Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Cubone
Forbidden Light · #57 · Common · 2018
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Market reference
$0.81
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Marowak
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 104
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 (Burdensome Bone) 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 ≥30 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 — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Cubone?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The skull it wears on its head is that of its dead mother. According to some, it will evolve when it comes to terms with the pain of her death."
CCBurdensome Bone — 40
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
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.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.91 | $5.99 | $0.81 | $0.85 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.65 | $19.99 | $4,320.00 | $9.06 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.33 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.41 |
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 $0.81; 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 "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Cubone?
Cubone is a Common card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Cubone printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
