Cubone (Blake Oak)

Cubone is the first Pokémon obtained in Pocket Monsters. Before Cubone was given to him, he used to live in Professor Oak's Laboratory.

The Beginning


Cubone was given to Blake as his starter Pokémon by Professor Oak. Although it happened as soon as Blake began the summer camp, and had been mentioned in and, Cubone made himself revealed in , while Blake was trying to catch a Pokémon in Pallet Jungle, and  and  encountered them while being chased by a wild Kangaskhan.

Cubone reappeared in, while Blake participated in Professor Oak's Summer Camp Competition. Although it is unclear what kind of battles Cubone bore with during the previous rounds, he and his Trainer managed to make it to the semi finals. During the semi finals, Cubone's first opponent was. As Cubone was claimed to have mastered Bone Club, he used it effectively and caused serious damages on Eevee. After Cubone tired him out, Eevee was substituted with. Since most of Cubone's moves were immune to Pidgey, he could use only Headbutt. However, the battle ended up in draw.

Cubone participated in the grand finale of the competition. His first opponent was 's, which was later substituted with , after Nidoran received serious damage. During his battle against Caterpie, Cubone was distracted and slowed down by String Shot, and after he received repetitive Tackle attacks, Cubone ended up fainting.

Part Red & Green
Cubone reappeared in during Blake's Pokémon Battle against Delmar. Cubone's opponent was Delmar's Venusaur. Despite of having type disadvantage, Venusaur was too old to battle anymore. However, Cubone still did not manage to get over Venusaur's strong Vine Whip and Solar Beam attacks, and fainted in the end.

Personality
Although the characteristic features of Cubone had not been revealed clearly, the relationship he has with his trainer has been shown to be very trustful and loyal. When Cubone was running from a wild Kangaskhan with Blake in, Cubone expressed a faithful tendency towards his trainer, and despite of knowing he was putting himself in danger, he took his chance to protect his trainer. The similar pattern was revealed in when Cubone battled for Blake.