Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Kabutops
Majestic Dawn · #6 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$32.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kabuto
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 141
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Kabutops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Chop Up) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥60 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 — ≥60 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 Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Kabutops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land."
Poké-Body: Primal Shell
As long as Kabutops is your Active Pokémon, your opponent can't play any Trainer cards from his or her hand.
FFCChop Up — 70
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G+30
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $19.91 | $39.97 | $438.90 | $32.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.58 | $26.39 | $389.50 | $17.46 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.99 |
| 7-day average | €6.84 |
| 30-day average | €7.19 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €7.67 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.44 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.44 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.63 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.40 |
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 $32.95; 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 "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Kabutops?
Kabutops is a Rare Holo card in the Majestic Dawn set.
Other Kabutops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
