Is Kabuto Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
The other Mt. Moon fossil. Rock/Water with AbilitySwift Swim for rain or AbilityBattle Armor for crit immunity. Kabutops at 40 leans physical. The fossil choice between Omanyte and Kabuto comes down to Special versus physical preference.
Kabuto resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Kabuto's weaknesses hard.
Kabuto has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Kabuto trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kabutops resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Kabuto can be revived from a fossil obtained on Cinnabar Island. Revive Dome Fossil. Revive the Dome Fossil at the Cinnabar Island Pokemon Lab
- After Brock
- TM39RockRock Tomb9095%15
- After Misty
- TUTORRockRock Slide11390%10
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 55RockAncient Power90100%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Kabuto should hit Level 40 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TUTORRockRock Slide11390%10
- TUTORNormalSwords Dance—100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 65RockAncient Power90100%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Kabuto in FireRed & LeafGreen
Dome Fossil revival at the Cinnabar lab, level 5, both versions. It's Kabuto or Omanyte, and the other fossil stays unclaimed forever.
1 location to catch Kabuto
Badge 7How to Obtain Kabuto in FRLG
Step 2Evolve into KabutopsBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Kabutops egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Kabuto Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Kabuto
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x120-143%KO Double Kick 2x28-35% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x113-135%KO Double Kick 2x25-30% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Mankey builds →Earthquake 2x68-80% Karate Chop 2x55-68% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x120-143%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Shock Wave 2x68-80% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x113-135%KO Brick Break 2x58-70% Shock Wave 2x63-75% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Ivysaur builds →Vine Whip 4x128-150%KO Rock Smash 2x15-20% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x83-98% Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Pikachu builds →Shock Wave 2x75-90% Brick Break 2x43-50% Dig 2x33-40% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x97-115%KO Brick Break 2x49-58% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Primeape builds →Brick Break 2x89-106%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% Thunderbolt 2x80-95% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x191-226%KO Dig 2x35-43% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Ivysaur builds →Giga Drain 4x195-231%KO Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machoke builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Earthquake 2x75-89% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x100-119%KO Brick Break 2x51-60% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x244-288%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x15-19% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Primeape builds →Brick Break 2x93-111%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x84-99% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x201-238%KO Dig 2x37-44% Double Kick 2x21-25% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Thunder Punch 2x48-58% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x84-99% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x178-210%KO Earthquake 2x78-93% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x244-288%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x15-19% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x180-212%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% Thunder Punch 2x45-55% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x464-545%KO Earthquake 2x65-77% Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x180-212%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% Thunderbolt 2x82-97% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x172-203%KO Earthquake 2x77-91% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x187-220%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Thunder Punch 2x47-55% | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 4x480-566%KO Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x480-566%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% Rock Smash 2x16-19% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x187-220%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x86-101%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x215-254%KO Earthquake 2x96-113%KO | ||
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x83-98% Thunder Punch 2x46-55% | ||
Tangela Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Tangela builds →Solar Beam 4x485-571%KO Rock Smash 2x12-14% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x485-571%KO Earthquake 2x67-80% Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Jolteon can KO Kabuto with Thunderbolt (271-319%). Machamp's Rock Slide hits Kabuto for 49-57%. Doduo deals 40-47% with Double-Edge.
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x271-319%KO | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machamp builds →Rock Slide49-57% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Doduo builds →Drill Peck26-31% Double Edge40-47% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x404-475%KO Sludge Bomb20-24% | ||
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 58 breeding partners from the Water1 and Water3 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, Confuse Ray and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Kabuto Best Moveset
Rock/Water pre-evolution with AbilitySwift Swim for rain speed. 80 Attack and 90 Defense at a stage that can't compete. One evolution from Kabutops's physical moveset.
Best Build
Kabuto best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Surf
- Rock Slide
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
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 Waterfall.
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 was regenerated from the fossil of an ancient creature. It protects itself with a hard shell.
A POKéMON that was regenerated from a fossil found in what was once the ocean floor long ago.
Kabuto FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Revive the Dome Fossil at the Cinnabar Island Pokemon Lab. Kabuto is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
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