Crabominable/Crabrawler

>>33059468
Huh, yeah that's kinda interesting. Is this mentioned anywhere as serving a purpose?

>>33059487
It's because it's a yeti

>>33059487
More surface area to apply grip on snowy surfaces?

Also, its a cartoon monster

With such goofy long arms, it'd be cool if that's how it walked.

>>33059498
Yeah, I put together the whole snowshoe/he walks with his arms thing together right after I asked. Hm.

>>33059468
Still can't figure out how to evolve this guy.

>>33059512
Go to the elite 4 area and level him once.

>>33059512
Level it up on Mount Lanakila.
But you could have just looked that up, you know.

>>33059487
- Snowshoes
- Yeti prints
- Boxing pads, going from young boxer to old trainer

>>33059487
No but I like to imagine Alolans spent decades looking for a large humanoid creature the same way we always try to catch Bigfoot, only to later realize it was Crabominable all along.

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Friendly reminder that its teeth resemble eyes, to scare others during snowstorms. This piece of art shows it off well with the palette.

>>33059547
Is the bra for scaring them off, too?

When this guy was first seen everyone dug deep into its design. There are an absolute mountain of design choices and intended meanings behind this guy's design, both from Crabrawler and Crabominable. It has an astounding number of inspirations that all work together perfectly. It's honestly one of the best examples of a Pokémon design with genuine and worthwhile complexity.

Does anyone have the screenshot compilation from when it was first shown?

>>33059553
most definitely

>>33059547
Shit, that's brilliant.

>>33059547
If those were its actual eyes it'd look less goofy, but I suppose it'll have to do

>>33059553
It's for making it look more like an ape.

>>33059468
Except it doesn't walk on its claws and we have yet to see this put into practice so...

Plus the way the claws are shaped they couldn't even open up like crab claws. If anything, it looks like the bottom purple section opens up like a trash bin. How is that supposed to grip anything?

>>33059547
That's a headcanon. This also serves no purpose since it already has eyes that remain white whether they are open or closed - it doesn't need a faux pair to scare off others.

Admit it, Crabominable is an abomination, but not in the way the name suggests.

>>33059468
Anyone who hates crabominable is pathetic. People who are like "it's stupid and ugly herp derp" probably got fucked up by it in TR>>33059468

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>>33059553
maybe to seduce them

>>33059534
>our world's big foot could be just a big land crab with feet-shaped pincers, or maybe a land octopus that uses tree bark as armor
/x/ should be discussing this instead of political conspiracies

>>33059519
>>33059522
Really hope we can have it sooner in USM

>>33059668
Knowing GF, they will relegate the evolution spot in a postgame area in order to make space for a Kantomon.

The only thing to hate about crabominable is the lackluster stats, I wish that both him and crabrawler had a higher base stats that just moved around upon evolving like scyther, with crabrawler as the strong one and crabominable as the defensive one (I know >defensive ice type, but it fits thematically as the old lost master/trainer), although it would be kinda shit for someone that wants to keep the crabrawler to accidentally level him up in the mountain.

>>33059902
>The only thing to hate about crabominable is the lackluster stats
And the hideous design.

>>33059902
Just press b during evolution or make it hold an everstone

>>33059902
>lackluster stats
few fighting types have base attack stats over 130. Be thankful

>>33059636
It does walk with its claws. You can even hear the claws bashing the ground in its battle cry.

>>33059902
and the shit design.

>can't belly drum
>can't ice shard
>can't mach punch
>can't sword dance
>can't crabhammer

>>33060093
It learns Crabhammer though. Crabrawler does, and then you evolve it.

More than Mew can say for itself

>>33059554
Just because design is "complex" and "meaningful" doesn't mean it isn't ugly as sin.

>>33060456
>implying ugly = bad design
lol

>>33060471
There is a line between intentionally ugly design and atrocious horrendous piece of shit like Crabominable.

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>>33059554
Good concept =/= good design. There are plenty of Pokémon with incredibly plain or even stupid concepts that end up looking great, just as there are plenty of Pokémon that have fantastic concepts that end up looking like crap. All of those cool little intricacies, influences and inspirations don't mean anything if the designer can't tie them all together in a visually appealing way.
I feel bad for Crabominable because I love it on concept alone but I hate the design, and I don't think it had to be that way. Poor thing deserved better.

>>33060701
>that last post
F

I think it looks fine and I'm experimenting with some battle options in doubles like giving him Water Bubble or activating anger point with frost breath.

>>33060849
Wait.... YOU CAN DO THAT?

Do people use that in VGC? It's an immediate +6, how have I never heard of that?

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>>33060921
I'm no competitive player but I love pairing it with a Dazzling Trick Room/Frost Breath Bruxish. If the opponent decides to focus on killing +6 Crabominable without anything to stop a Protect, then Bruxish is free to set up Trick Room and let Crabominable do its thing. Very unreliable but even more so satisfying. Don't try in an actual competitive format.

>>33060921
I remember running into a guy using that kind of strategy in the Tiny Tourney, except he used a Primeape instead of a Crabominable. Thankfully, the Frost Breath missed, otherwise things may have gone very badly for me.
But that's the only time I've seen it used. I don't know if it's considered a viable strategy.

>>33059547
Hope all these thing play a role in the anime episode

>>33059636
You can he it open its claws in the game you alliwantisfurries dick

>>33060687
I love him, more so than the prevo. Fight me

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>>33060074
>It does walk with its claws
https://youtu.be/ABPd7vwocuY
1:30
And nowhere does it say that Crabominable walks with its claws.
>You can even hear the claws bashing the ground in its battle cry.
Reaching.
>>33061053
No shit the claws open up but the way the claws are shaped they wouldn't even function properly. Pic related.

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Climb back to the top.

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>>33059468
kek

I'm so happy crabrawler was my first RE shiny in gen 7. I love him an crabominable now

>>33060921
I remember some krookodile-smeargle shenanigans in some gen VI battlespot matches, not the most common, but it did happen.

>>33060074
Wait -- is this fucker serious?

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>>33059547
Holy shit

>>33059468
Anyone else wishes we're able to make Crabrawler evolve early in USUM? Or at least give it some more egg moves/move tutors?

>>33059554
It's a shame it's such a shitty pokemon in practice

Ice/Fighting was a combo I was looking forward to for a long time but they really fucked over the poor thing with stats and moves

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>>33061250
you should check the tcg art. it's walking using its claws to leave footprints in a few of those.

>>33059468
Gorilla Arm Crab

>>33059553
Well if the teeth are meant to look like eyes, the bra could look like a huge mouth

>>33060821
I agree completely.And if found another reason to hate trisomy crab;as you can see in >>33061250's image its design isn't just ugly,it's dysfunctional too.
>>33065474
Everyone thinks that anon.
>>33066828
Its opponents would have to be braindead to be scared by that.

>>33067368
>>33061250
It lives on top of a fucking mountain. The claws aren't for breaking shells, they're for punching.

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>>33066785
I get where you're coming from, but there's no indication on this image that the Crabominable is strategically placing his palms in the snow to mimic a path of bipedal footprints.

Given the pose, it just looks like he's in an attacking position, and the marks left around him were from previous strikes.

I'll admit defeat when I see it in action. Maybe they'll nod to this supposed trait in the anime.

>>33067486
not the anon you're responding to, but could it be a territorial thing? Some bears and big cats strip bark from trees, maybe crabominable leaves claw prints.

>>33067499
That's still a "maybe"!
Once I see it canonically portrayed or nodded to, then I'll accept it. Until then, it's just a headcanon.
>>33067400
Despite how they're used, a crab claw should be able to grip and pick up objects.

>>33067486
no one is suggesting it's "strategically" doing it. when you leave footprints in the snow do you do it strategically? it's simply just how it chooses to walk at times.

instead of calling it a headcanon and being this unbelievably autistic about it,maybe you should provide reasoning to why game freak have a pokemon based on a yeti with footprints on its hands, pushing said imprints into the snow just like the yet it's based on.

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>>33060821
This hurts me the most

An ice/fighting yeti mountain crab with a well thought out concept and a shounen anime storyline built into it is everything I would want into a pokemon, but it just looks so stupid.

It's not even ugly, just retarded looking. They have all the pieces of a great design there, but they're stuck together with staples and old duct tape. They were inches from a great design and they just swerved head on into a gas station.

>>33060456
>>33060687
>>33060821
>>33067368
>>33067986
Look at all this shit taste.

>>33067751
not even anon but what purpose would putting prints in the snow have if they dont look like a walking pattern? some animals create fake trails that lead nowhere to fool predators, would those animals just place footprints randomly wherever for the fuck of it? no, don't be retarded. it has to be believable or else the ruse doesnt work. and in crabominable's sake, then it wouldnt be able to scare off others.
>it's simply just how it chooses to walk at times
says who??? i never saw this shit. you're both being autistic, but you're on a whole new level
>>33067986
fuck off with this garbage. >>33060821 is the only good one

>>33068398
>not even anon but what purpose would putting prints in the snow have if they dont look like a walking pattern? some animals create fake trails that lead nowhere to fool predators, would those animals just place footprints randomly wherever for the fuck of it? no, don't be retarded. it has to be believable or else the ruse doesnt work. and in crabominable's sake, then it wouldnt be able to scare off others.

what the fuck are you even talking about. how are you not understanding that the reason for the footprints is just game freak referencing the famous yeti footprints. they clearly just wanted to add a way for it to do footprints into the design, they obviously don't give two shits about whether it uses them to fool predators or set them to make a ruse because it's not mentioned in its behaviour, it's just a neat little extra, a pop culture reference. and you have the gall to say i'm being autistic when you're here getting worked up because you require a massive backstory for a tiny little reference.

>says who? i never saw this shit.

it's literally doing it in TWO official artworks. keep up thicko.

What does it look like with its mouth closed?

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>>33068544
>it's literally doing it in TWO official artworks
its claws do look like yeti prints, but this is wrong and is why its still just a headcanon
remember kids, insulting someone's desire for evidence makes your theories factually correct!

>>33066785
It doesn't look like it's walking, but attacking with its claws.

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>>33068610
He actually looks a lot better!
Well, the style of the art in this picture certainly plays a big part in it too, but better nonetheless.

>>33069024
He looks less derpy with his mouth closed.

>>33059668
>thinking there will be new/different areas in USUM

lol the naivety

I fucking love crabominable