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Kabuto

Power Keepers / #51/108

Kabuto

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Power Keepers
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
ex16-51

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.

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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.

Attacks

Fast Evolution

Cost: Colorless

Search your deck for an Evolution card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Double Scratch

Cost: Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 20x

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Documented variants

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

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

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