NationalDex
cubone
#104

Cubone

Lonely Pokémon

Ground

It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly.

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: 2.3%
Physical Attacker
Item
Thick Club
Ability
Battle Armor
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 196
Def 76
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

When holding its signature item, Thick Club, Cubone reaches 28 Attack without a positive nature. This, paired up with its wide array of coverage, and its signature move Bonemerang, which allows Cubone to break through the opponent's Focus Sash, Substitute, and Sturdy, makes Cubone one of the strongest attackers in Little Cup. Cubone also has very good physical bulk without Eviolite. However, all these positive traits are balanced out because Cubone is very slow, doesn't have a very good ability, and it has low special bulk. Cubone also requires support from Sticky Web, Trick Room, or Baton Pass to work properly. Lastly, the presence of Knock Off heavily hinders Cubone's sweeping capabilities because it needs its item to truly shine. Regardless of all this, with a bit a bit of support, Cubone could become an excellent sweeper for your team.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
83.8%
Iron Head
17.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc