Pokémon · E-Card
Kabutops
Skyridge · #14 · Rare · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$40.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kabuto
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 141
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 (Dual Cut) 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 ≥45 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 — ≥45 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
Poké-Body: Primal Aura
As long as Kabutops is your Active Pokémon, neither player can play Basic Pokémon or Evolution cards from his or her hand to evolve Benched Pokémon.
FFCDual Cut — 50×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $14.98 | $150.00 | $399.50 | $40.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €51.00 |
| 7-day average | €17.78 |
| 30-day average | €17.87 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €19.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €14.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €18.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €39.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €48.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.61 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €39.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €42.47 |
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 $40.27; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Kabutops?
Kabutops is a Rare card in the Skyridge set.
Other Kabutops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
