Cubone

No. 0104 · Gen 1

Cubone weakness and type

Hit CUBONE with Water, Grass and Ice for 2× damage.

Moves against Cubone

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Rock HeadNo change to type matchups
  • Lightning RodImmune to Electric
  • Battle ArmorNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP50
  • Attack50
  • Defense95
  • Sp. Atk40
  • Sp. Def50
  • Speed35
  • Total320

Best nature

ImpishRaises its best defense and drops Sp. Atk, which it won't use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Cubone gives 1 Defense EV.

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How Cubone evolves

CuboneGround
  • Level 28Z-A, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, Let's Go, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, FR/LG, R/S/E, Gen 2, Gen 1Level 28 in Ultra SpaceUS/UM
  • Level 28 at night in Alola
All evolutions

What Cubone can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
FightingFocus PunchPhysical150
NormalSkull BashPhysical130
FireFire BlastSpecial110
IceBlizzardSpecial110
GroundEarthquakesame typePhysical100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
ElectricThunder PunchPhysical75
RockRock SlidePhysical75
WaterBubble BeamSpecial65
DarkKnock OffPhysical65
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60
BugFury CutterPhysical40

Type counters to Cubone

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.