Kabutopsin Pokémon Red++

rockwater

Pokédex Entry

Shellfish Pokémon

Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

RockWater

Dex

#141 Regional Dex

Growth Rate

mediumfast

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

Unknown

Hatch Rate

Unknown

Catch Rate

45

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

201

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

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

Resists

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

Evolution Chain

Base form

→

Level up Kabuto to Lv. 40

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How to Obtain

Kabutops has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve kabuto to get one.

Level Up Moves (15)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	SlashLevel: 1Slash	normal		PWR70	ACC100	PP20
1	SlashLevel: 1Slash
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch	normal		PWR40	ACC100	PP35
1	ScratchLevel: 1Scratch
1	HardenLevel: 1Harden	normal		PWR0	ACC100	PP30
1	HardenLevel: 1Harden
6	AbsorbLevel: 6Absorb	grass		PWR20	ACC100	PP25
6	AbsorbLevel: 6Absorb
11	Mud-slapLevel: 11Mud-slap	ground		PWR20	ACC100	PP10
11	Mud-slapLevel: 11Mud-slap
16	Rock ThrowLevel: 16Rock Throw	rock		PWR50	ACC90	PP15
16	Rock ThrowLevel: 16Rock Throw
21	LeerLevel: 21Leer	normal		PWR0	ACC100	PP30
21	LeerLevel: 21Leer
26	Mega DrainLevel: 26Mega Drain	grass		PWR40	ACC100	PP15
26	Mega DrainLevel: 26Mega Drain
31	Water PulseLevel: 31Water Pulse	water		PWR60	ACC100	PP20
31	Water PulseLevel: 31Water Pulse
36	Leech LifeLevel: 36Leech Life	bug		PWR80	ACC100	PP10
36	Leech LifeLevel: 36Leech Life
40	SlashLevel: 40Slash	normal		PWR70	ACC100	PP20
40	SlashLevel: 40Slash
45	ScreechLevel: 45Screech	normal		PWR0	ACC85	PP40
45	ScreechLevel: 45Screech
54	Ancient PowerLevel: 54Ancient Power	rock		PWR60	ACC100	PP5
54	Ancient PowerLevel: 54Ancient Power
63	Low KickLevel: 63Low Kick	fighting		PWR50	ACC100	PP20
63	Low KickLevel: 63Low Kick
72	Night SlashLevel: 72Night Slash	dark		PWR70	ACC100	PP15
72	Night SlashLevel: 72Night Slash

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (1)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Kabutops cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
51	Giga DrainLevel: 51(Kabuto · Level 51)Giga Drain	grass		PWR75	ACC100	PP10	Kabuto · Level 51
51	Giga DrainLevel: 51(Kabuto · Level 51)Giga Drain

Type Summary

4

Weaknesses

5

Resistances

0

Immunities

9

Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Kabutops. Use these types to counter it effectively.

grass4×electric2×fighting2×ground2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Kabutops resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

fire0.25×normal0.5×ice0.5×poison0.5×flying0.5×

Best Counters

Pokémon that have type advantages against Kabutops, either offensively or defensively.

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

4× STAB damage • Resists water

2× STAB damage • Resists rock

2× STAB damage • Resists rock

2× STAB damage • Resists rock

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Base Stats

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Also in

This Pokémon appears in other games we cover. Typing and base stats shown are that game's own — differences from the game you're viewing are marked.

See how Kabutops differs across the games we cover →

kabutops in 7 games
Polished CrystalHeart & SoulSoulGoldModern EmeraldSour CrystalEmerald LegacyPokémon Orange
rockwater
Sp. Atk 65 -5
kabutops in Ghost Grey
rockghostdifferent typing
HP 65 +5Sp. Atk 65 -5Sp. Def 60 -10Speed 85 +5
kabutops in Johto Legends
rockwater
Sp. Atk 65 -5Speed 95 +15

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