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The '''ghost of a Marowak''' haunts the [[Pokémon Tower]] in [[Lavender Town]]. This {{OBP|ghost|literal}} is the mother of a {{p|Cubone}}.

In the [[Generation I]] [[core series]] games, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], before the {{player}} reaches Lavender Town, members of [[Team Rocket]] invade the Pokémon Tower and attempt to steal the skulls of {{p|Cubone}} in order to sell them for large amounts of [[Pokémon Dollar|money]]. One Cubone, however, was protected by its mother. The Cubone escaped, but its mother was killed. As a result, the Marowak's ghost remained in the Pokémon Tower, forbidding access to the topmost floor. She appears as a {{OBP|ghost|literal}} that prevents the player from ascending to the top floor until they obtain the [[Silph Scope]] to identify her.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, after the player reveals her with the Silph Scope, she does not battle. Her child Cubone calms her spirit and she departs.

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|move1=Growl|move1type=Normal

|move2=Bone Club|move2type=Ground

|move1=Tail Whip|move1type=Normal

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|move3=Bone Club|move3type=Ground

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===In Pokémon Origins===

[[File:Marowak PO.png|left|thumb|250px|Marowak in Pokémon Origins]]

[[File:Marowak ghost PO.png|thumb|250px|Marowak's ghost form in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]

[[File:Marowak ghost Zensho.png|thumb|150px|Marowak's ghost in Pokémon Zensho]]

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

* This ghost Marowak is one of the few [[wild Pokémon]] encountered by the player after the player has access to Poké Balls that is impossible to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}}. The only others to share this trait are the Black {{p|Kyurem}}{{sup/5|B2}}/White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}} in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], {{p|Nihilego}} at [[Aether Paradise]] in {{g|Sun and Moon}}, and Dusk Mane{{sup/7|US}}/Dawn Wings{{sup/7|UM}} {{p|Necrozma}} ([[Altar of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Altar of the Moone]]{{sup/7|UM}})/Ultra Necrozma ([[Ultra Megalopolis]]) in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}; however, unlike the other cases, it is possible to throw Poké Balls at the ghost Marowak.

* Despite the fact that this Marowak is a {{OBP|ghost|literal}}, it is not treated as a {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon by the game, and thus is still affected by {{t|Normal}}- and {{type|Fighting}} moves.

** Twenty years after this Marowak's appearance, a Ghost-type Marowak would be introduced in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] as a [[regional form]].

* In [[Generation I]] games, {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Ghost Marowak bypassing|a glitch}} exists where a [[Poké Doll]] can be used against the Marowak, which will make it flee the fight and allow the player to pass on as if it were defeated. This allows the player to skip getting the Silph Scope and the Celadon Rocket Hideout completely, and was addressed in the remakes.