Special
Balanced
DTier
35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Mareep's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP55
D
Attack40
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def45
D
Speed35
F
Total280
Details
Catch Rate
Easy235 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight7.8 kg
17.2 lbsFeather
Base XP56
Low Yield
Abilities
StaticTop Pick
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
PlusHA
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

If static electricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.

Mareep Weakness

Mareep's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Mareep's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Mareep Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
Type ChartGood
1Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Ground
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Mareep in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Landorus
Landorus
GroundFlying
S
Ground is super effective against MareepView Landorus →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Mareep kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Flaaffy all the way to Ampharos. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Mareep. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Mareep
#179Mareep
15
Level 15
Flaaffy
#180Flaaffy
30
Level 30
Ampharos
#181Ampharos
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Mareep
Electric
Flaaffy
Electric
Ampharos
Electric
HP
55
70+15
90+20
ATK
40
55+15
75+20
DEF
40
55+15
85+30
SP.ATK
65
80+15
115+35
SP.DEF
45
60+15
90+30
SPE
35
45+10
55+10
BST
280D-Tier
365D-Tier+85
510C-Tier+145
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special
Special
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Mareep Best Moveset

Static and Eviolite give Mareep staying power beyond its evolution stage. Hardy nature boosts , spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental
Pivot
Ability
Static
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Mareep
HardyNEUTRAL

Mareep best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Pivot Moveset

  • Volt SwitchSTAB
  • Power Gem
  • DischargeSTAB
  • Cotton Guard

Recommended Teammates

Sandile
SandileDecent

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Mareep's Normal and Rock coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Thunder and Thunderbolt for same-type damage. Thunderbolt and Thunder are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 4
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 8
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 15
Charge
C——20Electric
Lv 17
Confuse Ray
C—10010Ghost
Lv 28
Cotton Guard
A——10Grass
Lv 32
Power Gem
S8010020Rock
Lv 36
Thunderbolt
B9010015Electric
Lv 40
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
Lv 45
Thunder
B1107010Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM33
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TM130
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM92
Dazzling Gleam
B8010010Fairy
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM39
Discharge
S8010015Electric
TM101
Electroweb
D559515Electric
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM19
Power Gem
S8010020Rock
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM31
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM27
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM106
Thunder
B1107010Electric
TM08
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM67
Thunderbolt
B9010015Electric
TM115
Trailblaze
D5010020Grass
TM66
Volt Switch
S7010020Electric
TM86
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Mareep doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mareep can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Mareep in Legends: Z-A

Mareep can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Bring it over from Gold, Emerald, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Mareep is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

ScarletOverworld · South Province (Area Two)

Then trade to Legends: Z-A.

Also found in:

GoldEmeraldDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldWhite

Mareep Guide

  • Flaaffy at level 15 is the mid-stage. Push through to Ampharos at level 30 for the final form. 280 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 15 gets you Flaaffy. Quick enough that Mareep barely slows you down.

  • In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Mareep works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Flaaffy. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Mareep in Legends: Z-A. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Mareep appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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