Kabuto #0140

The Shellfish Pokémon

Typing	RockWater
Abilities	Swift Swim - Ability 1 Battle Armor - Ability 2 Weak Armor - Hidden
Classification	The Shellfish Pokémon
National ID	#0140

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Grass

Weak x2

FightingGroundElectric

Resists x½

NormalFlyingPoisonIce

Resists x¼

Fire

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	30	90—137
Attack	80	76—145
Defense	90	85—156
Sp. Attack	55	54—117
Sp. Defense	45	45—106
Speed	55	54—117
Total	355	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 40

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3 Water 1
Egg Cycles	30
Egg Steps	3840
Gender Ratio	88.14% 11.86%
Height	0.5 m (1'8")
Weight	11.5 kg (25.4 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	71
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Sword

"This species is almost entirely extinct. Kabuto molt every three days, making their shells harder and harder."

Shield

"While some say this species has gone extinct, Kabuto sightings are apparently fairly common in some places."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM TR Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Kabuto via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
5	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
10	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
15	Aqua Jet	40	100	Water	Phys.
20	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
25	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
30	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
35	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
41	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
45	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
50	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.
55	Metal Sound	—	85	Steel	Stat.
60	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Kabuto as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aurora Beam	65	100	Ice	Spec.
Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
Mega Drain	40	100	Grass	Spec.
Rapid Spin	50	100	Normal	Phys.
Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Kabuto as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Meteor Beam	120	90	Rock	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Kabuto via TM in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM015	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM016	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM022	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM028	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM032	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM035	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM036	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM048	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM053	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM054	Rock Blast	25	90	Rock	Phys.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via TR

The following moves are learned by Kabuto via TR in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TR	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TR01	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TR03	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
TR04	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TR05	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TR06	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TR16	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.
TR18	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TR20	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR26	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR27	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TR46	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TR67	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TR75	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TR76	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TR84	Scald	80	100	Water	Spec.
TR98	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aerial Ace	E FRLG RS ORAS SM USUM BDSP	60	—	Flying	Phys.
Bide	RB Y	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Captivate	DP HGSS Pt	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Confide	ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Curse	C GS	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Double Team	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	RB Y E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Foresight	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Frustration	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Headbutt	HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Hidden Power	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	60	100	Normal	Spec.
Hone Claws	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Mimic	RB Y E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	HGSS Pt	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Natural Gift	DP HGSS Pt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Return	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Rock Polish	DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	—	Rock	Stat.
Rock Smash	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY BDSP	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Rollout	C GS E HGSS Pt	30	90	Rock	Phys.
Secret Power	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Slash	RB Y	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Smack Down	BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	50	100	Rock	Phys.
Swagger	C GS E DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM BDSP	—	85	Normal	Stat.
Toxic	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	—	90	Poison	Stat.
Water Gun	RB Y	40	100	Water	Spec.
Water Pulse	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS USUM BDSP	60	100	Water	Spec.
Wring Out	DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY SM USUM	1	100	Normal	Spec.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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