What does Cubchoo evolve into?

Get Cubchoo to Beartic at level 37. At 305 BST, Cubchoo is just the starting point.

At what level does Cubchoo evolve?

Level 37 gets you Beartic . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Cubchoo?

For Black & White, you can run Cubchoo through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Beartic as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Cubchoo?

You can find Cubchoo in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Cubchoo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Cubchoo's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack70

Defense40

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def40

Speed40

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Snow Cloak

Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Slush Rush

During Hail, this Pokémon has double Speed.

RattledHA

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

When it is not feeling well, its mucus gets watery and the power of its Ice-type moves decreases.

Cubchoo Weakness

Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel moves hit Cubchoo for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.

Cubchoo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

1Resist

0Immune

Score-7

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

How to Beat Cubchoo in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Focus BlastTM52 Hammer ArmLv. 35 Fire PunchLv. 22 Damage vs Cubchoo Flare Blitz 2x 277-326%KO Focus Blast 2x 61-72% Hammer Arm 2x 155-183%KO Fire Punch 2x 176-207%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 31 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 67-80% Rock Tomb 2x 89-105%KO Smack Down 2x 76-89% Rock Smash 2x 39-47% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% Rock Smash 2x 24-30% Rollout 2x 30-35% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x 41-49% View Kabuto builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 60-70% Rock Tomb 2x 60-70% Rock Smash 2x 27-32% View Shieldon builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Cubchoo grows into Beartic through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Cubchoo. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#613Cubchoo

Level 37

#614Beartic

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cubchoo

Ice

Beartic

Ice

95+40

ATK

130+60

DEF

80+40

SP.ATK

70+10

SP.DEF

80+40

SPE

50+10

BST

305D-Tier

505B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cubchoo easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Avalanche, Encore and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Cubchoo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Cubchoo misses out on Assurance and Avalanche. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 5

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 9

Bide+1

———10Normal

Lv 13

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Lv 17

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 21

Brine

D6510010Water

Lv 25

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Lv 29

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 33

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 36

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 41

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 45

Blizzard

C120705Ice

Lv 49

Hail

———10Ice

Lv 53

Thrash

C12010010Normal

Lv 57

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM79

Frost Breath

D609010Ice

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Egg

Avalanche-4

C6010010Ice

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

Egg

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Cubchoo can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Cubchoo Locations

A solid number of locations for Cubchoo with high spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Cubchoo in Black & White

walking encounters for Cubchoo across 24 spots at Lv. 26-33. The catch is that Black and White don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 7

BlackGrass Lv.26-28 Route

CommonMid

Winter

Route 7

WhiteGrass Lv.26-28 Route

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

CommonMid

Winter

Route 7

WhiteGrass Lv.30-32 Route

CommonMid

WinterDouble grass

Route 7

BlackGrass Lv.30-32 Route

CommonMid

WinterDouble grass

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28 Cave

RareMid

Summer

Dragonspiral Tower - Outside

BlackGrass Lv.33 Building

UncommonLate

Winter

Dragonspiral Tower - Outside

WhiteGrass Lv.33 Building

UncommonLate

Winter

Cubchoo Guide

Get Cubchoo to Beartic at level 37. At 305 BST, Cubchoo is just the starting point.
Level 37 gets you Beartic. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, you can run Cubchoo through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Beartic as fast as you can.
You can find Cubchoo in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Cubchoo joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Cubchoo Incinerate 2x 70-84% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cubchoo Ember 2x 40-49% View Tepig builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Learns Brick Break at Level 20 View Scraggy builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 69-83% Rollout 2x 48-57% View Tirtouga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 83-98% Rock Throw 2x 97-114%KO View Archen builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Cubchoo Rollout 2x 34-41% View Omanyte builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Charge 2x 66-78% Ember 2x 43-52% View Tepig builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Cubchoo Focus Blast 2x 105-124%KO Brick Break 2x 105-124%KO Low Sweep 2x 91-109%KO View Scraggy builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 66-78% Rock Smash 2x 42-49% Rollout 2x 46-55% View Tirtouga builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Cubchoo Focus Blast 2x 188-222%KO Rock Smash 2x 66-78% Double Kick 2x 51-60% View Virizion builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Cubchoo Focus Blast 2x 94-111%KO Vital Throw 2x 122-143%KO Low Sweep 2x 112-134%KO Revenge 2x 105-125%KO View Throh builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 Low SweepTM47 IncinerateLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Burst 2x 78-92% Low Sweep 2x 49-58% Incinerate 2x 66-78% Rock Smash 2x 31-37% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 21 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Charge 2x 66-78% Ember 2x 43-51% Rock Smash 2x 35-43% Rollout 2x 28-34% View Tepig builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Smash 2x 37-45% Rollout 2x 44-52% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 53-64% Rock Smash 2x 24-29% Rollout 2x 29-36% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Smash 2x 37-45% View Kabuto builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 27-32% View Shieldon builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 Low SweepTM47 IncinerateLv. 10 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Burst 2x 75-88% Low Sweep 2x 45-53% Incinerate 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 43-51% View Pansear builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 31 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 67-79% Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO Smack Down 2x 73-86% Rock Smash 2x 38-45% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% Rock Smash 2x 26-31% Rollout 2x 30-36% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Tomb 2x 87-104%KO Rock Smash 2x 40-48% View Kabuto builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ancient Power 2x 57-68% Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 26-31% View Shieldon builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 22 Low SweepTM47 IncinerateLv. 10 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Burst 2x 75-89% Low Sweep 2x 46-55% Incinerate 2x 67-79% Rock Tomb 2x 44-52% View Pansear builds →