Pokémon · Base
Kabutops
Fossil Set · #9 · Rare Holo · 1999
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$105.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kabuto
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 141
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Kabutops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Absorb) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Kabuto first).
How to beat Kabutops
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Kabutops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids."
FFSharp Sickle — 30
FFFFAbsorb — 40
Remove a number of damage counters from Kabutops equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Kabutops has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $19.95 | $25.38 | $96.94 | $36.07 | $45.60 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $72.00 | $197.98 | $1,179.80 | $105.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €14.15 |
| 7-day average | €48.60 |
| 30-day average | €37.13 |
| Low | €8.50 |
| Trend price | €41.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €20.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €21.83 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €16.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €31.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €17.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kabutops is real?
Kabutops is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Kabutops worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kabutops is $105.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Kabutops from?
Kabutops is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Kabutops?
Kabutops is a Rare Holo card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Kabutops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
