Pokémon · E-Card
Cubone
Expedition Base Set · #103 · Common · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$51.87
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 103 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Marowak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 104
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Bone Smash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥20 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 — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Cubone?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CBeat — 10
FCBone Smash — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:G×2
Resistance:L-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $45.00 | $86.00 | $199.99 | $51.87 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $125.00 | $334.95 | $335.00 | $89.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.50 |
| 7-day average | €13.80 |
| 30-day average | €13.32 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €17.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €22.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €45.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €70.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €42.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €24.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €67.85 |
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, the current market reference price for Cubone is $51.87; 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 "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Cubone?
Cubone is a Common card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Cubone printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
