Dwayne's Crawdaunt

**Dwayne's Crawdaunt** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのシザリガー** *Douein's Shizariger*) is the fifth Pokémon that Dwayne captured during his travels in the Hoenn region, and his twenth-sixth overall.

## **New Era**

### **Hoenn Again**

While Dwayne and his Pokémon training for their rematch against Brawly, they all notice that their tent is walking away. Dwayne gives chase and the menace soon crashes into a tree and it begins to flee underground. Dwayne tells Dragonair to stop it with Wrap, but as Dragonair wraps herself around the creature, she is pulled along. Treecko grabs on to help, but it is also dragged forward. Dwayne, Gardevoir, Swablu, and Combusken all grab the thread and start to heave, but the creature drags them along the beach. It soon retreats to the water, causing everyone to fall in. Once Dwayne's clothes are hung up to dry, he stands on the beach covered in sand. He inspects the damaged tent and the ruined rice balls that litter the beach, wondering what could have done such a thing and considers that a Diglett, a Krabby, or an Aron might be the culprit. Seeing how strong the mysterious Pokémon was, Dwayne declares that he wants to catch it.

That night, Dwayne and his Pokémon sit by some bushes and wait for the mysterious creature to take their bait. Dwayne then suddenly hears something behind him, but it is too late. The creature smashes into Dwayne and his Pokémon, sending them all flying onto the beach. It continues its pursuit, prompting them to gives chase. Dwayne tells Combusken to use Fire Spin. The attack hits, but the menace quickly disappears underground and without a trace. The following morning, Dwayne is slumped against the tent in exhaustion, but still keen to find out what the mysterious creature is. Dwayne then remembers that he saw a red "horn" protrude from the sand after it was hit by Combusken's earlier attack. Dwayne then heads back to the beach and has Combusken make several huge holes in the sand with Dig.

That night, Dwayne waits in the bushes again while watching the Pokémon food. Dwayne alerts his Pokémon as four large bunches of seaweed emerge from the water. They walk up and begin to eat the Pokémon food. Dwayne comments on how the plan is working and sets some more food on a nearby rock. One of the seaweed bunches spies this and they head towards the new food, only to fall into a hole. Dwayne approaches, but the creature suddenly emerges from the hole and smashes into him, sending Dwayne flying back but Gardevoir catches him. The creature is revealed to be a Corphish.

Dwayne scans it with the Pokédex, and the Pokédex notes its territorial behavior is a classic trait of Corphish. Dwayne reiterates his desire to catch Corphish, fully aware of its incredible speed and power. He sends in Combusken as Corphish gets up. Combusken starts with Fire Spin, but Corphish dodges and uses Bubble Beam. It then burrows into the sand, leaving Combusken confused. Corphish soon emerges, sending Combusken flying into the air with Crabhammer. As he descends, Combusken tries to use Quick Attack, but Corphish catches him with its pincers and chucks him at Dwayn, who remarks that this Corphish is stronger than anticipated, and that he has a challenge on his hands. Dwayne then calls on Treecko for assistance. Dwayne tells Treecko to meditate, and he closes his eyes and stands there. The sun begins to rise and Corphish becomes impatient. It uses Bubble Beam, but Dwayne tells Treecko to hit them away. It uses Pound to break through the attack. Corphish begins to steam and rushes in for a Crabhammer, but Treecko lashes it with a Quick Attack, sending Corphish flying. Treecko follows up with Pound and Corphish lands on the ground. Dwayne instantly throws a Poké Ball, officially catching Corphish. Dwayne calls Corphish out and kneels down to introduce himself. Corphish smiles and shakes his hand, but ends up tossing Dwayne in the process.

The next day, Dwayne and Corphish battled together for the first time, when they faced off against Josie and her Sableye. Dwayne has Corphish use Crabhammer and Sableye uses Detect to dodge. Josie then calls for a Power Gem, though Corphish manoeuvres himself out of the way, and dodges a follow-up Shadow Claw. Corphish prepares to land a Vise Grip when Brawly arrives on the scene. Josie is particularly nervous to see Brawly and recalls her Sableye. Brawly informs everyone that a hurricane is due to hit the area and calls for them to find a safer spot to evacuate to. The next morning, Corphish and Sableye have their rematch. Josie makes the first move, with her Sableye preparing to land a Knock Off. Dwayne orders Corphish to use Iron Defense, protecting himself from Sableye's attack, and retaliates with Crabhammer. However, Sableye surprisingly evades the attack and uses Power Gem, which Corphish takes head-on without significant damage. Dwayne orders a follow-up Bubble Beam, but Sableye leaps to the left. Dwayne urges Corphish to stay put as Sableye rushes in for a Shadow Claw. Corphish makes a sudden leap before knocking Sableye out with a direct Crabhammer.

During Dwayne's Dewford Gym battle against Brawly, Corphish was chosen as his second Pokémon to battle against Brawly's Machop. With a combination of Bubble Beam and two Crabhammers, Corphish knocks Machop out of the battle. Next up is Brawly's formidable Hariyama. Immediately, it springs into action with several Arm Thrusts. Dwayne quickly tells Corphish to use Iron Defense, in hopes that the bigger Pokémon will get tired as it keeps up the onslaught. This theory is quickly proven wrong, as Hariyama doesn't slow down in the slightest, and Dwayne instead orders Corphish to jump into the water. Hariyama follows, landing on a sturdy flat rock in the moat as it began the search for its foe. Dwayne knows Hariyama is a good surfer, but it's too big and heavy to move easily through the water like Corphish. Corphish quickly springs from the water, smacks Hariyama with a Crabhammer attack, and retreats back into the depths. Brawly, seeing this as a potential problem, orders his Pokémon to use Arm Thrust at the water, which brings Corphish back up. It then grabs the crustacean and swirled into a Seismic Toss, thrusting Corphish into the hard rock below and knocking it out.

When Dwayne challenged the Mauville Gym, Corphish was chosen as his first Pokémon to battle against Wattson's Raichu. Wattson questions Dwayne's choice, and Dwayne says that Corphish's power could overpower his type disadvantage. The battle begins with a clash of Raichu's Thunderbolt and Corphish's Bubble Beam, before Raichu goes into its strongest move, Volt Tackle, right after. Dwayne has Corphish use Bubble Beam again, but Raichu manages to push through the attack and send Corphish flying. Mid-fall, Raichu surprises Dwayne by using its tail to catch and fling Corphish. Dwayne quickly counters by having Corphish use Crabhammer while spinning, bouncing off a wall to hit Raichu. However, just before the attack hits, Wattson has Raichu use Reflect to shield itself, avoiding a lot of damage. Wattson compliments Dwayne's skills, and Dwayne remarks that he's used to turning challenging situations into opportunities. Seeing that Corphish is tiring out, Dwayne calls him back for a rest.

Corphish later gets called back out as Dwayne's final remaining Pokémon against Wattson's Electrode. Wattson is determined to finish the battle and tells Electrode to use Rollout, which strikes Corphish time and time again, getting stronger and faster with each hit. Before Corphish can be defeated, however, Dwayne tells him to jump on Electrode and use Crabhammer, quickly bringing the Ball Pokémon's rolling to a stop. Corphish starts rolling on top of Electrode to spin it in the opposite direction and gain control over its momentum. Just before Electrode hits a wall, Corphish jumps off of it, and as Electrode is sent bouncing off the wall, Corphish lands a finishing Crabhammer. However, Electrode then suddenly starts to detonate, the final blow having activated its Aftermath Ability. Dwayne quickly tells Corphish to use Protect, and when the explosion clears, Corphish is shown to be unscathed, leaving Electrode as the only one to have gone down. The referee then officially rules Dwayne as the winner of the match.

During Dwayne's Petalburg Gym battle against Gwendolyn, Corphish was chosen as his first Pokémon to battle against Gwendolyn's Donphan. Utilizing Corphish's speed, Dwayne orders him to use Vise Grip, but Donphan dodges and counterattacks with Horn Attack. Jumping out of the way, Corphish attacks with Crabhammer, but misses once again as Donphan leaps out of the way. Dazed, Corphish is unable to dodge Donphan's Take Down and is blasted across the arena. As Corphish recovers from Take Down, Dwayne realizes that he needs to change his strategy. He orders Corphish to attack with Bubble Beam. However, Donphan dodges this attack as well and responds with Rock Tomb. As a result, Dwayne recalls Corphish for some rest.

Corphish is soon called back out to face off against Gwendolyn's Gallade. Gallade dodges a Bubble Beam from Corphish and attacks with Signal Beam. Corphish blocks the attack with Bubble Beam but is hit with a surprise follow-up Close Combat. Sizing up Gallade, Dwayne suddenly comes up with a plan. He orders Corphish to use Vise Grip, dodging a Signal Beam from Gallade. As Corphish closes the distance, Gwendolyn orders Gallade to use Close Combat, but is surprised when Dwayne tells Corphish to switch over to Aqua Jet, and Corphish suddenly speeds towards Gallade with amazing speed, striking it before Gallade can attack. Seizing the opportunity, Corphish attacks with a follow-up Crabhammer, knocking Gallade out. However the effort is too much for Corphish and he passes out as well, resulting in a double KO.

During Dwayne's battle against Drake of the Hoenn Elite Four, Corphish was chosen as Dwayne's first Pokémon to battle against Drake's Shelgon. Corphish starts off by using Water Gun, and it hits Shelgon directly. However, Drake seems calm. Corphish repeats the attack, but this time Shelgon dodges it, although barely, with Double-Edge. Shelgon keeps charging at Corphish, but he is easily able to avoid it. Believing that he has Shelgon all tired out, Dwayne tells Corphish to use Aqua Jet. Drake doesn't seem to react until Corphish is in range before having Shelgon counter with Dragon Breath and follow up with Dragon Claw. The two attacks prove to be too much for Corphish, and the Water-type Pokémon faints.

During Dwayne's Sootopolis Gym challenge, Corphish was summoned to replace the fainted Vibrava to team with Absol against Juan's Sealeo and Seaking in a Double Battle. Corphish opens with a Water Gun, which Sealeo and Seaking dodge by diving. Juan uses this opportunity to mount an underwater attack against Dwayne's Pokémon by using Aurora Beam and Horn Attack. Absol jumps out of the way and Corphish is able to grab Seaking by the horn before it can attack, but Juan orders Seaking to use Horn Attack, which sends Corphish flying. Absol successfully uses Razor Wind on Seaking and narrowly dodges an Aurora Beam from Sealeo. Absol's attack leaves Seaking unable to battle.

Absol reappears a moment later "surfing" on Corphish. Juan orders several Ice Balls, which Dwayne initially deflects with Corphish's Crunch while Absol uses Razor Wind. Dwayne knows that Ice Ball becomes more powerful and takes longer to launch every time and so plans to move in the gap after the third ice ball. However, Sealeo launches the third ball extremely quickly and hits both Absol and Corphish. Juan orders a fifth Ice Ball as a coup de'grace, but is surprised when Absol is able to destroy it with Hyper Beam. As the shards of ice rain down on the distracted Sealeo, Corphish moves in with Aqua Jet, which leaves Sealeo unable to battle. The Gym match advances to the second round, with the field changing to a lake with several towers and more land.

During the second round, Corphish, still exhausted from his previous battle, gets chosen to battle against Juan's Luvdisc. Dwayne orders Corphish to open with a Water Gun, which Luvdisc deftly dodges and counters with a Water Gun of its own. Corphish manages to dodge the successive Sweet Kiss and counters with Crabhammer. Luvdisc easily dodges this attack as well and dives down. Dwayne orders Corphish to use Crabhammer on the water surface, which acts like a depth charge and knocks Luvdisc up out of the water. However, Luvdisc eludes Corphish's Crunch and uses its Ability Swift Swim, which takes effect because Corphish's Crabhammer created "rain" by spraying water. Though Luvdisc attacks Corphish with another Water Gun, Corphish manages to dodge and suppress the mist with Aqua Jet, which disables Swift Swim. Corphish hits Luvdisc with a Crunch, taking it out. For the second battle of the round, Juan calls out his Whiscash. Corphish attacks Whiscash with Water Gun, which Whiscash blocks with a surge of Surf. Whiscash retaliates with Rock Smash, which renders Corphish unable to battle.

In Dwayne's first preliminary round match-up of the Ever Grande Conference, Corphish was chosen to battle against Gilbert's Hitmonlee. Both Corphish and Hitmonlee charge towards each other, with Gilbert commanding a Rolling Kick, and Dwayne ordering Crunch. Hitmonlee leaps towards Corphish and kicks hard with his extendable legs. Though Corphish quickly dodges and quickly unleashes his Crunch on Dwayne's command, sending Hitmonlee crashing down to earth. Gilbert tells Hitmonlee to use High Jump Kick, and Hitmonlee attempts to hit Corphish while combining his attack with forward flips. Corphish, however, uses his speed to dodge all three kicks, leading Hitmonlee further and further towards the stadium wall.

Seeing his chance, Hitmonlee thrusts forward to attack, but Corphish makes a last minute dash to safety, causing Hitmonlee to hurt his knee against the hard surface of the stadium wall. Both Pokémon land and face-off, but Hitmonlee starts to feel the pain of his strained leg. As Hitmonlee's legs are his main source of attacking, they are also his weak spot, and so Gilbert senses that he'll have to end the battle fast, even if it means taking a risk. Gilbert tells Hitmonlee to use Mega Kick. The Fighting Pokémon responds, and smashes his foot hard into Corphish, but Corphish manages to use his pincers to grab ahold of Hitmonee's leg. As Hitmonlee struggles to free itself, Corphish begins battering him, slamming around by keeping its leg trapped within his pincers. With Hitmonlee's leg still trapped, Corphish suddenly evolves into Crawdaunt. However, this makes Gilbert happy as upon evolving, Crawdaunt becomes a Dark-type, which are weak against Fighting-types. However, Crawdaunt blasts Hitmonlee away with Dark Pulse, which leaves it staggered. Thinking fast, Dwayne orders an Aqua Jet before Hitmonlee can recover. The impact of the attacks cause an explosion to occur, and when the smoke clears, Hitmonlee falls to the ground, and Crawdaunt is declared the winner.

During Dwayne's battle against Jannette in the first round of the Finals Tournament of the Ever Grande Conference, Crawdaunt was chosen as his fourth Pokémon to battle against Jannette's Marshtomp. Dwayne orders Crawdaunt to use Crabhammer, and Jannette responds by telling Marshtomp to use Rock Smash. However, the continuous strikes from both Pokémon match blow for blow, canceling out. Jannette then orders Marshtomp to use Hydro Pump, which Dwayne counters by telling Crawdaunt to jump and use Crabhammer. Jannette does not seem worried, however, and tells Marshtomp to use its Mud Shot, stopping Crawdaunt in mid-air. Crawaunt gets flung across the arena and into the water by the attack. Dwayne calls out to Crawdaunt, who is dazed from Marshtomp's attack. Crawdaunt falls straight into the arena's water. As the announcer and Marshtomp wonder where Corphish could be, Jannette looks on confidently. Crawdaunt manages to sneak up to Marshtomp unnoticed before lashing its opponent with a successful Crabhammer to the face, sending it reeling. Jannette grits her teeth as Crawdaunt lands safely on one of the arena platforms, before ordering her fallen Marshtomp to use Take Down. Marshtomp does so, leaping towards Crawdaunt. However, just before Marshtomp can hit, Crawdaunt blasts Marshtomp it into the stadium wall with a Dark Pulse, knocking it out.

Jannette returns Marshtomp and calls back Hypno. Jannette orders Hypno to use Headbutt, but Dwayne recalls Crawdaunt before Hypno can land the attack. Later, Crawdaunt, still exhausted, gets summoned to battle Jannette's Sceptile as Dwayne's penultimate Pokémon, but due to his exhaustion, Sceptile easily knocks out Crawdaunt with a single Leaf Blade after pushing through his Dark Pulse.

During the following round, Dwayne chose Crawdaunt as his second Pokémon to battle against Layla's Steelix. Steelix spews Dragon Breath, but Crawdaunt dodges and uses Crabhammer. Steelix counters with a devastating Iron Tail. Steelix disappears underground and batters Crawdaunt into the air with Dig. Dwayne tells Crawdaunt to not give up and respond with Aqua Jet. Steelix dives underground to evade and smashes Crawdaunt into the air yet again. Crawdaunt lands a direct hit with Dark Pulse, but Layla shouts to Steelix to not give up. Both Crawdaunt and Steelix are commanded to use Crabhammer and Iron Tail, respectively, and the clash sends off blue energy in streaks. Crawdaunt is knocked to the ground by the clash and declared unable to battle, leaving Dwayne with four available Pokémon and Layla with three.

During the finals of the tournament, Crawdaunt was chosen as Dwayne's first Pokémon to battle against Raven's Duraludon. Crawdaunt uses Dark Pulse, and Duraludon counters with Hyper Beam, creating an explosion of light that reaches high into the sky. The explosion knocks out both Crawdaunt and Duraludon instantly.

When Dwayne set off to challenge the Battle Frontier, Crawdaunt, along with Altaria and Absol, was left off at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Crawdaunt is a very brash Pokémon; he will often charge into things without thinking about his actions first, which usually leads it into some kind of trouble. Dwayne respected Corphish for its power, hence why he initially caught it. However, he struggled to teach Corphish how to handle its own strength, particularly regarding his pincers.

Despite all of his social flaws, Crawdaunt is a very friendly Pokémon and is very loyal to his Trainer. He is also an effective battler, being able to defeat opponents quite larger in size than himself. His strength lies in its tough exoskeleton, making him durable to most attacks, as well as his physical strength, as Corphish was capable of easily dragging not only Dwayne, but also five of his Pokémon at once around a beach. His power was also quite overwhelming, allowing him to overcome type disadvantages, such as during his battle against Wattson's Raichu, and Gilbert's Hitmonlee.