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No. 613 · National Pokédex

Cubchoo

クマシュン · Kumasyun · Polarhume
❄️ Ice
Height
0.5 m
Weight
8.5 kg
Category
Chill Pokémon
Generation
Generation 5
Cubchoo
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Cubchoo

Type
Ice
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel Table
Resistances
×½ Ice
Evolution
Cubchoo → Beartic (Lv. 37)
Shiny
Shiny CubchooAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 305 · top stat: Attack (70) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Polarhume in French · クマシュン, Kumasyun in Japanese · Petznief in German All Languages

📋Overview

Cubchoo is a Ice-type Pokémon, No. 613 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Chill Pokémon. Height: 0.5 m, weight: 8.5 kg.

Cubchoo evolves into Beartic (Lv. 37).

Abilities: Snow Cloak and Slush Rush. Hidden Ability: Rattled. Cubchoo is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#613
National Pokédex
Category
Chill Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
55
255
Attack
70
255
Defense
40
255
Special Attack
60
255
Special Defense
40
255
Speed
40
255
Total
305
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ice). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Fighting
×2
Rock
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 13 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Ice
×½

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in snow.
Ability 2
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in snow.
The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.

🌱Cubchoo Evolution

🔮Cubchoo Forms and Shiny

Cubchoo
Standard Form
Ice
Shiny Availability
Shiny Cubchoo
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Cubchoo Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Powder Snow
Ice Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
3
Endure
Normal Stat
—
—
10
6
Fury Swipes
Normal Phys.
80%
18
15
9
Bide
Normal Phys.
—
—
10
9
Icy Wind
Ice Spec.
95%
55
15
12
Play Nice
Normal Stat
—
—
20
15
Brine
Water Spec.
100%
65
10
18
Frost Breath
Ice Spec.
90%
60
10
21
Slash
Normal Phys.
100%
70
20
24
Flail
Normal Phys.
100%
—
15
27
Charm
Fairy Stat
100%
—
20
30
Snowscape
Ice Stat
—
—
10
30
Hail
Ice Stat
—
—
10
33
Thrash
Normal Phys.
100%
120
10
36
Rest
Psychic Stat
—
—
5
39
Blizzard
Ice Spec.
70%
110
5
42
Sheer Cold
Ice Spec.
30%
—
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Cubchoo

Available in 10 games, 54 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black Black 2 White White 2 X Y Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation V

⚫
Black 13 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (2)
Route 7 Lv. 30 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 32 10% Winter
Tall grass (11)
Route 7 Lv. 26 20% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 4% Summer
Route 7 Lv. 28 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 20% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 10% Spring
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 10% Autumn
Twist Mountain Lv. 29 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 30 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 31 5% Winter
Dragonspiral Tower Lv. 33 10% Winter
Dragonspiral Tower Lv. 33 10% Winter
⚫
Black 2 7 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (3)
Route 7 Lv. 33 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 36 1% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 36 4% Winter
Hidden bush (1)
Route 7 Lv. 30-34 5%
Tall grass (3)
Route 7 Lv. 30 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 33 4% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 33 1% Winter
⬜
White 13 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (2)
Route 7 Lv. 30 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 32 10% Winter
Tall grass (11)
Route 7 Lv. 26 20% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 10% Autumn
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 4% Summer
Route 7 Lv. 28 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 20% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 28 10% Spring
Twist Mountain Lv. 29 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 30 10% Winter
Twist Mountain Lv. 31 5% Winter
Dragonspiral Tower Lv. 33 10% Winter
Dragonspiral Tower Lv. 33 10% Winter
⬜
White 2 7 encounters
Available ▼
Dark grass (3)
Route 7 Lv. 33 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 36 4% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 36 1% Winter
Hidden bush (1)
Route 7 Lv. 30-34 5%
Tall grass (3)
Route 7 Lv. 30 20% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 33 1% Winter
Route 7 Lv. 33 4% Winter

Generation VI

❎
X 5 encounters
Available ▼
Horde encounter (5)
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
🟥
Y 5 encounters
Available ▼
Horde encounter (5)
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%
Frost Cavern Lv. 20 35%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Black
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
White
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Black 2
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
White 2
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.1% · Position #171

📱Cubchoo in Pokémon GO

Cubchoo in Pokémon GO
  • 1,069Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 610Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Beartic
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Cubchoo →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black
“When it is not feeling well, its mucus gets watery and the power of its Ice-type moves decreases.”
White
“Its nose is always running. It sniffs the snot back up because the mucus provides the raw material for its moves.”
Black 2
“Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.”
White 2
“Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.”
X
“Its nose is always running. It sniffs the snot back up because the mucus provides the raw material for its moves.”
Y
“Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.”
Omega Ruby
“Its nose is always running. It sniffs the snot back up because the mucus provides the raw material for its moves.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Their snot is a barometer of health. When healthy, their snot is sticky and the power of their ice moves increases.”
Sword
“When this Pokémon is in good health, its snot becomes thicker and stickier. It will smear its snot on anyone it doesn’t like.”
Shield
“It sniffles before performing a move, using its frosty snot to provide an icy element to any move that needs it.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Polarhume
🇬🇧 English
Cubchoo
🇯🇵 漢字
クマシュン
🇯🇵 Kana
クマシュン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kumasyun
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Petznief
🇪🇸 Español
Cubchoo
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cubchoo
🇰🇷 한국어
코고미
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
喷嚏熊
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
噴嚏熊
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Gelé
🇬🇧 EN
Chill Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ひょうけつポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Eisschollen-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Cubchoo

What type is Cubchoo?

Cubchoo is a Ice-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Cubchoo?

Cubchoo evolves into Beartic (Lv. 37).

What are Cubchoo's weaknesses?

Cubchoo is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Cubchoo's Hidden Ability?

Cubchoo's Hidden Ability is Rattled. Its regular Abilities are Snow Cloak and Slush Rush.

Can you get a Shiny Cubchoo in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Cubchoo is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry