Marowak (ghost): Difference between revisions

* Even after the Silph Scope is used on it, the Marowak ghost will continue to dodge thrown [[Poké Ball]]s.

** Strangely, it will even dodge thrown balls while {{status|sleep}}ing. It could also dodge a [[Master Ball]] (if traded into the game in Generation III).

** This makes this Marowak the only [[wild Pokémon]] encountered after the player has access to Poké Balls that is completely impossible to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}}.

* Despite the fact that this Marowak is a [[literal ghost|ghost]], it is not treated as a {{type2|Ghost}} by the game, and thus is still affected by {{t|Normal}} and {{type2|Fighting}} moves.

* In [[Generation I]] games, [[List of minor glitches#Ghost Marowak glitch|a glitch]] exists where [[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.

* If the player uses a cheating device to make the Marowak catchable and catches it, the game will treat it as if it were an ordinary Marowak. However, the message after the battle saying that the Marowak's spirit had departed to the afterlife will still show up, despite the fact that it was caught.