Kabuto Max Battle Guide [Pokémon GO]

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Kabuto Recommended Party Compositions

Optimal team compositions combining Tank and Attacker roles for Kabuto.

Kabuto Counter Team — With Legendary / Gigantamax

Zamazenta Crowned Shield (Tank)

Blissey (Tank)

Gigantamax Rillaboom (Attacker)

Zamazenta Crowned Shield (Tank)

Registeel (Tank)

Gigantamax Venusaur (Attacker)

Zacian Crowned Sword (Tank)

Metagross (Tank)

Rillaboom (Attacker)

Suicune (Tank)

Urshifu Single Strike (Tank)

Tsareena (Attacker)

Duraludon (Tank)

Latias (Tank)

Leafeon (Attacker)

Regirock (Tank)

Vaporeon (Tank)

Venusaur (Attacker)

Kabuto Counter Team — Without Legendary / Gigantamax

Blissey (Tank)

Rillaboom (Attacker)

Blissey (Tank)

Metagross (Tank)

Tsareena (Attacker)

Duraludon (Tank)

Vaporeon (Tank)

Leafeon (Attacker)

Gallade (Tank)

Excadrill (Tank)

Venusaur (Attacker)

Flygon (Tank)

Blastoise (Tank)

Gardevoir (Attacker)

Corviknight (Tank)

Rillaboom (Tank)

Thwackey (Attacker)

Best Counters for Kabuto — Top 10 Attackers

Best Pokémon to defeat Kabuto in Max Battles, ranked by expected Max Move damage. The top counter is Gigantamax Rillaboom.

#	Best Counter	Max Move	Damage
1	Gigantamax Rillaboom	G-Max Drum Solo	1181.0
2	Gigantamax Venusaur	G-Max Vine Lash	978.5
3	Rillaboom	Max Overgrowth	918.8
4	Tsareena	Max Overgrowth	853.5
5	Leafeon	Max Overgrowth	830.4
6	Venusaur	Max Overgrowth	761.3
7	Gardevoir	Max Overgrowth	759.4
8	Gigantamax Machamp	G-Max Chi Strike	723.1
9	Gigantamax Toxtricity	G-Max Stun Shock	692.2
10	Thwackey	Max Overgrowth	634.6

Best Tanks for Kabuto — Top 10 Durability

Most durable Pokémon against Kabuto, ranked by overall durability index. The best tank is Zamazenta Crowned Shield.

#	Best Tank	Fast Move	Durability
1	Zamazenta Crowned Shield	Metal Claw	6.03
2	Blissey	Pound	4.84
3	Registeel	Metal Claw	4.41
4	Urshifu Rapid Strike	Counter	3.79
5	Zacian Crowned Sword	Metal Claw	3.79
6	Chansey	Pound	3.67
7	Metagross	Fury Cutter	3.58
8	Suicune	Water Gun	3.41
9	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	3.32
10	Urshifu Single Strike	Sucker Punch	3.30

Kabuto Durability Map for Counters

Compare Kabuto counters that combine damage output and bulk on a durability map plus ranked Top list. Pokémon in the upper-right corner are best for dual offense/tank duty. Y-axis = type bulk (0-100 deviation score with turns annotation), X-axis = combo DPS × Rock/Water type matchup multiplier.

#	Pokémon	Move Combo	Bulk Index	Turns	DPS×Mult	Details
1	Zamazenta Crowned Shield	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	94.4	6.03	7605 (×1.00)	Details
2	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf Frenzy Plant	58.2	2.48	12739 (×2.56)	Details
3	Gigantamax Rillaboom	Razor Leaf Frenzy Plant	58.2	2.48	12739 (×2.56)	Details
4	Latios	Dragon Breath Solar Beam	59.9	2.65	12524 (×2.56)	Details
5	Tsareena	Magical Leaf Grass Knot	56.1	2.27	12323 (×2.56)	Details