Cubone (Pokémon)

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Cubone カラカラ Karakara #104
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Lonely Pokémon
Abilities Rock Head or Lightningrod Lightningrod Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #104 Johto #208 Hoenn #272 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'04" Imperial 0.4 m Metric 1'04"/0.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 14.3 lbs. Imperial 6.5 kg Metric 14.3 lbs./6.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Monster group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 87 Battle Exp.: 871*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cubone (Japanese: カラカラ Karakara) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Marowak starting at level 28.

Biology

Physiology

Cubone appears to be a small, brown theropod-like Pokémon, that constantly wears a skull (supposedly the skull of its mother) like a helmet. The skull masks its true face from view, which makes it 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 a paler-colored underbelly, with strong, clawed limbs to carry its bone as a weapon around wherever it goes. Cubone has a single, nailed toe on each foot, with two spikes on its back. 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, although they used to be the only Pokémon that could learn Bone Rush until it was discovered Lucario could learn the move.

Behavior

It is constantly lonely, due to the fact that it's without its mother, and moans plaintively. It dislikes keeping company or making new friends, and its social skills are almost non-existent.

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.

The exact whereabouts of the mothers are unknown; however, the people of Lavender Town acknowledge that Marowak skulls are considered highly expensive. Team Rocket has been blamed for killing Marowak in exchange for money, and the claim is supported by the ghost of a Marowak haunting the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town. These deaths may set the basis of personality for all Cubone.

Habitat

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Mountain Pokémon

Cubone live in rocky areas where they can easily find bones in old sediment that can be millions of years old. They use the bones they find as weapons. Sometimes, they prefer to live in dark caves where they can mourn alone.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:Cubone anime.gif

Giselle with her Cubone

Major Appearances

Cubone first appeared in The School of Hard Knocks under the ownership of Giselle. She used Cubone against Ash's Pikachu, where it lost.

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.

Minor Appearances

Cubone also appeared in A Chansey Operation as an injured Pokémon.

A Cubone was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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.

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

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation 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.
Generation 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.
Generation 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.
Generation 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. Platinum When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. HeartGold If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound. SoulSilver It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Uncommon Pokémon Tower Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Uncommon Pokémon Tower and Safari Zone
Generation II Gold Silver Common Rock Tunnel Crystal Unlimited Rock Tunnel, Goldenrod Game Corner
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Rare Pokémon Tower and Sevault Canyon Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Swarm Route 203 Platinum Swarm Route 203 HeartGold SoulSilver Common Rock Tunnel, Safari Zone Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

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 Red/Blue Rescue Team	Starter Pokémon Southern Cavern (5F-10F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Northern Desert (1F-7F)
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Thick Club (8%)
Crystal
Ruby	Sapphire	Thick Club (5%)
Emerald
FireRed	LeafGreen	Thick Club (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Thick Club (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Total: 320	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Pokéthlon stats

Speed 4/4 ★★★★	Power 2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 14/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Evolution

Unevolved Cubone  Ground

Level 28 →

First Evolution Marowak  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Cubone images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Cubone's name for English audiences was originally going to be "Orphon," a reference to how it's orphaned at birth.
• Despite the Pokédex's statement that it wears the skull of its dead mother, Cubone can be bred in the games with no ill effects on its mother. This is due to Cubone being created before breeding in the games was possible.
• Cubone is one of the five Pokémon to appear in the Pokémon 151 clothing line.
• Cubone and its evolution, Marowak, used to be the Pokémon with the most signature moves: Bone Rush, Bone Club, and Bonemerang. As of Generation IV, Lucario can learn Bone Rush and it is no longer a signature move.

Origin

It is possibly based on a dinosaur or a dinosaur fossil, and like dinosaurs, nobody has ever seen a Cubone's real face; only its mother's skull.

Name origin

Cubone's name might be a combination of cute and bone, cub and bone, or cue ball (a reference to its pale white head) and bone. Karakara may be taken to mean からから, clattering. It is worth noting that karakara denotes lighter clattering than garagara.

In other languages

• German: Tragosso - A combination of tragen (to carry or wear) or tragisch (dramatically), and oss, a form of the Latin word for bone.
• French: Osselait - A combination of osselet (small bone) and lait (milk), referring to the young age and need for a mother.
• Korean: 탕구리 Tangguri

External links

• Bone Attack, the fanlisting for Cubone.

Notes

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: List of the player's first Pokémon • Pikachu (Yellow) • Partner Pokémon (LGPE) • Hisui first partner Pokémon

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