Is Maractus Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass with AbilityWater Absorb healing from Water hits. Wild in the desert area. No evolution. Decent Sp. Atk but the stats can't compete with Roserade or Lilligant. Handles Clay and not much else.
Maractus resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Maractus has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Maractus resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Maractus's defenses.
Maractus resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Maractus has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Maractus has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Maractus trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Maractus on Desert Resort (walking, Lv 19, uncommon).
Black 2 & White 2 Maractus Locations
moderate rates for Maractus across 4 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Maractus in Black 2 & White 2
Maractus Weakness
Maractus is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Maractus Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Maractus
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Braviary builds →Fly 2x109-129%KO U-turn 2x58-69% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x121-143%KO Poison Tail 2x53-63% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x111-131%KO U-turn 2x45-53% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x162-192%KO U-turn 2x64-76% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Braviary builds →Fly 2x111-131%KO U-turn 2x57-67% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x86-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-50% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x124-146%KO Poison Tail 2x53-63% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x166-196%KO U-turn 2x65-76% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x161-190%KO U-turn 2x49-58% Gust 2x36-43% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x150-177%KO Aerial Ace 2x51-60% Venoshock 2x24-28% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x126-148%KO Poison Tail 2x53-63% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x172-202%KO Smog 2x19-24% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x163-192%KO U-turn 2x64-76% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x158-186%KO Silver Wind 2x80-94% Gust 2x37-43% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x148-175%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% Venoshock 2x23-27% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x123-145%KO Poison Tail 2x53-63% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x168-198%KO Smog 2x20-24% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x187-220%KO Bug Buzz 2x121-142%KO Hurricane 2x107-126%KO Poison Jab 2x37-43% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x199-234%KO Smog 2x20-23% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x120-141%KO Fire Blast 2x82-97% Ice Beam 2x65-77% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x165-195%KO U-turn 2x65-76% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona can KO Maractus with Fire Blast (97-114%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (121-143%). Staraptor deals 73-86% with Double-Edge.
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain11-13% Fire Blast 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x121-143%KO Extreme Speed27-32% Close Combat40-48% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Staraptor builds →Close Combat49-57% U Turn 2x57-67% Double Edge73-86% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x53-63% Surf13-16% Ice Shard 2x30-36% Thunderbolt9-10% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Maractus View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x51-59% Flamethrower 2x51-59% | ||
Maractus Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Maractus is a standalone Pokemon with plenty of partners for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Maractus Best Moveset
106 Sp. Atk fires Grass TermStab at moderate power with AbilityChlorophyll doubling 60 Speed in sun and AbilityStorm Drain redirecting Water for a Sp. Atk boost. The moveset picks between sun speed or Water absorption. Outclassed by every other Chlorophyll Grass type.
Best Build
Maractus best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Spikes
- Sucker Punch
- Synthesis
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Maractus gets Bounce and Bullet Seed exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Flying and Bug coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Petal Dance and Solar Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it moves rhythmically, it makes a sound similar to maracas, making the surprised Pokémon flee.
Maractus Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Chlorophyll changes the entire equation for Maractus. The 461 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a setup sweeper. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.
Chlorophyll is what you want on Maractus. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Water Absorb, Storm Drain) work on paper but Chlorophyll is what makes Maractus worth using.
At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Maractus is a mixed attacker with base 86 Attack and 106 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a setup sweeper.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Spikes, Sucker Punch, and Synthesis. Giga Drain leads at 0% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Maractus joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves