Competitive Information for Cubone [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cubone? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Cubone is an awesome Ground-typed Pokemon. Cubone is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Cubone is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Soft Sand
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Seismic Toss / Rock Smash
Physical Sweeper Cubone (Retro)
Cubone is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Cubone's level).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Charcoal
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Thunder Punch
- Bubble Beam / Water Gun
Special Sweeper Cubone (Retro)
Cubone is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-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 target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Water Gun is a special 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage.
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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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cubone can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Cubone
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cubone's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cubone
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cubone in Gold and Silver
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