Bone Club (move)

Bone Club (Japanese: ホネこんぼう Bone Club) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation I. It is one of the signature moves of Cubone and Marowak.

Bone Club
ホネこんぼう Bone Club
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Type  Ground
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1 ♥
Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Effect

Generations I to VII

Bone Club inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch. Bone Club cannot cause a target with a substitute to flinch.

Generation VIII

Bone Club cannot be selected in a battle.

Description
Games Description
StadStad2 A physical attack using a bone as a club. If it connects, it may cause the target to flinch.
GSC An attack that may cause flinching.
RSE Clubs the foe with a bone. May cause flinching.
FRLG The foe is clubbed with a bone held in hand. It may make the foe flinch.
Colo.XD Clubs target with a bone. May cause flinching.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user clubs the foe with a bone. It may also make the target flinch.
BWB2W2 The user clubs the target with a bone. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE		 The user clubs the target with a bone. This may also make the target flinch.
SwSh This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
104 Cubone
 Monster Monster 1RGB
10Y		 9 9 7 7 7 7SMUSUM
12PE
105 Marowak
 Monster Monster 1RGB
1, 10Y		 1, 9 1, 9 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7SMUSUM
1, 12PE
105 Marowak
Alolan Form
Monster Monster 1, 7SMUSUM
1, 12PE
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Bone Club is a move with 12 base power, 88% accuracy, and 15 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, possibly causing them to cringe.

Pokémon GO
 Bone Club
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 40
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.6 seconds
Damage window 1 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 40
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates
Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 20 → 25
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 25 → 40
    • Energy cost: 25 → 33
    • Damage window: 1.25 - 1.5 → 1 - 1.4 seconds

Description
Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause the target to cringe, making it incapable of action.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, making its actions fail.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで ひるみじょうたいにして わざや こうげきを だせなくする
MDGtI UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy flinch.


In the anime
Marowak Cubone
The user clubs the foe with a bone.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cubone Cubone hits the opponent with the bone it's holding.
Giselle's Cubone The School of Hard Knocks Debut
A wild Cubone Pikachu's Ghost Carnival None
Marowak Marowak grips the bone that it's holding tightly, and then knocks it into the opponent.
Otoshi's Marowak Bad To The Bone None
Gavin's Marowak From Brags to Riches None
Jeffrey's Marowak Gymbaliar! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Side series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Spin-off series games
Generation I RBY Generation I
(Japanese)		 Generation I
(international)		 Generation II Generation II
(Japanese)		 Generation II
(international)		 Crystal Generation III Generation III
(Japanese)		 Generation III
(international)		 RS FRLG FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM LGPE Generation VIII Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

Trivia

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 骨棒 Gwātpáahng
Mandarin 骨棒 Gǔbàng
Czech Kostěná palice
Danish Knoglekølle
Dutch Botknuppel
Finnish Luunuija
French Massd'os
German Knochenkeule
Greek Οστέϊνο Ρόπαλο Ostéino Rópalo
Italian Ossoclava
Korean 뼈다귀치기 Ppyeodaguichigi
Norwegian Beinklubbe
Polish Atak Kości*
Cios Kością*
Pałka*
Portuguese Brazil Bastão de Osso (games, anime, manga)
Clava de Osso (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Ataque Osso (Indigo League, EP009)
Tacada de Osso (Indigo League, EP073)
Bastão de Osso (Advanced Battle)
Taco de Osso (Diamond and Pearl)
Romanian Ciomagul de Os
Russian Костяная дубина Kostyanaya dubina
Serbian Kost palica
Spanish Latin America Golpe de Hueso (EP009)
Hueso Palo (EP073-Present)
Spain Hueso Palo
Swedish Benklubba
Thai ตะบองกระดูก
Vietnamese Dùi Cui Xương



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