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Cubone
McDonald's Collection 2018 · #7 · 2018
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 12
- Release year
- 2018
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Marowak
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 104
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Cubone plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Cubone
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Cubone?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it thinks of its deceased mother, it weeps loudly. Mandibuzz that hear its cries will attack it from the air."
CLeer
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
CCHeadbutt — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cubone was legal.
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cubone is real?
Cubone is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cubone worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cubone from?
Cubone is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2018" in the Other series, released in 2018.
Other Cubone printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
