Crabrawler Great, Ultra & Master League PvP Guide
See where Crabrawler shines in GO Battle League. Compare its Great, Ultra and Master League rankings, find the ideal IV spread and moveset, and learn which opponents it can beat—or should avoid.
Defensive Type Chart
| +60.0% |
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Crabrawler takes increased damage from:
| -37.5% |
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Crabrawler takes reduced damage from:
Crabrawler in Great League
Crabrawler is ranked 1092 out of 1143 Pokémon eligible for the Great League. Crabrawler's best Great League moves are Bubble, Crabhammer, and Power-Up Punch. Crabrawler's best IVs for the Great League are 10/15/15, available at level 50 and 1494 CP.
Best IVs
- 10ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
1494 CP
ATK
134 ATK
DEF
99 DEF
HP
123 HP
Best Moveset
| Fast Move |  Bubble |
|---|---|
| Charged Move 1 | Crabhammer
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| Charged Move 2 |  Power-Up Punch
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SpecialKey Wins
Poison Sting 
Earthquake 
Stone Edge 
Fire Punch 
Thunder Shock 
Sucker Punch 
Swift 
Trailblaze 
Dragon Breath 
Sky Attack 
Hex 
Surf 
Fairy Wind 
Gigaton Hammer 
Crabrawler in Ultra League
No ranking information is available for Crabrawler in the Ultra League. This is often a sign that the Pokémon is not commonly used or does not have optimal IVs for this league.
Tier
—
Best IVs
- 15ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
1540 CP
ATK
138 ATK
DEF
99 DEF
HP
123 HP
Crabrawler in Master League
No ranking information is available for Crabrawler in the Master League. This is often a sign that the Pokémon is not commonly used or does not have optimal IVs for this league.
Tier
—
Best IVs
- 15ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
1540 CP
ATK
138 ATK
DEF
99 DEF
HP
123 HP
Compare All Crabrawler PvP Move Combinations
Move set | Charge cycle info | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Fast move | Charge move | Charge Time | DMG per cycle |
| Bubble | Brick Break
| 6s (4) | 42 |
| Bubble | Crabhammer
| 8s (5) | 57 |
| Bubble | Power-Up Punch
| 6s (4) | 25 |
| Bubble |  Payback | 9s (6) | 71 |
| Rock Smash | Brick Break
| 9s (6) | 58 |
| Rock Smash | Crabhammer
| 12s (8) | 76 |
| Rock Smash | Power-Up Punch
| 8s (5) | 39 |
| Rock Smash | Payback | 14s (9) | 94 |
Crabrawler PvP Fast Moves
Name | DPT | EPT | PWR | ENG | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble | 2.67 | 3.67 | 8 | 11 | 2s |
| Rock Smash | 3.00 | 2.33 | 9 | 7 | 2s |
Fast attacks create energy when used, which can later be used to fire off a Charge move. Unlike Charge attacks, Fast attacks don't have special status effects.
Ideally, for fast attacks you're looking for a move that has both high EPT and high DPT, for example Dragon Breath which has 4 DPT and 3 EPT. It's widely considered that 3 DPT and 3 EPT is the rough baseline for fast attacks in PvP.
Fast Attack stats explained
- PWR - Power, how much damage the move does
- ENG - Energy, how much energy the move generates per use
- CD - How long does it take to perform this move
- DPT – Damage per turn
- EPT – Energy per turn
Crabrawler PvP Charged Moves
Name | DPE 🔽 | PWR | ENG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payback | 1.83 | 110 | 60 |
Crabhammer
| 1.70 | 85 | 50 |
Brick Break
| 1.25 | 50 | 40 |
Power-Up Punch
| 0.57 | 20 | 35 |
Charge attacks cost energy to use, deal a large amount of damage, and some of them even have Special Effects that can change your or your Opponents stats.
Similar to Fast Attacks, some Charge attacks are strictly better than others. The main metric for comparing charge attacks is DPE (Damage per Energy), which describes how much damage you output per Energy point spent.
Charge Attack stats explained
- PWR - Power, how much damage the move does
- ENG - Energy, how much energy the move generates per use
- DPE – Damage per Energy
Crabrawler PvP IVs Explained
The best IVs for PvP are IVs which grant you the maximum amount of Defense and Stamina, and the least amount of Attack. Attack contributes to CP the most, which makes it not ideal for Trainer Battles, while high Stamina and Defense can get you through a lot more battles.
For Leagues with lower CP limits, such as the Great League, usually the best IVs you can have are 0 / 15 / 15, or something similar to that. The reasoning behind this is that we want to pack as much stats as possible in under 1500 CP, and low Attack IV allows us to do that.
For Ultra League, the situation is a bit different, as the CP cap is higher. Pokémon which top over 2500 CP will still prefer 0 / 15 / 15 and similar IVs, but Pokémon whose Max CP doesn't reach 2500 will prefer 15 / 15 / 15. Examples like Watchog whose Max CP is 2056 CP, should have 15 / 15 / 15 for Ultra League, while Scizor (3393 CP) should have 0 / 15 / 15 IVs which will result in 2499 CP, just under the cutoff point.
For Master League, where there is no CP cap, you want perfect Pokémon IVs - 15 / 15 / 15 - regardless of which Pokémon we are talking about.
In general, it is usually Pokémon with IVs you wouldn't use for Raids that are good for Trainer Battles. Also be aware that PvP IVs are important, but not as important as having correct moves and team composition.
For more guides on Pokémon GO Trainer Battles, check out our main website.