8 Crazy Pokemon Fan Theories That Are DEFINITELY True

Cubone has one of the most memorable Pokemon backstories, being succinct, tragic and unmistakeably tied to its iconic image. Cubone wears its dead mother's skull over its face and spends its entire life mourning its lost matriarch.

This would be an engaging story if it were just one Cubone, like the attention seeking Jigglypuff in the Pokemon anime. But it's not; this is the backstory for every single Cubone. So how does a species exist where a core part of their existence is a dead mother? Kangaskhan provides the answer.

Kangaskhan is the most parental Pokemon in Generation I, seeing as it carries its young around in its pouch. The skull Cubone wears bears an uncanny resemblance to Kanghaskhan too. In battle, this youngster doesn't do much at all, basically sitting there while its parent fights for it.

This theory suggests that Cubone is that baby. It would explain why all Cubones are motherless, as the ones whose mothers live remain in the pouch. It also explains Cubone's rather rudimentary movepool, bashing enemies with its skull or clubbing them with its bone. Perhaps the evolution into Marowak is a symbol of independence, something little ones still with Kangaskhan never get to experience.