#139 OmastarAll 251 Pokémon#141 Kabutops
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#140 Kabuto
RockWater
- SpeciesShellfish Pokémon
- Japanese nameKabuto
- PronunciationKUH-BOO-TOE
- Height1′ 8″ 0.51 m
- Weight25.0 lb 11.25 kg
- Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Japanese from “helmet.” The Japanese KABUTOOMOOSHIE, means “helmet-insect,” (beetle).
Evolution
KabutoLevel 40Kabutops
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A POKEMON that was resurrected from a fossil found in what was once the ocean floor eons ago. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | A POKEMON that was recovered from a fossil. It uses the eyes on its back while hiding on the sea floor. |
| Stadium | A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil found in an ancient seabed. Unable to right itself if it is flipped over. |
| GoldStadium 2 | On rare occasions, some have been found as fossils which they become while hiding on the ocean floor. |
| Silver | This POKEMON lived in ancient times. On rare occasions, it has been discovered as a living fossil. |
| Crystal | Three hundred million years ago, it hid on the sea floor. It also has eyes on its back that glow. |
Where to find Kabuto
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Cinnabar Island (Give the Dome Fossil to the scientist at lab) | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | NA | One | |
| Gold | Must trade from Red, Blue, or Yellow | Never | None |
| Silver | Never | None | |
| Crystal | Never | None |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0.5
- Fire×0.25
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×4
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×2
- Poison×0.5
- Ground×2
- ×0.5
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
- This Pokémon has the same weaknesses and resistances in GSC as RBY. So both defense ratios are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ice1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- 1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 7 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 7:6 (~116.67%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 7 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 7:5 (140%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Scratch | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Harden | Normal | Status |
| 34 | 10 | Absorb | Grass | Special |
| 39 | — | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 44 | 19 | Leer | Normal | Status |
| — | 28 | Sand-Attack | GroundG/S/C NormalR/B/Y | Status |
| — | 37 | Endure | Normal | Status |
| — | 46 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special |
| — | 55 | Ancient Power | Rock | Physical |
| 49 | — | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Water 2 Pokémon group 10 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Krabby Family
- Shellder Family
- Tentacool Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Aurora Beam | Mate with a male from Remoraid, Seel, or Shellder Family. |
| Bubblebeam | Mate with a male from Corsola, Mantine, Marill, Remoraid, or Tentacool Family. |
| Dig | Teach RBY TM28 (Dig) to a Pokémon from Psyduck, Slowpoke, or Squirtle Family. Then trade it to GSC, and if male, breed it with a female from Kabuto Family. |
| Flail | Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family, then breed the male offspring with a female from Kabuto Family. |
| Rapid Spin | Mate with a male from Squirtle Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30 | 233-263 | 42/4510.60% | 39/4210.60% |
| Attack | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4961.79% | 17/4559.86% |
| Defense | 90 | 248-278 | 14/5575.80% | 11/4478.81% |
| Speed | 55 | 178-208 | 32/4732.66% | 30/4229.14% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 45 | 158-188 | 34/4118.41% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 45 | 158-188 | — | 23/2918.41% |
| Total | 355 G/S/C 300 R/B/Y |
1223-1403 1045-1195 |
46/8730.85% | 39/6529.14% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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