Is Kabuto Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
The other Cinnabar fossil. Kabuto takes the Rock/Water typing in a more physical direction than Omanyte. Evolves into Kabutops.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Kabuto before this fight.
Kabutops resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Kabutops has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Kabutops trades roughly evenly with 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 Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Fossil
Kabuto can be revived from a fossil obtained on Cinnabar Island. Revive Dome Fossil. Revived from the Dome Fossil at the Cinnabar Island Pokemon Lab.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48BugLeech LifePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Kabuto to Kabutops
Kabuto evolves into Kabutops at Level 40. Your Kabuto should hit Level 40 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 63NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Kabuto in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Kabuto is handed to you at Cinnabar Island. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
1 location to catch Kabuto
Badge 6How to Obtain Kabuto in Let's Go
- Step 2Evolve into Kabutops
How to Get Shiny Kabuto in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the only route to a Shiny Kabuto is Soft Reset, about 1 in 4,096 per try. Track your chance below as you hunt. Compare Shiny Kabuto odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Kabuto Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 4,096 on each try.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 432 |
| 25%one in four | 1,179 |
| 50%coin flip | 2,839 |
| 90%very likely | 9,431 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Kabuto.
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
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Machoke builds →Superpower 2x141-166%KO Thunder Punch 2x60-71% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x179-211%KO | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x235-276%KO Double Kick 2x18-22% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Marowak builds →Bone Club 2x65-77% Thunder Punch 2x50-59% | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x171-202%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Rhydon builds →Drill Run 2x118-140%KO Thunder Punch 2x73-87% | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x106-125%KO Double Kick 2x17-20% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kabuto View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x113-134%KO Thunder Punch 2x56-67% | ||
Kabuto Evolutions
Kabuto is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Kabutops. Check the evolution method below. Evolving adds up to 140 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Kabuto Best Moveset
Rock/Water at 80 Attack and 90 Defense. Some physical pre-evo output behind decent defensive bulk. The moveset has a foundation. Evolve to Kabutops for the 115 Attack and 80 Speed that make Rock/Water physical TermStab competitive.
Best Build
Lax raises Defense and lowers Sp. Def. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Green. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Kabuto
Kabuto Candy
Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Kabuto Candy raises every stat, but only Kabuto and Kabutops can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Kabuto is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Barnaby battles with one level 70 Kabuto that knows Reflect, Sand Attack, Substitute and Leech Life. It takes extra damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting and Ground moves. Win to earn the Kabuto Master title. Find Barnaby in Mt. Moon.
Moves List
Most of Kabuto's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Surf and Scald, but Normal and Grass and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A Pokémon that was recovered from a fossil. It used the eyes on its back while hiding on the seafloor.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Kabuto appears in 19 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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