Kabutops (Pokémon)

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**Kabutops** (Japanese: **カブトプス** *Kabutops*) is a dual-type {{Rock}}/{{Water}} Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Kabuto starting at level 40, after it is revived from a Dome Fossil.

## Biology

With a body closely resembling a living skeleton, Kabutops has a half-moon, disc shaped head, with two small, forward facing eyes. Its body has a light gray chest plate with a brown shell resembling a visible backbone, containing three ribs protruding on each side and a thick pointed tail. It does not have hands, but large, sharp, gray scythes. Its legs are brown and thin, leading into small feet with two large gray claws.

Kabutops can tuck in its shell to help it swim extremely fast, up to roughly 29 knots, in its ocean home, where it can catch prey. It uses its sharp scythes to cut enemies and drink their internal fluids. Before it went extinct, it was in the process of evolving into a land dweller in order to catch prey that had already evolved into land dwelling species. As seen in the anime, Kabutops greatly prefer to live in seclusion, and will become very hostile when provoked.

## In the anime

### In the main series

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#### Major appearances

Kabutops physically debuted in *Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon*. It was one of the Fossil Pokémon that was awakened by a dynamite explosion in Grampa Canyon.

A giant Kabutops appeared in *Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias*. Oakley used ancient DNA to resurrect a Kabutops and an Aerodactyl to chase after Template:Ash and Latias. In the English dub, they were once used by an evil Pokémon Trainer to torment the civilians of Alto Mare, but were drowned when a Latios brought water to the city. They have blank, yellow-tinted eyes with no pupils and are lined with a thick black outline.

A Kabutops escaped the Oreburgh museum in *Wild in the Streets!*.

A Kabutops appeared in *Dealing With Defensive Types!* at the Canalave Gym.

#### Minor appearances

Kabutops appeared in *Island of the Giant Pokémon* on a theme park island populated with giant mechanical Pokémon.

Dr. Yung used a Mirage Kabutops in *The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon*.

A Kabutops appeared in the opening sequence of *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew*.

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### In Pokémon Origins

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Red used a Kabutops in *File 3: Giovanni* during his Gym battle against Giovanni.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Kabutops debuted in *Just a Spearow Carrier*, used by a trainer in the Indigo League tournament. It battled against Red's Poliwrath but was defeated afterwards.

In *Capital Kabutops*, Brock possesses a Kabutops in his team. He explains that he met Kabutops at the Pewter Museum when Pewter City was invaded during the Elite Four saga, and has since then become a powerful fighter employing ancient attacks.

In PS537, Blake is revealed to own a Kabutops, nicknamed Kabutomaru.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Kabutops and two Omastar are the bosses in Brine Cave. They attacked the player and partner without warning but Template:Mdc protected them. Template:Mdc later reveals that they had previously attacked them in but Chatot had saved him.

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Kabutops

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **70**.

##### Mega Kabutops

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kabutops
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kabutops
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Kabutops was originally known as "Lantis". This is derived from the word "Atlantis".
* Kabutops has a scientific name, *Kabutops maximus*, which was stated in *Fossil Fools*. The only other Pokémon with a known scientific name is Oddish, with *Oddium Wanderus*. The name *Kabutops maximus* does have a real meaning; when translated, it means "the largest kabuto-face", referring to the size and shape of Kabutops's head.
* Kabutops and its pre-evolution share their category name with Blastoise. They are all known as the Shellfish Pokémon.

### Origin

Similarly to how Kabuto is based on horseshoe crabs, Kabutops resembles eurypterids, prehistoric arthropods which 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 trilobites and the spines down the back resemble thoracic sections in trilobites, though the scythes and predatory nature much more closely resemble eurypterids. Because of these cross-similarities, it may also be based on the *Cheirurus* genus of trilobites.

#### Name origin

Kabutops's name derives from both the Japanese words 兜 *kabuto* (helmet) and 兜蟹 *kabutogani* (horseshoe crab). The end of its name may derive from the Greek word *ops* (face), or it might refer to the living fossil triops or the fact that its helmet is now on the top of its head and no longer covers its whole body.

## Notes

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