Editing Cubone (section)

==Conception and development==
Cubone is one of a species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the ''[[Pokémon]]'' media franchise. Developed by [[Game Freak]] and published by [[Nintendo]], the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'' for the [[Game Boy]], which were later released in North America as [[Pokémon Red and Blue|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'']] in 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |title=''Pokémon Red'' & ''Blue'' – A Look Back At The 20-Year Journey To Catch 'Em All |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=December 25, 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192920/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In these games and their sequels, the player assumes the role of a Trainer whose goal is to capture and use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon. Some Pokémon can transform into stronger species through a process called [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon evolution|evolution]] via various means, such as exposure to specific items.<ref name="millenial"/> Each Pokémon has one or two elemental types, which define its advantages and disadvantages when battling other Pokémon.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook |date=July 28, 2015 |publisher=[[Scholastic Inc.]] |page=5 |isbn=9780545795661}}</ref> A major goal in each game is to complete the [[Pokédex]], a comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by capturing, evolving, and trading with other Trainers to obtain individuals of all Pokémon species.<ref name="millenial">{{cite book |title=Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination |first=Anne |last=Allison |date=May 2006 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=9780520938991 |pages=192–197}}</ref>

Cubone is a small brown dinosaur-like Pokémon. It carries a bone in its hand, and wears a skull on its head. According to in-game Pokedex entries, this skull is that of its deceased mother, Marowak. It is lonely and cries by itself, with its mask being stained with tear tracks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=What's Under Cubone's Mask in the Pokémon Games? |url=https://www.lifewire.com/cubones-mask-pokemon-1126042 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Lifewire |language=en}}</ref> Cubone mournfully cries, which echoes in its skull to sound like a sad melody. The Pokémon [[Mandibuzz]] use this crying to prey upon Cubone. Cubone who survive in the wild long enough are able to overcome their trauma and seek vengeance, primarily against Mandibuzz.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Hornshaw |first=Phil |date=May 19, 2019 |title=Detective Pikachu Makes A Gag Out Of The Saddest Piece Of Pokemon Lore |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/detective-pikachu-makes-a-gag-out-of-the-saddest-p/1100-6466824/ |accessdate=September 30, 2024 |work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Despite its skull mask apparently coming from its mother, several pieces of media have depicted a Cubone's mother alive simultaneously with a Cubone wearing a skull.<ref name=":0" /> According to [[Satoshi Tajiri]], Cubone was "born from the thought of how sad it would be for a Pokémon to die."<ref name="CBR">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-red-blue-best-designs/ |title=10 Best Pokémon Designs From Red & Blue, Ranked |work=Comic Book Resource |last=Schutze |first=Katie |date=April 27, 2024 |accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref> Cubone's English name is a fusion of the words "club"<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Rossow |first=Hannes |date=2020-04-18 |title=Pokémon - Tragosso & Piepi hätten beinahe passendere Namen gehabt |url=https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/pokemon-tragosso-piepi-namen,3356778.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |magazine=GamePro |language=de-DE}}</ref> or "cute"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Pokemon Strategy Guide - IGNguides |url=https://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/cubone.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=guidesmedia.ign.com}}</ref> and "bone." It was originally planned to be called "Orphon" in English, but its name was finalized as Cubone.<ref name=":1" /> Marowak is more adept with its bone, using it as a club, and has grown more vicious. Marowak's name comes from the English words "marrow" and "whack." It was originally planned to be named Guardia, though this was changed prior to the final release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pokemon Strategy Guide - IGNguides |url=https://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/marowak.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=guidesmedia.ign.com}}</ref> Cubone has been voiced by [[Rica Matsumoto]] in Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-18 |title=【インタビュー】「ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY＆Z」松本梨香が語るサトシと共に成長してきた19年間 |url=https://s.inside-games.jp/article/2016/07/18/100396.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=インサイド |language=ja}}</ref> In ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'', Cubone is voiced by [[Cristina Valenzuela]],<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pokemon-Origins/Cubone/ Behind the Voice Actors: Cubone (''Pokémon Origins'')] </ref> while Marowak is voiced by [[Laura Post]].<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pokemon-Origins/Marowak/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pokemon-Origins/Marowak/ Behind the Voice Actors: Marowak (''Pokémon Origins'')]</ref> 

An early Pokémon scrapped from beta versions of [[Pokemon Red and Green|''Pokémon Red'' and ''Green'']] visually resembles Cubone and Marowak, and is widely theorized to be related to them. It bears a resemblance to the Pokémon [[Kangaskhan]] as well as Cubone, fueling pre-existing fan theories regarding the nature of Cubone's relation to Kangaskhan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Allegra |date=2019-02-18 |title=More early (and bizarre) Pokémon designs unearthed |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/18/18229267/pokemon-beta-designs-prototype-gen-1 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>