Cubone (Pokémon)
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| Cubone カラカラ Karakara | |
![]() Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #104 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #203 |
| Hoenn Dex | #272 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Type | Ground |
| Species | Lonely Pokémon |
| Height | 1′04″ (0.4m) |
| Weight | 14.3 lbs. (6.5kg) |
| Abilities | Rock Head |
| Lightningrod | |
| Egg group | Monster |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Def |
| Exp. yield | 87 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 190 |
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Cubone (Japanese: カラカラ Karakara) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Cubone appears to be a small brown dinosaur-like Pokémon, that constantly wears a skull (supposedly the skull of its mother) like a helmet, which masks its true face from view, a puzzlement for many trainers and researchers. It carries another bone, which it uses to attack with moves like Bone Club.
Cubone has a plump body, with strong limbs to carry its bone as a weapon around wherever it goes. A small tail is also present for balance, but it can be used for attacking.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
It has the ability to wield its bone as an effective weapon, or throw it in the same manner as a boomerang.
Cubone, and its evolved form, Marowak, are the only known Pokémon that learn Bone Club and Bonemerang.
Behavior
It is constantly lonely, for one reason or another, and moans plaintively. It dislikes keeping company or making new friends, and its social skills are almost non-existant.
During the night, it cries for its lost mother and it is unable to let go of the memory of her. Its cries echo within the skull and it comes out as a pained and sad melody that can travel for miles around its mountain homeland. Sometimes, it can emit mournful sounds during the day. On the night of a full moon, its cries are the loudest - for it seems to recognize its mother's face in the moon.
It is largely unknown where the mothers go after birth, but it is speculated that it dies almost immediately after childbirth. This death may set the basis of personality for all Cubone.
Habitat
Cubone live in rocky areas where they can easily find bones in old sediment that can be millions of years old. This is where they find the bones they often use as weapons. Sometimes, they prefer to live in dark caves where they can mourn alone.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Cubone first appeared in The School of Hard Knocks under the ownership of Giselle. She used Cubone against Ash's Pikachu.
Cubone also appeared in A Chansey Operation as an injured Pokémon.
A Cubone was among the four Pokémon that were causing trouble for Pikachu and co. during Pikachu's Vacation.
A Cubone was helping Meowth preparing his party in Pichu Bros. in Party Panic. This Cubone played drums in Meowth's band and got easily sad and gloomy when Meowth chewed it out, but it was also easily consolable.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
Cubone makes a cameo in Onix is On!, part of the Red, Green & Blue chapter, battling against Red's Bulbasaur as a Pewter Gym trainer's Pokémon.
Crystal owns a Cubone, who has a star-shaped crack in its skull. Cubone's main role in the team is to take out targets from afar using its bone-based attacks.
In the TCG
- Main article: Cubone (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- In the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage, a Cubone can be seen on the Ground Terrain standing atop the highest platform built into a rock. Dugtrio and Pokémon fossils can also be seen on the Ground Terrain.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody. | |
| Stadium | Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. It cries mournfully in the moonlight. | |
| II | Gold | If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive 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. | |
| Crystal | It lost its mother after its birth. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face. | |
| Stadium 2 | If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound. | |
| III | Ruby | Cubone pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds. |
| Sapphire | Cubone pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds. | |
| Emerald | It pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull it wears are from its tears. | |
| FireRed | It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. | |
| LeafGreen | Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face. | |
| IV | Diamond | When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. |
| Pearl | When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | Common | Pokémon Tower |
| Pokémon Yellow | Common | Pokémon Tower and Safari Zone | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Common | Rock Tunnel |
| Pokémon Crystal | Common | Rock Tunnel, Goldenrod Game Corner | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Rare | Pokémon Tower and Canyon Entrance | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Swarm | Route 203 |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Channel | Ruins of Truth |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 11 Forever Level 11 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Starter Pokémon Southern Cavern (5F-10F) |
Base stats
| HP: | 50 | |
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| Attack: | 50 | |
| Defense: | 95 | |
| Special: | 40 | |
| SpAtk: | 40 | |
| SpDef: | 50 | |
| Speed: | 35 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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Learnset
Cubone is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
| Move | Type | Cat. | Father |
|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | | | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Lapras Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert |
| Belly Drum | | | Snorlax Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung, Lickilicky |
| Double Kick | | | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile |
| Iron Head | | | Aron, Lairon, Aggron Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Shieldon, Bastiodon Gible, Gabite, Garchomp |
| Perish Song | | | Lapras |
| Rock Slide | | | Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior |
| Screech | | | Lickitung, Lickilicky Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Cranidos, Rampardos Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon |
| Skull Bash | | | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur |
| Swords Dance* | | | Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior |
| *Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. | |||
By tutoring
| Move | Type | Cat. | Version | ||
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| Body Slam | | | FR | LG | E |
| Counter | | | FR | LG | E |
| Double-Edge | | | FR | LG | E |
| Mega Kick | | | FR | LG | E |
| Mega Punch | | | FR | LG | E |
| Mimic | | | FR | LG | E |
| Rock Slide | | | FR | LG | E |
| Seismic Toss | | | FR | LG | E |
| Substitute | | | FR | LG | E |
| Swords Dance | | | FR | LG | E |
| DynamicPunch | | | E | ||

