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Cubone → Marowak

3-cost marksman · Ground · range 3 · #13 of 13 3-cost Pokémon in our tier list.

Cubone official artwork
Cubone ★
Marowak official artwork
Marowak ★★ ★★★

Synergies

Ground Ground types take 12/19/30% less damage. Active at 2 / 3 / 5. Other Ground Pokémon: Geodude, Nidoran♂, Diglett, Sandshrew, Onix, Rhyhorn.

Abilities

In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).

★ Cubone: BonemerangOut and back ×4

Its next 4 attacks throw the bone out and back: each one hits twice.

Ground · Physical · 65 Energy (starts with 10)

★★ Marowak: BonemerangOut and back ×5

Its next 5 attacks (7 at 3★) throw the bone out and back: each one hits twice, and the return hits almost as hard.

Ground · Physical · 65 Energy (starts with 10)

★★★ Marowak: BonemerangOut and back ×5

Its next 5 attacks (7 at 3★) throw the bone out and back: each one hits twice, and the return hits almost as hard.

Ground · Physical · 65 Energy (starts with 10)

Stats

StarHPAttackSp. AtkDefenseSp. DefAtk speedCritRangeEnergy
★ Cubone1,088806375530.866%365
★★ Marowak1,71115611298800.956%365
★★★ Marowak2,490241173115931.016%365

Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.

Best items

Cubone as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.

Where you fight it in the campaign

These Campaign trainers can field it: Rock Tunnel · Hiker, Pokémon Tower · Channeler, Silph Co. · Grunt, Viridian Gym · Giovanni, Cerulean Cave · Mewtwo.