Kubfu (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Kubfu (disambiguation).

Kubfu Wushu Pokémon ダクマ Dakuma #0891 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Fighting Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Inner Focus Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 3 (1.6%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Kubfu 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 26.5 lbs. 12.0 kg Kubfu 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 77	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Kubfu 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kubfu (Japanese: ダクマ Dakuma) is a Fighting-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII, with The Isle of Armor.

It evolves into Urshifu when shown the scroll in one of the Towers of Two Fists or when exposed to the Scroll of Darkness or the Scroll of Waters. The form it evolves into depends on how it evolves.

• Kubfu evolves into Single Strike Style Urshifu upon observing the scroll in the Tower of Darkness or when exposed to the Scroll of Darkness.
• Kubfu evolves into Rapid Strike Style Urshifu upon observing the scroll in the Tower of Waters or when exposed to the Scroll of Waters.

(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)

Biology

Kubfu is a small, bearlike Pokémon. Its body is primarily dark gray, with a yellow snout and white patches of fur on its head and chest. The patch of fur on its forehead partially covers its black eyes, and has two black downturned eyebrows on top. Additionally, there are two white ribbons of fur located behind its head. Kubfu builds up power and fighting spirit by pulling on these ribbons. Its nose is black and it has a perpetual frown. It has black claws and toes, the latter of which are shaped like triangles. Its tail has a black, spiky appearance.

Kubfu works hard to train both body and mind, even if it suffers defeat. It has a unique organ that allows it to create "fighting energy" through special breathing techniques and intense focusing. Kubfu are known to live in mountains far away from Galar, although they lived in the region at one point. According to historical texts, Kubfu used to help people on their travels, and they gradually naturalized to the lands they traveled to. It has been referred as the "secret armor" of the Master Dojo. The moves it masters by reading the scrolls in either of the Towers of Two Fists will determine which style it takes after evolving. While it can be timid, it can become more brave and confident once trained up.

Evolution

Kubfu evolves into Urshifu.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Kubfu  Fighting	→	First Evolution Urshifu Single Strike Style  Fighting  Dark
	→	First Evolution Urshifu Rapid Strike Style  Fighting  Water

In the anime

Main series

Minor appearances

In Leaping Toward the Dream!, an image of a Kubfu was seen on Ash's Rotom Phone.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In The Gathering of Stars, a Kubfu watched the battle between Leon and Mustard.

In the manga

Kubfu in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Mustard's Kubfu

Kubfu first appeared in PASS32. It was the "secret armor" of the Master Dojo, and was given to Trainers who complete the dojo's three trials. Despite this, Mustard decided to let it see the world alongside Casey, but she rejected the offer as she already had a full team. Mustard then allowed it to walk with Henry instead. Once Kubfu had finished its training and evolved into Urshifu, it officially joined Henry's team.

In the TCG

Main article: Kubfu (TCG)

Game data

NPC apperances

• Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Isle of Armor: Two Kubfu are major characters in the DLC. They are both owned and trained by Mustard in the Master Dojo. One of them is the given away to the player as the "secret armor" of the Master Dojo, and the other one is part of Mustard's team and is the final challenge at the top of either the Tower of Waters or Tower of Darkness.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar Isle of Armor #100 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword Kubfu trains hard to perfect its moves. The moves it masters will determine which form it takes when it evolves. Shield If Kubfu pulls the long white hair on its head, its fighting spirit heightens and power wells up from the depths of its belly.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.2.0+ Expansion Pass Received from Mustard at the Master Dojo after completing his trials Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Pokémon HOME

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 53		52 - 115	99 - 225
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 72		69 - 136	134 - 267
Total: 385	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.

Type effectiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100100% 15 011 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 044 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 088 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 1212 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00——% 20 1616 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 2020 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2424 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100100% 15 2828 Detect Fighting Status 0000— 00——% 5 3232 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00——% 20 3636 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100100% 15 4040 Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100100 05050% 5 4444 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20 4848 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100100% 5 5252 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kubfu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kubfu

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM167 TM167 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kubfu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Kubfu

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kubfu Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kubfu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Kubfu

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO891.png Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 170 Base Defense: 112 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: 400 Fast Attacks: Rock Smash, Counter Charged Attacks: Brick Break, Dynamic Punch, Close Combat

Evolution data

In Generation VIII, the form of Urshifu that Kubfu evolves into is dependent on which of the Towers of Two Fists it evolved at, with it evolving into Single Strike Style at the Tower of Darkness or Rapid Strike Style at the Tower of Waters. In Generation IX, Kubfu evolves into Single Strike Style when exposed to the Scroll of Darkness or Rapid Strike Style when exposed to the Scroll of Waters.

Unevolved Kubfu  Fighting	Interact with Scroll of Darkness →	First Evolution Urshifu Single Strike Style  Fighting  Dark
	Interact with Scroll of Waters →	First Evolution Urshifu Rapid Strike Style  Fighting  Water

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 891.png File:Spr 8s 891 s.png
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 0891.png File:Spr 9s 0891 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• Kubfu and its evolution were designed by Yusuke Ohmura.
• Kubfu had No Guard coded as its Hidden Ability in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet versions 1.0.0-1.1.0; however, it was removed in version 1.2.0. Kubfu was never legally obtainable during this period as the games had not yet received Pokémon HOME support.

Origin

Kubfu may be based on a bear cub and a kung fu student wearing a headband. Its alternative name "secret armor" may be inspired by the magical armor owned by King Arthur in Historia Regum Britanniae or the Roman de Brut.

Name origin

Kubfu may be a combination of cub and kung fu.

Dakuma may be a combination of 打 da (hit), 熊 kuma (bear), and 琢磨 takuma (cultivation of skill).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ダクマ Dakuma From 打 da, 熊 kuma, and 琢磨 takuma French Wushours From wushu and ours Spanish Kubfu Same as English name German Dakuma Same as Japanese name Italian Kubfu Same as English name Korean 치고마 Chigoma From 치다 chida, 곰 gom, 꼬마 kkoma, and 탁마 (琢磨) takma Mandarin Chinese 熊徒弟 Xióngtúdì From 熊 xióng and 徒弟 túdì Cantonese Chinese 熊徒弟 Hùhngtòuhdái From 熊 hùhng and 徒弟 tòuhdái

More languages Russian Кабфу Kabfu From English name Thai ดาคุมะ Dakhuma Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Mustard's Kubfu
• Urshifu (UNITE)
• Legendary Pokémon
• The Isle of Armor
• Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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