Listen "Beyond the Ball 131 - Kabutops"
Episode Synopsis
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.
Music by Junichi Masuda
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.
Music by Junichi Masuda
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