Kabuto | Pokémon guide - Pocket Tactics

The Shellfish Pokémon, Kabuto, is one of the first fossils that we ever encountered in the world of Pokémon, setting the stage for a huge range of prehistoric critters in later generations. It may look a bit like a frisbee, but this creepy crawly is filled with ancient knowledge and power.

Get to know its fellow hard-hitters with our guides to the best rock Pokémon, water Pokémon, and gen 1 Pokémon next as we peruse the Pokédex together.

Here's everything in our Kabuto guide:

Evolution
Locations
Base stats
Strengths and weaknesses
Moveset

Here's the key information you need to know about Kabuto:


National Pokédex #	0,140
Type	Rock/Water
Abilities	Swift Swim or Battle Armor
Hidden ability	Weak Armor
Gender ratio	Male - 87.5% Female - 12.5%
Catch rate	11.9%
Egg groups	Water 1 and Water 3
EV yield	One defense

Kabuto's evolution

Kabuto evolves into Kabutops starting from level 40. To get Kabuto in the first place, you need to revive it from the Dome Fossil at whichever game you're playing's research institute.

Kabuto's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Kabuto in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations


Red / Blue	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island
Yellow	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island

Gen 2 locations


Gold / Silver	Time Capsule
Crystal	Time Capsule

Gen 3 locations


Ruby / Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed / LeafGreen	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island
Colosseum	Trade
XD	Trade

Gen 4 locations


Diamond / Pearl	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum in Oreburgh City
Platinum	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum in Oreburgh City
HeartGold	Receive a Dome Fossil as a held item on a traded Pokémon and revive it at the Pewter Museum of Science in Pewter City
SoulSilver	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Pewter Museum of Science in Pewter City

Gen 5 locations


Black / White	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Nacrene Museum
Black 2 / White 2	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Nacrene Museum

Gen 6 locations


X	Receive a Dome Fossil as a held item on a traded Pokémon and revive it at the Ambrette Town Fossil Lab
Y	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Ambrette Town Fossil Lab
Omega Ruby	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City
Alpha Sapphire	Receive a Dome Fossil as a held item on a traded Pokémon and revive it at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City

Gen 7 locations


Sun / Moon	Receive a Dome Fossil as a held item on a traded Pokémon and revive it
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee	Revive from Dome Fossil at Cinnabar Lab on Cinnabar Island

Gen 8 locations


Sword / Shield	Trade
Shield Expansion Pass	Surfing at Giant's Foot and the Roaring-Sea Caves, and Max Raid Battles at Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope, Giant's Foot, Ballimere Lake, and the Frigid Sea
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl	Revive from Dome Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum in Oreburgh City
Legeds: Arceus	Unobtainable

Gen 9 locations


Scarlet / Violet	Unobtainable
Legends: Z-A	Unobtainable

Kabuto's base stats

Kabuto's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.

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

Kabuto's type strengths and weaknesses

As a combined rock- and water-type Pokémon, Kabuto has a great selection of resistances, meaning it's surprisingly good at surviving various attacks. It still has four weaknesses and is extra vulnerable to grass attacks, so avoid using it in grass gyms where possible.


Normal damage	Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak	Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground
Resistant	Fire, Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison
Immune	N/A

Kabuto's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Kabuto can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Level	Move	Type
One	Absorb	Grass
One	Harden	Normal
Five	Scratch	Normal
Ten	Sand Attack	Ground
15	Aqua Jet	Water
20	Leer	Normal
25	Mud Shot	Ground
30	Ancient Power	Rock
35	Brine	Water
41	Protect	Normal
45	Leech Life	Bug
50	Liquidation	Water
55	Metal Sound	Steel
60	Stone Edge	Rock

Learnable TMs and TRs in Sword and Shield

Move	Type
Attract	Normal
Blizzard	Ice
Body Slam	Normal
Brine	Water
Dig	Ground
Earth Power	Ground
Endure	Normal
Facade	Normal
Giga Drain	Grass
Hail	Ice
Hydro Pump	Water
Ice Beam	Ice
Icy Wind	Ice
Iron Defense	Steel
Leech Life	Bug
Liquidation	Water
Mud Shot	Ground
Protect	Normal
Rain Dance	Water
Rest	Psychic
Rock Blast	Rock
Rock Slide	Rock
Rock Tomb	Rock
Round	Normal
Sandstorm	Rock
Scald	Water
Screech	Normal
Sleep Talk	Normal
Snore	Normal
Stealth Rock	Rock
Stone Edge	Rock
Substitute	Normal
Surf	Water
Thief	Dark
Waterfall	Water
Whirlpool	Water

Learnable TMs in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Move	Type
Aerial Ace	Flying
Attract	Normal
Blizzard	Ice
Brine	Water
Dig	Ground
Double Team	Normal
Endure	Normal
Facade	Normal
Giga Drain	Grass
Hail	Ice
Ice Beam	Ice
Protect	Normal
Rain Dance	Water
Rest	Psychic
Rock Polish	Rock
Rock Slide	Rock
Rock Smash	Fighting
Rock Tomb	Rock
Sandstorm	Rock
Scald	Water
Sleep Talk	Normal
Stealth Rock	Rock
Stone Edge	Rock
Substitute	Normal
Surf	Water
Swagger	Normal
Thief	Dark
Water Pulse	Water
Waterfall	Water

Egg moves in Sword and Shield

Move	Type	Breed with
Aurora Beam	Ice	Shellder, Cloyster, Remoraid, Octillery, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Bubble Beam	Water	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Krabby, Kingler, Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Marill, Azumarill, Corsola, Remoraid, Octillery, Mantine, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad, Popplio, Brionne, Primarina, Dewpider, Araquanid, Pincurchin
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Lapras, Lileep, Cradily
Flail	Normal	Krabby, Kingler, Corsola, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Feebas, Milotic, Relicanth, Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad, Stunfisk, Galarian Stunfisk, Clauncher, Clawitzer
Knock Off	Dark	Lombre, Ludicolo, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Skorupi, Drapion
Mega Drain	Grass	Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Lileep, Cradily
Rapid Spin	Normal	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Take Down	Normal	Mantine, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Relicanth

Egg moves in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Move	Type	Breed with
Aurora Beam	Ice	Seel, Dewgong, Shellder, Cloyster, Remoraid, Octillery, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Bubble Beam	Water	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Krabby, Kingler, Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Marill, Azumarill, Corsola, Remoraid, Octillery, Mantine, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Surskit, Masquerain, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Lapras, Mantine, Lileep, Cradily
Flail	Normal	Krabby, Kingler, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Corsola, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Feebas, Milotic, Relicanth
Icy Wind	Ice	Seel, Dewgong
Knock Off	Dark	Lombre, Ludicolo, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Skorupi, Drapion
Mega Drain	Grass	Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Lileep, Cradily
Mud Shot	Ground	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Krabby, Kingler, Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Wooper, Quagsire, Marshtomp, Swampert
Rapid Spin	Normal	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Screech	Normal	Psyduck, Golduck, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Huntail
Take Down	Normal	Seel, Dewgong, Mantine, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Relicanth, Bidoof, Bibarel

That's everything you need to know about Kabuto!