Kabutops (Pokémon)
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| Kabutops カブトプス Kabutops | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #141 |
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| Johto Dex | #223 |
| Hoenn Dex | #296 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Rock / Water |
| Species | Shellfish Pokémon |
| Height | 4′03″ (1.3m) |
| Weight | 89.3 lbs. (40.5kg) |
| Abilities | Swift Swim |
| Battle Armor | |
| Egg groups | Water 1 |
| Water 3 | |
| Time to hatch | 7,680 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 199 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Kabutops (Japanese: カブトプス Kabutops) is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Kabutops is a fossil Pokémon no longer found in the wild, and must be evolved from a Kabuto resurrected from a Dome Fossil.
Physiology
Kabuto's four insect-like legs have vanished and two long feet stand in their place. Two sharp claws extend from Kabutops's exoskeleton and several plates close the opening that used to be there. Its head is covered in a rock hard, semicircular shape armor. A tail protrudes from its back, bearing the same color as approximately seventy-five percent of its body.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Kabutops is a fierce prehistoric predator. Adaptations in its body permit it to lead a more terrestrial lifestyle than its predecessors.
Habitat
The exact habitat of Kabuto is unknown, but so far Dome Fossils are only found in the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
Kabutops cuts open prey with it claws then sucks up the spilled bodily fluids.
In the anime
Kabutops first seems to appear in Island of the Giant Pokémon on a theme park island populated with giant mechanical Pokémon.
Kabutops's first true appearance in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. It was one of the fossil Pokémon that was awakened by a dynamite explosion in Grandpa Canyon.
Kabutops also appeared in Pokémon Heroes. Oakley used ancient DNA to resurrect a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl to chase after Ash and Latias.
Dr. Yung uses a Mirage Kabutops in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
In Volume 13, Brock possesses a Kabutops in his team. He explains that he met Kabutops at the Pewter Museum when Pewter City was invaded during the Elite Four saga, and has since then become a powerful fighter employing ancient attacks.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kabutops (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | A slim and fast swimmer. It slices its prey with its sharp sickles and drinks the body fluids. | |
| Stadium | Swims very quickly. It tears at its foe with sickle-like forelegs and drains the foe's body fluids entirely. | |
| II | Gold | In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast. |
| Silver | With sharp claws, this ferocious, ancient Pokémon rips apart prey and sucks their body fluids. | |
| Crystal | It was able to swim quickly through the water by compactly folding up its razor-sharp sickles. | |
| Stadium 2 | In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast. | |
| III | Ruby | 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 |
| Sapphire | 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 | |
| Emerald | Kabutops once swam underwater to hunt for prey. It was apparently evolving from being a water dweller to living on land as evident from changes in its gills and legs. | |
| FireRed | It swims freely through water. It catches prey with its scythe-like arms and drains the victim's fluids. | |
| LeafGreen | Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains their fluids. | |
| IV | Diamond | It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land. |
| Pearl | It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | None | Evolve Kabuto |
| Pokémon Yellow | None | Evolve Kabuto | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Crystal | None | Trade | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Evolve Kabuto | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Kabuto |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Sea |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 10 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Kabuto |
Base stats
| HP: | 60 | |
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| Attack: | 115 | |
| Defense: | 105 | |
| Special: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 65 | |
| SpDef: | 70 | |
| Speed: | 80 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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Learnset
Kabuto is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I'm thirsty... Find me some prey! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Aww... My health is cut in half so soon? | |
| 1%-25% HP | I fear the worst... I can't begin to wave my scythes... | |
| Level Up | There! I leveled! My scythes gained sharper edges!
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Evolution
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Level 40
Kabutops
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| Image:Spr 2c 141 s.gif | Image:Spr b g2 141 s.png | ||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Image:Spr 3r 141.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 141 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 141 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 141 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 141 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 141.png | Image:Spr 4p 141.png | Image:Spr b g4 141.png | |||||
| Image:Spr 4p 141 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 141 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Kabutops images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- "Lantis," from the word "Atlantis," was the prototype name for Kabutops.
- In Generation I, Kabutops had a large diamond shaped plate on its back that was replaced in Generation II by a horn-like extention of its head.
Origin
Like Kabuto, it resembles trilobites, however, more subtly. The large head is identical to the cephlon in trilobites and the spines down the back resemble thoracic sections in trilobites.
Name origin
The kabuto in Kabutops's name could be derived from 兜 kabuto, helmet, referring to its shape and rock-like properties. Its head has a resemblance to a 兜蟹 kabutogani, horseshoe crab. Tops might mean that it is the "the top" in its evolutionary line. It could also be a reference to the extinct creature triceratops, ceratopsidae in general or triops.
In other languages
External links
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