Cubone

Cubone official artwork
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Cubone

Lonely Pokémon

GROUND

When the memory of its departed mother brings it to tears, its cries echo mournfully within the skull it wears on its head.

Cubone is No. 0104 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Ground-type Lonely Pokémon. When the memory of its departed mother brings it to tears, its cries echo mournfully within the skull it wears on its head. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Cubone first belongs to Generation I. Cubone does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Defense, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Rock Head, Lightning Rod and Battle Armor, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Cubone at a glance

Type
GROUND
Weak to
WATERGRASSICE
Best base stat
Defense — 95
Abilities
Rock Head, Lightning Rod, Battle Armor (Hidden)
Next evolution
Marowak — Level 28
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.5 kg
Generation
Generation I
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
190
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp50
Attack50
Defense95
Special Attack40
Special Defense50
Speed35
Total320

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Cubone is hit by each type:

Weak to

WATERGRASSICE

Resists

POISON½×ROCK½×

Immune to

ELECTRIC

Based on Ground typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plain­ tive and mournful sound.

Silver

It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1GrowlNORMAL100
5Tail WhipNORMAL100
9Bone ClubGROUND6585
13HeadbuttNORMAL70100
17LeerNORMAL100
21Focus EnergyNORMAL
25BonemerangGROUND5090
29RageNORMAL20100
33False SwipeNORMAL40100
37ThrashNORMAL120100
41Bone RushGROUND2590