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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Cubone (disambiguation).

CuboneLonely Pokémon カラカラKarakara #0104 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Rock Head or Lightning Rod Cacophony Cacophony Battle Armor Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Monster Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Cubone 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 14.3 lbs. 6.5 kg Cubone 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 87Gen. I-IV UnknownIV 64V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Cubone 0HP 0Atk 1Def 0Sp.Atk 0Sp.Def 0Speed 0HP 0Atk 0Def 0Sp.Atk 0Sp.Def 0Speed 0HP 0Atk 0Def 0Sp.Atk 0Sp.Def 0Speed 0HP 0Atk 0Def 0Sp.Atk 0Sp.Def 0Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cubone (Japanese: カラカラ Karakara) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Marowak starting at level 28.

In Alola, Cubone evolves into Alolan Marowak when leveled up at night starting at level 28.

Contents

• 1 Biology
  • 1.1 Evolution
• 2 Game data
  • 2.1 NPC appearances
  • 2.2 Pokédex entries
  • 2.3 Game locations
    • 2.3.1 In side games
    • 2.3.2 In events
  • 2.4 Held items
  • 2.5 Stats
    • 2.5.1 Base stats
    • 2.5.2 Pokéathlon stats
  • 2.6 Type effectiveness
  • 2.7 Learnset
    • 2.7.1 By leveling up
    • 2.7.2 By TM
    • 2.7.3 TCG-only moves
  • 2.8 Side game data
  • 2.9 Evolution data
  • 2.10 Sprites
• 3 In animation
  • 3.1 Main series
    • 3.1.1 Major appearances
      • 3.1.1.1 Goh's Cubone
      • 3.1.1.2 Other
    • 3.1.2 Minor appearances
    • 3.1.3 Pokédex entries
  • 3.2 Pokémon Origins
  • 3.3 A Ripple in Time
  • 3.4 The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone
• 4 In the manga
  • 4.1 Pocket Monsters DP
  • 4.2 Pokémon Adventures
  • 4.3 Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!
  • 4.4 Pokémon Pocket Monsters
  • 4.5 Pokémon Zensho
• 5 In the TCG
• 6 Other appearances
  • 6.1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    • 6.1.1 Trophy information
  • 6.2 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  • 6.3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • 6.4 POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
• 7 Merchandise
• 8 Music
• 9 Trivia
  • 9.1 Origin
    • 9.1.1 Name origin
• 10 In other languages
• 11 References
• 12 See also

Biology

Cubone is a small, bipedal, dinosaur-like reptilian Pokémon with a light brown hide that covers most of its body, except for its cream-colored belly. Two small claws, one on each hand, serve as its thumbs, and one large nail on each foot make up its toes. It has two small spikes on its back and a short tail. On its head, Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a helmet. Because of this, much of its actual face has never been seen, except for its triangular, black (sometimes green or blue) eyes and a small area surrounding them, and in its Bandai Namco card a bit of its mouth, where it has a pair of a few sharp teeth and a long pink tongue. The skull has two rounded horns on the top of its head and a tooth-like point on the lower sides. Under the skull, Cubone has a brown snout. This small Pokémon survives only through the immense skill it possesses in wielding the bone it carries as a weapon.

It is called the Lonely Pokémon because of its tendency to keep to itself and avoid social situations, due to the trauma caused by the death of its Marowak mother. Cubone is said to have lost its mother shortly after being born. Cubone will often weep at night in mourning of its mother. When Cubone cries, the skull that it wears on its head vibrates and emits "a plaintive and mournful sound." On the night of a full moon, the cries are said to be especially terrible. Cubone seems to recognize a likeness of its mother in the full moon, and so it howls with a particular sadness. Its cries attract Mandibuzz, its natural predator, who uses this Pokémon's bones to decorate itself and its nest. It is said a Cubone will evolve into a Marowak once it comes to terms with the pain of its mother's death. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Cubone is known to cry while sleeping.[1] It is theorized that Cubone's dreams are about its deceased mother. The dreams Cubone have make it cry, but crying makes it stronger. Cubone lives in rocky areas, usually on mountains or in caves. It also once inhabited the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town where deceased Pokémon were buried and mourned. One such Cubone's mother is shown as a ghost there.

Cubone and its evolved form, Marowak, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves Bone Club and Bonemerang. Cubone and Marowak are also the only known Pokémon capable of using the Thick Club item. In Generations II and III, Bone Rush was another one of their signature moves.

Evolution

Cubone evolves into Marowak.

In Alola, it evolves into Alolan Marowak.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Cubone Ground	→	First Evolution Marowak Ground
	→	First Evolution MarowakAlolan Form Fire  Ghost

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen: An orphaned Cubone appears in the care of Mr. Fuji. It lost its mother, a Marowak, while she was defending her charge from Team Rocket.
• Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!: The same orphaned Cubone plays an expanded role in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it is kidnapped by Archer after wandering from Lavender Town. After being rescued by the player from Team Rocket Hideout, it returns to Pokémon Tower, where it helps the player and Trace calm his mother's spirit. Trace later adopts Cubone into his party, motivating himself to become stronger to stop Team Rocket and avenge Marowak. Cubone later evolves under Trace's ownership.

Pokédex entries

Generation I Kanto #104 Red(JPN) (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.) Green Red(ENG) Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face. Blue Yellow Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody. Stadium Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. It cries mournfully in the moonlight.

Generation II Johto #203 Gold If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound. Silver It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like. Crystal It lost its mother after its birth. It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face. Stadium 2 If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes, and emits a plaintive and mournful sound. (Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted)It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like. (Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)

Generation III Hoenn #— Kanto #104 Ruby 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. Sapphire Emerald It 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 it wears are from its tears. FireRed It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. LeafGreen Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face.

Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #208 Diamond When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. Pearl Platinum HeartGold If it is sad or lonely, the skull it wears shakes and emits a plaintive and mournful sound. SoulSilver It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like.

Generation V Unova #— Black When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. White Black 2 When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. White 2

Generation VI Central Kalos #— Coastal Kalos #060 Mountain Kalos #— Hoenn #— X It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Y It always wears the skull of its dead mother, so no one has any idea what its hidden face looks like. Omega Ruby 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. Alpha Sapphire

Generation VII Alola S  M : #163 Alola US  UM : #197 Kanto #104 Sun When it thinks of its deceased mother, it weeps loudly. Mandibuzz that hear its cries will attack it from the air. Moon The skull it wears on its head is that of its dead mother. According to some, it will evolve when it comes to terms with the pain of her death. Ultra Sun At night, it weeps loudly for its dead mother, but those cries only attract its natural enemy—Mandibuzz. Ultra Moon It wears its mother's skull on its head, so no one knows what its bare face looks like. However, it's clear that it's always crying. Let's Go Pikachu Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody. Let's Go Eevee

Generation VIII Galar #— Isle of Armor #170 Crown Tundra #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus. Sword When the memory of its departed mother brings it to tears, its cries echo mournfully within the skull it wears on its head. Shield This Pokémon wears the skull of its deceased mother. Sometimes Cubone's dreams make it cry, but each tear Cubone sheds makes it stronger. Brilliant Diamond When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. Its crying makes the skull it wears rattle hollowly. Shining Pearl

Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Lumiose #— Hyperspace #009 This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Scarlet and Violet. Legends: Z-A This Pokémon lost its mother just after its birth. It wears her skull, never revealing its true face.

Cubone in the Alola Pokédex

Game locations

Generation I Red Blue Pokémon Tower Blue (Japan) Pokémon Tower Yellow Pokémon Tower and Safari Zone

Generation II Gold Silver Rock Tunnel Crystal Rock TunnelMorningDayGoldenrod Game Corner

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Trade Emerald Trade FireRed LeafGreen Pokémon Tower and Sevault Canyon Colosseum Trade XD Trade

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Route 203 (Swarm) Platinum Route 203 (Swarm) HeartGold SoulSilver Rock TunnelSafari ZoneMorningDay (Desert, default) Pal Park Mountain

Generation V Black White Breed Marowak Black 2 White 2 Trade Dream World Icy Cave

Generation VI X Y Glittering Cave Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade

Generation VII Sun Moon Wela Volcano Park Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Wela Volcano Park Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower

Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.2.0+ Expansion Pass Warm-Up TunnelForest of Focus (Wanderer)Challenge Beach, Courageous Cavern, Potbottom Desert (Max Raid Battle) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Route 203 (Swarm)Grand Underground - Rocky Cave, Dazzling Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern, Stargleam Cavern (After obtaining the National Pokédex) Legends: Arceus Unobtainable

Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable Legends: Z-A TradeVersion 2.0.0+ Mega Dimension Hyperspace Lumiose

In side games

Generation I Pinball Red Field: Lavender Town

Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III Channel Ruins of Truth Trozei! Endless Level 11, Forever Level 11, Pair Trozei, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Hero Pokémon, Southern Cavern (B5F-B10F)

Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Northern Desert (1F-7F) MD Sky Northern Desert (1F-7F) Rumble Eternal Tower (Normal Mode C) MD Blazing Cheerful Meadow

Generation V Rumble Blast Cave: Misty Edgewater Rumble U Magical Lake: In Need of Trees

Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 1Tu Rumble World Black Realm: Rugged Flats (All Areas), Fairy Land: Heat-Wave Desert (All Areas)

Generation VII Rumble Rush Gengar Sea, Mewtwo Sea, Bulbasaur Sea, Mewtwo SeaFinal

Generation VIII MD DX Hero Pokémon, Partner Pokémon, Southern Cavern (10F-19F)Fainted Pokémon: Silver Trench, Buried Relic, Darknight Relic

Generation IX Sleep Greengrass Isle, Taupe Hollow, Snowdrop Tundra, Greengrass IsleExpert (from Basic 1)

Cross-Generation Shuffle Galerie Rouge: Stage 74 Masters EX Scottie/Bettie & CuboneEgg

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Fury Attack Cubone	English	United States	5	December 13 to 19, 2002

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow
Gold	Silver	Thick Club (2%)
Crystal
FireRed	LeafGreen	Thick Club (5%)
Diamond	Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver
X	Y
Sun	Moon
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Sword	Shield	Thick Club (Expansion Pass required, 5%)
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl	Thick Club (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP:50	110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack:50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense:95	90 - 161	175 - 317
Sp. Atk:40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def:50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed:35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Total:320	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 4/4 ★★★★	Power 2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Skill 3/3 ★★★	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 14/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damagednormally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target and its Ability is not Lightning Rod, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

Cubone is available in Legends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Learn Plus  Move   Type   Cat.   Power   CD  1 10 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 4 1 10 Growl Normal Status 0000— 6 4 7 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 7 7 10 Leer Normal Status 0000— 6 8 11 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 6 12 15 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 7 18 21 Detect Fighting Status 0000— 13 24 27 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 6 29 32 Brutal Swing Dark Physical 06060 6 32 35 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 10 40 43 Bonemerang Ground Physical 05555 7 44 47 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 15 48 51 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 10 55 58 Perish Song Normal Status 0000— 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Cubone Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM001 TM001 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 7 TM010 TM010 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 7 TM012 TM012 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 7 TM013 TM013 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 8 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM023 TM023 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 7 TM027 TM027 Swift Normal Special 06060 5 TM028 TM028 Dig Ground Physical 08080 12 TM029 TM029 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 7 TM030 TM030 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 15 TM033 TM033 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 8 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 10 TM037 TM037 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 10 TM038 TM038 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 10 TM049 TM049 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 7 TM052 TM052 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 8 TM056 TM056 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 10 TM058 TM058 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 8 TM062 TM062 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 8 TM069 TM069 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 10 TM078 TM078 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 6 TM080 TM080 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 9 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM087 TM087 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 10 TM091 TM091 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 15 TM105 TM105 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 12 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM120 TM120 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 6 TM122 TM122 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 6 TM136 TM136 Scorching Sands Ground Special 07070 7 TM146 TM146 Skull Bash Normal Physical 150150 12

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cubone Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Cubone Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Tackle	Cubone (Aquapolis 72)

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery DungeonRed Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 10.5% Friend Area: Mt. Deepgreen Phrases 51%-100% HP I feel lonesome, but I'll work hard for my mother's sake! 26%-50% HP I only have half my HP left... 1%-25% HP It's no good. I have no energy left... Level up Yay! I leveled up! I don't feel as lonesome!
Pokémon Mystery DungeonExplorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: F
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Rescue Clefairy Connected to: Clefairy, Spinda, Munchlax Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I overcame sorrow to become strong! Low HP (< 50%) I…need to suck it up…
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ground Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Ground Attack Power: 50 - 115 10 #115 Rock Break Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail. Swappable Skill(s): Mega Boost+
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 90 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: ← 50 ← 50* Fast Attacks: Mud-Slap, Rock Smash Charged Attacks: Bone Club, Dig, Bulldoze, Frustration, Return
Pokémon Sleep Sleep type: Slumbering Pokémon type: Ground Points to befriend: 5 Specialty: Berries Berry:Figy Berry ×2 Primary ingredient:Warming Ginger ×1 Possible ingredients: Warming Ginger Soothing Cacao Main skill: Charge Energy S Base carry limit: 10 Restores 12 Energy to the user. Evolution requirements: Cubone Candy ×40, Lv. 21 It's been found crying in its sleep. Perhaps the tears come because it's dreaming of its deceased mother. Weepy Sleep Scratchy-Bone Sleep Pillow-Bone Sleep Atop-Belly Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Costumes in Pokémon GO
Cempasúchil crown

Evolution data

Unevolved Cubone Ground	Level 28outside of Alola→	First Evolution Marowak Ground
	+ Level 28in Alolaat night→	First Evolution MarowakAlolan Form Fire  Ghost

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Cubone images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Goh's Cubone

In A Snow Day for Searching!, Goh helped a Cubone retrieve its stolen bone before catching it.

Other

Cubone debuted in The School of Hard Knocks, under the ownership of Giselle. It was used in a battle against Ash and his Pikachu, but lost.

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Cubone was part of a group of troublemakers causing trouble for Pikachu and his friends until they came to a truce.

In Pichu Bros. in Party Panic, a Cubone helped Meowth prepare his party and played the drums in his band. Cubone would get easily sad and gloomy whenever Meowth yelled at it, but it was also easily consolable.

In PK15, a Cubone was the leader of a group of Pokémon who took up residence in a haunted house. They would attempt to scare visitors out of the house.

In Battling With a Clean Slate!, Alvin used a Cubone in a Gym battle against Clembot and managed to defeat Magneton and Heliolisk.

Minor appearances

In Hypno's Naptime, a Cubone was seen in HopHopHop Town's Pokémon Center.

In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Cubone was on Scissor Street.

In A Chansey Operation a Cubone was injured and had to be treated at the human hospital.

In Princess vs. Princess, a Cubone competed in the Queen of the Princess Festival.

A Cubone appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.

In The Power of One, multiple Cubone sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A wild Cubone appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Cubone appeared in a flashback in Ignorance is Blissey, under the ownership of the Pokémon Nurse School.

In Wired for Battle!, a Trainer's Cubone came up as an image in Shingo's laptop.

In Pikachu & Pichu, a Cubone was living in Big Town.

In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Cubone was living at Temacu's father's lab.

In Doin' What Comes Natu-rally, a Cubone participated in a street festival.

A Cubone appeared in Bulbasaur's flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.

In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Cubone to the school's underage students for use in lessons.

A Cubone appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

In Showdown at Linoone, a fantasy explaining the function of a Thick Club featured a Cubone.

A Cubone appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

A Coordinator's Cubone appeared in Harley Rides Again.

In Dawn's Early Night!, a Coordinator's Cubone was used along with a Marowak for the Double Performance required during the Hearthome Contest.

In a flashback in Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!, a Trainer's Cubone was going to battle Narissa alongside a Marowak, but they retreated when her Ditto transformed into Zapdos.

A Cubone made brief cameo appearances in Giratina and the Sky Warrior and Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

A Cubone appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.

Two Trainers' Cubone appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.

In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Cubone was playing in Lillie's garden.

Two Cubone appeared in I Choose You!. One of them took shelter from the rain in a cave with Pokémon including Entei.

A Trainer's Cubone appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.

A Trainer's Cubone appeared in Alola, Kanto!.

A Cubone appeared in The Power of Us.

In I Choose Paradise!, a Cubone was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

In Securing the Future!, four Trainers' Cubone joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Cubone appeared in The Dealer of Destruction!.

A Cubone appeared in Enter Pikachu!.

A Trainer's Cubone appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.

In Heroes Unite!, a Cubone appeared during a flashback.

A Trainer's Cubone appeared in Getting to the Heart of it All!.

A Cubone appeared in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry PK01 Cubone Dexter A Ground-type Pokémon, Cubone. Cubone has earned its classification as the Lonely Pokémon from its usual attitude of caring only for itself.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN015 Cubone Goh's Rotom Phone Cubone, the Lonely Pokémon. A Ground type. Cubone wears a skull as a helmet, concealing its face as it sheds tears for its long-lost mother. It cries loudly to express its loneliness. It also always carries a long, thick bone.

Pokémon Origins

In File 2: Cubone, a Cubone was in the Pokémon House in Lavender Town. It is the child of the ghostly Marowak, who died while defending it from Team Rocket.

A Ripple in Time

A Cubone appeared in A Ripple in Time, under the ownership of Arsham. It was used in a battle against Ash and his Pikachu.

The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone

Main article: The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone

Cubone was featured alongside Snorlax in an animation produced as part of Project Snorlax.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

A Cubone appeared in PMDP16.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Bonee

Cubone made a cameo in Onix is On!, under the ownership of a Trainer at the Pewter Gym. It battled Red's Bulbasaur.

A Cubone appeared as a silhouette when Green talks about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.

Multiple Cubone were under the control of Team Rocket Grunts in Piloswine Whine. They attack Gold and Silver but are easily defeated.

Crystal owns a Cubone nicknamed Bonee, which first appeared in Slugging It Out With Slugma. It notably has a star-shaped crack in his skull. Cubone's main role in the team is to take out targets from afar using his bone-based attacks. In Lively Larvitar, the origin of Crystal's Cubone is revealed: it, along with Crystal's Natu, Hitmonchan, and Parasect, were wild Pokémon living in Mt. Mortar and had fought with a local Arcanine that had gone berserk from a severe eye injury. Bonee had used several bone clubs for Crystal to use as arm casts.

A Cubone appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Cubone appeared in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, under the ownership of a Youngster at the Safari Zone.

A Cubone appeared in a fantasy in Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!.

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Ken owns a Cubone, as seen in GDZ16.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Cubone appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match. It was seen with Green during the game.

A Cubone appeared in Clefairy's Christmas Present?!.

Giovanni has a Cubone, which was used in his Gym battle against Red in Get The Last Badge!!.

Red caught a Cubone prior to Red VS Green?!.

A Cubone appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

A Cubone appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.

Pokémon Zensho

A Cubone appeared in PZ05.

In the TCG

Main article: Cubone (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage, a Cubone can be seen on the Ground Terrain standing atop the highest platform built into a rock. Dugtrio and Pokémon Fossils can also be seen on the Ground Terrain.

Trophy information

"A Lonely Pokémon. It wears its mother's skull as a helmet--for this reason, no one has ever seen its face. It sometimes sees its departed mother's face in the full moon, which causes it to grow sad and cry. The stains on the skull are tracks of its tears. When it cries, the skull shakes and emits a mournful sound. When it levels up, it evolves into Marowak."

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

It appears again on Pokémon Stadium 2.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

It appears again on the same stage and as a Spirit.

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

A Cubone appeared in POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. Tim Goodman attempted to catch it at the behest of his friend Jack, but the effort went awry and the Cubone attacked Tim before escaping.

Merchandise

Cubone was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. In the shirt design, Cubone's skull is in the center of the shirt, with two Thick Clubs in crossing below it.

Music

This is a list of music associated with Cubone in the Pokémon games.

Games	Location	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
P  E	During the cutscene in which Trace's Cubone reunites with its mother	Cubone's Mother	Junichi Masuda, Gō Ichinose, Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama

Trivia

• In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Cubone was originally known as "Orphon", a corruption of the word "orphan", based on its abandonment at birth.
• Cubone is Midori Harada's favorite Pokémon.
• Cubone is one of the Pokémon that appears in the Pokémon 151 clothing line.
• Cubone is the only Pokémon that can evolve into a dual-type Pokémon that doesn't share any types with its Evolution.
• A Japanese trading card, which features Cubone using the move Growl, partially reveals Cubone's face.
• While Alolan Marowak shares the Rock Head Ability with Cubone, Cubone is unable to retain this Ability after evolving in the Alola region. This is because Cubone's Rock Head is its first Ability, while Alolan Marowak's Rock Head is its Hidden Ability. It shares this trait with Tyrogue and Hitmontop's Ability Steadfast.
• In the second episode of Pokémon Origins, a mother Marowak is shown protecting her child Cubone from Team Rocket. Even though the Marowak is alive, the Cubone is still wearing a skull.
• Despite the Pokédex saying that Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother, Cubone are born wearing the skull when hatched from Eggs.
• In The Official Pokémon Handbook: Deluxe Edition, there is no mention of Cubone wearing the skull of its mother. Instead, this is said in Cubone's Pokédex entry from this book: "Cubone uses the bones of ancient Pokémon to make armor and crude weapons."

Origin

Cubone was created out of the thought of how sad it would be for a Pokémon to die.[2] In its design, it is reptilian in nature and seems to be loosely based on bipedal dinosaurs. It also could be based on primitive cultures that wore bones for decoration and used them for weapons. The use of its bone as a boomerang and as a weapon at the same time seems to be a reference to the boomerang's original use for hunting in Indigenous Australian cultures.

Name origin

Cubone is a combination of cub and bone.[3]

Karakara may be derived from カラカラ karakara (onomatopoeia for light clattering), contrasting with the ガラガラ garagara (onomatopoeia for heavy clattering) in Marowak's Japanese name.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カラカラ Karakara From カラカラ karakara French Osselait From osselet, osselets and dent de lait Spanish Cubone Same as English name German Tragosso From tragen, tragisch, and osso Italian Cubone Same as English name Korean 탕구리 Tangguri From 탕탕 tangtang or 흙탕 heulktang and 너구리 neoguri Mandarin Chinese 卡拉卡拉 Kǎlākǎlā*可拉可拉 Kělākělā* Transcription of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 卡拉卡拉 Kālāaikālāai Transcription of Japanese name

More languages Greek Κουπόν Kupón Transcription of English name Hindi क्यूबोन Cubone Transcription of English name Russian Кьюбон K'yubon Transcription of English name Thai คาระคาระ Kharakhara Transcription of Japanese name

References

1. ↑ Sleep Style Dex
2. ↑ Satoshi Tajiri: "There's also Cubone, who was born from the thought of how sad it would be for a Pokémon to die. The bone Cubone holds is actually the bone of its dead mother. Cubone treasures it." Translation: Satoshi Tajiri Cuts Loose (1997 Interview)
3. ↑ Dockery, Daniel (October 4, 2022). Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All. Running Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0762479504.

See also

• Bonee
• Goh's Cubone
• Weaponry in the Pokémon world

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