While most trainers evolve Kubfu into Galarian Urshifu immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. One of the newer additions from Gen 8. Needs some investment to avoid getting outsped.
Kubfu's built around physical offense. Attack leads the charge, Sp. Def pays for it. Near-impossible to catch, worth 1 Attack EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
Kubfu trains hard to perfect its moves. The moves it masters will determine which form it takes when it evolves.
If Kubfu pulls the long white hair on its head, its fighting spirit heightens and power wells up from the depths of its belly.
Kubfu Weakness
AvgKubfu's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
Kubfu is a standalone Fighting type at 385 total. It can't breed, which makes catching one the only real option.
How to Evolve
You commit to a move every time Kubfu comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Innerfocus adds to that. Max Attack and Speed EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.
Best Build
Best Kubfu Moveset
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
STAB runs through Focus Punch and Close Combat for the basics, but Kubfu's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Flying and Normal hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Without TMs, Kubfu's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 9 types on top of Focus Punch and Close Combat for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
Kubfu is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.
Kubfu is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.
At 385 BST, Kubfu is built different. We rank it C-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a balanced.
Watch for Staraptor (Flying), Reuniclus (Psychic), and Grimmsnarl (Fairy) when using Kubfu. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Kubfu evolves into Galarian Urshifu using a Scroll Of Waters. Kubfu is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Inner Focus prevents flinching — that's the one you want on Kubfu. It's the only ability Kubfu has.
Kubfu fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 72 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.
Kubfu can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.
Kubfu has appeared in 2 games since Sword & Shield, spanning 2 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A