POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Kabuto sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Kabuto sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #140 · Shellfish Pokemon

Kabuto

Rock Water Trade required

Kabuto is a Rock/Water-type Shellfish Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Trade required. Silver: Trade required.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

355
HP30
Attack80
Defense90
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def45
Speed55

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
1'08" (0.5 m)
Weight
25.0 lbs (11.3 kg)
Catch rate
45
Base EXP
119
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
355

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 30
— —
AttackBase 80
— —
DefenseBase 90
— —
Sp. AtkBase 55
— —
Sp. DefBase 45
— —
SpeedBase 55
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

On rare occasions, some have been found as fossils which they became while hiding on the ocean floor.

Pokémon Silver

This Pokemon lived in ancient times. On rare occasions, it has been discovered as a living fossil.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#140 Kabuto #141 Kabutops
Kabuto→Level 40→Kabutops

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Silver

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

8
Lv. 1

Scratch

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
35
Lv. 1

Harden

Normal · Defense Up

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 10

Absorb

Grass · Leech Hit

Power
20
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 19

Leer

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Ground · Accuracy Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
15
TM20
Lv. 37

Endure

Normal · Endure

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10

Grass · Leech Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 21 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM04 TM04 · RolloutRock30 power · 90% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM19 TM19 · Giga DrainGrass60 power · 100% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP
Egg moves 5 moves
BubbleBeamWater · Special65 power · 100% · 20 PP Aurora BeamIce · Special65 power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 DigGround · Physical60 power · 100% · 10 PP FlailNormal · PhysicalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP Rapid SpinNormal · Physical20 power · 100% · 40 PP