Kabutops is a Rock and Water type Pokémon from Kanto, introduced in Generation 1 and known as the Shellfish Pokémon. It stands 1.3 m tall, weighs 40.5 kg and has a base stat total of 495.
Its highest base stat is Attack at 115 and its lowest is HP at 60. Its total of 495 is higher than 67% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 115 | |
| Defense | 105 | |
| Sp. Atk | 65 | |
| Sp. Def | 70 | |
| Speed | 80 | |
| Total | 495 |
Kabutops takes four times damage from Grass moves and double damage from Fighting, Ground and Electric moves. It resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire and Ice moves.
Kabutops evolves from Kabuto.
Kabutops has a catch rate of 45 out of 255, which makes it tricky to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Kabutops is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Kabuto at level 40. Kabuto lives in the Cave.
Here's where wild Kabutops can be found in the main Pokémon games.
Kabutops is weak to Fighting, Ground, Grass and Electric moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Kabutops learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Scratch, Absorb and Slash.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | 20 | 100% |
| 1 | Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% |
| 1 | Feint | Normal | 30 | 100% |
| 1 | Night Slash | Dark | 70 | 100% |
| 15 | Aqua Jet | Water | 40 | 100% |
| 25 | Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% |
| 30 | Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% |
| 35 | Brine | Water | 65 | 100% |
| 49 | Leech Life | Bug | 80 | 100% |
| 56 | Liquidation | Water | 85 | 100% |
| 70 | Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% |