Competitive Information for Cubone [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cubone? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Cubone is a spectacular 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). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Cubone is weak to Ground, Normal, and Water-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Cubone (Retro)
Cubone is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Gen1 meta was a totally different monster. In the old days 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 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Cubone's level. Can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Bubble Beam / Water Gun
- Toxic
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Cubone (Retro)
Cubone is a spectacular Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Out of the original 151, Cubone was quite something to try to play with in the first generation meta. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Water Gun is a special 40-base power Water-type move that deals damage.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Cubone takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cubone can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Cubone
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cubone's stats
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Cubone
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cubone in Red and Blue
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