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Kabuto, a Rock and Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Kabuto: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Kabuto is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (90) and Attack (80), with a base stat total of 355.

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What is Kabuto weak to?

How much damage Kabuto takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGrass
0.25×ResistsFire

Kabuto takes super-effective damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, Ground (Grass hit it for 4x damage). It resists Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, Fire.

Best moveset for Kabuto

Kabuto has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Meteor BeamRock120
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110

Best nature for Kabuto

Adamant. Kabuto is a physical attacker (80 Attack vs 55 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
  • Battle ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.

Evolution line

Full learnset (83 moves; tap to expand)

Kabuto is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Aurora BeamIce65100%Special
BrineWater65100%Special
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Rapid SpinNormal50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Wring OutNormal?100%Special
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ForesightNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Metal SoundSteel-85%Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
Sand AttackGround-100%Status
SandstormRock--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status