Kabutops · Neo Discovery, what to know.
About the Kabutops card
Kabutops is card 25 of 75 in Neo Discovery, released in June 2001, a Rare. It is a Stage 2 Water-type with 90 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Kabuto, which places Kabutops deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Kimiya Masago.
The card's flavor text gives Kabutops a line of lore: "In the water, it tucks its limbs to become more compact, then it wiggles its shell to swim fast."
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 Neo Discovery, 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
Neo Discovery produced 1st Edition, Unlimited prints. For Kabutops, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Kabutops grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Kabutops is worth more than collectors assume.
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.
