What does Cubone evolve into?

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

At what level does Cubone evolve?

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

In Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Cubone?

Cubone is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Cubone - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack50

Defense95

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def50

Speed35

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight6.5 kg

Base XP64

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 ArmorHANot in game

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.

Platinum

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score-1

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Cubone in Platinum (Best Counters)

Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Cubone Razor Leaf 2x 48-57% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Cubone Absorb 2x 24-29% View Lotad builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 9 Damage vs Cubone Water Gun 2x 48-57% View Psyduck builds →
Piplup Water	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 8 Damage vs Cubone Bubble 2x 48-57% View Piplup builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Cubone Water Gun 2x 60-71% View Omanyte builds →

Platinum 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 Forms

#104Cubone

Level 28

#105Marowak

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cubone

Ground

Marowak

Ground

60+10

ATK

80+30

DEF

110+15

SP.ATK

50+10

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

45+10

BST

320D-Tier

425C-Tier+105

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cubone easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Belly Drum, Double Kick and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Cubone Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Cubone cleanly, with Earthquake and Earth Power anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 3

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Bone Club

—658520Ground

Lv 11

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 13

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 17

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 21

Bonemerang

D509010Ground

Lv 23

Rage

D2010020Normal

Lv 27

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 31

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Lv 33

Fling

——10010Dark

Lv 37

Bone Rush

—259010Ground

Lv 41

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 43

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Belly Drum

D——10Normal

Egg

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Egg

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Platinum Cubone Locations

Cubone's scattered across 1 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Cubone in Platinum

Route 203

Grass Lv.4 Route

CommonEarly

Swarm active

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Bullet Seed 2x 18-21% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Cubone Razor Leaf 2x 45-54% Bullet Seed 2x 21-27% Absorb 2x 21-27% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Cubone Mega Drain 2x 45-54% Bullet Seed 2x 18-21% Absorb 2x 27-32% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Magical Leaf 2x 68-80% Bullet Seed 2x 18-21% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Cubone Water Pulse 2x 54-64% Mega Drain 2x 36-43% Bullet Seed 2x 18-21% Absorb 2x 21-27% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Ice PunchLv. 1 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Cubone Ice Punch 2x 69-81% Giga Drain 2x 104-124%KO Water Pulse 2x 57-69% Razor Leaf 2x 50-60% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Giga Drain 2x 116-137%KO Magical Leaf 2x 94-111%KO Mega Drain 2x 64-77% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Giga Drain 2x 80-94% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Giga Drain 2x 64-77% Razor Leaf 2x 43-51% Mega Drain 2x 36-43% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Turtwig builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Giga Drain 2x 80-94% Magical Leaf 2x 64-77% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Cherubi builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 173-205%KO Blizzard 2x 161-190%KO Ice Beam 2x 132-156%KO Ice Punch 2x 71-84% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 186-220%KO Giga Drain 2x 119-141%KO Magical Leaf 2x 96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x 65-76% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Giga Drain 2x 80-95% Bullet Seed 2x 15-19% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Giga Drain 2x 80-95% Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Bullet Seed 2x 22-27% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 106-125%KO Giga Drain 2x 67-80% Razor Leaf 2x 42-49% Mega Drain 2x 38-46% View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 173-205%KO Blizzard 2x 161-190%KO Ice Beam 2x 132-156%KO Ice Punch 2x 71-84% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 186-220%KO Giga Drain 2x 119-141%KO Magical Leaf 2x 96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x 65-76% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Giga Drain 2x 80-95% Bullet Seed 2x 15-19% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 129-152%KO Giga Drain 2x 80-95% Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Bullet Seed 2x 22-27% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 106-125%KO Giga Drain 2x 67-80% Razor Leaf 2x 42-49% Mega Drain 2x 38-46% View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Cubone Wood Hammer 2x 104-123%KO Solar Beam 2x 168-198%KO Blizzard 2x 153-180%KO Ice Beam 2x 127-150%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 181-213%KO Giga Drain 2x 114-135%KO Magical Leaf 2x 91-108%KO Mega Drain 2x 63-75% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 122-144%KO Giga Drain 2x 79-93% Bullet Seed 2x 15-18% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 SurfHM03 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 119-141%KO Blizzard 2x 74-88% Ice Beam 2x 61-72% Surf 2x 91-108%KO View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Cubone Solar Beam 2x 119-141%KO Giga Drain 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 40-48% Bullet Seed 2x 20-24% View Nuzleaf builds →

Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Cubone Ice Beam 2x 139-164%KO Hydro Pump 2x 255-300%KO Aqua Jet 2x 30-36% View Empoleon builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Cubone Ice Shard 2x 55-65% Pursuit 27-32% View Weavile builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureCalm Moves Sleep Powder Leech Seed Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Cubone Giga Drain 2x 120-142%KO Sludge Bomb 36-42% View Venusaur builds →