Physical
Balanced
CTier
72Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Kubfu's built around physical offense. Attack leads the charge, Sp. Def pays for it. Near-impossible to catch, worth 1 Attack EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Avg
HP60
C
Attack90
B
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk53
D
Sp. Def50
D
Speed72
C
Total385
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight12.0 kg
26.5 lbsFeather
Base XP77
Low Yield
Abilities
Inner FocusTop Pick
Prevents flinching.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

Kubfu trains hard to perfect its moves. The moves it masters will determine which form it takes when it evolves.

Kubfu Weakness

Kubfu's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Kubfu Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Bug, Rock, Dark
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FlyingPsychicFairy
½xResist
BugRockDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (5)
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
How to Beat Kubfu in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Espeon
Espeon
Psychic
A
Psychic is super effective against KubfuView Espeon →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Kubfu is a standalone Fighting type at 385 total. It can't breed, which makes catching one the only real option. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution
Kubfu
#891KubfuDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

Scarlet & Violet Kubfu Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Kubfu comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Innerfocus adds to that. Max Attack and Speed EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Revenge Killer
Ability
Inner Focus
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Kubfu
Jolly+SPE

Kubfu best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

  • Close CombatSTAB
  • Iron Head
  • Ice Punch
  • U Turn

Recommended Teammates

Sneasel
SneaselExcellent
Girafarig
GirafarigExcellent
Dunsparce
DunsparceExcellent

Moves

STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Kubfu's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Flying and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
Lv 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Lv 8
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 12
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
Lv 16
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
Lv 20
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
Lv 24
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
Lv 28
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 32
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
Lv 36
Iron Head
S8010015Steel
Lv 40
Dynamic Punch
C100505Fighting
Lv 44
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Lv 48
Close Combat
S1201005Fighting
Lv 52
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM14
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM27
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM66
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM58
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM64
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM167
Close Combat
S1201005Fighting
TM55
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM67
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
TM43
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM192
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM69
Ice Punch
S7510015Ice
TM99
Iron Head
S8010015Steel
TM12
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM39
Low Sweep
C6510020Fighting
TM31
Metal Claw
—509535Steel
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM06
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM88
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM01
Take Down
C908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
D8010010Normal
TM68
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TM60
U-turn
S7010020Bug
TM59
Zen Headbutt
C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Kubfu doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Kubfu can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Kubfu in Scarlet & Violet

Kubfu is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Kubfu Guide

  • For the Scarlet & Violet meta, At 385 BST, Kubfu is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced. Close Combat with Choice Scarf is the standard set.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Staraptor (Flying), Reuniclus (Psychic), and Grimmsnarl (Fairy) when using Kubfu. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Inner Focus prevents flinching. That's the one you want on Kubfu. It's the only ability Kubfu has.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, Kubfu fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 72 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, run Close Combat, Ironhead, Icepunch, and U Turn on Kubfu. Close Combat is the most common pick at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Kubfu has appeared in 2 games since Sword & Shield, spanning 3 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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