Skip to card catalogue

← English card catalogue

Kabuto

Legend Maker / #36/92

Kabuto

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Legend Maker
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Takao Unno
Source reference
ex12-36

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Kabuto is known from fossils that made its restoration possible. Underwater, it hides and watches its surroundings with the eyes on its back. Its shell strengthens when it molts, an event the Pokédex places every three days. The entries do not unanimously present it as entirely extinct: one mentions encounters in a particular area. Between fossil discoveries and reported observations, its history remains tied to the search for an ancient species.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword describes Kabuto molting every three days, hardening its shell. Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! specifies the position of its dorsal eyes while it hides underwater. Pokémon Shield notes that encounters may be possible despite its reputation as an extinct species.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Mysterious Fossil
Pokédex number
140
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Ancient Protection

Poke-BODY

Each of your Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, and Kabutops ex has no Weakness.

Attacks

Granite Head

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Kabuto by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · set-logo

View the TCGdex source ↗

Price history

No verified price observations are available for this printing. History will begin once reference matching has been validated; no past prices have been reconstructed.

No copies currently for sale

Sales, auctions and payments remain closed for this part of the catalogue.