Is Kabuto Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Rock/Water from the Dome Fossil in Twist Mountain. AbilitySwift Swim for rain Speed. Kabutops at level 40 has strong Attack. The physical fossil choice compared to Omastar's special route.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Kabutops's weaknesses hard.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Kabuto can be revived from a fossil obtained on Nacrene City. Revive Dome Fossil.
Your Kabuto should hit Level 40 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Kabuto in Black 2 & White 2
Kabuto is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Nacrene City — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Kabuto in B2W2
Step 1Kabuto ✓Nacrene City - Nacrene MuseumLv.25Gift from NPCLimitedAnyRevive Dome Fossil
Step 2Evolve into Kabutops
Kabuto Weakness
Kabuto is weak to Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. The Rock/Water typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Kabuto's physical bulk (base 90 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kabuto Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Kabuto
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x147-175%KO Rock Smash 2x36-44% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x152-179%KO Dig 2x70-84% Rock Smash 2x37-45% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x145-170%KO Dig 2x69-81% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x168-199%KO Dig 2x76-89% | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x272-321%KO Bulldoze 2x47-55% Thunder 2x97-115%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 4x343-404%KO Brick Break 2x60-71% Bulldoze 2x49-57% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x266-314%KO Bulldoze 2x46-54% Thunder 2x98-116%KO Rock Smash 2x32-37% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 4x343-404%KO Brick Break 2x58-69% Bulldoze 2x48-56% | ||
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x522-615%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% Focus Blast 2x174-205%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x441-519%KO Close Combat 2x129-152%KO | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x269-316%KO Bulldoze 2x45-54% Thunderbolt 2x79-93% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Jolteon can KO Kabuto with Thunderbolt (105-124%). Landorus deals 67-78% with Earthquake.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x105-124%KO Shadow Ball31-37% Volt Switch 2x82-97% | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch11-13% Stone Edge26-30% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x67-78% U Turn15-18% Stone Edge22-26% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x165-194%KO Sludge Bomb25-29% | ||
Kabuto Evolutions
Kabuto is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kabutops. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are slow to hatch. Evolving adds up to 140 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Kabuto with 78 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Confuse Ray and 8 more to offspring.
B2W2 Kabuto Best Moveset
Speed doubles in rain through AbilitySwift Swim, and 80 Attack fires physical Rock/Water TermStab at pre-evolution levels. The moveset previews Kabutops's physical rain role. 90 Defense handles physical hits. One evolution away from the rain attacker role that actually competes.
Best Build
Kabuto best EVs are HP and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Kabuto gets Aurora Beam and Bubble Beam exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Surf and Scald.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is thought to have inhabited beaches 300 million years ago. It is protected by a stiff shell.
Kabuto Black 2 & White 2 Guide
At 355 BST, Kabuto is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Kabutops before bringing it to any serious fight.
. Kabuto is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
Kabuto gets Swift Swim, Battle Armor, and Weak Armor. But Swift Swim is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Kabuto is a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. Fragile, can't afford to take many hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Kabuto appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Kabuto have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves