Kabutops (Fossil 9)

Kabutops LV.30 カブトプス Kabutops

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Kabuto Card name Kabutops Type Fighting HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 9/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity Expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 24/62 TCG GB1 set Mystery TCG GB1 ID C33 TCG GB2 set Psychic Battle TCG GB2 ID D32 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 27/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kabutops.

Kabutops (Japanese: カブトプス Kabutops) is a Fighting-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Sharp Sickle するどいかま 30

Absorb すいとる 40

Remove a number of damage counters from Kabutops equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Kabutops has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.

Pokédex data

Kabutops - Shellfish Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
141	4'3" (1.3 m)	89 lbs. (40.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids.
水中を自由に泳ぎ鋭い鎌で獲物をとらえ、体液をすいとってしまう。

Release information

This card was included in the English Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and a Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as only a Holofoil card. A Non Holofoil print of this card was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion.

Trivia

Although this Pokémon is level 30, Kabuto does not evolve into Kabutops until level 40.

Origin

Absorb is a move in the Pokémon games that Kabutops can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.