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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Salamence's Earthquake hits Kubfu for 43-51%. Celesteela's Air Slash hits Kubfu for 72-85%. Clefable deals 61-71% with Moonblast.

Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying
S
Recommended Build
AbilityIntimidate
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Dual Wingbeat
  • Earthquake
  • Dragon Dance
  • RoostRecovery
Damage vs Kubfu
Earthquake
43-51%
View Salamence builds →

Sword & Shield 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

Sword & Shield Kubfu Best Moveset

Don't let the NFE status fool you. Kubfu with Eviolite hits bulk numbers that compete with final forms. Max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs and Hardy nature maximize that, and Innerfocus handles the rest.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Tank
Ability
Inner Focus
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Kubfu
HardyNEUTRAL

Kubfu best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • Close CombatSTAB
  • Iron Head
  • Aerial Ace
  • Bulk UpSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Regidrago
RegidragoGood
Sandaconda
SandacondaGood

Moves

Without TMs, Kubfu's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Focus Punch and Close Combat for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
Lv 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Lv 8
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
Lv 12
Aerial Ace
S60—20Flying
Lv 16
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 20
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
Lv 24
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
Lv 28
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 32
Bulk Up
S——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
TM78
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TR01
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM43
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TR48
Bulk Up
S——20Fighting
TR53
Close Combat
S1201005Fighting
TM15
Dig
C8010010Ground
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM03
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
TR13
Focus Energy
C——30Normal
TM41
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM04
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
TR74
Iron Head
S8010015Steel
TR07
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM75
Low Sweep
—6510020Fighting
TM01
Mega Kick
C120755Normal
TM
Mega Punch
C808520Normal
TM25
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM21
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM79
Retaliate
C701005Normal
TM42
Revenge-4
C6010010Fighting
TR21
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM26
Scary Face
——10010Normal
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TR39
Superpower
B1201005Fighting
TM05
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TM56
U-turn
C7010020Bug
TR85
Work Up
D——30Normal
TR69
Zen Headbutt
C809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Kubfu doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Coaching
D——10Fighting

How to Get Kubfu in Sword & Shield

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

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Kubfu Guide

  • For the Sword & Shield 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 Eviolite is the standard set.

  • In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, run Close Combat, Ironhead, Aerialace, and Bulk Up 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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