Kabuto - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Kabuto can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Kabuto artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Kabuto learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Leer	Normal	—	100
16	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
21	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
31	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
36	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
41	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
46	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
51	Wring Out	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Kabuto learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Moves learnt by HM

Kabuto is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kabuto is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Kabuto can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞	Generation 3 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Kabuto learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Leer	Normal	—	100
16	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
21	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
31	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
36	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
41	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
46	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
51	Wring Out	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Kabuto learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Move Tutor moves

Kabuto can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kabuto is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kabuto is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Kabuto can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞	Generation 3 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Kabuto learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Absorb	Grass	20	100
11	Leer	Normal	—	100
16	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
21	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
31	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
36	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
41	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
46	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
51	Wring Out	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Kabuto learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Move Tutor moves

Kabuto can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kabuto is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kabuto is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Kabuto can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞	Generation 3 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Kabuto egg move parents

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Kabuto

Kabuto's egg groups: Water 1, Water 3

The egg moves for Kabuto are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Kabuto with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Kabuto with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aurora Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Shellder Cloyster Remoraid Octillery Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Horsea Seadra Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Remoraid Octillery Delibird Kingdra

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Horsea Seadra Marill Azumarill Politoed Corsola Remoraid Octillery Mantine Kingdra Lotad Lombre Surskit Corphish Crawdaunt Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Breeding	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Shellder Cloyster Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Politoed
Pre-evolution Level up	Ludicolo Masquerain

Confuse Ray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Mantine Lileep Cradily
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Tentacool Tentacruel Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Feebas Milotic Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Skorupi Drapion

Dig

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Slowbro Krabby Kingler Kabuto Kabutops Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Corsola Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Gastrodon Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Krabby Kingler Kabuto Kabutops

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Krabby Kingler Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Feebas
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Krabby Kingler Horsea Seadra Kabuto Kabutops Remoraid Octillery Kingdra Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Pre-evolution Level up	Milotic

Icy Wind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong
Breeding	Kabuto Kabutops
Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Tentacool Tentacruel Slowpoke Slowbro Seel Dewgong Shellder Cloyster Krabby Kingler Horsea Seadra Lapras Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Quagsire Slowking Corsola Remoraid Octillery Delibird Mantine Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Corphish Crawdaunt Feebas Milotic Spheal Sealeo Walrein Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Corphish Crawdaunt Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Wingull Pelipper Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo
Move tutor	Tentacool Tentacruel Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Marill Azumarill Wingull Pelipper Corphish Crawdaunt Anorith Armaldo Empoleon Skorupi Drapion

Mud Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Poliwag Poliwhirl Krabby Kingler Omanyte Omastar Kabuto Kabutops Wooper Quagsire Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Politoed Surskit Masquerain
Pre-evolution Level up	Poliwrath Politoed

Rapid Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise
Breeding	Tentacool Tentacruel Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Delibird Anorith Armaldo

Screech

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Tentacool Tentacruel Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Huntail
Breeding	Shellder Cloyster Kabuto Kabutops Corsola Remoraid Octillery Anorith Armaldo Skorupi Drapion