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cubone
#104

Cubone

Lonely Pokémon

Ground

When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 50
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 50
Speed 35
Total 320

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

marowak Marowak Lv. 28

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Lonely Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 6.5 kg
Base Exp 64
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

cubone Front Front
cubone Back Back
cubone Front Shiny Front Shiny
cubone Back Shiny Back Shiny
cubone Official Art Official Art
cubone Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.6%
Physical Attacker
Item
Thick Club
Nature
Adamant / Brave
EVs
HP 196
Atk 196
Def 76
SpD 36
Baton Pass Receiver
Item
Thick Club
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 36
Atk 196
SpD 36
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

If you like slow but powerful Pokemon, then Cubone is worth considering. It has a good physical movepool, and the Attack stat to back it up. It has one distinct advantage, Thick Club, which gives it 30 Attack, more than almost any Choice Band-equipped Pokemon, while retaining freedom to switch moves. Unfortunately, Cubone's low Speed prevents it from being able to sweep without some form of support, like Agility passing, Trick Room, or paralysis; however, it is a great partner for all three of those strategies. Its defenses are not exactly reliable (though it can take the odd physical hit or two), so switching it in directly is a risk you may not wish to take. However, once in the battle, Cubone can be very useful at clearing out certain key Pokemon to help your team win the match.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
19.3%

Most Used Items

Thick Club
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc