Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Kabutops Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Kabutops's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Rock / Water typing.

Kabutops
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Resistances (5)
Immunities (0)
Battle notes
- Kabutops's Rock / Water typing is best attacked with Grass (4x), Electric (2x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Normal, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Kabutops resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon counters
Defensive typing summary
Kabutops's base defensive typing is Rock / Water. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Kabutops weak to?
Kabutops is weak to Grass (4x), Electric (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Kabutops?
Grass is the strongest listed attacking type against Kabutops at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Kabutops's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.