Kingler
Red/Blue

The large pincer has 10000 hp of crushing power. However, its huge size makes it unwieldy to use.

Yellow

One claw grew massively and as hard as steel. It has 10,000-HP strength. However, it is too heavy.

Evolution Chain

krabby
Krabby
Level 28
kingler
Kingler

Pokédex Data

Classification Pincer Pokémon
Height 1.3 m (4'03")
Weight 60.0 kg (132.3 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen I

Game Locations

  • Cerulean Cave 1f
  • Cerulean Cave B1f
  • Kanto Route 10 Area
  • Kanto Route 23 Area
  • Kanto Route 25 Area
  • Seafoam Islands B1f
  • Seafoam Islands B2f
  • Seafoam Islands B3f
  • Seafoam Islands B4f

Training

EV Yield +2 attack
Catch Rate 60
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Red/Blue
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Vice Grip
55 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
1 Bubble
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
20 Vice Grip
55 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
25 Guillotine
30% 5 Causes a one-hit KO.
34 Stomp
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
42 Crabhammer
100 90% 10 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
49 Harden
30 Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
Yellow
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Vice Grip
55 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
1 Bubble
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
20 Vice Grip
55 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
25 Guillotine
30% 5 Causes a one-hit KO.
34 Stomp
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
42 Crabhammer
100 90% 10 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
49 Harden
30 Raises the user's Defense by one stage.

TM/HM Moves

Red/BlueYellow
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM01 Cut
50 95% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM03 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM03 Swords Dance
20 Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Body Slam
85 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM09 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
TM10 Double Edge
120 100% 15 User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
TM11 Bubble Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM12 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM13 Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM20 Rage
20 100% 20 If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.
TM31 Mimic
10 Copies the target's last used move.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM34 Bide
10 User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM50 Substitute
10 Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Base Stats

Hp 55
Attack 130
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 75
Total 475

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x