kabuto
Shellfish Pokémon
While some say this species has gone extinct, Kabuto sightings are apparently fairly common in some places.
0.5 m
Height
11.5 kg
Weight
71
Base XP
45
Capture Rate
70
Base Happiness
♂ 88% ♀ 13%
Gender
Base Stats
Historical Stats
Generation I
Abilities
Protects against critical hits.
“Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.”
Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.
“The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.”
Evolution Chain
kabuto
#140
Breeding
Moves (83)
Level Up (14)
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Pwr | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | normal | physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | normal | status | — | — | 30 | |
| 10 | ground | status | — | 100% | 15 | |
| 15 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | water | physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 30 | rock | physical | 50 | 90% | 15 | |
| 30 | Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | rock | special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 34 | Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield | grass | special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 39 | Slash★crit Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | normal | physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 44 | normal | status | — | 100% | 30 | |
| 45 | bug | physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| 49 | water | special | 110 | 80% | 5 | |
| 50 | Power increases against targets with more HP remaining, up to a maximum of 121 power. | normal | special | — | 100% | 5 |
| 50 | LiquidationTM110 Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | water | physical | 85 | 100% | 10 |
| 55 | Metal SoundTM223 Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | steel | status | — | 85% | 40 |
TM / HM (56)
Egg Moves (10)
Tutor (3)
Sprites (13)
Back default
Back shiny
Front default
Front shinyOther dream world front default
Other home front default
Other home front shiny
Other official Artwork front default
Other official Artwork front shiny
Other showdown back default
Other showdown back shiny
Other showdown front default
Other showdown front shinyCries
Latest
Legacy
Encounter Locations
Cinnabar Island Cinnabar Lab
Alola Route 8 Fossil Restoration Center
Oreburgh City Oreburgh Mining Museum
Pewter City Pewter Museum Of Science
Game Appearances
Pokédex Numbers
#140
National
#125
Crown Tundra
#140
Kanto
#140
Letsgo Kanto
#222
Original Johto
#130
Updated Akala
#229
Updated Alola
#227
Updated Johto
Names in Other Languages
투구
Korean
Kabuto
French
Kabuto
German
Kabuto
Spanish
Kabuto
Italian
カブト
Japanese
Pal Park
Sea
Meta
#230
Order
Yes
Default Form
Generation I
Generation
Brown
Color