Kabutops (Pokémon)
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Kabutops (Japanese: カブトプス Kabutops) is a dual-type Rock/Water Fossil Pokémon.
It evolves from Kabuto starting at level 40, after it is revived from a Dome Fossil.
Biology
Physiology
Kabuto's four insect-like legs have vanished and two long legs with two toes each stand in their place. Two long sharp claws (or sickles) extend from Kabutops's exoskeleton and several plates close the opening that used to be there. There are six hard spikes going down from the back of its neck, three on each side that lead down towards the beginning of its tail. Its head is covered in a rock-hard, semicircle-shaped armor. A stiff, brown tail protrudes from its back. Its gills have begun to change as it adapts to land.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Kabutops's sleek body enables it to swim faster by tucking in its limbs, folding up its claw-like sickles and wiggling. In battle, Kabutops uses its impressive scythes for offensive attacks. As a result, Kabutops is able to wield a variety of claw-based moves such as Night Slash, X-Scissor and Slash. In addition to this physical means of attacking, Kabutops gains access to health stealing moves such as Mega Drain and Giga Drain. Since Kabutops is now fully evolved, it is capable of learning two powerful moves: Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Kabutops is a fierce prehistoric predator. Adaptations in its body permit it to lead a more terrestrial lifestyle than its predecessors. It is also very adaptive as shown when its prey started living on land and Kabutops adapted to living on land as well.
Habitat
The exact habitat of Kabuto is unknown, but so far Dome Fossils are found in all regions but Hoenn. Other facts would leave one to believe that Kabutops and Kabuto may have lived in the sea and in caves, although Kabutops could walk ashore on its newly developed legs.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Kabutops cuts open prey with its claws, then sucks up the spilled bodily fluids. In ancient times, it hunted underwater for its prey.
In the anime
Major appearances
Kabutops's first true appearance is in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. It was one of the Fossil Pokémon that was awakened by a dynamite explosion in Grampa Canyon.
Giant Kabutops also appeared in Pokémon Heroes. Oakley used ancient DNA to resurrect a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl to chase after Ash and Latias. In the English dub, they were once used by an evil Pokémon Trainer to torment the civilians of Alto Mare, but were drowned when a Latios brought water to the city. They have blank, yellow-tinted eyes with no pupils and are lined with a thick black outline.
Minor appearances
Kabutops first seems to appear in Island of the Giant Pokémon on a theme park island populated with giant mechanical Pokémon.
Dr. Yung uses a Mirage Kabutops in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.
A Kabutops appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Another one appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types! at the Canalave Gym.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures 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
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Kabutops and two Omastar are the bosses in Brine Cave.
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
115
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108 - 183 | 211 - 361 | |
105
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99 - 172 | 193 - 339 | |
65
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
Total: 495
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | |||||
BubbleBeam | Water | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | |||||
Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 | |||||
Foresight | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | |||||
Giga Drain* | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 | |||||
Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | |||||
Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | |||||
Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 40 | |||||
Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | —% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | —% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 | ||||
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By a prior evolution
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‡ | Stealth RockBW | Rock | Status | — | —% | 20 | ||||
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Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Evolution
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Image from Red and Green |
Image from Red and Blue |
Image from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Kabutops was originally known as "Lantis". This is derived from the word "Atlantis".
- In Generation I, Kabutops had a large diamond shaped plate on its back that was replaced in Generation II by a horn-like extension of its head.
- Kabutops has a scientific name: Kabutops maximis, given in Fossil Fools. The only other Pokémon with a known scientific name is Oddish, with Oddium Wanderus.
- Kabuto and Kabutops learn Hydro Pump by level-up in Generation I. However, they are no longer able to learn this move by any means.
Origin
Similarly to how Kabuto is based on horseshoe crabs, it resembles eurypterids, prehistoric arthropods which hunted in seas and rivers and are believed to have been related to modern horseshoe crabs. The large head is also identical to the cephlon in trilobites and the spines down the back resemble thoracic sections in trilobites, though the scythes and predatory nature much more closely resemble eurypterids. Because of these cross-similarities, it may also be based on the Cheirurus genus of trilobites.
Name origin
Kabutops derives from both 兜 kabuto (helmet) and 兜蟹 kabutogani (horseshoe crab). Tops might refer to the living fossil triops or that its helmet is now on the top of its head and no longer covers its whole body.
In other languages
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External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |