Is Kabuto Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
The alternative fossil to Omanyte. Rock/Water with higher Attack makes Kabutops the more physical of the two. Available mid-game from the Dome Fossil, with evolution at level 40.
Kabuto resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Kabuto resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Kabuto can be revived from a fossil obtained on Rustboro City. LIMITED; Revive Dome Fossil. Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.
Your Kabuto should hit Level 40 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Kabuto in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Kabuto is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Rustboro City — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Kabuto in ORAS
Step 1Kabuto ✓Rustboro City - Devon CorporationLv.20Gift from NPCOne-timeRevive 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 |
What is Kabuto Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Kabuto
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x140-166%KO Dig 2x68-80% Rock Smash 2x35-43% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x172-203%KO Bulldoze 2x54-65% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x94-111%KO Mega Drain 4x109-129%KO | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x148-174%KO Dig 2x68-81% Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x177-209%KO Bulldoze 2x57-67% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Nuzleaf builds →Leaf Blade 4x162-191%KO Dig 2x49-58% Low Sweep 2x41-49% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x307-362%KO Earthquake 2x129-152%KO Rock Smash 2x37-44% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x411-485%KO Bulldoze 2x41-49% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x147-173%KO Dig 2x70-82% Rock Smash 2x37-44% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x97-115%KO Mega Drain 4x111-132%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x311-366%KO Earthquake 2x131-155%KO Rock Smash 2x36-42% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x241-284%KO Sky Uppercut 2x128-152%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x542-638%KO Focus Blast 2x180-213%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x304-359%KO Earthquake 2x126-148%KO Rock Smash 2x35-41% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x236-278%KO Sky Uppercut 2x126-148%KO | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x536-631%KO Focus Blast 2x178-210%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x525-619%KO Earthquake 2x80-94% Focus Blast 2x175-206%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x444-522%KO Close Combat 2x130-154%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x308-363%KO Earthquake 2x129-152%KO Rock Smash 2x35-42% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Jolteon can KO Kabuto with Thunderbolt (233-274%). Machamp's Stone Edge hits Kabuto for 55-65%. Landorus deals 79-92% with Explosion.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball69-82% Thunderbolt 2x233-274%KO Volt Switch 2x181-213%KO | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machamp builds →Knock Off36-42% Bullet Punch22-27% Stone Edge55-65% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Landorus builds →Explosion79-92% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb60-70% Giga Drain 4x401-472%KO Venoshock43-51% | ||
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 87 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Confuse Ray and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Kabuto Best Moveset
Rock/Water at 80 Attack. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. AbilityWeak Armor trades Defense for Speed on contact. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Kabutops one evolution away adds 115 Attack for physical rain attacking.
Best Build
Kabuto best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Waterfall
- Knock Off
- Body Slam
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
Kabuto is a Pokémon that has been regenerated from a fossil. However, in extremely rare cases, living examples have been discovered. The Pokémon has not changed at all for 300 million years.
Kabuto Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 355 BST, Kabuto is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Kabutops before bringing it to any serious fight.
Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.. 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 physical attacker with base 80 Attack. 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