Is Cubone Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Cubone from Pokemon Tower provides another Ground-type option. Evolves into Marowak, which is solid but outclassed by Nidoking and Dugtrio in most situations.
Not available yet. You cannot get Cubone before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Cubone before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Cubone before this fight.
Erika's team hits Marowak's weaknesses hard.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Cubone in Rock Tunnel (walking, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18GroundBone ClubPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 30NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Cubone to Marowak
Cubone evolves into Marowak at Level 28. Your Cubone should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Cubone in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Moderate rates across 2 locations for Cubone in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
2 locations to catch Cubone
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Cubone in Let's Go
The line opens with Cubone at Lv. 18+ via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Evolve into Marowak
How to Get Shiny Cubone in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Cubone is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Cubone odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Cubone Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Cubone.
Cubone Weakness
Cubone is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 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 |
Cubone Evolutions
Cubone is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Marowak. Check the evolution method below. Evolving adds up to 105 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Cubone Best Moveset
Ground at 50 Attack and 95 Defense. Without Held ItemThick Club doubling Attack, the item that transformed Marowak in standard play, the moveset runs Ground TermStab at base stats only. Evolve to Marowak for better totals that still miss the item.
Best Build
Cubone Candy
Tough Candy+DEFRelaxed raises Defense and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Cubone
- Cubone Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Cubone Candy raises every stat, but only Cubone and Marowak can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Cubone is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Richter battles with one level 70 Cubone that knows Bonemerang and Growl. It takes extra damage from Water, Grass and Ice moves. Win to earn the Cubone Master title. Find Richter on Route 8.
Moves List
Most of Cubone's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Earthquake and Dig, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Cubone appears in 20 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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