Physical
Balanced
DTier
40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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.

Base Stats
Avg
HP55
D
Attack70
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def40
D
Speed40
D
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight8.5 kg
18.7 lbsFeather
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
Snow Cloak
Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Slush Rush
During Hail, this Pokémon has double Speed.
RattledHA
Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

Many of this species can be found along the shorelines of cold regions. If a Cubchoo lacks dangling snot, there’s a chance it is sick.

Cubchoo Weakness

Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel moves hit Cubchoo for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.

Cubchoo Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Ice
Type ChartFragile
4Weak
1Resist
0Immune
Score-7
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFightingRockSteel
½xResist
Ice
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassGroundFlyingDragon
How to Beat Cubchoo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Steel is super effective against CubchooView Excadrill →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

One evolution ahead. Cubchoo grows into Beartic through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Cubchoo. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Cubchoo
#613Cubchoo
37
Level 37
Beartic
#614Beartic
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Cubchoo
Ice
Beartic
Ice
HP
55
95+40
ATK
70
130+60
DEF
40
80+40
SP.ATK
60
70+10
SP.DEF
40
80+40
SPE
40
50+10
BST
305D-Tier
505B-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cubchoo easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Avalanche, Encore and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
9moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
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Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Cubchoo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Cubchoo's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Blizzard and Ice Beam gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 5
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 9
Bide+1
———10Normal
Lv 13
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 15
Play Nice
———20Normal
Lv 17
Fury Swipes
—188015Normal
Lv 21
Brine
—6510010Water
Lv 25
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Lv 29
Charm
D—10020Fairy
Lv 33
Slash
D7010020Normal
Lv 36
Flail
——10015Normal
Lv 41
Rest
C——10Psychic
Lv 45
Blizzard
C110705Ice
Lv 49
Hail
C——10Ice
Lv 53
Thrash
C12010010Normal
Lv 57
Sheer Cold
——305Ice

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
C110705Ice
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM56
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM79
Frost Breath
D609010Ice
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM07
Hail
C——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
C9010010Ice
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM94
Surf
D9010015Water
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Assurance
D6010010Dark
Egg
Avalanche-4
C6010010Ice
Egg
Encore
C—1005Normal
Egg
Focus Punch-3
C15010020Fighting
Egg
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
Egg
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
Egg
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
Egg
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
Egg
Yawn
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Covet
D6010025Normal
Tutor
Focus Punch-3
C15010020Fighting
Tutor
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
Tutor
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Tutor
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Snore
—5010015Normal
Tutor
Superpower
C1201005Fighting
Tutor
Water Pulse
D6010020Water

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Dig
D8010010Ground
Gen 6
Hone Claws
C——15Dark
Gen 6
Power-Up Punch
D4010020Fighting
Gen 6
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 6
Strength
—8010015Normal

How to Get Cubchoo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

No wild encounters for Cubchoo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Cubchoo is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2XOmega RubySword

Cubchoo Guide

  • Get Cubchoo to Beartic at level 37. At 305 BST, Cubchoo is just the starting point.

  • Level 37 gets you Beartic. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Cubchoo through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Beartic as fast as you can.

  • You can find Cubchoo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Cubchoo joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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