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| Marowak's original English name was going to be "Guardia," which is "guardian" without the "n." | | *Marowak's original English name was going to be "Guardia," which is "guardian" without the "n." |
| *Marowak and its pre-evolution, Cubone, cn utilise the Thick Club item to double their Attack. | | *Marowak and its pre-evolution, Cubone, can utilise the Thick Club item to double their Attack. |
| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| ===Name origin=== | | ===Name origin=== |
Revision as of 15:20, 2 November 2007
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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
3′03″ Imperial
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1.0 m Metric
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3′03″/1.0 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
99.2 lbs. Imperial
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45.0 kg Metric
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99.2 lbs./45.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 124
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Battle Exp.: 1241*
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Marowak (Japanese: ガラガラ Garagara) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
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.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
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.
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. Gavin's Marowak defeated Morrison's Growlithe and was defeated by Morrison's Gligar.
In The Ole' Berate and Switch, a Pokémon trainer used a Marowak in a fake tournament that was created by Team Rocket.
At the start of Gymbaliar, Jessie faced an a opponent with a Marowak. It defeated her Dustox.
In the manga
Super Nerd William used a Marowak in Volume 4 of Pokémon Special to attack Yellow using its Bonemerang.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Small and weak, this Pokémon is adept with its Bone Club. It has grown more vicious over the ages.
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Stadium
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Originally a small and weak Pokémon, it became rough and aggressive when it began using bones as weapons.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
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Silver
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It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say.
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Crystal
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Somewhere in the world is a cemetery just for Marowak. It gets its bones from those graves.
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Stadium 2
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Its three heads think independently. However, they are friendly and never appear to squabble.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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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.
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones.
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LeafGreen
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The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
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Pearl
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From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
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Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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Total: 425
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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.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 50.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Template:Evolved learnset intro
Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Marowak knows Shadow End and Shadow Panic as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Sing after being purified.
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Marowak's original English name was going to be "Guardia," which is "guardian" without the "n."
- Marowak and its pre-evolution, Cubone, can utilise the Thick Club item to double their Attack.
Origin
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
- French: Ossatueur - Os is French for bone, and tueur means slayer.
- Korean: 텅구리 Tungguri
External links