The cause behind the extinction of this species is unknown. Kabutops were aggressive Pokémon that inhabited warm seas.
Kabutops 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 495: the highest is Attack (115) and the lowest is HP (60).
It is the second stage of its evolution line, along with Kabuto. 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 17 moves by level-up and 36 by TM.
BASE STATS
ABILITIES
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.