Crabhammer (move)

Crabhammer
クラブハンマー Crab Hammer
Crabhammer IX.png
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Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  100
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Crabhammer (Japanese: クラブハンマー Crab Hammer) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Krabby and Kingler.

Effect

Generations I to IV

Crabhammer deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. Crabhammer has 90 base power and 85% accuracy.

Crabhammer can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 3 bonus appeal points if Rain Dance or Swords Dance was used in the previous turn.

Generation V

The accuracy of Crabhammer is increased to 90%.

Generation VI onwards

The base power of Crabhammer is increased to 100.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A move that is used only by Pokémon with pincers. Likely to get a critical hit.
GSC Has a high critical hit ratio.
RSEColo.XD Hammers with a pincer. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
FRLG A large pincer is used to hammer the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.
SV The target is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0098     Water 3 Water 3 35 41 45 41 41 41 41 36 44 44
0099     Water 3 Water 3 42 49 57 56 56 56 56 41 54 54
0207    
 
Bug Bug 45
0341     Water 1 Water 3 35RSE
34FRLG
38 38 38XY
43ORAS
43 44 44 44
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3 39RSE
38FRLG
44 44 44XY
48ORAS
48 52 52 52
0472    
 
Bug Bug 45
0692     Water 1 Water 3 30 30 55 55
0693     Water 1 Water 3 30 30 63 63
0739     Water 3 Water 3 37 37
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0692     Water 1 Water 3
0950     Water 3 Water 3
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0098  
KrabbyLv. 12
  Water 3 Water 3 Pokéwalker - Blue Lake
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Crabhammer inflicts damage. The move has an increased critical hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series).

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 18 - 12 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 18 - 12 - 77.44% - Front Enemy No
BSL 18 - 12 - 77.44% - Front Enemy No
SMD 20 99 15 30 90% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Crabhammer is a Charged Attack that has been available since August 23, 2019.

  Crabhammer
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 85
Energy cost 50
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.5 - 1.75 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 85
Energy cost 50
Secondary effect   2 Attack
Effect chance 12.5%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • January 11, 2021
    • Power: 75 → 85

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Crabhammer
★★★★★
Attack power 52.30148
Charge time 0.66 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 3%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる きゅうしょに あたりやすい
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.

In the anime

 
Kingler
 
Crawdaunt
 
Clauncher
 
Clawitzer
The user hammers the target with a large pincer.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Kingler slams its pincer onto its opponent; or, Kingler slams its claw into the ground, causing a white ball of energy to fly into the opponent.
Giovanni's Kingler The Battle of the Badge Debut
Ash's Kingler Round One - Begin! None
  Crawdaunt hits the opponent with its claws. Sometimes, the pincers glow white before hitting it; or, one of Crawdaunt's pincers becomes surrounded by water and it hits the opponent with it.
A Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt Stairway to Devon None
Brodie's Ditto in the form of Crawdaunt Unfair Weather Friends Used via Transform
Mr. Saridakis's Crawdaunt On Olden Pond None
Kyle's Crawdaunt Strategy with a Smile! None
A wild Crawdaunt A Fiery Training Camp Trick! None
  One or both of Corphish's pincers glow white and it hits its opponent with one of them; or, Corphish's pincers glow white and it hits the ground with them, sending an invisible shock wave at the opponent; or, one of Corphish's claws glows blue and becomes surrounded in spiraling water. It then hits the opponent with its claw.
A wild Corphish Which Wurmple's Which? None
Ash's Corphish Gone Corphishin' None
A wild Corphish Cheers on Castaways Isle! None
  A stream of water spirals around Clauncher's right claw. It then jumps and hits the opponent with its claw.
Rodman's Clauncher Going for the Gold! None
Misty's Clauncher A Fated Face-Off! None
  Clawitzer's big claw becomes surrounded in water and then it charges at the opponent until it strikes them.
Sawyer's Clawitzer A Full-Strength Battle Surprise! None
Lob's Clawitzer A Festival Reunion! None


In the manga

Ash & Pikachu


The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蟹鉗錘 Háaihkìhm Chèuih *
螃蟹刀 Pòhngháaih Dōu *
Mandarin 蟹钳锤 Xièqián Chuí *
螃蟹拳 Pángxiè Quán*
  Croatian Krablji Čekić
  Czech Kladivo
  Danish Krabbehammer
  Dutch Krabhamer
  Finnish Rapumoukari (EP063)
Rapuvasara (original series)
Saksivasara (RS series)
  French Pince-Masse
  German Krabbhammer
  Greek Σφυρί Οστρακόδερμου
  Indonesian Pukulan Kepiting
  Italian Martellata
  Korean 집게해머 JibgehaemeoIX+
찝게햄머 JjibgehaemmeoII, IVVIII
  Norwegian Krabbehammer
  Polish Krabomłot
Portuguese   Brazil Martelo Caranguejo (GO, anime, TCG, manga)
Martelo (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Martelo de Caranguejo (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Martelo Caranguejo
Martelada (XY022)
Spanish   Latin America Martillazo (previously)
Golpe Martillo (present)
  Spain Martillazo
  Swedish Krabbhammare
  Thai ค้อนก้ามปู
  Vietnamese Búa Càng


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