Vital Pinchers
Cost: Colorless
Damage: 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
Crystal Guardians / #54/100
Krabby
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Crystal Guardians
- Rarity (source)
- Common
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Source reference
- ex14-54
CARDEX BACKGROUND
The Pokémon’s story
Krabby inhabits beaches, where it can bury itself in the sand. When food is scarce, several individuals dispute the same territory. Its large pincers defend it and can grow back after being torn off. Faced with a threat, it also blows bubbles in front of itself to appear larger. The Pokédex thus describes a shore dweller that alternates intimidation, fights over space, and the ability to regain its natural weapons.
Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.A detail worth noticing
Krabby's pincers can regrow after being lost, according to Pokémon Sword. Pokémon Shield describes another defense: it hides behind bubbles to look bigger. Alpha Sapphire reports territorial disputes on beaches where food is scarce.
Sources for this background
Card details
- HP
- 40
- Type (source)
- Water
- Stage (source)
- Basic
- Pokédex number
- 98
- Retreat cost
- 1 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Lightning ×2
Printed card text — English
Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.
Attacks
Documented variants
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- Normal
- normal · standard
- normal · standard · set-logo
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