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kabuto
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#140

kabuto

Rock Water

A POKéMON that was resurrected from a fossil found in what was once the ocean floor eons ago.

Height
0.5m
Weight
11.5kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
30
30
Attack
80
80
Defense
90
90
Sp. Atk
55
55
Sp. Def
45
45
Speed
55
55
Total
355

Abilities (Click for details)

swift-swim
Normal Ability
battle-armor
Normal Ability
weak-armor

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Grass Fighting Ground Electric

Resistances (×½)

Normal Fire Poison Flying Ice

Evolution Chain

kabuto
kabuto
#140
→
kabutops
kabutops
#141

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 scratch normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 harden normal status - - 30
Lv.6 absorb grass special 20 100 25
Lv.11 leer normal status - 100 30
Lv.16 mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
Lv.21 sand-attack ground status - 100 15
Lv.26 endure normal status - - 10
Lv.31 aqua-jet water physical 40 100 20
Lv.36 mega-drain grass special 40 100 15
Lv.41 metal-sound steel status - 85 40
Lv.46 ancient-power rock special 60 100 5
Lv.50 wring-out normal special - 100 5
Lv.51 wring-out normal special - 100 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
surf water special 90 100 15
ice-beam ice special 90 100 10
blizzard ice special 110 70 5
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
waterfall water physical 80 100 15
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
sandstorm rock status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
hail ice status - - 10
facade normal physical 70 100 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
rock-polish rock status - - 20
hone-claws dark status - - 15
smack-down rock physical 50 100 15
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
bubble-beam water special 65 100 20
aurora-beam ice special 65 100 20
screech normal status - 85 40
confuse-ray ghost status - 100 10
flail normal physical - 100 15
foresight normal status - - 40
icy-wind ice special 55 95 15
giga-drain grass special 75 100 10
rapid-spin normal physical 50 100 40
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
iron-defense steel status - - 15
water-pulse water special 60 100 20
earth-power ground special 90 100 10
stealth-rock rock status - - 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
rock-wrecker double-edge power-whip swords-dance
kabuto's physical attacker moveset, STAB moverock-wreckerhigh power, paired withpower-whipbetter coverage.
Rain Team Core Moveset Weather
thunder hurricane surf rest
kabutoas a Rain Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Rain Team Core Rain
pelipper ludicolo ferrothorn gyarados excadrill
kabutoas a Rain Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
kabutoas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
kabutoas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
kabutoas a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.