Biology
Mareanie is a Pokémon with a purple, stalk-like body and head. It has blue eyes with yellow pupils and sclerae, and three pointed teeth. The body consists of two sections; the top section is slightly smaller and overlaps the lower. On top of its head is a starfish-like collection of ten tentacles. All of the tentacles reach the ground, except for the one directly in front, which is shorter and leaves its face exposed. The tentacles are light blue and covered in purple spines. On top of its head is a purple area with a collection of spikes with a larger, yellow spine in the center.
Mareanie is able to regenerate any body part overnight, except its head. The lost limbs have a very bitter, astringent flavor, and thus they cannot be eaten as food. Bruxish feeds on Mareanie, which in turn eats the branches of Corsola — except in Galar, where it has not yet learned to prey on them. Mareanie also eats broken-off Pincurchin spines, despite the risk of getting electrocuted. It uses the spike on top of its head to poison its prey and uses its tentacles to either trap its prey or deal the final blow. In the anime, it has also been seen attaching itself with all of its tentacles and releasing poison through its spines. The poison causes numbness and intense itching. Mareanie live in groups and are found in beaches and the bottom of oceans.
Mareanie and its evolution, Toxapex, are the only known Pokémon that can have Merciless as an Ability.
Evolution
Mareanie evolves into Toxapex.
In the anime
Differently colored Mareanie in the anime
Major appearances
A female Mareanie debuted in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, where she was caught by James. She has a very strong affection for James.
Other
A differently colored Mareanie appeared in Fighting Back the Tears!, where he evolved into a Toxapex. He used to have a crush on James's Mareanie. This one has purple tentacles, and green irises, which gives it a slight resemblance to James.
Minor appearances
Multiple Mareanie debuted in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, where they scared off a group of Corsola that Ash was hoping to catch. Kiawe warned Ash that they were dangerous, causing them to flee.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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SM012
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Mareanie
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Rotom Pokédex
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Mareanie, the Brutal Star Pokémon. A Poison and Water type. Their head spikes are poisonous and when they attack, they turn upside down and trap prey with their 10 legs.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #113
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Alola USUM: #136
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Sun
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It plunges the poison spike on its head into its prey. When the prey has weakened, Mareanie deals the finishing blow with its 10 tentacles.
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Moon
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It's found crawling on beaches and seafloors. The coral that grows on Corsola's head is as good as a five-star banquet to this Pokémon.
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Ultra Sun
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They eat Corsola branches, so Mareanie are hated by craftsmen who work with Corsola branches that have naturally fallen off.
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Ultra Moon
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Aside from its head, its body parts regenerate quickly if they're cut off. After a good night's sleep, Mareanie is back to normal.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #307
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Galar Isle of Armor #127
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Sword
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The first symptom of its sting is numbness. The next is an itching sensation so intense that it's impossible to resist the urge to claw at your skin.
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Shield
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Unlike their Alolan counterparts, the Mareanie of the Galar region have not yet figured out that the branches of Corsola are delicious.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #344
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Scarlet
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This Pokémon wanders the seaside looking for food. It often gets electric shocks from broken Pincurchin spines that it tries to eat.
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Violet
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It has excellent regenerative capabilities. Legs that a Mareanie has lost have a very bitter, astringent flavor—they're not suitable as food.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VIII
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Sword
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Shield
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Route 9, Motostoke Riverbank, Giant's Mirror Motostoke RiverbankSw, East Lake Axewell, West Lake Axewell, South Lake Miloch, North Lake Miloch, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror, Giant's CapSw, Lake of Outrage (Max Raid Battle)
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Expansion Pass
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Brilliant Diamond
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Shining Pearl
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Legends: Arceus
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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53
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52 - 115
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99 - 225
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62
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60 - 125
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116 - 245
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43
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43 - 104
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81 - 203
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52
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51 - 114
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98 - 223
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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Total: 305
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mareanie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mareanie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mareanie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Mareanie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mareanie
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mareanie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mareanie
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
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Base HP: 48
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Base Attack: 68
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Base Defense: 50
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Base Speed: 60
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New Pokémon Snap
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Photodex entry #105
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Mareanie live together in groups, and each one has 10 tentacles and a poison spike on its head. You may spot Mareanie chasing Corsola now and then—they love the taste of Corsola branches.
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
- When encountered in an SOS Battle as an ally called by Corsola, Mareanie will attack the wild Corsola instead of attacking the player's Pokémon.
Origin
Mareanie appears to be based on a crown-of-thorns starfish, a venomous starfish that preys on coral polyps (similar to how Mareanie preys on Corsola). The pointy top of its head appears to be based on a crown.
Name origin
Mareanie may be a combination of marine and meanie.
Hidoide may be a combination of 酷い hidoi (cruel) and 海星 hitode (sea star).
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