Cubone Starting Stats and Moves

This is a page about the Pokemon Cubone in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Read on to find out about Cubone's Base Stats, Abilities, and Moves on starting the game.

Basic Information

Type

Cubone
Type 1	Type 2
Ground	-

Base Stats

Ability

Is Recruiting Cubone Worth It?

Check out our list on Best Pokemon for the Story to find out which Pokemon are best to recruit!

Best Pokemon for the Story

Best Partner for Cubone

Pokemon	Type
Skitty	Type 1: Normal Type 2:

Skitty works best as Cubone's partner as it covers a lot of Cubone's weaknesses.

With such a wide movepool, Skitty can easily cover Grass-, Ice-, and Water-type Pokemon.

Best Moveset

Move	Type	Effect
Blizzard	Ice	It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Bonemerang	Ground	It damages even faraway Pokemon 2 times in a row.
Brick Break	Fighting	It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Flamethrower	Fire	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.

Notes

• Cubone has excellent coverage and this moveset is just an example of the many combinations that are compatible with it.
• Bone Rush is way more powerful than Bonemarang but it is accessible only at Lv. 51. Consider the replacement once you have unlocked it.
• Other examples Include: Ice Beam, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Aerial Ace, Brutal Swing
• Regardless of combination, make sure your Cubone has at least one Ground STAB move, a room-wide move like Blizzard and a long-range move like Flamethrower.

Learned Moves

Starting Moves

Move	Type	Effect
Bone Club	Ground	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Brick Break	Fighting	It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Brutal Swing	Dark	It damages nearby enemies.
Headbutt	Normal	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.

Moves Learned By Level Up

Lv.	Move	Type	Effect
Base	Growl	Normal	It lowers the Attack of enemies in the same room.
3	Tail Whip	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Defense.
7	Bone Club	Ground	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
11	Headbutt	Normal	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
13	Leer	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Defense.
17	Focus Energy	Normal	You'll get the Focus Energy condition, which raises your critical-hit rate.
21	Bonemerang	Ground	It damages even faraway Pokemon 2 times in a row.
23	Rage	Normal	You'll get Enraged, which boosts your Attack every time you take damage from a move. The boosted Attack returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
27	False Swipe	Normal	It damages an enemy. If you knock an enemy out with it, they will be more likely to join you on your adventure!
31	Thrash	Normal	It damages an enemy 2 to 3 times in a row. After that, you'll get Confused.
33	Fling	Dark	You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
37	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.
41	Endeavor	Normal	It damages an enemy, cutting the enemy's HP down to equal your HP. If your HP is higher than the enemy's, it has no effect.
43	Double-Edge	Normal	It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage too.
47	Retaliate	Normal	It damages an enemy. If you know this move, your Attack goes up sharply when an enemy defeats a teammate. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
51	Bone Rush	Ground	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

Moves Learned By TM

Move	Type	Effect
Aerial Ace	Flying	It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract	Normal	It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard	Ice	It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Brick Break	Fighting	It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Brutal Swing	Dark	It damages nearby enemies.
Bulldoze	Ground	It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team	Normal	It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake	Ground	It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Echoed Voice	Normal	It damages enemies. It causes more damage if its used repeatedly. The power also goes up when you use it after a teammate uses it.
Facade	Normal	It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
False Swipe	Normal	It damages an enemy. If you knock an enemy out with it, they will be more likely to join you on your adventure!
Fire Blast	Fire	It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Flamethrower	Fire	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Fling	Dark	You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration	Normal	It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power	Normal	It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam	Ice	It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Protect	Normal	You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest	Psychic	You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return	Normal	It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide	Rock	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb	Rock	It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round	Normal	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sandstorm	Rock	It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Sleep Talk	Normal	If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Smack Down	Rock	It damages an enemy. If the enemy is flying, it will be Grounded, which allows Ground-type moves to hit it. This move also hits a Pokemon that's in the air from using a move like Fly.
Substitute	Normal	You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day	Fire	It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger	Normal	It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance	Normal	It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Thief	Dark	It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Toxic	Poison	It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon	How to Evolve
Cubone	-
Marowak	Evolves from Cubone at Lv. 28

Can Cubone Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Cubone

Dungeons Where Cubone is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Cubone's Rescue Camp

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Starter Pokemon

Cyndaquil	Totodile	Pikachu	Mudkip
Treecko	Psyduck	Chikorita	Charmander
Bulbasaur	Torchic	Cubone	Machop
Eevee	Squirtle	Skitty	Meowth

Pokemon by Type

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Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Fairy	Steel	Normal

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