Utility
Balanced
DTier
35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Cubone's spread. It leans mixed with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Defense EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack50
D
Defense95
B
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def50
D
Speed35
F
Total320
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight6.5 kg
14.3 lbsFeather
Base XP64
Low Yield
Abilities
Rock Head
Protects against recoil damage.
Lightning Rod
Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Battle ArmorHA
Protects against critical hits.
Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entries

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

Cubone Weakness

Cubone is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Cubone's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Cubone Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGrassIce
½xResist
PoisonRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricElectric
STAB (5)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Cubone in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)
Delibird
Delibird
IceFlying
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • BlizzardTM14
  • Ice BeamTM13
  • AvalancheTM72
  • Water PulseTM03
Damage vs Cubone
Blizzard 2x
116-137%KO
Ice Beam 2x
95-112%KO
Avalanche 2x
37-45%
Water Pulse 2x
42-50%
View Delibird builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Cubone is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Marowak. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 105 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions
Cubone
#104Cubone
Marowak
#105MarowakLevel 28
Alola MarowakAlola
#105Alola MarowakLevel 28
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Cubone
Ground
Marowak
Ground
Alola Marowak
Ground
HP
50
60+10
60+10
ATK
50
80+30
80+30
DEF
95
110+15
110+15
SP.ATK
40
50+10
50+10
SP.DEF
50
80+30
80+30
SPE
35
45+10
45+10
BST
320D-Tier
425C-Tier+105
425D-Tier+105
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cubone easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Belly Drum, Curse and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Monster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurcharizardblastoisenidokingmeganiumferaligatrampharossceptileswampertslowbrorhydonslowking
12 of 63·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cubone Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Cubone. Ancient Power and Belly Drum come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Earthquake and Dig and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 4
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 8
False Swipe
D4010040Normal
Lv 12
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Lv 16
Retaliate
D701005Normal
Lv 20
Fling
——10010Dark
Lv 24
Stomping Tantrum
D7510010Ground
Lv 29
Bone Rush
D259010Ground
Lv 32
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 36
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
Lv 40
Bonemerang
D509010Ground
Lv 44
Thrash
C12010010Normal
Lv 48
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM31
Brick Break
D7510015Fighting
TM83
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM54
False Swipe
D4010040Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9010015Fire
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM01
Focus Punch-3
C15010020Fighting
TM13
Ice Beam
D9010010Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM100
Rock Climb
—908520Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM76
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Belly Drum
C——10Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Egg
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Egg
Iron Head
D8010015Steel
Egg
Leer
D—10030Normal
Egg
Perish Song
D——5Normal
Egg
Screech
D—8540Normal
Egg
Skull Bash
—13010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Cubone can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cubone Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 14 locations. Cubone's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Cubone in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

You can catch Cubone through 14 walking encounters from Lv. 4-63, but availability differs between Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Route 203
Shining PearlGrass Lv.4 Route
40%Early
Swarm active
Route 203
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.4 Route
40%Early
Swarm active
Big Bluff Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Big Bluff Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Dazzling Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Dazzling Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Rocky Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Rocky Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Stargleam Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Stargleam Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game

Cubone Guide

  • Cubone has 2 evolution paths: Marowak at level 28 and Alolan Marowak at level 28. Different conditions, different results.

  • Cubone has 2 evolution paths: Marowak at level 28 and Alolan Marowak at level 28. Different method for each one.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Cubone works as a placeholder. Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Marowak. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Cubone is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Cubone appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Cubone have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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