Crabominable
Crabominable is a Fighting/Ice-type Pokémon, the Woolly Crab Pokémon, number 740 (#0740) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 1.7 m tall and weighs 180 kg.
Crabominable is the Woolly Crab Pokémon, a shaggy Fighting and Ice type that grew its fur after getting lost on a snowy mountain it was trying to climb. It throws punches before it thinks, and the Pokédex says it has turned back avalanches with them.
How to pronounce Crabominable
Crabominable is pronounced krab-OM-ih-nuh-bul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Crabominable said out loud:
In Japanese it is ケケンカニ (Kekenkani).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Crabominable is 1.7 m tall and weighs 180 kg. It is a white, furry crab with bare dark purple patches on its chest, arms and back that look like bulging muscles, a blue face with two blunt square teeth, and a tuft of yellow fur on its head. The Pokédex says it stores cold in its pincers and can smash thick walls of ice with them.
Behaviour
Crabominable is impulsive and starts pummelling before it stops to think. It moves sluggishly, and the Pokédex says it spits icy bubbles to freeze opponents in place. When desperate it can lop off its pincers and fire them like rockets. The detached pincers are delicious, and some Trainers bring a Lechonk into the mountains just to hunt for them.
Habitat
It lives on snowy mountains: in Paldea on Glaseado Mountain, and in the Terarium's Polar Biome. In Alola it is only found by evolving a Crabrawler.
Powers
It shares Crabrawler's Abilities Hyper Cutter, Iron Fist and hidden Anger Point, starts with Ice Punch, and learns Ice Hammer, Close Combat and Dynamic Punch. Mega Crabominable stands only on its rear legs, which are encased in a long icicle, with spiked ice on its pincers like a mace. It has only Iron Fist, 157 Attack and 33 Speed, and the Pokédex says one swing can pulverise reinforced concrete. Normal Crabominable has 132 Attack but 43 Speed, making it a heavy, slow hitter.
Name origin
Crabominable may combine 'crab' with 'abominable snowman', another name for the yeti. The Japanese name is Kekenkani (ケケンカニ), which may combine kegani ('horsehair crab') and kenka ('fight').
Design inspiration
Crabominable may take its look from yeti crabs, deep-sea crustaceans with long arms covered in pale hair, while its snowy mountain life and footprints echo the yeti of legend. Bulbapedia also suggests its delicious pincers nod to the horsehair crab, and that Mega Crabominable's ice spikes may recall boxer crabs, which carry stinging anemones in their claws. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Crabominable evolves from Crabrawler with an Ice Stone.
In the games
Mega Crabominable arrived with the Mega Dimension DLC of Legends: Z-A, where wild Crabominable also roam Hyperspace Lumiose; the species itself first appeared in Sun and Moon. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 4-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Hala's Crabrawler evolved into Crabominable in 'Getting a Jump on the Competition!', after beating a wild Sneasel on Mount Lanakila. Kofu also has one in the Paldean Winds series.
Fun facts
- Before Generation IX, no other known Pokémon could learn Ice Hammer.
- It is the only Pokémon with the Fighting and Ice typing.
- No other species or form has Mega Crabominable's base stat total of 578.
- Bulbapedia notes it is Generation VII's only new Ice-type species, if you ignore regional forms and an Ice-type Silvally.
Base stats
- HP: 97
- Attack: 132
- Defense: 77
- Sp. Atk: 62
- Sp. Def: 67
- Speed: 43
Crabominable’s base stat total is 478. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Crabominable weak to?
Crabominable takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
What does Crabominable evolve from?
Crabominable evolves from Crabrawler (Ice Stone).
Crabominable is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Crabrawler, Crabominable.
Forms
- Mega Crabominable (Mega): Fighting/Ice-type, base stat total 578 (HP 97, Attack 157, Defense 122, Sp. Atk 62, Sp. Def 107, Speed 33). Ability: Iron Fist.
Abilities
- Hyper Cutter: Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- Iron Fist: Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.
- Anger Point (hidden ability): Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.
Moves
Moves Crabominable learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Protect | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 17 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 22 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 |
| 25 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 29 | Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 |
| 33 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 37 | Ice Hammer | Ice | Physical | 100 |
| 42 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — |
| 45 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 49 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
“Evo” means Crabominable learns the move the moment it evolves: Ice Punch.
TM moves (54)
Crabominable can learn 54 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Fling, Avalanche, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Body Press, Iron Head, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Iron Defense, Liquidation, Ice Spinner, Amnesia, Helping Hand, Reversal, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Focus Punch, Endeavor, Coaching, Hard Press, Upper Hand.
Egg moves (4), which Crabrawler can hatch knowing:Endeavor, Focus Punch, Superpower, Wide Guard.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 3.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 60 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 167.
Pokédex entries
Before it stops to think, it just starts pummeling. There are records of its turning back avalanches with a flurry of punches. (Ultra Moon)
It stores coldness in its pincers and pummels its foes. It can even smash thick walls of ice to bits! (Ultra Sun)
It just throws punches indiscriminately. In times of desperation, it can lop off its own pincers and fire them like rockets. (Moon)
It aimed for the top but got lost and ended up on a snowy mountain. Being forced to endure the cold, this Pokémon evolved and grew fur. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ケケンカニ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kekenkani |
| French | Crabominable |
| German | Krawell |
| Spanish | Crabominable |
| Italian | Crabominable |
| Korean | 모단단게 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 好胜毛蟹 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 好勝毛蟹 |
Trivia
- Slowest Fighting type in Gen 7: 43 Speed.
- The only Ice type in Gen 7.
- The only Pokémon with the Fighting/Ice typing.
- Taller than 80% of all Pokémon (1.7 m).
- Heavier than 90% of all Pokémon (180 kg).
- Base stat total 478, ranked #426 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #36 of 1,025.
- One of 1 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Ice.
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 19 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 62 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Crabominable (Pokémon), Serebii: Crabominable (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (krab-OM-ih-nuh-bul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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