The Pokémon of May 2nd, 2024 is…
#142 Kabutops
“Kabutops (Japanese: カブトプス Kabutops) is a dual-type Rock/Water Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Kabuto starting at level 40, after it is revived from a Dome Fossil.
Kabutops is a bipedal prehistoric arthropod Pokémon with a skeletal, well-armored build. It has a flat, half-circular head with a point on each side and two small eyes on the front. It is mostly brown, except for its light gray chest and abdomen. There is a ridge down its back with three flat spines on either side and it has a flat, pointed tail. Instead of hands, its forearms have large, sharp, gray scythes. Its thin legs are brown lead to small feet with two large gray claws.
Before it went extinct, Kabutops was in the process of evolving into a land dweller as evident by changes in its gills and legs. This change is thought to be due to its prey moving onto land as well. In its ocean home Kabutops could tuck up its limbs to help it swim extremely fast, up to roughly 29 knots. It used its sharp scythes to slice enemies and drink their internal fluids. Any leftovers left behind by Kabutops are consumed by other Pokémon. It is unknown what led to Kabutops’s extinction.”-Bulbapedia.
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