Kabutops (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Kabuto}} starting at [[level]] 40, after it is revived from a [[Dome Fossil]].

Kabutops is a bipedal Pokémon with a skeletal build. It has a flat, half-circular head with a point on each side and two small eyes on the front. It is mostly brown, except for its light gray chest and abdomen. There is a ridge down its back with three flat spines on either side and it has a flat, pointed tail. Instead of hands, its forearms have large, sharp, gray scythes. Its thin legs are brown lead to small feet with two large gray claws.

Before it went extinct, Kabutops was in the process of evolving into a land dweller as evident by changes in its gills and legs. This change is thought to be due to its prey moving onto land as well. In its {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Sea Pokémon|ocean home}} Kabutops could tuck up its limbs to help it swim extremely fast, up to roughly 29 knots. It used its sharp scythes to slice enemies and drink their internal fluids.

Two Kabutops physically debuted in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''. They were some of the Fossil Pokémon that were awakened by a dynamite explosion in [[Grampa Canyon]].

A {{pkmn2|giant}} Kabutops appeared in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', where it was resurrected from a fossil alongside an {{p|Aerodactyl}} by {{OBP|Annie|M05}} and [[Oakley]]. In the English dub, they were once used by an evil Trainer to torment the civilians of [[Alto Mare]], but were drowned when a {{p|Latios}} brought water to the city. It was sent to chase after Ash and {{OBP|Latias|M05}}. It had blank, yellow-tinted eyes with no pupils and a thick black outline.

A Kabutops appeared in ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]'', where it escaped the [[Oreburgh Mining Museum]] with the help of a rampaging Aerodactyl. It was briefly captured by {{TRT}}, but it was then recalled back into its {{i|Poké Ball}}.

A Kabutops appeared in ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'' at the [[Canalave Gym]]. When {{TRT}} attempted to steal Fossils, Kabutops heard them and chased after them.

Kabutops appeared in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' on a theme park island populated with giant mechanical Pokémon.

A Kabutops appeared in the Japanese credits of ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''.

 

A Kabutops appeared in the opening sequence of ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''.

 

 

{{Animedexbody|EP046|Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, and Kabutops|Ash's Pokédex|{{p|Omanyte}} and {{p|Omastar}}, {{p|Kabuto}} and Kabutops. It is believed these Pokémon became extinct tens of thousands of years ago. The details of their behavior is shrouded in mystery. Though some have speculated that they may still exist, none of these Pokémon have ever been seen alive.}}

[[File:Brock Kabutops Adventures.png|thumb|150px|Kabutops in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

Kabutops debuted in ''[[PS039|Just a Spearow Carrier]]'', used by a Trainer in the [[Indigo League]] tournament. It battled {{adv|Red}}'s [[Poli]]wrath, but was quickly defeated.

In ''[[PS155|Capital Kabutops]]'', [[Brock]] was revealed to have a Kabutops in his team. He explained that he met Kabutops as a {{p|Kabuto}} at the [[Pewter Museum of Science]] when [[Pewter City]] was invaded during the {{chap|Yellow}}, and had since then become a powerful fighter, employing ancient attacks. It briefly battled [[Jasmine]]'s [[Amphy]] at the [[Gym Leader]] tournament at [[Indigo Plateau]], but both Trainers soon swapped their Pokémon.

In ''[[PS537|Colress Machine]]'', {{adv|Blake}} was revealed to own a Kabutops, [[nickname]]d Kabutott.

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=====By [[Level|leveling up]]=====

=====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]=====

=====By {{pkmn|breeding}}=====

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Similar to how Kabuto is based on {{wp|horseshoe crab}}s, Kabutops resembles {{wp|eurypterid}}s, prehistoric arthropods that hunted in seas and rivers and are believed to have been related to modern horseshoe crabs. The large head is also identical to the cephalon in {{wp|trilobite}}s and the spines down the back resemble their thoracic sections, though the scythes and predatory nature closely resemble eurypterids more. Because of the cross-similarities, it may also be based on the ''{{wp|Cheirurus}}'' genus of trilobites.