Is Cubone Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
You won't find Cubone wild in Hoenn. Marowak is solid Ground, but Flygon and Claydol are available natively and fit the regional team better.
Cubone has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Cubone trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Cubone has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Cubone has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Cubone trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cubone here.
Wallace's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Cubone trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Glacia's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Drake's Pokemon outpace and outclass Cubone here.
Steven's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Cubone cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Cubone in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Cubone can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Cubone from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Cubone in ORAS
Step 1Cubone ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Glittering Cave · Shaking spot, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Pokémon Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Rock Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Rock Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Sevault Canyon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Rock Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Marowak
Cubone Weakness
Cubone is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Cubone's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Cubone Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Cubone
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cubone View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x125-148%KO Mega Drain 2x58-69% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cubone View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x145-171%KO Aurora Beam 2x69-83% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cubone View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x126-150%KO Mega Drain 2x59-71% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Venusaur can KO Cubone with Giga Drain (162-190%). Lapras threatens a KO with Surf (174-205%).
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cubone View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb49-57% Giga Drain 2x162-190%KO Venoshock35-41% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cubone View Lapras builds →Surf 2x174-205%KO | ||
Cubone Evolutions
Cubone is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Marowak. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 105 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Cubone easily with 75 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Belly Drum, Chip Away and 7 more to offspring.
ORAS Cubone Best Moveset
Ground at 50 Attack and 95 Defense. AbilityLightning Rod as a hidden ability absorbs Electric. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Marowak one evolution away adds Held ItemThick Club doubling Attack to 160 effective.
Best Build
Cubone best EVs are Attack and Defense
Physical Tank Moveset
- Protect
- Power Up Punch
- Counter
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Cubone cleanly, with Earthquake and Earth Power anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Cubone pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds.
Cubone Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Cubone works as a placeholder. Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Marowak. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Cubone appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Cubone have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves