#141

Kabutops

Shellfish Pokémon

RockWater

KABUTOPS swam underwater to hunt for its prey in ancient times. The POKéMON was apparently evolving from being a water-dweller to living on land as evident from the beginnings of change in its gills and legs.

Base Stats

HP 60

Attack 115

Defense 105

Sp. Atk 65

Sp. Def 70

Speed 80

Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

grass 4x fighting 2x ground 2x electric 2x

Resistant to

fire ¼x normal ½x flying ½x poison ½x ice ½x

Abilities

Swift Swim Battle Armor

Evolution Chain

Kabuto

→

Kabutops Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Shellfish Pokémon

Height 1.3 m

Weight 40.5 kg

Base Exp 173

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 70

Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀

Habitat Sea

Egg Groups Water1 ,Water3

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.0%

UU RU OU

Swords Dance + Flail

Moves

Item

Salac Berry

Ability

Battle Armor

Nature

Jolly

EVs

HP 12

Atk 252

Def 68

Spe 176

Knock Off

Moves

Item

Leftovers

Ability

Battle Armor

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 70

Atk 252

Spe 188

Choice Band

Moves

Rock Slide

Double-Edge / Return

Hidden Power Ground

Brick Break / Knock Off

Item

Choice Band

Ability

Battle Armor

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 70

Atk 252

Spe 188

Strategy Overview

Thanks to STAB Rock Slide and Swords Dance, Kabutops can put the hurt on Skarmory with some boosts under its belt. However, it has trouble with the common Metagross and Swampert due to its lack of access to Earthquake, which hurts it a lot in terms of usability.