Kabutops counters

Gen 6 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Kabutops
#0141 Kabutops
RockWater
USAGE 8.0% #29
ABILITYSwift Swim
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 115
DEF 105
SPA 65
SPD 70
SPE 80
BST495
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Grass
2×
ElectricFightingGround
½×
NormalIcePoisonFlying
¼×
Fire
Moves
Stone Edge 99.8% Waterfall 95.3% Aqua Jet 65.8% Superpower 56.1% Swords Dance 42.9% Rapid Spin 39.3% Knock Off 0.4% Stealth Rock 0.2%
Items
Life Orb 65.5% Choice Scarf 33.2% Choice Band 0.7% Leftovers 0.2% Assault Vest 0.2% Lum Berry 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Swift Swim87.8%Battle Armor7.1%Weak Armor5.1%
Common Teammates
Mesprit62.5%Vileplume47.3%Steelix36.8%Hitmonchan35.2%Magmortar30.4%Garbodor24.4%Liepard23.0%Omastar22.9%
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Ranked #29 with 8.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.