Marowak (Pokémon)
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Marowak (Japanese: ガラガラ Garagara) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
After its evolution from Cubone, Marowak is much larger and more powerful. Marowak has a spike located on its tail, but no longer has the two spikes on its back. On its stomach, Marowak is very light brown in color, as opposed to most of the rest of its body, which is a darker brown. Unlike Cubone, Marowak’s head is now composed of the skull it once wore as a mask. Marowak can no longer remove the skull, as it is now a direct body part. Marowak’s jaw is composed of bone, dissimilarly to Cubone, and its nostrils are located on the nose of the skull. Its eyes are now brown, and are also located on the skull. Despite the many changes upon evolution from Cubone, Marowak remains bipedal.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Marowak are well known for ferocity with their bone clubs, from which they derive their title as the Bone Keeper Pokémon. Because Marowak has a limited pool of abilities, the species became well acquainted with using bones are weapons. Often in battle, Marowak will viciously swing the bone at foes, and they have been known to throw the bones like boomerangs for long range attack. Marowak also retains Cubone’s ability to learn Ice- and Fire-type attacks through Technical Machines, and is notorious for having a very high defense. Also, Marowak, and its pre-evolution, Cubone, are the only known Pokémon that learn Bone Club and Bonemerang.
Behavior
Upon evolution, Marowak has overcome the grief of its mother's passing. Now ferocious and violent, Marowak is an adept combatant, and uses the bone it carries as a weapon and a boomerang. Marowak have also been recorded pounding on boulders with the bone club it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
Habitat
Being a Ground-type Pokémon, Marowak lives in mountains to test their skills. One is likely to encounter a Marowak in Kanto, although they have been found in Johto and Unova as well.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Marowak first appeared in Bad to the Bone under the ownership of Otoshi, who had recently got his Gym Badges stolen by Team Rocket. The Marowak left Otoshi because it felt that if he lost his Badges, he lost the respect Marowak had for him. Marowak finally decided to come back and help its Trainer when he battled Team Rocket to get his Badges back.
Luana, the Gym Leader of Kumquat Island, used a Marowak and an Alakazam against Ash's Pikachu and Charizard in Pokémon Double Trouble.
In The Ole' Berate and Switch!, Oriba used a Marowak in a fake tournament that was created by Team Rocket.
Minor appearances
A Marowak, under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer, appeared in The Mandrin Island Miss-Match.
A Marowak appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where it participated in a Pokémon beauty contest.
Marowak also appeared in the opening of Destiny Deoxys and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Marowak appeared in Showdown at Linoone.
During the first round of the Hoenn League in From Brags to Riches, Morrison's opponent, Gavin, used a Marowak and a Machamp against Morrison's Gligar and Growlithe.
At the start of Gymbaliar!, Jessie faced an opponent named Jeffrey with a Marowak. It defeated her Dustox.
A Marowak under the ownership of a Coordinator appeared in Dawn's Early Night!. It was used along with a Cubone for the Double Performance required during the Hearthome Contest.
Halverson used a Marowak in Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
A Marowak appeared in a flashback Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!.
A Marowak made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Super Nerd Miles used a Marowak in Volume 4 of Pokémon Adventures to attack Yellow using its Bonemerang.
In the TCG
- Main article: Marowak (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen: Marowak was killed by agents of Team Rocket, leaving a Cubone as an orphan. With the Silph Scope, its ghost could be seen in Pokémon Tower. It can only be caught by using a cheating device. After fainting in a battle, a message will pop up saying that the Marowak's soul has finally moved on to the afterlife. This message, however, still shows up even if the player actually caught the Marowak with a Gameshark or Action Replay given that the Marowak is not supposed to be catch-able.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Marowak runs a training dojo the same way Makuhita had one in the first series.
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Held items
Game | Held Item(s) | ||
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Red* | Blue* | Gold Leaf (100%) | |
Yellow* | |||
Gold | Silver | Thick Club (8%) | |
Crystal | |||
Pokémon XD | Thick Club (100%) | ||
FireRed | LeafGreen | Thick Club (5%) | |
HeartGold | SoulSilver | Thick Club (5%) | |
Black | White | Thick Club (5%) |
Stats
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
110
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103 - 178 | 202 - 350 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
Total: 425
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | |||||
Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 | |||||
Detect | Fighting | Status | — | —% | 5 | |||||
Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100% | 30 | |||||
Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | |||||
Perish Song | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | |||||
Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 | |||||
Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100% | 15 | |||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | —% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | ||||
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By a prior evolution
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Stage | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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‡ | Low KickBW | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | ||||
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Special moves
Shadow moves | <span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 44+ | Purified moves | ||
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Shadow End | File:Box xd 105.png | Sing | Normal | |
Shadow Panic | Earthquake | Ground | ||
-- | Swords Dance | Normal | ||
-- | Rock Slide | Rock | ||
Side game data
Pokémon Pinball
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Pokémon Pinball RS
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Pokémon Trozei!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
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Evolution
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Level 28 → |
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Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Marowak was originally known as "Guardia". This is the Spanish word for guardian.
- Until the release of Lucario (which can learn Bone Rush) in Generation IV, Marowak had three signature moves, tying with Porygon for the most signature moves.
- According to some of Marowak's Generation II and IV Pokédex entries, somewhere exists a legendary Marowak graveyard. This is a reference to the Elephant's graveyard of modern myth.
- Until the release of Pokémon Black and White 2 and the appearance of Black and White Kyurem, Marowak was the only Pokémon in the main games to be found in a location where it was not able to be caught at all.
Origin
Marowak is reptilian in nature and may be based on bipedal dinosaurs.
Name origin
Marowak is a combination of marrow and whack.
Garagara may be taken to mean がらがら (clattering). It is worth noting that garagara denotes heavier clattering than からから karakara.
In other languages
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External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |