Where can I find Kabuto in Polished Crystal?

Kabuto cannot be caught in the wild. It may be obtained through evolution, trading, or special events.

Kabuto is a rock/water-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Kabuto learn in Polished Crystal?

Kabuto can learn 14+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Kabuto have?

Kabuto's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Swift Swim, Battle Armor, Weak Armor.

Kabuto - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

Three hundred million years ago, it hid on the sea floor. It also has eyes on its back that glow.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

RockWater

Dex

#259

Best obtain method

Wild encounter

Abilities

Swift Swim(Primary)

Boosts its Speed in rain.

Battle Armor(Secondary)

Protects from critical hits.

Weak Armor(Hidden)

Physical attacks trade Def for Spe.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Egg Groups

water1, water3

Hatch Rate

Slow (30 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

119

EV Yield

1 Defense

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×4fighting ×2ground ×2

Resists

normal ×0.5fire ×0.25ice ×0.5poison ×0.5flying ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Kabuto

Base form

→

Kabutops

Level up Kabuto to Lv. 40

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

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Level Up Moves (14)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
1	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
1	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
6	Absorb	grass		20	100	25
6	Absorb	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
AbsorbLevel: 6
grass		20	100	25
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
11	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
11	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 11
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
16	Rock Throw	rock		50	90	15
16	Rock Throw	Drops rocks on the enemy.
Rock ThrowLevel: 16
rock		50	90	15
Drops rocks on the enemy.
21	Leer	normal		0	100	30
21	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 21
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
26	Endure	normal		0	100	10
26	Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
EndureLevel: 26
normal		0	100	10
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
31	Aqua Jet	water		40	100	20
31	Aqua Jet	A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
Aqua JetLevel: 31
water		40	100	20
A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
36	Mega Drain	grass		40	100	15
36	Mega Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Mega DrainLevel: 36
grass		40	100	15
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
41	Screech	normal		0	85	40
41	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 41
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
46	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
46	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 46
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
51	Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10
51	Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga DrainLevel: 51
grass		75	100	10
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
56	Iron Head	steel		80	100	15
56	Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron HeadLevel: 56
steel		80	100	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
61	Shell Smash	normal		0	100	15
61	Shell Smash	Lowers defenses, raises offenses.
Shell SmashLevel: 61
normal		0	100	15
Lowers defenses, raises offenses.

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Egg Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Aurora Beam	ice		65	100	20
Aurora Beam	An attack that may lower Attack.
Aurora Beam
ice		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Attack.
Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble Beam
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
Confuse Ray	ghost		0	100	10
Confuse Ray	A move that may confuse the foe.
Confuse Ray
ghost		0	100	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
Foresight	normal		0	100	40
Foresight	Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Foresight
normal		0	100	40
Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Rapid Spin	normal		50	100	20
Rapid Spin	A high-speed spinning attack.
Rapid Spin
normal		50	100	20
A high-speed spinning attack.
Screech	normal		0	85	40
Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
Screech
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
Take Down	normal		90	100	15
Take Down	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Take Down
normal		90	100	15
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Dig	ground		90	100	10
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20
Slaps down the foe's held item.

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TM/HM Moves (28)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Leech Life	bug		80	100	10	TM50
Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech Life
bug		80	100	10	TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (10)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Earth Power	ground		90	100	10	MT10
Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth Power
ground		90	100	10	MT10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Head	steel		80	100	15	MT17
Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head
steel		80	100	15	MT17
An attack that may cause flinching.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Rollout	rock		30	90	20	MT20
Rollout	Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Rollout
rock		30	90	20	MT20
Attacks 5 turns with rising power.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Base Stats

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Kabuto

Strategy & Usage Tips

Evolution Chain

Level Up Moves (14)

Egg Moves (9)

TM/HM Moves (28)

Move Tutor Moves (10)

Base Stats