Crabhammer (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Water
Category	Physical
Power	100
Accuracy	90
PP	10 (max. 16)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Crabhammer deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (¹⁄₈ instead of ¹⁄₂₄).

Changes

In Generations 1-3, Crabhammer is categorized as Special.
In Generations 1-5, Crabhammer has 90 base power.
In Generations 1-4, Crabhammer has 85% accuracy.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Crabhammer turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 180.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Crabhammer
Japanese	クラブハンマー (Crab Hammer)
German	Krabbhammer
French	Pince-Masse
Italian	Martellata
Spanish	Martillazo
Korean	집게해머
Chinese (Simplified)	蟹钳锤
Chinese (Traditional)	蟹鉗錘

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Hammers with a pincer. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A large pincer is used to hammer the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a high critical-hit ratio.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is hammered with a large pincer. Critical hits land more easily.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is hammered with a large pincer. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Crabhammer at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.