Bonemerang (move)

Bonemerang ホネブーメラン Bone Boomerang

Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bonemerang (Japanese: ホネブーメラン Bone Boomerang) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 multi-hit move introduced in Generation I. It is one of the signature moves of the Cubone evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation I

Bonemerang inflicts damage, striking twice per use. Although only the first hit can technically cause a critical hit, each hit per use will do the same amount of damage.

Bonemerang will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generations II, III and IV

Same as before, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Generation V

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. Each hit will also cause Weak Armor to activate.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	43			25			25			21				21			''''
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	48			25			25			21				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 the anime

Cubone Marowak Marowak
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 throws the bone that it is holding. The bone hits the opponent once, then returns to Cubone.
Giselle's Cubone	The School of Hard Knocks		Debut
	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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Marowak Lucario
The user throws a bone like a boomerang at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Marowak throws its bone like a boomerang at the opponent. The bone always comes back to it.
Mile's Marowak	Whacked by Marowak!		Debut
	Cubone throws the bone its holding like a boomerang at the opponent. The bone always comes back to it.
Crys's Bonee	Surrounded by Staryu		None
	Lucario waves its arm and it throws a bone at the opponent like a boomerang.
Riley's Lucario	VS. Porygon-Z		Lucario cannot legally learn Bonemerang

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bonemerang is very similar to Gear Grind; They both deal 50 damage, both are multi-hit moves, and both are signature moves; Bonemerang being a signature move of Cubone's evolutionary family, and Gear Grind being a signature move of Klink's evolutionary family respectively.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 骨頭回力鏢 Gútou Huílìbiāo Danish Knogleboomerang Dutch Botmerang Finnish Luumerangi French Osmerang German Knochmerang Greek Οστέϊνος Ανακλητής Italian Ossomerang Korean 뼈다귀부메랑 Ppyeodagwi Boomerang Portuguese Brazil Ossomerangue Portugal Vaivém do Osso (Indigo League, EP009) Bomerangue de Osso (Indigo League, EP073; Orange Islands; Diamond and Pearl) Ossomerangue (Advanced Battle) Serbian Kost-Bumerang Spanish Latin America Huesorang Spain Huesomerang

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