James's Mareanie

James's Mareanie
コジロウのヒドイデ Kojirō's Hidoide
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James's Mareanie
Debuts in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!
Caught at Bewear's den
Gender Female[1]
Ability Unknown
Released in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!
Current location Bewear's den
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This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Mareanie Fumiko Takekuma Melissa Hope

James's Mareanie (Japanese: コジロウのヒドイデ Kojirō's Hidoide) is the only Pokémon that James caught in the Alola region, and his thirteenth overall.

In the anime

History

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

 
Mareanie and James

Before being caught by James, Mareanie formed a crush on a differently colored Mareanie after he saved her from a Tentacruel. Later on, though, Mareanie spotted her crush giving a Corsola's horn to another Mareanie, leaving her heartbroken.

Mareanie debuted in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, in which she encountered James when he was wearing a scuba diving helmet resembling a Corsola. She latched onto his helmet, mistaking it for a real Corsola, causing it to crack and flood with water. After James reunited with Team Rocket, Mareanie latched onto his head and injected him with poison, which caused him to resemble a Mareanie, causing Mareanie to become smitten with James. Later, during a battle with Ash, Mareanie jumped in to help Team Rocket and launched a Spike Cannon towards Pikachu. With Mareanie's help, Team Rocket gained the upper hand against Ash, poisoning his Rowlet and dealing serious damage to Pikachu. As Jessie's Mimikyu was about to launch one final attack, Bewear suddenly appeared from the water and took Team Rocket away with it. After being dropped off at Bewear's den, James asked Mareanie to join his team, which she accepted. After catching her, James called her back out, and Mareanie affectionately latched onto his head, making him look like a Mareanie again.

In A Team-on-Team Tussle!, Mareanie assisted Team Rocket in their quest to obtain a Darkinium Z. She battled a Totem Alolan Raticate, which protected the Z-Crystal. Mareanie attacked with Spike Cannon, agitating it to follow them away from the Darkinium Z. She was then quickly defeated by Raticate's powerful attacks.

 
Mareanie and her former crush

In Fighting Back the Tears!, Mareanie was reunited with her former crush, which evolved into Toxapex and fought James for her affections. She later ran away from Team Rocket after she overheard James talking about leaving her with Toxapex, and found sanctuary with Ash at Professor Kukui's house. The next morning, while walking along the beach, she was attacked by another Tentacruel, but James saved her. Despite their reunion, James insisted on releasing Mareanie, leaving her in tears. However, James was then challenged to a fight by Toxapex to make Mareanie happy, which ended in a tie. Following the fight, Mareanie decided to stay with James, which he accepted.

In Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, Mareanie learned Knock Off. Realizing that they could now use their Darkinium Z, Team Rocket took Giovanni's advice and traveled to Ula'ula Island to get a Z-Ring from the Ula'ula Island kahuna. After a Gengar had stolen the Darkinium Z, Team Rocket gave chase and eventually managed to recover their Z-Crystal. When the Gengar then began attacking them, Nanu gave Team Rocket a Z-Power Ring, allowing James and Mareanie to perform Black Hole Eclipse to defeat Gengar.

In Securing the Future!, Mareanie joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.

In The Dealer of Destruction!, Team Rocket met Team Skull's leader Guzma. They challenged him with Mareanie and Wobbuffet, only to be defeated.

In Drawn with the Wind!, Mareanie battled Ash and his friends for the final time, fighting Sandy and Ash's Meltan. Mareanie poisoned Sandy with Sludge Bomb but struggled against Meltan due to its Steel-type. She was then knocked out by Sandy's Double-Edge.

 
Mareanie vs Wobbuffet

In League Offenders and Defenders!, Mareanie and Wobbuffet teamed up to stop some Team Skull Grunts from destroying the Manalo Stadium. In Battle Royal 151!, James had Mareanie by his side during in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Thanks to Team Rocket's strategy of avoiding battles in this round, Mareanie was among the 16 Pokémon still standing at the end, allowing James to proceed to the next round.

In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, James used Mareanie in his battle against Jessie during the Manalo Conference, where they went up against Wobbuffet. Having been ordered by Jessie to lose the match so she could advance, James had Mareanie use attacks that Wobbuffet could reflect. He was then about to order Mareanie to take a fall when he saw that she wanted to battle properly for him. James decided to ignore Jessie's instructions and had Mareanie fire a relentless barrage of Spike Cannons, which were able to break through Wobbuffet's Counter and defeat it. As a result, James moved on to the second round, where he was to face off against Gladion.

In Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!, James used Mareanie in his battle against Gladion, where they went up against Lycanroc. Mareanie attempted to use Black Hole Eclipse, but Lycanroc countered with Continental Crush before defeating Mareanie with Stone Edge, eliminating James from the tournament.

In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, the trio received an order from Giovanni to return to the Team Rocket HQ due to their lack of achievements in Alola. Knowing their Pokémon wouldn't be happy at the HQ, Jessie and James decided to leave them behind. However, when James told Mareanie about their upcoming departure, she was excited and believed she would come along. While Mareanie and Mimikyu were sleeping the following night, James discreetly entrusted the trio's Z-Power Ring and Alola base to her and the others. He promised to return one day, before departing to Kanto with his teammates. Mareanie was later seen playing with Mimikyu and Stufful.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In That New Old Gang of Mine!, Mareanie was seen in the forest, carrying a Berry alongside Mimikyu, Bewear, and Stufful.

In All Out, All of the Time!, Mareanie was reunited with James after he crash-landed in the hot spring next to Bewear's den.

Mareanie appeared in a fantasy in Rocket Revengers! when Team Rocket reminisced about their old Pokémon.

Personality and characteristics

 
Mareanie fantasizing about marrying James

Similar to several other Pokémon James has owned, Mareanie is very fond of James and occasionally engulfs her Trainer's head in her ten spiked tentacles. The resulting poisoning causes James to look like a Mareanie. Mareanie has an attraction to James's appearance in this state, one of the reasons she decided to join him. In addition, Mareanie is shown to be a romantic, as seen in The Professors' New Adventure!, where she was drawn to the sound of Professor Kukui and Burnet's wedding, causing her to fantasize about marrying James, only to be snapped out of her delusion by her Trainer calling out to her. However, before she first poisoned James, she was shown to be quite grumpy, as shown when she slapped Jessie's hand away when she first stroked her.

When James attempted to catch a female Frillish in Fighting Back the Tears!, Mareanie saw her as a rival for his affections and scared her away with Spike Cannon to prevent this capture. She then cried when James scolded her for doing so. She was shown to be very loyal to her Trainer in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, where she used the newly learned move Knock Off to attack Jessie when the latter tried to steal James's creme puff.

Moves used

 
Using Knock Off
Move First Used In
Spike Cannon The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!
Sludge Bomb The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!
Knock Off Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Z-Moves used

 
Using Black Hole Eclipse
Move First Used In
Black Hole Eclipse Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?*
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

James's Mareanie is featured in the TCG as of one James's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards featuring Mareanie.

Mareanie
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Mareanie         Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit   002/026
 


Trivia

  • Mareanie is James's first Pokémon since Carnivine to affectionately attack her Trainer, and the first one he has caught since Chimecho.
  • Mareanie is James's only Poison-type that is not fully evolved.
  • Mareanie is the only Pokémon that is no longer under James's ownership that was not caught in the original series.
  • Mareanie is James's only confirmed female Pokémon.

References

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mareanie.



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