	normal	Lv. 23
Guillotine	normal	Lv. 27
Protect	normal	Lv. 34
Crabhammer	water	Lv. 41

End of Move Database

Pokémon Gold Krabby Locations

Krabby can be caught in 12 locations across Pokémon Gold, including Johto Sea Route 40 Area, Cianwood City Area, and Dark Cave Violet City Entrance. The most reliable spawn is at Dark Cave Violet City Entrance, where you'll find it at Lv. 15 by smashing rocks with a 90% encounter rate.

Cherrygrove City Area

13 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent

Union Cave B2f

13 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent

Johto Route 34 Area

13 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent

Olivine City Area

13 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent

Johto Sea Route 40 Area

14 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent
rock smash
Lv. 15
90%Common

Whirl Islands 1f

6 encounters

walk
Lv. 22
30%Frequent
walk
Lv. 24
20%Frequent
old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
40%Frequent

Whirl Islands B1f

2 encounters

walk
Lv. 23
30%Frequent
walk
Lv. 25
20%Frequent

Whirl Islands B2f

6 encounters

walk
Lv. 23
30%Frequent
walk
Lv. 25
20%Frequent
old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
40%Frequent

Whirl Islands B3f

6 encounters

walk
Lv. 24
30%Frequent
walk
Lv. 26
20%Frequent
old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
40%Frequent

Cianwood City Area

14 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent
rock smash
Lv. 15
90%Common

Dark Cave Violet City Entrance

1 encounter

rock smash
Lv. 15
90%Common

Kanto Sea Route 19 Area

13 encounters

old rod
Lv. 10
15%Uncommon
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
35%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Night
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Morning
20%Frequent
good rod
Lv. 20
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
40%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Morning
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Day
20%Frequent
super rod
Lv. 40
Night
20%Frequent