Bonemerang (move)

Bonemerang ホネブーメラン Bone Boomerang

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Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Bonemerang on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Bonemerang on Eevee's Movedex

Bonemerang (Japanese: ホネブーメラン Bone Boomerang) is a damage-dealing Ground-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I. It is one of the signature moves of the Cubone evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation I

Bonemerang inflicts damage, striking twice per use. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, the second hit will deal the same amount of damage.

Bonemerang will not hit twice if the first hit breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the second hit of this move.

Generation II and III

Same as Generation I, but both hits will do damage independently, consequently enabling either of them to be critical.

Generation IV

Same as previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a substitute is broken.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if the first hit activates the target's Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy, the second hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, Focus Band can still activate again to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each hit will cause Weak Armor to activate.

Description

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Games Description Stad A boomerang made of bone is thrown to inflict damage twice -- on the way out and on its return. Stad2 A boomerang made of bone is thrown to inflict damage twice, on the way out and on return. GSC An attack that strikes twice. RSEColo. Throws a bone boomerang that strikes twice. FRLG The user throws a bone that hits the foe once, then once again on return. DPPtHGSS The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops to hit the foe twice, coming and going. BWB2W2 The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops to hit the target twice, coming and going.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	43			25			25			21				21
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	48			25			25			21				21
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Cubone	Gavin's Marowak	Luana's Marowak
The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops to hit the foe twice, coming and going.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Cubone	Cubone throws the bone that it is holding. The bone hits the opponent once, then returns to Cubone.
Giselle's Cubone	The School of Hard Knocks		Debut
Marowak	Marowak throws the bone that it is holding. The bone hits the opponent once, loops around, and then hits the opponent again.
Otoshi's Marowak	Bad to the Bone		None
Luana's Marowak	Pokémon Double Trouble		None
Gavin's Marowak	From Brags to Riches		None
Oriba's Marowak	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
Jeffrey's Marowak	Gymbaliar!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Marowak	Cubone	Lucario
The user throws a bone like a boomerang at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Marowak	Marowak throws its bone like a boomerang at the opponent. The bone always comes back to it.
Miles's Marowak	Whacked by Marowak!		Debut
Cubone	Cubone throws the bone it's holding like a boomerang at the opponent. The bone always comes back to it.
Crys's Bonee	Surrounded by Staryu		None
Lucario	Lucario waves its arm and it throws a bone at the opponent like a boomerang.
Riley's Lucario	VS. Porygon-Z		Lucario cannot legally learn Bonemerang

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 骨頭回力鏢 Gútou Huílìbiāo Danish Knogleboomerang Dutch Botmerang Finnish Luumerangi French Osmerang German Knochmerang Greek Οστέϊνος Ανακλητής Italian Ossomerang Korean 뼈다귀부메랑 Ppyeodagwi Boomerang Portuguese Brazil Ossomerangue Portugal Vaivém do Osso (Indigo League, EP009) Bomerangue de Osso (Indigo League, EP073; Orange Islands; Diamond and Pearl) Ossomerangue (Advanced Battle) Romanian Bumerangul Serbian Kost-Bumerang Spanish Latin America Huesorang Spain Huesomerang

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