Kabutops #223(Nat. #0141)

The Shellfish Pokémon

Typing	RockWater
Classification	The Shellfish Pokémon
National ID	#0141
Regional ID	#0223

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Grass

Weak x2

FightingGroundElectric

Resists x½

NormalFlyingPoisonIce

Resists x¼

Fire

View all Typings:

Sprite and Official Artwork

Gold

Silver

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	60	120—167
Attack	115	120—167
Defense	105	110—157
Sp. Attack	65	70—117
Sp. Defense	70	75—122
Speed	80	85—132
Total	495	Calculated

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 40

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3 Water 1
Egg Cycles	30
Egg Steps	7680
Gender Ratio	88.10% 11.90%
Height	1.3 m (4'3")
Weight	40.5 kg (89.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	60 HP 115 Attack 105 Defense 65 Sp. Attack 70 Sp. Defense 80 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	201
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Gold

"In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast."

Silver

"With sharp claws, this ferocious, ancient POKéMON rips apart prey and sucks their body fluids."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Kabutops via level-up in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
10	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
19	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
28	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
37	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
40	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
51	Mega Drain	40	100	Grass	Spec.
65	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Kabutops as Egg Moves in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aurora Beam	65	100	Ice	Spec.
Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rapid Spin	20	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Kabutops via TM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM002	Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM003	Curse	—	—	???	Stat.
TM004	Rollout	30	90	Rock	Phys.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM008	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM013	Snore	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM016	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM020	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM035	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.
TM049	Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Kabutops via HM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM06	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Kabutops via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bide	RB Y	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Body Slam	RB Y	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	RB Y	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Hydro Pump	RB Y	120	80	Water	Spec.
Ice Beam	RB Y C	95	100	Ice	Spec.
Mega Kick	RB Y	120	75	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	RB Y	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Razor Wind	RB Y	80	75	Normal	Phys.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Seismic Toss	RB Y	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Skull Bash	RB Y	100	100	Normal	Phys.
Submission	RB Y	80	80	Fighting	Phys.
Substitute	RB Y	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swords Dance	RB Y	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	RB Y	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Water Gun	RB Y	40	100	Water	Spec.