--- title: "Crustle (#0558): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/crustle" description: "Crustle (#0558): Bug/Rock-type Stone Home Pokémon from Unova. Base stat total 485. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0558 · Unova · Generation 5 # Crustle Stone Home Pokémon · Bug/Rock-type ![Crustle official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/558.webp) Crustle is a [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug)/[Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock)-type Pokémon, the Stone Home Pokémon, number 558 (#0558) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 200 kg. Crustle is the Stone Home Pokémon, a Bug and Rock hermit crab that carries a heavy boulder on its back and fights rivals over territory. The Pokédex says whoever's boulder is broken loses the fight. ## How to pronounce Crustle Crustle is pronounced **KRUS-ul**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Crustle said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/558.mp3) In Japanese it is イワパレス (Iwapalace). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Crustle is an orange, crustacean-like Pokémon 1.4 m tall and 200 kg, with glaring yellow eyes and dark grey claw tips and feet. Its enormous shell looks like a cut-away block of layered rock, and the Pokédex says its legs can lug heavy slabs for days on end, even across arid land. Its thick claws are its greatest weapon, strong enough to crack a Rhyperior's carapace. ### Behaviour Crustle is highly territorial and fights viciously over territory with others of its kind. The Black entry says the loser is the one whose boulder is broken, and the Black 2 and White 2 entries say it then feels unsure and starts to weaken. According to the Sword entry, it stays inside its boulder when it rains. ### Habitat Crustle prefers dry climates. In Black and White it appears on Route 18 in dark grass, and in Sword and Shield on Route 8, in Axew's Eye and in Max Raid Battles. It is not available in Scarlet, Violet or Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Its Abilities are Sturdy and Shell Armor, with Weak Armor hidden. Shell Smash at level 50 and Rock Wrecker at level 56 pair with Stealth Rock, Rock Slide and X-Scissor. With 125 base Defense and 105 Attack it is a tough attacker, though slow at 45 Speed. ### Name origin Crustle may combine 'crust', 'crustacean', 'crab' and 'castle'. The Japanese name is Iwapalace (イワパレス), possibly from iwa ('rock') and 'palace'. ### Design inspiration Crustle is modelled on a hermit crab, and its shell resembles a block of rock strata rather than a seashell, though Bulbapedia notes the design also seems to echo ornately coloured hermit crab shells. ### Evolution notes Crustle evolves from Dwebble at level 34 and is the final stage. ### In the games In Black 2 and White 2 Crustle can be found in Seaside Cave with the help of the Colress MCHN, and in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon it lives in the Ultra Space Wilds. It first appeared in Black and White as the evolved form of Dwebble. ### In the anime Cilan's Dwebble evolved into a Crustle in 'Crisis at Chargestone Cave!' during a battle against Team Rocket. In 'A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1', excavators used several Crustle while working in Twist Mountain. ### Fun facts - In the Unova horoscope, Bulbapedia says, Crustle stands for July. - Bulbapedia says Crustle is the one Pokémon in Pokémon Shuffle that can take 8 Raise Max Level Enhancements. - Bulbapedia, citing Pokémon Sleep, says a Crustle sometimes sleeps on top of its boulder, taken as a sign that it feels its territory is secure. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Crustle (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Crustle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Crustle (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/crustle/) ## Base stats - HP: **70** - Attack: **105** - Defense: **125** - Sp. Atk: **65** - Sp. Def: **75** - Speed: **45** Crustle’s base stat total is **485**. Its highest stat is Defense. ## Type matchups ### What is Crustle weak to? Crustle takes extra damage from [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (2×) moves. It resists [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×). ## Evolution ### What does Crustle evolve from? Crustle evolves from [Dwebble](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dwebble) at level 34. Crustle is the final stage of its evolution family. The whole family: [Dwebble](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dwebble), **Crustle**. ## Abilities - [Sturdy](https://pokee.si/abilities/sturdy): Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP. - [Shell Armor](https://pokee.si/abilities/shell-armor): Protects against critical hits. - [Weak Armor](https://pokee.si/abilities/weak-armor) (hidden ability): Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move. ## Moves ### Moves Crustle learns by level up in Sword / Shield | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Fury Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-cutter) | Bug | Physical | 40 | | 1 | [Sand Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/sand-attack) | Ground | Status | — | | 1 | [Withdraw](https://pokee.si/moves/withdraw) | Water | Status | — | | 1 | [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down) | Rock | Physical | 50 | | 12 | [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite) | Bug | Physical | 60 | | 16 | [Flail](https://pokee.si/moves/flail) | Normal | Physical | — | | 20 | [Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/slash) | Normal | Physical | 70 | | 24 | [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide) | Rock | Physical | 75 | | 28 | [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock) | Rock | Status | — | | 32 | [Rock Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-blast) | Rock | Physical | 25 | | 38 | [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor) | Bug | Physical | 80 | | 44 | [Rock Polish](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-polish) | Rock | Status | — | | 50 | [Shell Smash](https://pokee.si/moves/shell-smash) | Normal | Status | — | | 56 | [Rock Wrecker](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-wrecker) | Rock | Physical | 150 | ### TM moves (32) Crustle can learn 32 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Solar Blade](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-blade), [Dig](https://pokee.si/moves/dig), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Attract](https://pokee.si/moves/attract), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Sand Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/sand-tomb), [Rock Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-blast), [Shadow Claw](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-claw), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Stomping Tantrum](https://pokee.si/moves/stomping-tantrum), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Earthquake](https://pokee.si/moves/earthquake), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Spikes](https://pokee.si/moves/spikes), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Iron Defense](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-defense), [Poison Jab](https://pokee.si/moves/poison-jab), [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Heavy Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/heavy-slam), [Body Press](https://pokee.si/moves/body-press). Egg moves (6), which Dwebble can hatch knowing:[Block](https://pokee.si/moves/block), [Counter](https://pokee.si/moves/counter), [Curse](https://pokee.si/moves/curse), [Knock Off](https://pokee.si/moves/knock-off), [Night Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/night-slash), [Wide Guard](https://pokee.si/moves/wide-guard). Move tutor moves (2): [Meteor Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/meteor-beam), [Skitter Smack](https://pokee.si/moves/skitter-smack). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Bug, Mineral. - Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560). - Catch rate: 75 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 Defense effort values. - Base experience yield: 170. ## Pokédex entries Its thick claws are its greatest weapons. They're mighty enough to crack Rhyperior's carapace. *(Shield)* This highly territorial Pokémon prefers dry climates. It won't come out of its boulder on rainy days. *(Sword)* Competing for territory, Crustle fight viciously. The one whose boulder is broken is the loser of the battle. *(Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* It possesses legs of enormous strength, enabling it to carry heavy slabs for many days, even when crossing arid land. *(White, X, Omega Ruby)* When its boulder is broken in battles for territory, it feels unsure and begins to weaken. *(Black 2, White 2)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: イワパレス - **Romaji**: Iwapalace - **French**: Crabaraque - **German**: Castellith - **Spanish**: Crustle - **Italian**: Crustle - **Korean**: 암팰리스 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 岩殿居蟹 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 岩殿居蟹 ## Trivia - Highest Defense among Bug types in Gen 5: 125. - Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m). - Heavier than 91% of all Pokémon (200 kg). - Base stat total 485, ranked #372 of 1,025. - Its best stat is Defense, ranked #52 of 1,025. - One of 6 Pokémon that are both Bug and Rock. - One of 97 red Pokémon. - Number 65 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova). - Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon. - Can learn 50 different moves in Sword / Shield. - Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Crustle (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Crustle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Crustle (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/crustle/). - Pronunciation (KRUS-ul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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