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Kabutops

Shellfish Pokémon

RockWater

It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land.

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: 1.5%

UU UBERS OU

Swords Dance

Moves

Item

Life Orb

Nature

Adamant

EVs

HP 32

Atk 252

Def 20

Spe 204

Strategy Overview

Kabutops is one of the best Rain Dance sweepers in OU. With an Attack stat higher than Lucario's, it is no surprise that it is so powerful. This extra power combined with the usefulness of Stone Edge are Kabutops' main benefits over Qwilfish. The impressive combination of Water / Rock is not resisted by many, allowing Kabutops to rip through many teams with little effort. If you can keep the rain up, Kabutops will almost certainly do you proud, and if your opponent underestimates this beast, it will likely lead to their demise.

There are Pokemon who can cause it a few problems, but usually once Kabutops gets a Swords Dance off, your opponent better get ready for a painful experience.