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crawdaunt
#342

Crawdaunt

Rogue Pokémon

WaterDark

Its temperament is rough and it loves to fight, but as soon as its pincers break off, it turns cowardly. It stays timid until they grow back.

Base Stats

HP 63
Attack 120
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 55
Speed 55
Total 468

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Rogue Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 32.8 kg
Base Exp 164
Growth Rate Fast Then Very Slow
Capture Rate 155
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water3

Sprites

crawdaunt Front Front
crawdaunt Back Back
crawdaunt Front Shiny Front Shiny
crawdaunt Back Shiny Back Shiny
crawdaunt Official Art Official Art
crawdaunt Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 1.5%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Crawdaunt is a niche pick on offensive teams thanks to its extremely powerful Choice Band- and Adaptability-boosted Water- and Dark-type STAB attacks, which hit virtually the entire tier for neutral damage. Useful utility in Knock Off allows Crawdaunt to offer fantastic support to offensive teams by removing items such as Tangrowth's Assault Vest, Tapu Bulu's Leftovers, and Tapu Fini's Leftovers to give teammates an easier chance at sweeping late-game. Unlike Weavile and Tyranitar, Crawdaunt can easily 2HKO Reuniclus after an Acid Armor boost thanks to Adaptability and prevent it from overwhelming offensive teams. Moreover, Aqua Jet is a helpful priority move that allows Crawdaunt to patch up its poor Speed and revenge kill Pokemon like Volcarona and Mega Diancie, which can be hard to switch into for offensive teams. Despite its strong attacks and priority, Crawdaunt's poor Speed stat means that it struggles to excel in a metagame filled with faster offensive threats that can easily revenge kill it like Mega Medicham, Kartana, and Tapu Bulu. Crawdaunt's lackluster defensive typing and mediocre defensive stats also leave it vulnerable to the plethora of strong moves that flood the OU tier.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
99.9%
Aqua Jet
98.5%
Crunch
47.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
24.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc