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kabutops
#141

Kabutops

Shellfish Pokémon

RockWater

In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 115
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 70
Speed 80
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

kabutops 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

kabutops Front Front
kabutops Back Back
kabutops Front Shiny Front Shiny
kabutops Back Shiny Back Shiny
kabutops Official Art Official Art
kabutops Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 4.2%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kabutops has an excellent offensive STAB combination, allowing it to hit most of the tier for neutral damage. It is also one of the only two relevant Aqua Jet users in the tier, which allows it to revenge kill fast Pokemon such as Archeops and Pyroar, which may otherwise threaten Kabutops with their coverage moves. While Kabutops's typing is really good offensively, it's below average defensively, leaving Kabutops weak to common types such as Grass, Ground, and Fighting. It also isn't that bulky, which makes it somewhat difficult to set up or spin and limits the usefulness of its resistances to Normal and Flying.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
83.6%
Aqua Jet
69.4%
Knock Off
29.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
46.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc