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{{Pokemonbox| name = Kabuto |image = [[File:Kabuto.png]] |pokedex = 140 |johto = 222 |hoenn = 295 |stage = Basic |evolve_from = Dome Fossil |evolve_to = [[Kabutops]] (lv. 40) |signature = |species = Shellfish Pokémon |type = Rock / Water |height = 1′08″ (0.5m) |weight = 25.4 lbs. (11.5kg) |gender = 12.5% Female, 87.5% Male |ability = Battle Armor / Swift Swim |appearance = [[Pokémon Red and Blue]] }} The name "'''Kabuto'''" derives from 兜 kabuto, the Japanese word for helmet, and 兜蟹 kabutogani, the Japanese name of the Horseshoe crab, the animal on which Kabuto is based. In the English translation, Kabuto's name was originally going to be Att, which - when followed by its evolved name of Lantis (later known as [[Kabutops]]) - is a pun reference to Atlantis. ==Characteristics== As described above, Kabuto takes its appearance from the real world horseshoe crab. Since it is an ancient prehistoric Pokémon its design may be a combination of modern Horseshoe Crab and the prehistoric Trilobite. This is supported by Kabuto's lack of a tail, which Trilobites do not possess. It is likely intended to be a xiphosurid, with the Xiphosura containing many prehistoric species. It is crustacean in appearance, covered in a hard brown shell that has two small, dot-like eyes. Underneath the shell Kabuto's true form is obscured in darkness; the only features visible are four scuttlers and a pair of luminous red eyes. Kabuto is a Pokémon that was once thought to be extinct. However, modern technology of the Pokémon world allowed scientists to clone Kabuto using genetic material extracted from fossils found on what once was the sea bed. Thus, the species has now been revived and re-introduced to the environment. Since then, living examples have been found extremely rarely, indicating that Kabuto's extinction was not so absolute as once thought after all. Kabuto has made very few appearances in the Pokémon anime, though was seen in the movie: Pokémon:Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Seen in the Tree of Life along with Lileep, Cradily, and other Pokémon previously confined to fossils. Kabuto has existed in its current form for about 300,000,000 years. It is an aquatic Pokémon that used to hide on the sea floor, which is how some Kabuto became fossils in the first place. While concealed in this way, Kabuto leaves exposed only its hard shell, which protects it from any attacks, while the eyes on its back allow it to continue monitoring its surroundings. If Kabuto were to assume an upside-down position, its fortune would similarly turn around: it is helpless and defenceless in such a state, unable to flip over on its own. According to the anime, oil extracted from a Kabuto is rumoured to have interesting medical properties, longevity being one of them. ==Appearance== Kabuto is found in ''[[Pokémon Red]]'', ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]]'', ''[[Pokémon FireRed|FireRed]]'' and ''[[Pokémon LeafGreen|LeafGreen]]'', if the player chooses the '''Dome Fossil''' in Mount Moon instead of the '''Helix Fossil'''. The fossil will be revived into Kabuto if delivered at the Cinnabar Island laboratory. The Dome Fossil can also be found in the Underground in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'']] after obtaining the National dex. Kabuto has excellent Attack and Defense and average Speed for a Basic Pokémon, but its Hit Points stat is extremely low. It is quadruply weak against Grass-type attacks, which coupled with its mediocre special defense makes it especially susceptible to them. Kabuto can learn the Flying-type Aerial Ace attack (after evolving into Kabutops), which may give it the edge in such situations. Kabuto and Kabutops can also learn Ice Beam and Blizzard via TM, which would make for a nasty surprise, if Kabuto can last long enough or is fast enough to use it before a grass type can attack and knock Kabuto out. Other attacks commonly given to Kabuto include Ancientpower and Rain Dance, which will make its Water-type attacks more effective and double its speed thanks to its Swift Swim ability. Kabuto evolve into Kabutops at level 40, and can learn Slash immediantly after evolution. ==Anime== Kabuto makes its first "appearance" in episode #13 (Mystery of the Lighthouse). Bill the Pokémaniac had dressed up in a giant Kabuto costume trying to understand the Pokémon's behaviour better. Its first actual appearance was in episode #46 (Attack of the prehistoric Pokémon), where it was discovered by Ash when Team Rocket tried to blow up Grandfather Canyon. Kabuto next appeared in episode #91 (Shell shock) in large numbers. Their fossils, which an island in the Orange Archipelago was full of, somehow "came to life" under the moon's red light. This is probably a reference to Chinese myths about "stone swallows", fossilized stone creatures that come to life and fly around. ==Manga== ==Trading Card game== [[File:Kabuto c.jpg|right|thumb|Kabuto, as seen in the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'']] In the Trading Card game Kabuto appears in: * Fossil #50 - Kabuto * Neo Discovery #56 - Kabuto * Skyridge #37 - Kabuto * EX Sandstorm #39 - Kabuto ==References== *The following games and their instruction manuals: [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']]; ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]''; ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Stadium#Pokémon Stadium 2|Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'']], and ''[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''; [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'', ''Sapphire'']], and ''[[Pokémon Emerald|Emerald]]''; [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']]; ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'' <!--;Notes <references /> -->;Publications<!-- *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1998. [[ASIN]] B000CQP8FE *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Player’s Guide Special Edition for Yellow, Red and Blue''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CQT878--> *Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9. *Loe, Casey, ed. ''Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide''. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.<!-- *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Snap Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 1999. [[ASIN]] B000CDZP9G *Nintendo Power. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Nintendo Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2001. ISBN 1930206194 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1930206313 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., March 2004. ISBN 193020647X--> *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X *Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5<!-- *Chiba, Akira et al. ''The Official Pokémon Emerald Version Strategy Guide''. Pokémon USA, Inc., 2005. ISBN 3937336060 *Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., September 22 2005. ISBN 1598120026 ;Manga volumes *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu! Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, September 9 1999. ISBN 1569313784 *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Pikachu Shocks Back Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 1999. ISBN 156931411X *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, April 5 2000. ISBN 1569314365 *Ono, Toshihiro. ''Pokémon: Surf’s Up, Pikachu Graphic Novel''. VIZ Media LLC, June 2000. ISBN 1569314942 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu''. VIZ Media LLC, July 6 2000. ISBN 1569315078 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 2: Legendary Pokémon''. VIZ Media LLC, December 6 2000. ISBN 1569315086 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 3: Saffron City Siege''. VIZ Media LLC, August 5 2001. ISBN 1569315604 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 4: The Yellow Caballero: A Trainer in Yellow''. VIZ Media LLC, January 9 2002. ISBN 1569317100 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 5: The Yellow Caballero: Making Waves''. VIZ Media LLC, April 2002. ISBN 1591160278 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 6: The Yellow Caballero: The Cave Campaign''. VIZ Media LLC, September 5 2002. ISBN 1591160286 *Kusaka, Hidenori, & Mato. ''Pokémon Adventures, Volume 7: The Yellow Caballero: The Pokémon Elite''. VIZ Media LLC, January 2003. ISBN 1569318514--> ==External links== *[http://www.pokemon.com/ Official Pokémon website] *[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kabuto_(Pokémon) Bulbapedia] (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Kabuto as a species *[http://serebii.net/pokedex-dp/140.shtml Kabuto on serebii.net] *[http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokedex/kabuto.shtml Pokémon Dungeon] Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis *[http://www.psypokes.com/dex/pokedex.php?id=140&view=general PsyPoke] - Kabuto Pokédex entry and Usage Overview *[http://www.smogon.com/rs/pokemon/kabuto Smogon.com] - Kabuto Tactical Data [[Category:Pokémon]] [[Category:Rock Pokémon]] [[Category:Water Pokémon]]
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