Cubone in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Exeggutor

Marowak

Cubone Pokédex

#104

Normal

Shiny

582

728

Type

Ground

Weather boost

Attack

Top 92.7%

Defense

144

Top 52.9%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

371

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1152

F Tier

#983

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1152

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1152

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

536 -582 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

671 -728 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

536 -582 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

402 -436 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1152 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Cubone is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Water
Grass
Ice
Resists: Electric (0.39×)
Poison
Rock

How Cubone stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Ground	7.85 DPS Top 75.4%	F	#307	Mud Slap Bone Club	7.85 TDO 83
Overall
Overall	5.10 DPS Top 79.1%	F	#1292	Mud Slap Bone Club	5.10 TDO 50

Attacker rank

DPS

Tier

Rank

Best raid moveset

DPS · TDO

Ground

7.85 DPS

Top 75.4%

#307

Mud Slap

Bone Club

7.85

TDO 83

Overall

5.10 DPS

Top 79.1%

#1292

Mud Slap

Bone Club

5.10

TDO 50

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Cubone can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mud Slap
Bone Club
4.78
36.6
3140.9s
3.60
2
Mud Slap
Dig
4.61
35.3
3253.1s
3.48
3
Mud Slap
Bulldoze
4.56
34.9
3288.7s
3.44
4
Rock Smash
Bone Club
4.03
30.9
3721.5s
3.04
5
Rock Smash
Dig
3.94
30.1
3809.6s
2.97
6
Rock Smash
Bulldoze
3.85
29.5
3896.7s
2.91

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Cubone in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
66.10
4508.8
0.1
9.1s
66.10
2
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
61.59
6008.2
0.1
9.7s
61.59
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
57.45
7947.7
0.1
10.4s
57.45
4
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
56.04
5303.4
0.1
10.7s
56.04
5
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
55.35
6101.1
0.1
10.8s
55.35
6
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
54.62
10470.1
0.1
11.0s
54.62
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
53.54
7297.3
0.1
11.2s
53.54
8
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
53.49
4978.7
0.1
11.2s
53.49
9
Shadow Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
51.73
2518.3
0.2
11.6s
51.73
10
Shadow Kingler
Bubble
Crabhammer
51.47
2837.0
0.2
11.7s
51.47

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Cubone in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Mud Slap

Heavy Damage

Bone Club

Spam/Bait

Return

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1152

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

88.23

Attack

133.61

Defense

127

Stat Product · 1,497,128

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1166

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1152	100.00%
15/14/15	50	1148	99.37%
15/15/14	50	1148	99.21%
15/15/13	50	1144	99.21%
14/15/15	50	1141	99.05%
15/13/15	50	1145	98.74%
15/14/14	50	1145	98.59%
15/14/13	50	1141	98.59%
15/15/12	50	1141	98.43%
14/14/15	50	1138	98.42%
14/15/14	50	1137	98.27%
14/15/13	50	1134	98.27%
15/12/15	50	1141	98.11%
13/15/15	50	1130	98.10%
15/13/14	50	1141	97.96%
15/13/13	50	1137	97.96%
15/14/12	50	1137	97.81%
14/13/15	50	1134	97.80%
14/14/14	50	1134	97.65%
14/14/13	50	1130	97.65%
15/15/11	50	1137	97.64%
14/15/12	50	1130	97.49%
15/11/15	50	1138	97.48%
13/14/15	50	1127	97.48%
15/12/14	50	1137	97.34%
15/12/13	50	1134	97.34%
13/15/14	50	1126	97.32%
13/15/13	50	1123	97.32%
15/13/12	50	1133	97.19%
14/12/15	50	1130	97.18%
12/15/15	50	1119	97.14%
14/13/14	50	1130	97.03%
14/13/13	50	1126	97.03%
15/14/11	50	1133	97.02%
14/14/12	50	1126	96.87%
13/13/15	50	1123	96.86%
15/10/15	50	1134	96.86%
15/15/10	50	1133	96.85%
15/11/14	50	1134	96.72%
15/11/13	50	1130	96.72%
13/14/14	50	1123	96.71%
13/14/13	50	1119	96.71%
14/15/11	50	1126	96.71%
15/12/12	50	1130	96.57%
14/11/15	50	1127	96.56%
13/15/12	50	1119	96.55%
12/14/15	50	1116	96.53%
14/12/14	50	1127	96.41%
14/12/13	50	1123	96.41%
15/13/11	50	1130	96.41%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Every fast and charged attack Cubone can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Mud Slap
19
13
1.5s
12.67
Rock Smash
17
12
1.5s
11.33

Charged Attacks

Bone Club
40
-33
1.5s
26.67
Bulldoze
80
-50
3.5s
22.86
Dig
100
-50
4.5s
22.22

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Cubone	50 Candy	Marowak

Ranges from 0.196 m to 0.7 m tall, averaging 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m 0'08"	0.2 m 0'08"
XS	0.2 m 0'08"	0.3 m 1'00"
M	0.3 m 1'00"	0.5 m 1'08"
XL	0.5 m 1'08"	0.6 m 2'00"
XXL	0.6 m 2'00"	0.7 m 2'04"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.196 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.6 m

2'00"

XXL

0.6 m

2'00"

0.7 m

2'04"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

23s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Cubone at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	14 CP	27	786 CP
2	45 CP	28	815 CP
3	75 CP	29	844 CP
4	106 CP	30	873 CP
5	137 CP	31	888 CP
6	168 CP	32	903 CP
7	199 CP	33	917 CP
8	229 CP	34	932 CP
9	260 CP	35	946 CP
10	291 CP	36	961 CP
11	320 CP	37	975 CP
12	349 CP	38	990 CP
13	378 CP	39	1004 CP
14	407 CP	40	1019 CP
15	436 CP	41	1032 CP
16	466 CP	42	1045 CP
17	495 CP	43	1058 CP
18	524 CP	44	1071 CP
19	553 CP	45	1085 CP
20	582 CP	46	1098 CP
21	611 CP	47	1111 CP
22	640 CP	48	1125 CP
23	669 CP	49	1138 CP
24	699 CP	50	1152 CP
25	728 CP	51	1166 CP
26	757 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	14 CP	18	524 CP	35	946 CP
2	45 CP	19	553 CP	36	961 CP
3	75 CP	20	582 CP	37	975 CP
4	106 CP	21	611 CP	38	990 CP
5	137 CP	22	640 CP	39	1004 CP
6	168 CP	23	669 CP	40	1019 CP
7	199 CP	24	699 CP	41	1032 CP
8	229 CP	25	728 CP	42	1045 CP
9	260 CP	26	757 CP	43	1058 CP
10	291 CP	27	786 CP	44	1071 CP
11	320 CP	28	815 CP	45	1085 CP
12	349 CP	29	844 CP	46	1098 CP
13	378 CP	30	873 CP	47	1111 CP
14	407 CP	31	888 CP	48	1125 CP
15	436 CP	32	903 CP	49	1138 CP
16	466 CP	33	917 CP	50	1152 CP
17	495 CP	34	932 CP	51	1166 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Cubone up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Cubone including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Cubone

#104

Shadow Cubone

#104

Marowak

#105

Alolan Marowak

#105

Shadow Alolan Marowak

#105

Shadow Marowak

#105

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Cubone with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.