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Karrablast
Clamping Pokémon
It spits a liquid from its mouth to melt through Shelmet’s shell. Karrablast doesn’t eat the shell— it eats only the contents.
Karrablast Profile
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 5.9 kg
- Abilities
- Swarm, Shed Skin, No Guard (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 200 / 255 (78%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation V
Karrablast Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Karrablast's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Karrablast?
Karrablast Resistances
Avoid these — Karrablast is strong against these attack types
See the full Karrablast weakness guide — best counters included →
Karrablast Evolutions
Where to Catch Karrablast
In Black, Karrablast can be found at 2 locations — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Route 6
- Walking · Lv 22-24 · Spring
- Walking · Lv 26-28 · Spring
- Route 11
- Walking · Lv 49 · Spring
- Walking · Lv 59 · Spring
Karrablast Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Peck | Flying | Physical | Lv. 1 | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | Lv. 4 | 40 | 95% | 20 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | Lv. 8 | — | — | 10 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | Lv. 12 | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | Lv. 16 | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | Lv. 20 | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Lv. 24 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | Lv. 28 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | Lv. 32 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | Lv. 36 | — | — | 20 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | Lv. 40 | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | Lv. 44 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | Lv. 48 | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 95% | 10 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Energy Ball | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Megahorn | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 85% | 10 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Round | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | Egg | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 20 |
Karrablast Questions & Answers
- What is Karrablast weak to?
- Karrablast takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Rock (2×), and Fire (2×) type attacks.
- What is Karrablast resistant to?
- Karrablast takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), and Grass (½×) type attacks.
- What is Karrablast strong against?
- Karrablast's Bug type attacks are super effective against Grass, Psychic, and Dark Pokémon.
- What type is Karrablast?
- Karrablast is a Bug-type Pokémon.
- What does Karrablast evolve into?
- Karrablast evolves into Escavalier.
- What are Karrablast's base stats?
- Karrablast has a base stat total of 315 — HP 50, Attack 75, Defense 45, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 45, Speed 60.

