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Marowak (JP) is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Ground-type Pokémon that made its first appearance in the first generation games Red and Blue. In Alola, it turns into a Fire and Ghost type.
Physiology and Behaviour[]
Marowak is a bipedal Pokémon with light brown skin and a cream-colored underside. Two small claws, one on each hand, serve as its thumbs, and one large nail on each foot makes up its toes. It has a short tail with a small spike near the tip. Marowak's head is composed of the skull it once wore as a mask. It can no longer remove the skull, which has become part of its body. The skull has two pointed spikes on the back similar to ears and tiny nostrils on the tip of the snout. Marowak's triangular, brown eyes are also located in the skull. Marowak is well known for its ferocity with its bone club, which it is said to collect from a hidden graveyard. Despite its small size, Marowak's body is as sturdy as armor.
Upon evolution, Marowak has overcome the grief of its mother's passing. Now ferocious and violent, Marowak is an adept combatant that uses the bone it carries as a weapon and a boomerang. Having evolved, it seeks vengeance on its natural enemy Mandibuzz, which prey on Cubone because of its naturally weak and timid demeanor. Marowak has also been recorded pounding on boulders with the bone club it carries to tap out messages to others. It lives in mountains to test its skills.
Alolan Marowak[]
In the Alola region, Marowak was faced with an abundance of its natural enemies, Grass-type Pokémon. This harsh environment led it to bond closely with its friends, which is said to have created a sort of sixth sense and caused it to take a new form. Alolan Marowak's body is black and it has pale gray eyes. There is a dark, flamelike mark on its skull between the eyes. Compared to regular Marowak's squatter, thicker body, Alolan Marowak is relatively thin. White markings resembling shoulder blades, vertebrae, and hip bones are visible on its back. The bone Alolan Marowak uses is longer than the one regular Marowak uses. It customarily mourns its companions by burying them and dancing in mourning.
Alolan Marowak rubs the bone it wields against its forehead to light the ends in a green flame and then twirls the flaming bone. It specializes in an attack where it releases a weak ball of flame from its bone that will relentlessly pursue its foe. Alolans would fear it for a conjurer, due to its rarity and the fearful sight of it dancing with its bone. The dance is also used as a way of mourning for its lost allies. Once its flames have spread onto an opponent, they are impossible to put out with water. The flames are known to cause both mental and physical pain.
Appearances[]
Main Pokémon games[]
Marowak was killed by agents of Team Rocket, leaving a Cubone as an orphan. With the Silph Scope, her ghost could be seen in Pokémon Tower. Marowak cannot be caught in this battle, dodging all Poké Balls, even when incapacitated by status conditions like Sleep and Freeze. After fainting in a battle, a message will pop up saying that the Marowak's soul has finally moved on to the afterlife. In Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is calmed by the presence of its son, Cubone.
Other Pokémon games[]
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.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Marowak reappears in Super Mystery Dungeon, his dojo having crumbled and subsequently being put out of business. He is recruited once the player connects with Makuhita.
In the anime[]
Kiawe owns a Alolan Marowak, that he caught in A Crowning Moment of Truth!. It was often seen outside of its Poké Ball.
In Pokémon Origins, a Marowak was protecting her child Cubone from a group of Team Rocket Grunts, but was killed while doing so. Her spirit later haunted the Pokémon Tower, until she was reunited with her child and calmed down, thus allowing her to pass on to the afterlife.
In Pokémon Evolutions, a Marowak briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.
Origin and inspiration[]
In-game information[]
Pokédex entries[]
| Title | Entry |
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| First Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Red and Blue | The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets. |
| Pokémon Yellow | Small and weak, this Pokémon is adept with its Bone Club. It has grown more vicious over the ages. |
| Pokémon Stadium | Originally a small and weak Pokémon, it became rough and aggressive when it begin using bones as weapons. |
| Second Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Gold | It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others. |
| Pokémon Silver | It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say. |
| Pokémon Crystal | Somewhere in the world is a cemetery just for Marowak. It gets its bones from those graves. |
| Third Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Ruby | Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokémon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken. |
| Pokémon Sapphire | Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokémon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken. |
| Pokémon Emerald | A Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has grown tough by overcoming the grief of losing its mother. Its tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken. |
| Pokémon FireRed | It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones. |
| Pokémon LeafGreen | The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets. |
| Fourth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Diamond | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon Pearl | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon Platinum | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon HeartGold | It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others. |
| Pokémon SoulSilver | It collects bones from an unknown place. Some whisper that a Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world. |
| Fifth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Black | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon White | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon Black 2 | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Pokémon White 2 | From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons. |
| Sixth Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon X | It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones. |
| Pokémon Y | The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets. |
| Pokémon Omega Ruby | Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokemon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken. |
| Pokémon Alpha Sapphire | Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokemon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken. |
| Seventh Pokémon generation | |
| Pokémon Sun | Normal - Originally, it was weak and timid. After evolution, its temperament becomes violent, and it begins to wield bones as weapons.
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| Pokémon Moon | Normal - This Pokémon is out for vengeance on its natural enemy, Mandibuzz. It throws bones like boomerangs to try to take it down.
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Game locations[]
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Evolution[]
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Base Stats[]
| HP | 60 |
| Attack | 80 |
| Defense | 110 |
| Sp. Attack | 50 |
| Sp. Defense | 80 |
| Speed | 45 |
| Total | 425 |
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