Competitive Information for Cubone [Diamond/Pearl]
Ground
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cubone? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Cubone is an interesting Ground-typed Pokemon. Cubone is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cubone can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Cubone is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Thick Club / Expert Belt
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Thunder Punch / Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Cubone (Lightning Rod)
Cubone is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Cubone draws single-target electric moves to itself. Thunder Punch or Rock Slide are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 SpA / 100 SpD
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Ancient Power
Special Sweeper Cubone (Lightning Rod)
Cubone is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cubone's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubone's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Cubone draws single-target electric moves to itself.
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cubone? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Thick Club / Razor Fang
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 Atk / 100 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Rock Slide
- Brick Break / Thunder Punch
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cubone (Lightning Rod)
Cubone is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Cubone draws single-target electric moves to itself. Brick Break or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 156 Hp / 252 SpA / 100 SpD
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Cubone (Lightning Rod)
Cubone is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cubone's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cubone's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Cubone draws single-target electric moves to itself.
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cubone learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cubone can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Cubone
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cubone's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Iron Defense
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cubone
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cubone in Diamond and Pearl
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