Kabutops (Pokémon)

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Kabutops (Japanese: カブトプス Kabutops) is a dual-type Fossil introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 40.
==Biology==
Kabutops is a bipedal prehistoric with a skeletal, build. It has a flat, half-circular head with a point on each side and two small eyes on the front. It is mostly brown, except for its light gray chest and abdomen. There is a ridge down its back with three flat spines on either side and it has a flat, pointed tail. Instead of hands, its forearms have large, sharp, gray scythes. Its thin legs are brown lead to small feet with two large gray claws.
Before it went extinct, Kabutops was in the process of evolving into a land dweller as evident by changes in its gills and legs. This change is thought to be due to its prey moving onto land as well. In its Kabutops could tuck up its limbs to help it swim extremely fast, up to roughly 29 knots. It used its sharp scythes to slice enemies and drink their internal fluids. Any leftovers left behind by Kabutops are consumed by other Pokémon. It is unknown what led to Kabutops's extinction.
===Evolution===
Kabutops evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Kabutops and two are the bosses in Brine Cave. They attacked the and partner without warning but protected them. later reveals that they had previously attacked them in a past exploration, and Chatot had saved him.
===Pokédex entries===
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Kabutops in the
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Kabutops is available in Version 1.3.0+ and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Skeletal sprites====
 	 	
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, multiple Kabutops were among the Fossil Pokémon that were awakened by a dynamite explosion in Grampa Canyon.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, a Kabutops was resurrected from a fossil alongside an by and Oakley. In the English dub, they were used by an evil Trainer to torment the civilians of Alto Mare but drowned when a brought water to the city. After being resurrected, it was sent to chase after Ash and . Its resurrected look had blank, yellow-tinted eyes with no pupils and a thick black outline.
In Wild in the Streets!, a Kabutops escaped the Oreburgh Mining Museum with the help of a rampaging Aerodactyl. It was briefly captured by , but it was then recalled back into its .
In Dealing With Defensive Types!, a Kabutops thwarted Team Rocket's attempt to steal Fossils from the Canalave Gym.
====Minor appearances====
In Island of the Giant Pokémon, a mechanical Kabutops was a part of Pokémon Land.
A Kabutops appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Kabutops Fossil appeared in Fossil Fools.
A Kabutops appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, Dr. Yung used a Mirage Kabutops.
A Kabutops appeared in a fantasy in A Gruff Act to Follow!.
A Kabutops appeared in Restore and Renew!.
In The Mew from Here!, a Kabutops was seen on Faraway Island.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, used a Kabutops during his Gym against Giovanni.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In The Gathering of Stars, a silhouetted Kabutops was in the Crown Tundra.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Kabutops debuted in Just a Spearow Carrier, under the ownership of a Trainer competing in the Indigo League tournament. It battled 's , Poli, but was quickly defeated.
In Capital Kabutops, Brock was revealed to have a Kabutops in his team. He explained that he met Kabutops as a at the Pewter Museum of Science when Pewter City was invaded during the , and had since then become a powerful fighter, employing ancient attacks. It briefly battled Jasmine's , Amphy, at the Gym Leader tournament at Indigo Plateau, but both Trainers soon swapped their Pokémon.
In Colress Machine, was revealed to own a Kabutops, nicknamed Kabutott.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Kabutops appeared as a silhouette in Let's Aim For The Goal!.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Kabutops appeared in Big Rampage at the Safari Zone!?, where it evolved from a Kabuto.
A Kabutops appeared in Clefairy Evolves... At Last?!.
A Kabutops appeared in The Legendary Moltres Appears!!.
A Kabutops appeared in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Kabutops was originally known as "Lantis". This is derived from the word "".
* The radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo contains an announcement about Kabutops's discovery by a Pokémon academic circle, where it is believed to be the oldest Pokémon discovered and said to have retained its original form since 2 million years ago.
* Kabutops has a scientific name, Kabutops maximus, which was stated in Fossil Fools. The only other Pokémon with a known scientific name is , with Oddium Wanderus. The name Kabutops maximus does have real meaning; when translated, it means "the largest kabuto-face", referring to the size and shape of Kabutops's head.
* Kabutops and its pre-evolved form share their name with . They are all known as the Shellfish Pokémon.
===Origin===
Kabutops appear to be based on s, prehistoric arthropods that hunted in seas and rivers and are believed to have been related to modern horseshoe crabs. The large head is also identical to the cephalon in s and the spines down the back resemble their thoracic sections, though the scythes and predatory nature closely resemble eurypterids more. Because of the cross-similarities, it may also be based on the genus of trilobites.
====Name origin====
Kabutops may be derived from 兜蝦 kabutoebi (), 兜 (helmet), Triops and -ops (common suffix in names of prehistoric animals derived from the Ancient Greek word for face).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Fossil
* Weaponry in the Pokémon world
==External links==
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