Marill (Japanese: マリル Maril) is a dual-type Water/Fairy Pokémon. Prior to Generation VI, it was a pure Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Azurill when leveled up with high friendship and evolves into Azumarill starting at level 18.
Biology
Marill is a small, blue bipedal Pokémon. It has a nearly spherical shape with a white belly, and has round ears with red insides. These sensitive ears can detect distant sounds. Its arms and feet are short and possess no visible digits. There is a blue, bubble-like ball at the tip of its zigzagging black tail. The tail is flexible and configured to stretch, and the ball is full of oil. The oil is lighter than water, and keeps Marill afloat in the water. In the anime, Marill was shown to be able to bounce on its tail.
Marill is able to swim in strong water currents without being slowed down by the water's resistance, due to its water-repellent fur. Marill feeds on aquatic plants in addition to fishing for food. When it dives, its tail can be seen bobbing on the water's surface. It will anchor its tail around a tree when fishing at the edge of a fast moving stream. It lives on the water's edge.
In the anime
Major appearances
Tracey Sketchit owns a Marill of his own.
Lyra also owns a Marill.
Other
Marill first appeared in Pikachu's Vacation. It was causing trouble for Pikachu and co. along with a Raichu, a Snubbull, and a Cubone.
Wilhomena's Marill appeared in For Crying Out Loud. This one was a bit of a crybaby and it got lost in a forest with Misty.
Trixie has a Marill which is used in her circus in Love, Totodile Style.
Pietra has a Marill which she used it to battle and ultimately capture a Rhydon that knew Surf in order to help her with her digging project.
Lola has a Marill which she used it against Flint's Golem in a battle for the title of Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!. It won after using the waves of the water to Surf against Golem.
Vivi Winstrate also owns a Marill. When Vivi battled against Max in Candid Camerupt, Max wanted to go easy on Vivi's Marill, but Ash's Corphish refused to abide with Max and defeated Marill anyway.
A Marill with the ability to Sing appeared in Pikachu's Exploration Club, Pikachu's Ice Adventure, Pikachu's Big Sparking Search, and Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure. This Marill would frequently sing causing, Meowth and Team Rocket's other Pokémon to sleep, which would make it angry and puff up, much like Jigglypuff's role.
Piplup and an Elekid both fall in love with a Marill under the ownership of Lulu in Three Sides to Every Story!.
Minor appearances
A Marill appeared in Misty's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
A Marill was one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Tricks of the Trade.
Five Marill were among the Pokémon competing in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix in The Fire-ing Squad!.
A Trainer used a Marill in Hook, Line, and Stinker to aid him in the annual Seaking Catching Competition.
Two Marill under two different Pokémon Breeders appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where they participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
As part of his Breeder training, Brock asked for advice from a Trainer with a Marill in Around the Whirlpool.
A Marill was seen in Octillery The Outcast, under the ownership of an unknown Trainer.
A Marill appeared in Dueling Heroes.
A Marill appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in Nice Pryce Baby.
Several Marill were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Journey to the Starting Line!.
A Marill appeared in A Ruin with a View.
A Marill was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Marill appeared in Abandon Ship!, living on the ship and bouncing past the group with two Azurill.
A Marill appeared in The Saffron Con as a Pokémon owned by a Coordinator competing in the Saffron Contest.
A Marill along with an Azurill and an Azumarill made a cameo in the beginning of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea under the control of Solana's Capture Styler where they put out a fire in a forest.
A Marill also appeared in The Rise of Darkrai, along with an Azumarill and Azurill.
A Marill appeared in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
A Marill appeared in Another One Gabites the Dust! participating in the Performance Stage of the Chocovine Contest.
Another Marill appeared in Sticking With Who You Know!.
Another Marill appeared in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!.
A Marill made a brief appearance in Coming Full-Festival Circle!.
A Marill made a very brief appearance in League Unleashed!.
A Marill appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Lost at the League!.
A Marill appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
Marill has made cameo appearances in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!, Awakening the Sleeping Giant, Going for the Gold!, A Battle by Any Other Name!, The Bonds of Evolution!, Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!, Dreaming a Performer's Dream! and A Fashionable Battle!.
A Marill appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Day Three Blockbusters!, Battling With a Clean Slate! and even in a flashback in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond! at Professor Sycamore's lab.
Two Marill appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.
A Marill appeared in a flashback/fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!.
A Marill appeared in the book Bonnie was reading in The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!.
A Marill appeared in A Showcase Debut!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase.
A Marill appeared as a plush toy in a video in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!.
A Marill appeared in Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!.
Four Marill appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!, where Chespin saw it riding on a bike with its Trainer while falling in love, but then Bunnelby grabs its paw while chasing Marill and its trainer.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!. It reappeared in Master Class is in Session!, where it was used in the Master Class Pokémon Showcase in Gloire City.
A Marill appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in a dance party.
A Marill appeared during a flashback in SS036.
Pokédex entries
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Marill
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Ash's Pokédex
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Marill, the Water Mouse Pokémon. Its sensitive ears can detect distant sounds and the round rubbery tip on its tail can expand and contract, assisting Marill in the water.
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Marill
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Marill, the Aqua Mouse Pokémon. The tip of its tail floats in water, so it can swim in any current no matter how rough.
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Marill
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Marill, the Aqua Mouse Pokémon. Its floating tail allows it to remain steady against the strongest of water currents.
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In the manga
In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
- Main article: Marimaru
Apricot's main Pokémon in the Magical Pokémon Journey manga is Marimaru, a Marill. Marimaru holds Apricot in very high regard and helps her train to become a ninja. Madam Azumarill is her mother.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Marill debuted in The Legend where one was seen by the grass in front of a Heracross when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
Wild Marill have been seen sometimes, and made a few cameos as rental Pokémon.
In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle a Marill appeared where it was one of the Pokémon in Professor Oak's fantasy when he explains that Trainers should only have six Pokémon with them.
A Marill appeared as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
In the TCG
- Main article: Marill (TCG)
In the TFG
One Marill figure has been released.
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Marill will immediately start running in the direction the ball was thrown. Any opponents in the way will be juggled with its Tackle attack. It can be knocked off the screen with a strong enough attack.
Trophy information
This Aqua Mouse Pokémon evolves into Azumarill. The round ball on the end of its tail acts like a flotation device, so it can float safely on the roughest of water conditions. It resides on Mt. Mortar in seclusion; few of the creatures are ever seen. Marill's cuteness has earned it a large and loyal fan base.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning.
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The end of its tail serves as a buoy that keeps it from drowning, even in a vicious current.
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The fur on its body naturally repels water. It can stay dry, even when it plays in the water.
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The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning.
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Marill's oil-filled tail acts much like a life preserver. If you see just its tail bobbing on the water's surface, it's a sure indication that this Pokémon is diving beneath the water to feed on aquatic plants.
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When fishing for food at the edge of a fast-running stream, Marill wraps its tail around the trunk of a tree. This Pokémon's tail is flexible and configured to stretch.
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Its body is covered with water-repellent fur. Because of the fur, it can swim through water at high speed without being slowed by the water's resistance.
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| FireRed
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The end of its tail serves as a buoy that keeps it from drowning, even in a vicious current.
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The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning.
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Using its tail as a float, it dives underwater. It likes eating plants that grow on river bottoms.
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The tip of its tail is filled with oil that is lighter than water, so it acts as a float.
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| Platinum
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The oil-filled end of its tail floats on water. It keeps Marill from drowning even in a strong current.
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| HeartGold
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The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning.
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The end of its tail serves as a buoy that keeps it from drowning, even in a vicious current.
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The oil-filled end of its tail floats on water. It keeps Marill from drowning even in a strong current.
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The oil-filled tail functions as a buoy, so it's fine even in rivers with strong currents.
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The fur on its body naturally repels water. It can stay dry, even when it plays in the water.
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The tip of its tail is filled with oil that is lighter than water, so it acts as a float.
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Marill's oil-filled tail acts much like a life preserver. If you see just its tail bobbing on the water's surface, it's a sure indication that this Pokémon is diving beneath the water to feed on aquatic plants.
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When fishing for food at the edge of a fast-running stream, Marill wraps its tail around the trunk of a tree. This Pokémon's tail is flexible and configured to stretch.
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Game locations
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In side games
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In events
Stats
Base stats
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 250
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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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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Marill
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Marill
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Marill
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Marill
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Marill in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a dagger (†) can only be bred onto Marill if it hatches as an Azurill, and cannot be obtained otherwise.
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Marill in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Marill
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Marill
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Marill can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Marill cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Marill
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Marill
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Marill
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Evolution
Sprites
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Trivia
- Marill's early design had a pink body instead of blue, noticeably smaller ears, and lacked the erratic tail pattern.
- For months prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Marill was often incorrectly referred to as "Pikablu", likely because of its slight resemblance to Pikachu.
- Because Azurill's gender ratio does not match that of its evolved forms and its evolution is not dependent on gender, being female 75% of the time while Marill and Azumarill are female only 50% of the time, female Azurill have a one in three chance of evolving into a male Marill prior to Generation VI. Whether or not this will happen is determined by its personality value. Azurill is the only Pokémon to do this.
- Marill's name was originally spelled Marril, as shown in some merchandise for the first movie.
Origin
Marill may be based upon a combination of a mouse and a beach ball or possibly a personal flotation device or lifebuoy. Its body and ears also resemble a water molecule.
It may be possibly based on the rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), who are said to live in burrows on the banks of rivers, lakes and estuaries, and are commonly known as water rats.
Name origin
Marill and Maril may be a combination of 丸い marui (round or circular) or 鞠 mari (ball), 瑠璃 ruri (lapis lazuli), and possibly rill (a small river or brook). It may also be derived from マリンブルー marine blue, an old name for navy blue.
In other languages
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マリル Maril
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From 丸い marui (round or circular), 鞠 mari (ball) and 瑠璃 ruri (lapis lazuli)
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Marill
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Same as English name
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Marill
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Same as English name
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 German
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Marill
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Same as English name
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 Italian
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Marill
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Same as English name
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마릴 Marill
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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瑪力露 / 玛力露 Mǎlìlù
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Transliteration of its Japanese name. Also contains 露 lù
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 Cantonese Chinese
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馬利露 Máhleihlouh
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Transliteration of its Japanese name. Also contains 露 louh
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 Hindi
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मेरिल Marill
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Transcription of English name
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Мэрилл Merill
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Marill images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
