Kabutops (Fossil 9)

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.

Kabutops LV.30
カブトプス Kabutops

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Kabuto

Card name

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

Card GB set	Mystery
Card GB ID	C33
Card GB 2 set	Psychic Battle
Card GB 2 ID	D32

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	27/110

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kabutops.

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

Fighting Fighting 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 Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as a Holofoil card. The Non Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion.

Gallery

GB1 Mystery sprite

GB2 Psychic Battle sprite

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.

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