Pokémon · EX
Kabuto
Power Keepers · #51 · Common · 2007
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Market reference
$0.88
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mysterious Fossil
- Evolves to
- Kabutops
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 140
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Kabuto plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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 1 — one step up from Mysterious Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Kabuto
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Kabuto?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFast Evolution
Search your deck for an Evolution card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
FCDouble Scratch — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:G×2
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.70 | $19.34 | $0.88 | $0.33 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $45.99 | $123.21 | $688.66 | $5.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.51 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.85 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.79 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kabuto is real?
Kabuto 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 Kabuto worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kabuto is $0.88; 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 Kabuto from?
Kabuto is from the Pokémon set "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Kabuto?
Kabuto is a Common card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Kabuto printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
