James's Mareanie

James's Mareanie
コジロウのヒドイデ Kojirō's Hidoide

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



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

Mareanie and James

Mareanie and her former crush

Prior to 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 upperhand 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 once more.

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.

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 she was saved by James. Despite their reunion, James still 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, defeating 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 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. At first, Wobbuffet kept reflecting all of Mareanie's attacks, but eventually, a relentless barrage of Spike Cannons was 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 believed she would come along and got excited. The following night, while Mareanie and Mimikyu were sleeping, 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.

Personality and characteristics

Mareanie fantasizing about marrying James

Similar to a number of other Pokémon James has owned, such as Victreebel, Cacnea, Chimecho, and Carnivine, 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, prior to the moment when she first poisoned James, she was shown to be quite grumpy, as shown when she slapped Jessie's hand away when Jessie 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

Picture	Z-Move	First Used in	Base Move
	Black Hole Eclipse	Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?	Knock Off
	Description: Mareanie's Trainer strikes a series of poses to build Z-Power. Mareanie then leaps into the air and a spiraling sphere of purple, red, and black energy forms above its head. Mareanie then throws the sphere at the opponent, and it expands into a miniature black hole. The opponent is sucked into the black hole, causing it to explode.

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 green 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.

References

↑ Confirmed in Fighting Back the Tears!.

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
On hand:	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko

In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Hoppip	Second Victreebel
Temporarily owned:	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here