Shadow Cubone

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

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.

Dex No

#104

Shadow Cubone Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Cubone is a Ground type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ground Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Electric	39.1%
Poison	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Cubone in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Cubone.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Mud Slap	Return	65.43	186.47
Mud Slap	Dig	40.96	180.46
Mud Slap	Bulldoze	42.86	179.28
Mud Slap	Bone Club	45.43	177.04
Rock Smash	Dig	37.07	158.73
Rock Smash	Bulldoze	38.97	154.70
Rock Smash	Return	61.54	151.37
Rock Smash	Bone Club	41.54	149.86
Mud Slap	Frustration	20.43	107.77
Rock Smash	Frustration	16.54	86.09

All Moves for Shadow Cubone

Below are all the moves that Shadow Cubone can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Bone Club	Charged	40	30	1600ms	-33
Dig	Charged	100	25.53	4700ms	-50
Bulldoze	Charged	80	27.43	3500ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Mud Slap	Quick	18	15.43	1400ms	12
Rock Smash	Quick	15	11.54	1300ms	10

Shadow Cubone Evolution

Shadow Cubone

Requires
50x Candy

Shadow Marowak

Best Shadow Cubone Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Cubone Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Cubone in a raid.