Kabutops

Type HP Attack Defense Speed Special Attack Special Defense Total
60 115 105 80 65 70 495
#321 0' 5.1"
89.39 lbs.
Shellfish Pokémon 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.
Ability capacity:
82
Egg group(s):
Water 1
Water 3
EV Yield:
Attack: 2
Growth:
Medium Fast
Catch Rate:
45

Evolution

Kabuto
Level 40Kabutops

Wild Encounters

Type Map Chance Level

Trainers

Team Nova Grunt
Vibrava Lv. 46
Abilities Moves
Levitate
Compound Eyes
Frisk
Earthquake
Sandstorm
Uproar
Hyper Beam
Toxtricity Lv. 48
Abilities Moves
Rattled
Poison Touch
Klutz
Static
Discharge
Poison Jab
Overdrive
Boomburst
Pinsir Lv. 46
Abilities Moves
Hyper Cutter
Sharpness
Inner Focus
Submission
Storm Throw
Swords Dance
Thrash
Dragalge Lv. 48
Abilities Moves
Poison Point
Mimicry
Grass Pelt
Poison Touch
Aqua Tail
Sludge Bomb
Noxious Terrain
Hydro Pump
Kabutops Lv. 46
Abilities Moves
Swift Swim
Hyper Cutter
Sand Veil
Ancient Power
Brine
Protect
Aqua Cutter
Frostidon Lv. 48
Abilities Moves
Ice Body
Frozen Body
Wonder Skin
Thick Fat
Uproar
Freeze-Dry
Dragon Dance
Dragon Pulse
Sailor Duffin
Kabutops Lv. 50
Abilities Moves
Swift Swim
Hyper Cutter
Sand Veil
Brine
Protect
Aqua Cutter
Leech Life
Omastar Lv. 50
Abilities Moves
Swift Swim
Rough Skin
Rock Head
Weak Armor
Tickle
Spiky Shield
Ancient Power
Ceaseless Edge
Kingler Lv. 50
Abilities Moves
Hyper Cutter
Sand Veil
Long Reach
Shell Armor
Slam
Protect
Guillotine
Lunge
Fossil Fiend Francis
Aerophagus Lv. 55
Abilities Moves
Mummy
Wandering Spirit
Drowsy Aura
Lifelink
Guard Split
Destiny Bond
Shadow Ball
Power Split
Palossand Lv. 54
Abilities Moves
Water Compaction
Sand Spit
Heatproof
Lightning Rod
Giga Drain
Shadow Ball
Earth Power
Shore Up
Kabutops Lv. 55
Abilities Moves
Swift Swim
Hyper Cutter
Sand Veil
Brine
Protect
Aqua Cutter
Leech Life
Aerodactyl Lv. 54
Abilities Moves
Rock Head
Dragon's Maw
Air Lock
Unnerve
Predation
Dual Wingbeat
Rock Slide
Sky Drop
Hiker Kiara
Iguastol Lv. 54
Abilities Moves
Hydration
Mimicry
Color Change
Mud Shot
Shear Force
Stealth Rock
Simoom
Barbaracle Lv. 55
Abilities Moves
Tough Claws Fury Cutter
Night Slash
Razor Shell
Cross Chop
Kabutops Lv. 56
Abilities Moves
Swift Swim
Hyper Cutter
Sand Veil
Protect
Aqua Cutter
Leech Life
Liquidation

Battle Frontier

Kabutops @ Razor Claw
Abilities Moves
Aqua Cutter
Rock Slide
Slash
Swords Dance
Kabutops @ Sea Incense
Abilities Moves
Weak Armor
Tectonic Armor
Aqua Jet
Ceaseless Edge
Silly Slash
Metal Sound

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
Evolve Slash 70 100 20
1 Slash 70 100 20
1 Night Slash 70 100 15
1 Feint 30 100 10
1 Absorb 30 100 25
1 Harden 30
1 Scratch 40 100 35
1 Sand Attack 100 15
15 Aqua Jet 40 100 20
20 Leer 100 30
25 Mud Shot 55 95 15
30 Ancient Power 60 100 5
35 Brine 65 100 10
43 Protect 10
46 Aqua Cutter 70 100 20
49 Leech Life 80 100 10
56 Liquidation 85 100 10
63 Metal Sound 85 40
70 Stone Edge 100 80 5
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kabutops
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kabutops

By TM

TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
TM 002 Aqua Jet 40 100 20
TM 005 Toxic 90 10
TM 010 Hidden Power 60 100 15
TM 013 Blizzard 110 70 5
TM 015 Reflect 20
TM 018 Rain Dance 5
TM 019 Giga Drain 75 100 10
TM 023 Return 100 20
TM 027 Double Team 15
TM 030 Sandstorm 10
TM 031 Brick Break 75 100 15
TM 034 Secret Power 70 100 20
TM 037 Thief 60 100 25
TM 061 Ancient Power 60 100 5
TM 076 Surf 90 100 15
TM 088 Polar Plunge 80 95 15
TM 098 Knock Off 65 100 20
TM 099 Liquidation 85 100 10
TM 101 Hyper Beam 150 90 5
TM 105 Water Pulse 60 100 20
TM 107 Hydro Pump 110 80 5
TM 110 Giga Impact 150 90 5
TM 119 Flip Turn 60 100 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kabutops
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kabutops

By breeding

Parents Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
Aurora Beam 65 100 20
Bubble Beam 65 100 20
Confuse Ray 100 10
Dig 80 100 10
Flail 100 15
Foresight 40
Giga Drain 75 100 10
Icy Wind 55 95 15
Knock Off 65 100 20
Mega Drain 55 100 15
Mud Shot 55 95 15
Rapid Spin 50 100 40
Screech 85 40
Take Down 90 85 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kabutops
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kabutops

By tutoring

Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP
Absorb 30 100 25
Accelerock 40 100 20
Aerial Ace 60 20
Aqua Cutter 70 100 20
Attract 100 15
Aurora Beam 65 100 20
Bide 10
Body Slam 85 100 15
Brine 65 100 10
Bubble Beam 65 100 20
Captivate 100 20
Confide 20
Confuse Ray 100 10
Curse 10
Dig 80 100 10
Double-Edge 120 100 15
Earth Power 90 100 10
Endure 10
Facade 70 100 20
Flail 100 15
Foresight 40
Frustration 100 20
Hail 10
Harden 30
Headbutt 70 100 15
Hone Claws 15
Ice Beam 90 100 10
Icy Wind 55 95 15
Iron Defense 15
Leech Life 80 100 10
Leer 100 30
Mega Drain 55 100 15
Metal Sound 85 40
Meteor Beam 120 90 10
Mimic 10
Mud Shot 55 95 15
Mud-Slap 20 100 10
Natural Gift 100 15
Protect 10
Rage 20 100 20
Rapid Spin 50 100 40
Razor Shell 75 95 10
Rest 10
Rock Blast 25 90 10
Rock Polish 20
Rock Slide 75 90 10
Rock Smash 40 100 15
Rock Throw 50 90 15
Rock Tomb 60 95 15
Rollout 30 90 20
Round 60 100 15
Sand Attack 100 15
Scald 80 100 15
Scratch 40 100 35
Screech 85 40
Shore Up 10
Skitter Smack 70 90 10
Slash 70 100 20
Sleep Talk 10
Smack Down 50 100 15
Snore 50 100 15
Stealth Rock 20
Stone Edge 100 80 5
Substitute 10
Surging Strikes 25 100 5
Swagger 85 15
Take Down 90 85 20
Tinker 100 15
Water Gun 40 100 25
Waterfall 90 100 15
Whirlpool 35 85 15
Wring Out 120 100 5
Aqua Tail 90 90 10
Brutal Swing 90 100 20
Ceaseless Edge 65 90 15
Combat Torque 100 100 10
Cross Poison 70 100 20
Cut 50 95 30
Dire Claw 80 100 15
Dive 80 100 10
Feint 30 100 10
Fractal Bash 100 10
Fury Cutter 40 95 20
Hydrofoil 50 100 20
Icicle Burst 100 10
Icicle Crash 85 90 10
Kowtow Cleave 85 10
Lash Out 75 100 5
Low Kick 100 20
Mega Kick 120 75 5
Nature Power 95 20
Night Slash 70 100 15
Primal Pursuit 80 100 20
Psyblade 80 100 15
Psycho Cut 70 100 20
Razor Wind 70 100 10
Rock Climb 90 85 20
Seismic Toss 100 20
Silly Slash 70 100 15
Skull Bash 130 100 10
Solar Blade 125 100 10
Submission 120 100 20
Superpower 120 100 5
Swords Dance 20
Trop Kick 70 100 15
X-Scissor 80 100 15
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kabutops
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kabutops

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level Ability Cost Description
1 Swift Swim 60 Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
1 Battle Armor 60 Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
16 Weak Armor 27 Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
30 Sand Veil 3 Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
44 Hyper Cutter 12 The Pokémon's pride of its pincers prevents other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
58 Adaptability 77 Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
72 Sharpness 39 Boosts the power of slicing moves.
86 Intrepid Sword 82 Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
100 Tough Claws 79 Powers up moves that make direct contact.
  • Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled
  • Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc Ability Cost Description
Disc 01 Battle Armor 60 Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Disc 26 Super Luck 35 The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
Disc 41 Swift Swim 60 Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
Disc 45 Sand Veil 3 Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Disc 51 Cecity -19 This Pokémon's poor eyesight makes its moves more likely to miss.
Disc 59 Stamina 33 Boosts the Defense stat when hit by an attack.
  • Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled
  • Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability Cost Description
Adaptability 77 Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Aftermath 11 Damages the attacker if it contacts the Pokémon with a finishing hit.
Butterfingers -3 The Pokémon may drop its held item when hit by a damaging move.
Calcifate 75 Normal-type moves become Rock-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Cold-Blooded 33 Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Color Change 1 The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Contrary 82 Makes stat changes have an opposite effect.
Distillize 77 Normal-type moves become Water-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Filter 58 Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Heavy Water 7 Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats in Rain.
Slow Start -94 For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Stall -12 The Pokémon moves after all other Pokémon do.
Sturdy 16 It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either.
Tough Claws 79 Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Truant -67 The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Weak Armor 27 Physical attacks to the Pokémon lower its Defense stat but sharply raise its Speed stat.
Anger Shell 57 When HP drops to half or less, defenses are lowered but attack and Speed are raised.
Hyper Cutter 12 The Pokémon's pride of its pincers prevents other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
Inflexible -33 This Pokémon can only use the first move it uses in battle.
Intrepid Sword 82 Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Quick Feet 12 Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.
Scrappy 11 The Pokémon can hit Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal-and Fighting-type moves.
Sharpness 39 Boosts the power of slicing moves.
Stalwart 11 Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Tectonic Armor 11 Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Tectonic Terrain.
  • Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled
  • Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled