Bonemerang (move)

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Bonemerang
ホネブーメラン Bone Boomerang
Bonemerang VI.png
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Type  Ground
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  50
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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 Cubone and Marowak's signature moves.

Effect

Generation I

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

Bonemerang will end immediately if the first strike breaks a substitute. Bide will only acknowledge the second strike of this move.

Generation II

Each strike now does damage independently, consequently enabling either of them to be critical.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, the final strike has a chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generations III and IV

Bonemerang will now hit again if the first strike breaks a substitute.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation V onward

If the first strike activates the target's Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy, the second one will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate again to prevent fainting, but this chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Description

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.XD Throws a bone boomerang that strikes twice.
FRLG The user throws a bone that hits the foe once, then once again on return.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops to hit the foe twice, coming and going.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops to hit the target twice, coming and going.
SM The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops around to hit the target twice—coming and going.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0104 Cubone GroundIC Big.png Monster Monster 43 25 25 21 21 21 21
0105 Marowak GroundIC Big.png Monster Monster 48 25 25 21 21 21 21
105A Marowak
Marowak
Alola Form
FireIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Monster Monster 21
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Description

Games Description
MDRB Strikes the target twice, even at a distance.
Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition The Bonemarangs strike twice! When an opponent lands on one of your properties, they have to pay double the rent due.


In the anime

In the main series

Giselle Cubone Bonemerang.png
Giselle's Cubone
Gavin Marowak Bonemerang.png
Gavin's Marowak
Luana Marowak Bonemerang.png
Luana's Marowak
Alvin Cubone Bonemerang.png
Alvin's Cubone
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. Sometimes, the bone glows white when the attack is being used.
Giselle's Cubone The School of Hard Knocks Debut
Alvin's Cubone Battling With a Clean Slate! None
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
Marowak Alolan Marowak throws the bone that it is holding. The bone hits the opponent once, then returns to Marowak.
Kiawe's Marowak SM034 None


In Pokémon Origins

Cubone Bonemerang 1 PO.png
Cubone
Cubone Bonemerang 2 PO.png
Bone thrown
The user throws the bone it holds.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cubone Cubone throws the bone that it is holding at the opponent. The bone then returns to Cubone.
Reina's Cubone File 2: Cubone Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 骨頭回力鏢 Gwāttàuh Wùihlihkbīu
Mandarin 骨頭回力鏢 / 骨头回力镖 Gútou Huílìbiāo
Denmark Flag.png Danish Benmerang
Knogleboomerang
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Boemerang
Finland Flag.png Finnish Luumerangi
France Flag.png French Osmerang
Germany Flag.png German Knochmerang
Greece Flag.png Greek Οστέϊνος Ανακλητής
Italy Flag.png Italian Ossomerang
South Korea Flag.png Korean 뼈다귀부메랑 Ppyeodagwi Boomerang
Poland Flag.png Polish Kościorang
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Ossomerangue (anime, TCG, manga)
Osso Bumerangue (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Vaivém do Osso (EP009)
Bomerangue de Osso (EP073; Orange Islands; Diamond and Pearl)
Ossomerangue (Advanced Battle)
Romania Flag.png Romanian Bumerangul
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Kost bumerang
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Boomerang (EP009, AG176)
Hueso Boomerang (EP073, AG127)
Huesomerang (EP108)
Huesorang (DP008)
Spain Flag.png Spain Huesomerang
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Bonemerang
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Bumêrăng Xưong


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