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Cubone

Jungle 50/64 • common

Set: Jungle
Number: 50/64
Rarity: Common
Released: 1999
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $14.21
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita

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Market

What it's worth

$14.21market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$9.60 – $15.33 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Part of the 1999 Jungle expansion, this Cubone card remains a nostalgic favorite for collectors due to its iconic artwork featuring the Pokémon wearing its mother's skull. While this is a common card, its role in the early days of the Pokémon Trading Card Game solidifies its place as a staple of the original base and expansion era sets.

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Card face

What it does

40 HPBasic

Cost: colorless energySnivel

If the Defending Pokémon attacks Cubone during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)

Cost: fighting energy fighting energyRage10+

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Cubone.

Weaknessgrass energy×2Resistancelightning energy-30Retreatcolorless energy

Because it never removes its skull helmet, no one has ever seen this Pokémon's real face.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1999 as part of the Jungle expansion, the second set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, this Cubone card was produced during the initial surge of the franchise's global popularity. The set was designed to introduce new Pokémon from the Kanto region to the card game, building upon the foundations laid by the Base Set while maintaining the iconic aesthetic of the original Nintendo-licensed artwork.

The card features artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the most prolific and celebrated illustrators in the history of the Pokémon TCG. Arita’s style for this card captures the creature's somber, solitary nature, aligning with the Pokédex entries that describe Cubone's lonely temperament. As a common card, it was widely distributed, becoming a staple for players navigating the early competitive landscape of the late nineties.

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Other printings

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About

About Cubone

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