While most trainers evolve Cubchoo into Beartic immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Known as the Chill Pokemon. Can go either physical or special depending on the set.
Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Cubchoo's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.
Cubchoo Weakness
FragileFire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel-type moves hit Cubchoo for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
One evolution ahead. Cubchoo grows into Beartic through a straightforward two-stage chain. No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Cubchoo.
How to Evolve
Breed Cubchoo easily from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Avalanche, Encore and 5 more to offspring.
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Without breeding, Cubchoo misses out on Assurance and Avalanche. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Cubchoo appears at high spawn rates across 4 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations
Cubchoo appears in 4 walking locations at Lv. 30-36 across Black 2 and White 2. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
Cubchoo is meant to evolve into Beartic. At 305 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Watch for Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Rock) when using Cubchoo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Cubchoo won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Cubchoo evolves into Beartic at level 37. Cubchoo is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Slush Rush is what you want on Cubchoo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Snow Cloak, Rattled) work on paper but Slush Rush is what makes Cubchoo worth using.
Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Cubchoo is a mixed attacker — base 70 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Cubchoo appears in 8 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.
Cubchoo joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
- 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 VBWDebut
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 VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A