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Cubone Starting Stats and Moves

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This is a page about the Pokemon Cubone in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Cubone's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Cubone can be found in.

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Cubone Basic Information

Cubone Pokemon No. and Type

Cubone
Cubone Image
Pokemon No. 104
Type
GroundGround

Cubone Base Stats

HP Attack Defense Special Attack Special Defense Speed
41 11 12 10 11 10

Cubone Ability

Ability Effect
Battle Armor Moves are never critical hits against this Pokemon.
Rock Head The Pokemon won't be hurt when it uses moves taht cause recoil damage.

Is Cubone a Good Starter?

Tier A Tier Icon
・STAB Bonemarang is a solid move except for the Flying bosses.
・Immune to Zapdos' Electric Moves
・ Cubone can learn Blizzard, Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Rock Slide, Earthquake—amazing moves.

Starter Tier List

Best Partner for Cubone

No. Pokémon Type Ability
300 Skitty Icon Skitty Normal Cute Charm
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Wonder Skin

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

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

Best Moveset for Cubone

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Blizzard IceIce
Entire room		 It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Bonemerang GroundGround
10 tiles away		 It damages even faraway Pokemon 2 times in a row.
Brick Break FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Flamethrower FireFire
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.

Notes

  • Cubone has excellent coverage with its wide movepool. Other inclusions are Ice Beam, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Aerial Ace, and Brutal Swing.
  • Replace Bonemarang with Bone Rush at Lv. 51.
  • 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.

Cubone Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type
Range		 Effect
Base Growl NormalNormal
Entire room		 It lowers the Attack of enemies in the same room.
3 Tail Whip NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Defense.
7 Bone Club GroundGround
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
11 Headbutt NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
13 Leer NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Defense.
17 Focus Energy NormalNormal
User		 You'll get the Focus Energy condition, which raises your critical-hit rate.
21 Bonemerang GroundGround
10 tiles away		 It damages even faraway Pokemon 2 times in a row.
23 Rage NormalNormal
Front		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy 2 to 3 times in a row. After that, you'll get Confused.
33 Fling DarkDark
Front area		 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 GroundGround
It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.
41 Endeavor NormalNormal
Front		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage too.
47 Retaliate NormalNormal
Front		 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 GroundGround
Front		 It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

By TM

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying
Front		 It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard IceIce
Entire room		 It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Brick Break FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Brutal Swing DarkDark
Nearby Pokemon		 It damages nearby enemies.
Bulldoze GroundGround
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal
User		 It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround
Entire room		 It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Echoed Voice NormalNormal
Nearby Pokemon		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 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 FireFire
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Flamethrower FireFire
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Fling DarkDark
Front area		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam IceIce
4 tiles away		 It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Protect NormalNormal
User		 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 PsychicPsychic
User		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Rock Slide RockRock
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
Rock Tomb RockRock
Front		 It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.
Round NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sandstorm RockRock
Entire floor		 It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal
Other		 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 RockRock
Front		 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 NormalNormal
User		 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 FireFire
Entire floor		 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 NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal
User		 It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Thief DarkDark
Front		 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 PoisonPoison
Front		 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.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Earth Power GroundGround
Entire room		 It damages enemies in the same room. It could also lower their Sp. Def.
Endeavor NormalNormal
Front		 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.
Fire Punch FireFire
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn.
Focus Punch FightingFighting
Front		 You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Icy Wind IceIce
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.
Iron Defense SteelSteel
User		 It sharply boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Iron Head SteelSteel
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to Flinch.
Iron Tail SteelSteel
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Knock Off DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Low Kick FightingFighting
Front		 It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage.
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Stealth Rock RockRock
Other		 It turns your tile into an invisible Stealth Rock trap. A Stealth Rock trap damages enemies that step on it. You and your teammates won't take any damage from it.
Thunder Punch ElectricElectric
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis.
Uproar NormalNormal
Front		 It damages enemies in the same room. It also causes all Pokemon in the same room to be Sleepless. Sleeping Pokemon will wake up immediately.

Cubone Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
CuboneCubone -
MarowakMarowak 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

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Southern Cavern 50
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Shuckle Image

Cubone Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Mt. Green 700

Is Recruiting Cubone Worth It?

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

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