Pokémon · E-Card
Kabuto
Skyridge · #37 · Uncommon · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$24.83
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mysterious Fossil
- Evolves to
- Kabutops
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 140
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Kabuto plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Scratch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 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 — ≥25 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 Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Kabuto?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Thick Shell
All damage done by attacks to Kabuto from Evolved Pokémon is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
FCScratch — 30
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $25.98 | $306.90 | $352.98 | $24.83 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.93 |
| 30-day average | €3.90 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €36.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.75 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €17.56 |
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 $24.83; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Kabuto?
Kabuto is a Uncommon card in the Skyridge set.
Other Kabuto printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
