Ground · Physical move · Gen 1
Bonemerang
Bonemerang is a Ground-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 50 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Physical
Power
50
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2 times in one turn. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2 times
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Bonemerang
3 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cubone | Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Marowak | Ground | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 3–8 |
Bonemerang FAQ
What does Bonemerang do?
Bonemerang is a Ground-type physical move with 50 power. Hits twice. If the first hit breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the second hit.
Which Pokémon can learn Bonemerang?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Bonemerang in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 3 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Cubone, Marowak and Alolan Marowak.
Is Bonemerang in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Bonemerang in Pokémon Champions.
What is Bonemerang super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Bonemerang is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.