Moves cannot score critical hits against this Pokémon.

This ability functions identically to shell armor.

Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.

Battle Armor

This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during rain.

This bonus does not count as a stat modifier.

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Swift Swim

Whenever a physical move hits this Pokémon, its Speed rises one stage and its Defense falls one stage.

This ability triggers on every hit of a multiple-hit move.

The Pokémon's Defense stat is lowered when it takes damage from physical moves, but its Speed stat is sharply boosted.

Weak Armor

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Kabutops

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

rock

water

The cause behind the extinction of this species is
unknown. Kabutops were aggressive Pokémon
that inhabited warm seas.

shield

Kabutops slices its prey apart and sucks out
the fluids. The discarded body parts become
food for other Pokémon.

sword

A slim and fast swimmer. It sliced its prey with
its sharp sickles and drank the body fluids.

lets-go-eevee

lets-go-pikachu

It swims at speeds of roughly 29 knots, quickly
closing in on its prey and slashing into them
with its scythes to finish them off.

ultra-moon

Its body had begun to change so it could
function on land. But it didn’t adapt in time and
went extinct.

ultra-sun

Kabutops swam underwater to hunt for its prey in ancient
times. The Pokémon was apparently evolving from being a
water dweller to living on land as evident from the beginnings
of change in its gills and legs.

alpha-sapphire

omega-ruby

A slim and fast swimmer. It slices its prey with its
sharp sickles and drinks the body fluids.

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

It is thought that this Pokémon
came onto land because its
prey adapted to life on land.

white-2

black-2

white

black

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

soulsilver

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

heartgold

platinum

pearl

diamond

Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming.
It slashes prey with its claws and drains
their fluids.

leafgreen

It swims freely through water. It catches
prey with its scythe-like arms and drains
the victim’s fluids.

firered

KABUTOPS once swam underwater to hunt 
for prey. It was apparently evolving from
being a water dweller to living on land as
evident from changes in its gills and legs.

emerald

KABUTOPS swam underwater to hunt for
its prey in ancient times.
The POKéMON was apparently evolvingfrom being a water-dweller to living on
land as evident from the beginnings of
change in its gills and legs.

sapphire

ruby

It was able to
swim quickly thro­
ugh the water bycompactly folding
up its razor-sharp
sickles.

crystal

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

silver

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

gold

A slim and fast
swimmer. It slices
its prey with itssharp sickles and
drinks the body
fluids.

yellow

Its sleek shape is
perfect for swim­
ming. It slashesprey with its
claws and drains
the body fluids.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	60	—		135
Attack	115	2		135
Defense	105	—		125
Sp.Atk	65	—		85
Sp.Def	70	—		90
Speed	80	—		100
Total	495	2	0/510	670

Kabutops

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