Kabutops

#141

Rock Water

Kabutops is a Rock/Water type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Kabutops Pokédex Data

Species

Shellfish Pokémon

Height

1.3 m (4′03″)

Weight

40.5 kg (89.3 lbs)

Catch rate

45 (5.9%)

Base friendship

Base Exp.

173

EV yield

2 Atk

Growth rate

Medium Fast

Egg cycles

30 (7,454–7,710 steps)

Gender ratio

♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%

Egg groups

Water 1Water 3

Kabutops Abilities

Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor (hidden)

Kabutops Base Stats

60230–324

Attack

115211–361

Defense

105193–339

Sp. Atk

65121–251

Sp. Def

70130–262

Speed

80148–284

Total495

Min–Max at Lv. 100

Kabutops Type Matchups

grass ×4 electric ×2 fighting ×2 ground ×2 normal ×0.5 ice ×0.5 poison ×0.5 flying ×0.5 fire ×0.25

Kabutops Evolution Chain

Level 40

Kabutops Moves

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
1	Absorb	Grass	1	special	20%	100
1	Harden	Normal	1	status	-	30
1	Scratch	Normal	1	physical	40%	100
34	Absorb	Grass	34	special	20%	100
39	Slash	Normal	39	physical	70%	100
46	Leer	Normal	46	status	100%	100
53	Hydro Pump	Water	53	special	120%	80

Moves learnt by HM

HM	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
03	Surf	Water	3	special	95%	100
02	Razor Wind	Normal	2	physical	80%	75
03	Swords Dance	Normal	3	status	-	20
05	Mega Kick	Normal	5	physical	120%	75
06	Toxic	Poison	6	status	90%	85
08	Body Slam	Normal	8	physical	85%	100
09	Take Down	Normal	9	physical	90%	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	10	physical	100%	100
11	BubbleBeam	Water	11	special	65%	100
12	Water Gun	Water	12	special	40%	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	13	special	95%	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	14	special	120%	90
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	15	physical	150%	90
17	Submission	Fighting	17	physical	80%	80
19	Seismic Toss	Fighting	19	physical	100%	100
20	Rage	Normal	20	physical	20%	100
31	Mimic	Normal	31	status	-	100
32	Double Team	Normal	32	status	-	15
33	Reflect	Psychic	33	status	-	20
34	Bide	Normal	34	physical	-	10
40	Skull Bash	Normal	40	physical	100%	100
44	Rest	Psychic	44	status	-	5
50	Substitute	Normal	50	status	-	10

Kabutops Pokédex Entries

Red, Blue:Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids.
Yellow:A slim and fast swimmer. It slices its prey with its sharp sickles and drinks the body fluids.
Gold:In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast.
Silver:With sharp claws, this ferocious, ancient POKéMON rips apart prey and sucks their body fluids.
Crystal:It was able to swim quickly through the water by compactly folding up its razor-sharp sickles.
Ruby, Sapphire:KABUTOPS swam underwater to hunt for its prey in ancient times. The POKéMON was apparently evolving from being a water-dweller to living on land as evident from the beginnings of change in its gills and legs.
FireRed:It swims freely through water. It catches prey with its scythe-like arms and drains the victim’s fluids.
LeafGreen:Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains their fluids.
Emerald:KABUTOPS once swam underwater to hunt for prey. It was apparently evolving from being a water dweller to living on land as evident from changes in its gills and legs.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum:It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land.
HeartGold:In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast.
SoulSilver:With sharp claws, this ferocious, ancient Pokémon rips apart prey and sucks their body fluids.
Black, White, Black 2, White 2:It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land.
X:In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast.
Y:A slim and fast swimmer. It slices its prey with its sharp sickles and drinks the body fluids.
Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire:Kabutops swam underwater to hunt for its prey in ancient times. The Pokémon was apparently evolving from being a water dweller to living on land as evident from the beginnings of change in its gills and legs.
Ultra Sun:Its body had begun to change so it could function on land. But it didn’t adapt in time and went extinct.
Ultra Moon:It swims at speeds of roughly 29 knots, quickly closing in on its prey and slashing into them with its scythes to finish them off.
Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee:A slim and fast swimmer. It sliced its prey with its sharp sickles and drank the body fluids.
Sword:Kabutops slices its prey apart and sucks out the fluids. The discarded body parts become food for other Pokémon.
Shield:The cause behind the extinction of this species is unknown. Kabutops were aggressive Pokémon that inhabited warm seas.
Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl:It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land.