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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

ru Usage: 0.8%
Offensive Rapid Spin
Moves
Superpower / Aqua Jet / Knock Off
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Weak Armor / Swift Swim
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With good offensive stats and access to Rapid Spin, Kabutops makes its place in RU as not only an entry hazard remover but also an offensive threat that resists certain types that most spinners do not, such as Fire and Flying. When it's not removing entry hazards, Kabutops can hit the majority of the tier very hard with its strong STAB moves. Unfortunately, Kabutops has a very lackluster base 80 Speed outside of rain but it does make up for it with access to a priority STAB move in Aqua Jet. Even then, however, it faces stiff competition from the likes of Hitmonlee and Flygon. Kabutops also has rather low Special Defense, so it's relatively hard to pivot it into Fire-types such as Delphox and Houndoom.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
74.7%
Waterfall
71.2%
Knock Off
24.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
34.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc