Kabutops #0141 Shadow

RockWater
KabutoKabuto(#0140)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Aerodactyl(#0142)Aerodactyl
Max CPL402713L503067L51 · Best Buddy3103
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedJan 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026
Purification5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Kabutops takes 256% from Grass, and 160% from Electric, Fighting and Ground moves.

Weak ×2.6
Grass
Weak ×1.6
ElectricFightingGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalIcePoisonFlying
Resists ×0.4
Fire

Shadow Kabutops is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Grass and weak to Electric, Fighting and Ground.

It reaches 3067 CP at level 50, or 3103 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Waterfall with Ancient Power.

Kabutops
Normal
Shiny Kabutops
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack220
Defense186
Stamina155

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
WaterWaterfallRockAncient Power12.3162
2WaterWaterfallRockStone Edge12.1160
3BugFury CutterRockStone Edge12.1160
4BugFury CutterRockAncient Power11.8156
5WaterWaterfallWaterWater Pulse11.8156
6WaterWaterfallWaterAqua Jet11.3149
7GroundMud ShotRockAncient Power11.2149
8FightingRock SmashRockAncient Power10.9145
12 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9BugFury CutterWaterWater Pulse10.9144
10GroundMud ShotRockStone Edge10.7141
11BugFury CutterWaterAqua Jet10.2135
12GroundMud ShotWaterWater Pulse10.2135
13FightingRock SmashWaterWater Pulse10.0133
14WaterWaterfallNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0132
15FightingRock SmashRockStone Edge10.0132
16FightingRock SmashWaterAqua Jet9.7128
17GroundMud ShotWaterAqua Jet9.7128
18FightingRock SmashNormalFrustrationDon’t Use7.397
19GroundMud ShotNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.079
20BugFury CutterNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.079

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
WaterfallWater1371.0s13.07.0
Rock SmashFighting17121.5s11.38.0
Mud ShotGround460.5s8.012.0
Fury CutterEBug480.5s8.016.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Stone EdgeRock1051002.5s42.01.05
Water PulseWater65503.0s21.71.30
Ancient PowerRock70333.5s20.02.12
Aqua JetWater45332.5s18.01.36
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
WaterfallWater111033.73.3
Rock SmashFighting9733.02.3
Fury CutterEBug3413.04.0
Mud ShotGround3921.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Stone EdgeRock100551.82
Aqua JetWater70401.75
Ancient PowerRock60451.33
Water PulseWater80501.60
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega SceptileGrassBullet SeedGrassFrenzy PlantE50.9 eDPS
  2. 2Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+49.0 eDPS
  3. 3KartanaGrassRazor LeafGrassLeaf Blade46.3 eDPS
  4. 4Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+43.0 eDPS
  5. 5Sky Forme ShayminGrassMagical LeafGrassGrass Knot42.5 eDPS
  6. 6Mega VenusaurGrassVine WhipGrassFrenzy PlantE42.3 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15110710/10/10116215/15/15
Raids & Eggs20147610/10/10155015/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25184510/10/10193815/15/15
L404023330/0/0271315/15/15
L505026370/0/0306715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5126690/0/0310315/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151162999
Level 2015501333
Level 2519381666
Level 3023251999
Level 3525192166
Level 4027132333
Level 4528872483
Level 5030672637
Level 5131032669

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.3 m · 40.5 kg
Gender Ratio
87.5%12.5%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Kabutops in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/101497 CP at level 21
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/10149721100.00%
#20/12/1214992199.98%
#32/15/14149620.599.97%
#41/13/1015002199.95%
#50/10/1415002199.94%
#63/14/14149920.599.92%
#70/8/1514972199.88%
#81/7/1515002199.81%
#91/15/14149020.599.52%
#101/15/15149420.599.52%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2920 of 4,096, with 94.24% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/152497 CP at level 39
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/15249739100.00%
#20/14/13250039.599.96%
#32/15/14250038.599.92%
#40/15/1424963999.74%
#50/12/14249539.599.71%
#60/15/12249939.599.70%
#71/11/14250039.599.66%
#80/13/1524913999.50%
#91/15/14248938.599.47%
#101/15/15249638.599.47%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1472 of 4,096, with 96.58% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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