Kabuto (Fossil 50)

Kabuto LV.9 カブト Kabuto

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage File:Mysterious FossilMS.png Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Mysterious Fossil Card name Kabuto Type Fighting HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 50/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity TCG GB1 set Mystery TCG GB1 ID C32 TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil TCG GB2 ID C38 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 48/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kabuto.

Kabuto (Japanese: カブト Kabuto) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power: Kabuto Armor カブトアーマー

Whenever an attack (even your own) does damage to Kabuto (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does only half the damage to Kabuto (rounded down to the nearest 10). (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Kabuto is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Scratch ひっかく 10

Pokédex data

Kabuto - Shellfish Pokémon

No.

140

Height

1'8" (0.5 m)

Weight

25 lbs. (11.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil found in what was once the ocean floor eons ago.

古代の生物の化石から再生したポケモン。硬いからで身を護っている。

Release information

This card was released in the English Fossil expansion, originating from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion. It was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion. A special W Wizards stamped version of the Fossil print of this card was released in the December 1999 issue of Top Deck Magazine.

Trivia

Along with Shedinja, this card has the fewest HP of any Stage 1 Pokémon in the TCG.

Origin

Kabuto Armor's Japanese name is that of Battle Armor, an Ability later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Kabuto can have. Scratch is a move in the Pokémon games that Kabuto can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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