Elite Redux LeafGreen
#141

Kabutops

The Shellfish Pokémon

Rock Water

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.

Base stat total
495
Height
1.3 m
Weight
40.5 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

495 total
HP 60 261 324
Atk 115 239 361
Def 105 221 339
SpA 65 149 251
SpD 70 158 262
Spe 80 176 284

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Grass 4× Fighting 2× Ground 2× Electric 2×
Takes less
Fire ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ice ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Grass 4× Fighting 2× Ground 2× Electric 2×
Takes less
Fire ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Poison ½× Rock ½× Ice ½×

The other 8 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Swift Swim Raises Speed in rain. Sharpness Strengthens slicing moves. Perfectionist Move BP < 51 BP: +1 to crit rate. Move BP < 26 BP: +1 priority too.
Innate always active, all of them Fossilized Halves dmg taken by Rock moves. Boosts own Rock moves by 1.2x. Battle Armor Blocks critical hits. Dual Wield Pulse and slicing moves hit twice at 70% power.

Evolution line

Kabuto Kabuto BST 355
Kabutops Kabutops BST 495 Level · 40

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Swift Swim new Sharpness Perfectionist now innate Battle Armor removed Weak Armor
Innates added FossilizedDual Wield

Details

Height
1.3 m
Weight
40.5 kg
Gender
87.5% male · 12.5% female
Egg groups
Water 1, Water 3
Egg cycles
30
Catch rate
45
Base exp
173
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Brown

Moves

5 level-up · 0 egg · 107 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
34 Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
39 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
46 Leer Normal Status — 100 30
53 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100 5
Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Aurora Beam Ice Special 65 100 20
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Cross Poison Poison Physical 70 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100 20
Foresight Normal Status — ∞ 40
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Hail Ice Status — ∞ 10
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 5
Metal Sound Steel Status — 85 40
Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Nature Power Normal Status 1 ∞ 20
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 20
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100 40
Razor Shell Water Physical 75 95 10
Razor Wind Flying Special 80 100 10
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90 10
Rock Climb Rock Physical 90 95 20
Rock Polish Rock Status — ∞ 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Throw Rock Physical 50 90 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Rollout Rock Physical 40 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
Scald Water Special 80 100 15
Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Submission Fighting Physical 120 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Wring Out Normal Special 120 100 5
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Kabuto instead.