Beyond the Ball 131 - Kabutops

We're back from a holiday break and we're ready to hit the ground running as we talk about the ferocious Kabutops! It's been a minute since we talked about a Pokemon with swords for hands and you can tell we're excited. Other topics include: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Disappointment of Spore, and foil surfing.

Follow along with entries below:

Red and Blue

Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids.

Yellow

A slim and fast swimmer. It slices its prey with its sharp sickles and drinks the body fluids.

Gold

In the water, it tucks in its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast.

Silver

With sharp claws, this ferocious, ancient POKéMON rips apart prey and sucks their body fluids.

Crystal

It was able to swim quickly through the water by compactly folding up its razor-sharp sickles.

Ruby and Sapphire

KABUTOPS swam underwater to hunt for its prey in ancient times. The POKéMON was apparently evolving from being a water-dweller to living on land as evident from the beginnings of change in its gills and legs.

FireRed

It swims freely through water. It catches prey with its scythe-like arms and drains the victim’s fluids.

LeafGreen

Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains their fluids.

Emerald

KABUTOPS once swam underwater to hunt for prey. It was apparently evolving from being a water dweller to living on land as evident from changes in its gills and legs.

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

It is thought that this Pokémon came onto land because its prey adapted to life on land.

Ultra Sun

Its body had begun to change so it could function on land. But it didn’t adapt in time and went extinct.

Ultra Moon

It swims at speeds of roughly 29 knots, quickly closing in on its prey and slashing into them with its scythes to finish them off.

Sword

Kabutops slices its prey apart and sucks out the fluids. The discarded body parts become food for other Pokémon.

Shield

The cause behind the extinction of this species is unknown. Kabutops were aggressive Pokémon that inhabited warm seas.

BTB

Loves those fluids. Gets them with its sword hands, but slow on the evolution uptake.

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