Is Kabuto Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fossil Pokemon with a physical focus. Kabutops via evolution hits hard with Rock and Water, but getting Kabuto requires breeding or trading. Not practical for a standard playthrough.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Kabuto's weaknesses hard.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Kabuto's weaknesses hard.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Kabuto can be revived from a fossil obtained on Route 8. Revive Dome Fossil. Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8
Your Kabuto should hit Level 40 before you reach Mina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Kabuto in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No searching required for Kabuto. You receive it at Route 8 from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
How to Obtain Kabuto in USUM
Step 1Kabuto ✓Route 8 - Fossil Restoration CenterLv.15Gift from NPCRevive 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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x244-288%KO Brick Break 2x42-50% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x219-260%KO Mud-Slap 2x35-42% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x265-313%KO Brick Break 2x46-54% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x233-275%KO Mud-Slap 2x38-46% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x165-196%KO Brick Break 2x105-125%KO Thunderbolt 2x82-98% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x296-349%KO Brick Break 2x42-51% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x105-125%KO Energy Ball 4x124-145%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x171-203%KO Brick Break 2x108-129%KO Bulldoze 2x59-70% Thunderbolt 2x86-102%KO | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x314-371%KO Brick Break 2x44-54% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x89-105%KO Bulldoze 2x48-57% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x476-561%KO Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x516-608%KO Low Sweep 2x58-68% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x89-107%KO Bulldoze 2x49-58% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x179-211%KO Brick Break 2x111-130%KO Bulldoze 2x59-71% Thunderbolt 2x87-103%KO | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x298-351%KO Earthquake 2x124-147%KO | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x499-587%KO Low Sweep 2x54-64% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Sceptile builds →Energy Ball 4x363-428%KO Brick Break 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x41-49% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x604-712%KO Hammer Arm 2x124-146%KO Bulldoze 2x50-60% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x807-950%KO Focus Blast 2x162-191%KO Bulldoze 2x42-50% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x772-908%KO Bulldoze 2x40-48% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 4x772-908%KO Low Sweep 2x54-64% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x628-739%KO Hammer Arm 2x125-148%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 4x860-1012%KO Thunderbolt 2x291-343%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x734-864%KO Close Combat 2x131-154%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Abra deals 79-93% with Psychic.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Abra builds →Psychic79-93% Dazzling Gleam70-83% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Mienfoo builds →U Turn31-37% High Jump Kick 2x115-136%KO Stone Edge45-53% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves View Ferroseed builds →
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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 95 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Confuse Ray and 9 more to offspring.
USUM Kabuto Best Moveset
Rock/Water at 80 Attack with AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain and AbilityBattle Armor blocking critical hits. The moveset at pre-evolution stats cannot compete. Kabutops one evolution away adds 115 Attack at 80 Speed.
Best Build
Kabuto best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Knock Off
- Rock Slide
- Hone Claws
- Aqua Jet
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. Normal and Grass coverage and more 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
Base Stats
This Pokémon thrived 300 million years ago. It’s said that living specimens can still be seen in a certain region—a rare sight.
This Pokémon became extinct everywhere, except in a few areas. It protects itself with its hard shell.
Kabuto Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
At 355 BST, Kabuto is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Kabutops before bringing it to any serious fight.
Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8. 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