Kabuto - Generation 4 learnset

Kabuto artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Kabuto can learn in Generation 4, which consists of:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

In other generations
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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	Ancient Power	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 on the Kabuto egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	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	90	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	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	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	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	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	—	85
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	Ancient Power	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 on the Kabuto egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	100
Screech	Normal	—	85

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kabuto is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	90	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	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	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	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	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	—	85
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	Ancient Power	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 on the Kabuto egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
Dig	Ground	80	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Rapid Spin	Normal	50	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.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
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	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	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	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	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	—	85
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