Kabutops

Pokédex number	141	Gender ratio	87.5% male, 12.5% female	Growth rate	Medium Fast
Category	Shellfish Pokémon	Steps to hatch	7905	Base EXP yield	173
Base friendship	70	Egg groups	Water 1, Water 3

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Type	Rock Water
Double weaknesses	GRASS
Weaknesses	FIGHTING GROUND ELECTRIC
Resistances	NORMAL FLYING POISON ICE
Double resistances	FIRE

Abilities	Name	Description
Regular Abilities	Swift Swim	This Pokémon's Speed stat is doubled during rain.
Regular Abilities	Battle Armor	This Pokémon cannot be critically hit.
Hidden Ability	Weak Armor	Physical hits sharply raise Speed, but lower Defense.

Pokédex entry	Kabutops once swam underwater to hunt for prey. It evolved from being a water dweller to living on land as evident from changes in its gills and legs.
Cry
Height	4′3″ / 1.3 m	Weight	893 lb / 40.5 kg	Catch Rate	45
Wild held items	None
Eggs hatch into	Kabuto

Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense	Total
Base stats	60	115	105	80	65	70	495
EV yields	0	2	0	0	0	0	2

Evolution

Kabuto

→ Level up to at least level 40

Kabutops

Moves

Learnt by levelling up

Level	Move
1	Night Slash
1	Feint
1	Scratch
1	Harden
1	Absorb
1	Leer
6	Absorb
11	Leer
16	Mud Shot
21	Sand Attack
26	Endure
31	Aqua Jet
36	Mega Drain
45	Metal Sound
54	Ancient Power
63	Wring Out
72	Night Slash

Learnt on evolution

Slash

Learnt from a pre-evolution

Pre-evolution	Move	Method
Kabuto	Aurora Beam	Egg Move
Kabuto	Bubble Beam	Egg Move
Kabuto	Confuse Ray	Egg Move
Kabuto	Flail	Egg Move
Kabuto	Foresight	Egg Move
Kabuto	Rapid Spin	Egg Move
Kabuto	Screech	Egg Move
Kabuto	Take Down	Egg Move

Learnt from TMs/TMXs

Item	Move
TM06	Toxic
TM07	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power
TM13	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration
TM23	Smack Down
TM27	Return
TM31	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team
TM37	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb
TM40	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM48	Round
TM55	Scald
TM68	Giga Impact
TM69	Rock Polish
TM71	Stone Edge
TM75	Swords Dance
TM80	Rock Slide
TM81	X-Scissor
TM87	Swagger
TM88	Sleep Talk
TM90	Substitute
TM94	Secret Power
TM96	Nature Power
TM100	Confide
TMX1	Cut
TMX3	Surf
TMX5	Waterfall
TMX6	Dive
TMX7	Rock Smash
TMX9	Rock Climb

Learnt from Move Tutors

Encounter rates

Area ID	Area name	Encounter method	Level range	Rate
848	Manyworld Forest	Super Rod	100–111	7 %
857	Unexplored Territory	Surf	104–110	25 %
859	Unexplored Territory	Grass	107–113	2 %

Appearances in Trainer teams

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Level 73, holding Focus Sash, random gender, 70 friendship
Weak Armor
Adamant nature

Moves

Rock Slide (10 PP)
Waterfall (15 PP)
Knock Off (20 PP)
X-Scissor (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	208	231	196	159	123	145
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 50, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Swift Swim/Battle Armor/Weak Armor (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Wring Out (5 PP)
Night Slash (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	134	134	124	99	84	89
EVs	75	75	75	75	75	75
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 60, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Swift Swim/Battle Armor/Weak Armor (?)
Hardy nature

Moves

Wring Out (5 PP)
Night Slash (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	160	161	149	119	101	107
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 86, holding Focus Sash, random gender, 70 friendship
Weak Armor
Hardy nature

Moves

Shell Smash (15 PP)
Waterfall (15 PP)
Rock Slide (10 PP)
X-Scissor (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	225	229	212	169	143	152
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 100, holding Life Orb, random gender, 70 friendship
Swift Swim
Jolly nature

Moves

Swords Dance (32 PP)
Stone Edge (8 PP)
Liquidation (16 PP)
Aqua Jet (32 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	261	329	246	284	149	177
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	4
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 95, holding Assault Vest, random gender, 70 friendship
Swift Swim
Adamant nature

Moves

Rock Slide (10 PP)
Stone Edge (5 PP)
Waterfall (15 PP)
Superpower (5 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	248	343	234	246	141	167
EVs	0	252	4	252	0	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Appearances in battle facilities

Holding Focus Sash; Weak Armor; Jolly nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	0

Holding Choice Scarf; Weak Armor; Jolly nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	0

Holding Life Orb; Weak Armor; Adamant nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	0

Holding Damp Rock; Swift Swim; Impish nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	252	252	0	0	0

Holding Choice Band; Weak Armor; Jolly nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	0