Kubfu
Kubfu is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Wushu Pokémon, number 891 (#0891) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 12 kg.
Kubfu is the Wushu Pokémon, a bear-cub martial artist that becomes Urshifu only after training in one of two towers. Pulling on the long white fur behind its head, the Pokédex says, wakes its fighting spirit, and in The Isle of Armor it is the Master Dojo's 'secret armor'.
How to pronounce Kubfu
Kubfu is pronounced KUB-foo. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Kubfu said out loud:
In Japanese it is ダクマ (Dakuma).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Kubfu is 0.6 m tall and weighs 12 kg, a dark grey cub with a yellow snout, white fur patches on its head and chest, and a permanent frown under two black eyebrow marks. Two white ribbons of fur trail behind its head. Bulbapedia says a special organ in its lower belly makes 'fighting energy' through controlled breathing and focus.
Behaviour
Kubfu drills constantly to polish its technique, even turning defeats into motivation, and the Pokédex says the moves it masters decide which form it takes on evolving. Bulbapedia says it can be timid, but grows braver and more confident as it is trained.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says wild Kubfu now live in mountains far from Galar, though old records suggest they once travelled with traders and explorers. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in The Indigo Disk, in North Province (Area Two), once Snacksworth gives you a Kubfu Treat.
Diet
Bulbapedia says it loves the Kubfu Treats that Snacksworth makes.
Powers
Its Ability is Inner Focus, which stops it flinching. It learns Rock Smash, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Iron Head, Dynamic Punch, Counter and Close Combat as it levels, and Focus Punch at level 52. With 90 base Attack and 72 Speed it is an eager physical attacker, but its stat total of 385 shows it is still a student.
Name origin
Kubfu may combine 'cub' and 'kung fu'. The Japanese name Dakuma (ダクマ) may blend 打 da ('hit'), 熊 kuma ('bear') and 琢磨 takuma ('honing a skill').
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits Yusuke Ohmura with designing Kubfu and its evolution. It appears to be a bear cub crossed with a kung fu student in a headband, and the nickname 'secret armor' may nod to the magical armour of King Arthur in medieval chronicles. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Kubfu evolves into Urshifu using a Key Item: it either studies the scroll at the top of the Tower of Darkness or the Tower of Waters, or has the Scroll of Darkness or Scroll of Waters used on it. Bulbapedia notes that no other core-series Pokémon needs a Key Item to evolve.
In the games
Mustard gives you Kubfu as the Master Dojo's 'secret armor' after you pass his three trials in The Isle of Armor, the Sword and Shield expansion that introduced it. You then raise its friendship and take it up a Tower of Two Fists. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Kubfu has only minor anime appearances so far: an image of one shows on Ash's Rotom Phone in 'Leaping Toward the Dream!', and in Pokémon: Twilight Wings one watches Leon battle Mustard in 'The Gathering of Stars'.
Fun facts
- From Scarlet and Violet's launch version 1.0.0 through 1.1.0, its data listed No Guard as a Hidden Ability; version 1.2.0 removed it, though no legitimate Kubfu could have had it, as HOME support had not yet arrived.
- In the manga Pokémon Adventures, Mustard offers it to Casey first, but she declines because her team is full, so it walks with Henry and joins his team once it has evolved.
- Unlike most Legendary Pokémon, Kubfu has a gender: 7 in 8 are male.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 90
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 53
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 72
Kubfu’s base stat total is 385. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Kubfu weak to?
Kubfu takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
How does Kubfu evolve?
Kubfu evolves into Urshifu (Scroll of Darkness or Scroll of Waters).
The whole family: Kubfu, Urshifu.
Abilities
- Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
Moves
Moves Kubfu learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 4 | Endure | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 16 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 24 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 |
| 28 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — |
| 32 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — |
| 36 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 |
| 40 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 44 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 48 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
| 52 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 |
TM moves (31)
Kubfu can learn 31 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Facade, Aerial Ace, Metal Claw, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Dig, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Rest, Swords Dance, Iron Head, Substitute, Helping Hand, Reversal, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Focus Punch, Double-Edge.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 77.
Pokédex entries
If Kubfu pulls the long white hair on its head, its fighting spirit heightens and power wells up from the depths of its belly. (Shield)
Kubfu trains hard to perfect its moves. The moves it masters will determine which form it takes when it evolves. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ダクマ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Dakuma |
| French | Wushours |
| German | Dakuma |
| Spanish | Kubfu |
| Italian | Kubfu |
| Korean | 치고마 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 熊徒弟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 熊徒弟 |
Trivia
- Shortest Fighting type in Gen 8: 0.6 m, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 31% of all Pokémon (12 kg).
- Base stat total 385, ranked #653 of 1,025.
- One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 82 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 38 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Kubfu (Pokémon), Serebii: Kubfu (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KUB-foo): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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