Caracrust

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Caracrust Swarm Pokémon #038
Type Bug Ground Unknown
Ability Sturdy				Hidden Abilities
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 90 (11.8%)
Breeding Egg group Bug Hatch time 4080 steps*
Height 2'4" 0.7 m 0'0" 0 m		Weight 34.2 lbs. 15.5 kg 0 lbs. 0 kg
Base experience yield 151		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Pink		Base friendship 70
Cry

Caracrust is a dual-type Bug/Ground Pokémon.

It evolves from Larvabidae starting at level 16 if its Defense is higher than its Attack.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry Because of its heavy carapace, it is a very slow mover. It uses its tough and sturdy defensive capabilities to protect fragile Larvabidae from harm.

Game locations

Availability None Evolve Larvabidae Tall grass Cave Floor Surfing Fishing Trees Rocks Fossil Casino prize Egg Trade One Other

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60	120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 70	67 - 134	130 - 262
Defense: 109	102 - 177	200 - 348
Sp.Atk: 42	42 - 103	80 - 201
Sp.Def: 109	102 - 177	200 - 348
Speed: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 430   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Web Ball Bug Special 06565 100100% 15 00Start String Shot Bug Status 0000— 09595% 40 00Start Poison Sting Poison Physical 01515 100100% 35 044 Tackle Normal Physical 05050 100100% 35 077 Supersonic Normal Status 0000— 05555% 20 1010 Harden Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 1313 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 1616 Magnitude Ground Physical 0000Varies 100100% 30 1919 Rollout Rock Physical 03030 09090% 20 2222 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100100% 20 2525 Wide Guard Rock Status 0000— 00——% 10 2828 Steamroller Bug Physical 06565 100100% 20 3131 Spikes Ground Status 0000— ——% 20 3434 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100100% 10 3737 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— ——% 15 4040 Shield Bash Steel Physical 07070 100100% 15 4343 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 09090% 10 4646 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100100% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Caracrust obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caracrust Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caracrust Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caracrust

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 10 TM51 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM63 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM74 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 5 TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 03030 100}}100% 20 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM97 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caracrust Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caracrust Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caracrust

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Price  AncientPower Rock Special 60 100% 5 6 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 2 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 12 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 10 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 8 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 4 Iron Defense Steel Status — —% 15 2 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 2 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 4 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 6

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caracrust Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caracrust Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Caracrust

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Leech Life Bug Physical 20 100% 15 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10 Twineedle Bug Physical 25 100% 20 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 20 95% 20 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Caracrust Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caracrust Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caracrust

By a prior evolution

By a prior evolution

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Flail Normal Physical Varies 100% 15 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15 Work Up Normal Status — —% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Caracrust Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Caracrust

Evolution

Unevolved Larvabidae  Bug	Level 16 (Atk > Def) →	First evolution Caranox  Bug  Poison
	Level 16 (Atk = Def) →	First evolution Carajoule  Bug  Electric
	Level 16 (Atk < Def) →	First evolution Caracrust  Bug  Ground

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
	File:038s.png	File:038sb.png

Trivia

Design origin

Caracrust is based on a hard-shelled beetle.

Name origin

Caracrust's name is a combination of carapace, Carabidae, (the family name for ground beetles) and crust, the outermost layer of the Earth.

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