Kabuto
#0140

Kabuto

Kabuto
📏 0.5 m ⚖️ 11.5 kg 🎯 45 · Hard to catch

While some say this species has gone extinct, Kabuto sightings are apparently fairly common in some places.

Kabuto is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Electric, Fighting and Ground, quadruple damage from Grass, and resists five types. Its base stats add up to 355: the highest is Defense (90) and the lowest is HP (30).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Kabutops. Its abilities are Swift Swim and Battle Armor, and its Hidden Ability is Weak Armor. It is in the Water 1 and Water 3 egg groups and can breed with 136 species. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it learns 14 moves by level-up and 29 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 30
170-264
Attack 80
148-284
Defense 90
166-306
Sp. Atk 55
103-229
Sp. Def 45
85-207
Speed 55
103-229
TOTAL 355
EVs on defeat: Defense +1

ABILITIES

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.

Weak Armor (hidden)

The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.

BREEDING

Gender87% ♂ / 13% ♀
Breeds with136

MOVES

Data from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 14 moves
Lv. 1 Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25
Lv. 1 Harden Normal Status — — 30
Lv. 5 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 10 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15
Lv. 15 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100% 20
Lv. 20 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30
Lv. 25 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
Lv. 30 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5
Lv. 35 Brine Water Special 65 100% 10
Lv. 41 Protect Normal Status — — 10
Lv. 45 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100% 10
Lv. 50 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100% 10
Lv. 55 Metal Sound Steel Status — 85% 40
Lv. 60 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

EVOLUTION LINE

Kabuto #0140 Kabuto
Lv. 40 ▶ Kabutops #0141 Kabutops