Kabutops · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Kabutops card
Numbered 27 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, Kabutops is a Rare, a Stage 2 Fighting-type carrying 60 HP.
It evolves from Kabuto, so Kabutops is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
Printed on the card, the Kabutops Pokédex entry reads: "Its sleek shape is perfect for swimming. It slashes prey with its claws and drains the body fluids."
About Kabutops in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Kabuto. Scythes for arms, prehistoric predator silhouette. Fossil holo Kabutops is a striking design and a steady holo in Fossil. PSA 10 examples have appreciated quietly.
What is Kabutops worth?
Kabutops is a non-holo Rare. In Legendary Collection, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Kabutops trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Kabutops before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Kabutops are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Kabutops survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Kabutops
For Kabutops, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Kabutops can make sense.
