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 2 & White 2, 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 2 & White 2. 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

Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.

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 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Volcarona BugFire	A
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves IncinerateTM59 Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 30 Damage vs Cubchoo Incinerate 2x 131-154%KO Flame Charge 2x 59-70% Ember 2x 88-105%KO Fire Spin 2x 79-93% View Volcarona builds →
Aron SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailLv. 36 Iron HeadLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Iron Tail 2x 128-151%KO Iron Head 2x 104-122%KO Rock Slide 2x 96-114%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-93% View Aron builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves FlamethrowerLv. 34 Flame BurstLv. 28 Fire FangLv. 21 Flame WheelLv. 17 Damage vs Cubchoo Flamethrower 2x 116-137%KO Flame Burst 2x 91-108%KO Fire Fang 2x 83-99% Flame Wheel 2x 79-93% View Growlithe builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonLv. 35 Mirror ShotLv. 25 Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Cubchoo Flash Cannon 2x 131-154%KO Mirror Shot 2x 106-125%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 50-58% View Magnemite builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastLv. 34 Flame BurstLv. 22 IncinerateTM59 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Fire Blast 2x 116-137%KO Flame Burst 2x 74-87% Incinerate 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 43-50% View Pansear builds →

Black 2 & White 2 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 2 & White 2 Cubchoo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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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

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010040Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Black 2 & White 2 Cubchoo Locations

Cubchoo appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Cubchoo in Black 2 & White 2

Cubchoo appears in 4 walking locations at Lv. 30-36 across Black 2 and White 2. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 7

Black 2Grass Lv.30-33 Route

CommonMid

Winter

Route 7

White 2Grass Lv.30-33 Route

CommonMid

Winter

Route 7

Black 2Grass Lv.33-36 Route

CommonLate

WinterDouble grass

Route 7

White 2Grass Lv.33-36 Route

CommonLate

WinterDouble grass

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 2 & White 2, 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 2 & White 2. 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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Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ember 2x 51-63% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Growlithe builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves EmberLv. 7 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Ember 2x 40-49% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Tepig builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Rock Smash 2x 51-63% View Riolu builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Upcoming Move Moves Magnet BombLv. 18 Learns Magnet Bomb at Level 18 View Magnemite builds →

Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 17 Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Wheel 2x 78-93% Flame Charge 2x 64-76% Ember 2x 55-65% Rock Smash 2x 36-44% View Growlithe builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Move Moves Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Cubchoo Magnet Bomb 2x 51-60% View Magnemite builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 7 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Charge 2x 60-71% Ember 2x 40-49% Rock Smash 2x 33-40% View Tepig builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Force Palm 2x 78-93% Rock Smash 2x 55-65% View Riolu builds →

Volcarona BugFire	A
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 30 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Charge 2x 62-73% Ember 2x 93-110%KO Fire Spin 2x 80-95% View Volcarona builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame BurstLv. 28 Fire FangLv. 21 Flame WheelLv. 17 Flame ChargeTM43 Damage vs Cubchoo Flame Burst 2x 93-110%KO Fire Fang 2x 87-102%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% Flame Charge 2x 68-80% View Growlithe builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 25 Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Cubchoo Mirror Shot 2x 111-132%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 52-62% View Magnemite builds →
Darumaka Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Fire Punch 2x 121-143%KO Fire Fang 2x 105-124%KO Incinerate 2x 37-44% Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% View Darumaka builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Brick Break 2x 105-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 59-70% View Scraggy builds →

Volcarona BugFire	A
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves IncinerateTM59 Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 30 Damage vs Cubchoo Incinerate 2x 131-155%KO Flame Charge 2x 62-73% Ember 2x 89-105%KO Fire Spin 2x 78-92% View Volcarona builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves FlamethrowerLv. 34 Flame BurstLv. 28 Fire FangLv. 21 Flame WheelLv. 17 Damage vs Cubchoo Flamethrower 2x 118-138%KO Flame Burst 2x 92-109%KO Fire Fang 2x 87-102%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-96% View Growlithe builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 25 Magnet BombLv. 18 Damage vs Cubchoo Mirror Shot 2x 109-129%KO Magnet Bomb 2x 49-59% View Magnemite builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastLv. 34 Flame BurstLv. 22 IncinerateTM59 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Fire Blast 2x 118-138%KO Flame Burst 2x 75-89% Incinerate 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 43-51% View Pansear builds →
Darumaka Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire PunchLv. 22 Brick BreakTM31 Fire FangLv. 11 Damage vs Cubchoo Flare Blitz 2x 187-221%KO Fire Punch 2x 118-138%KO Brick Break 2x 78-92% Fire Fang 2x 103-122%KO View Darumaka builds →

Volcarona BugFire	A
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 IncinerateTM59 Flame ChargeTM43 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Cubchoo Fire Blast 2x 245-288%KO Incinerate 2x 134-158%KO Flame Charge 2x 58-70% Ember 2x 91-108%KO View Volcarona builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sacred SwordLv. 42 Iron HeadLv. 37 Metal ClawLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Cubchoo Sacred Sword 2x 145-170%KO Iron Head 2x 128-151%KO Metal Claw 2x 82-96% Rock Smash 2x 65-77% View Cobalion builds →
Camerupt FireGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Lava PlumeLv. 22 Rock SlideTM80 Flame BurstLv. 15 Damage vs Cubchoo Fire Blast 2x 198-233%KO Lava Plume 2x 145-170%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-102%KO Flame Burst 2x 126-149%KO View Camerupt builds →
Aron SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailLv. 36 Iron HeadLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cubchoo Iron Tail 2x 132-156%KO Iron Head 2x 106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x 99-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% View Aron builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 45 Fire BlastTM38 Heat WaveLv. 41 FlamethrowerLv. 34 Damage vs Cubchoo Flare Blitz 2x 157-185%KO Fire Blast 2x 145-170%KO Heat Wave 2x 124-146%KO Flamethrower 2x 118-139%KO View Growlithe builds →