Marowak (Pokémon)

Marowak ガラガラ Garagara

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Ground  Bone Keeper Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Rock Head or Lightningrod 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #105 Johto #209* Hoenn #273* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 3'03" 99.2 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Brown 75 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 124 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Marowak (Japanese: ガラガラ Garagara) is a Ground-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Cubone starting at level 28.

Biology

Physiology

It looks mostly like a larger Cubone. Its head has grown into the skull it wore as a baby, changing its shape.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Marowak are highly skilled at fighting with the bones they carry around, capable of using them as clubs for close combat or as boomerang-like throwing weapons.

Marowak, and its pre-evolution, Cubone, are the only known Pokémon that learn Bone Club and Bonemerang.

Behavior

Upon evolution, Marowak has overcome the grief of never seeing its mother. Its behavior has become ferocious and savage.

Habitat

Mountain Pokémon

Being a Ground-type Pokémon, Marowak lives in mountains to test their skills.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Marowak in the anime

Major Appearances

Marowak first appeared in Bad to the Bone under the ownership of Otoshi, who had recently got his gym badges stolen by Team Rocket. The Marowak left Otoshi because it felt that if he lost his badges, he lost the respect Marowak had for him. Marowak finally decided to come back and help its Trainer when he battled Team Rocket to get his badges back.

Luana, the Gym Leader of Kumquat Island, used a Marowak and an Alakazam against Ash's Pikachu and Charizard in Pokémon Double Trouble.

In The Ole' Berate and Switch!, Oriba used a Marowak in a fake tournament that was created by Team Rocket.

Minor Appearances

During the first round of the Hoenn League in From Brags to Riches, Morrison's opponent, Gavin, used a Marowak and a Machamp against Morrison's Gligar and Growlithe.

At the start of Gymbaliar!, Jessie faced an a opponent named Jeffrey with a Marowak. It defeated her Dustox.

Halverson used a Marowak in Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Super Nerd William used a Marowak in Volume 4 of Pokémon Adventures to attack Yellow using its Bonemerang.

In the TCG

Main article: Marowak (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Firered and Leafgreen: Marowak was killed by agents of Team Rocket, leaving a Cubone as an orphan. With the Silph Scope, its ghost could be seen in Pokémon Tower. It cannot be caught. After being KOed in a battle, its soul finally managed to rest and allow the player to access the top floor.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Marowak runs a training dojo the same way Makuhita had one in the first game.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Marowak is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 44+	Purified moves
Shadow End	Shadow		Sing	Normal
Shadow Panic	Shadow		Earthquake	Ground
--			Swords Dance	Normal
--			Rock Slide	Rock

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Mt. Deepgreen
Phrases
51%-100% HP	This bone flies like a boomerang!
26%-50% HP	Watch out for me. My health is down to about half.
1%-25% HP	I'm bone weary... I can't even hurl my boomerang...
Level Up	Yes! I went up a level! My boomerang throwing is in peak form!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: F

Evolution

Unevolved Cubone  Ground

Level 28 →

First evolution Marowak  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 105 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Marowak images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Marowak's original English name was going to be "Guardia", the Spanish word for guardian.
• When holding the Thick Club, Marowak can reach a maximum Attack stat of 568. This is the highest attack stat obtainable without the assistance of stat-enhancing moves or berries.
• Until the release of Lucario (which can learn Bone Rush) in Generation IV, Marowak had three signature moves, tying with Porygon for the most signature moves.
• According to some of Marowak's Generation II Pokédex entries, somewhere exists a legendary Marowak graveyard. This is a reference to the Elephant's graveyard of modern myth.

Origin

Marowak is probably based on a dinosaur fossil, and type ground because that's where fossils are found. Its Bonemarang move was probably derived from the Aboriginal people who throw boomerangs to catch food.

Name origin

Marowak's name might be a combination of marrow and whack. Garagara may be taken to mean がらがら, clattering. It is worth noting that garagara denotes heavier clattering than karakara.

In other languages

• German: Knogga - From Knochen (bone).
• French: Ossatueur - From os (bone) and tueur (slayer).
• Korean: 텅구리 Tungguri

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.