Biology
Cubone is a small, bipedal Pokémon with a golden brown hide that covers most of its body, including both dorsal spikes. Its belly is a very light brown. Two small claws, one on each hand, serve as its thumbs, and one large nail on each foot make up its toes. On its head, Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a helmet. Because of this, much of its actual face has never been seen, except for its triangular, black eyes and a small area surrounding them. The skull has two rounded horns on the top of its head and a tooth-like point on the lower sides. Under the skull, Cubone has a brown snout. The small Cubone survives only through the immense skill it possesses in wielding the bone it carries as a weapon. The bone allows it to learn Bone Club and Bonemerang, two moves exclusive to Cubone and its evolution Marowak.
It is called the Lonely Pokémon because of its tendency to keep to itself and avoid social situations, as it was apparently traumatized by the death of its mother. Cubone will often weep at night in mourning of its mother. When Cubone cries, the skull that it wears on its head vibrates and emits “a plaintive and mournful sound.” On the night of a full moon, the cries are said to be especially terrible. Cubone seems to recognize its mother in the moon, and so it howls with a particular sadness. It lives in rocky areas, usually on mountains or in caves. It also once inhabited the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town where deceased Pokémon were buried and mourned.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGOther appearances
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.
Trophy information
"A Lonely Pokémon. It wears its mother's skull as a helmet--for this reason, no one has ever seen its face. It sometimes sees its departed mother's face in the full moon, which causes it to grow sad and cry. The stains on the skull are tracks of its tears. When it cries, the skull shakes and emits a mournful sound. When it levels up, it evolves into Marowak."
Merchandise
Cubone was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. In the shirt design, Cubone's skull is in the center of the shirt, with two Thick Clubs in crossing below it.
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody.
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Stadium
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Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. It cries mournfully in the moonlight.
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Generation II
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Gold
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If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound.
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Silver
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It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.
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Crystal
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It lost its mother after its birth. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face.
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Stadium 2
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If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly.
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LeafGreen
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Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound.
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SoulSilver
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It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.
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Generation V
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Black
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When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly.
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White
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Black 2
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When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly.
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Y
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It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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Total: 320
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cubone
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cubone
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cubone in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cubone in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cubone
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Cubone can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Cubone cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cubone
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Cubone was originally known as "Orphon," a corruption of the word "orphan," based on its abandonment at birth.
- Cubone is Midori Harada's favorite Pokémon.
- Cubone is one of the Pokémon that appears in the Pokémon 151 clothing line.
Origin
Cubone may be based on a dinosaur. It also could be based on primitive cultures that wore bones for decoration and used them for weapons.
Name origin
Cubone may be a combination of cute and bone, cub and bone, or cue ball (a reference to its pale white head or that its bone resembles a billiards or snooker cue) and bone. It could also be a combination of the Latin word cubo (recluse) and bone; this can refer to its lonely nature.
Karakara may be taken to mean からから (clattering). It is worth noting that karakara denotes lighter clattering than がらがら garagara.
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