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
Static
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

Clothing made from Mareep’s fleece is easily charged with static electricity, so a special process is used on it.

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)
Mudsdale
Mudsdale
Ground
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • EarthquakeLv. 47
  • High HorsepowerLv. 24
  • BulldozeLv. 10
  • Mud-SlapLv. 1
Damage vs Mareep
Earthquake 2x
212-249%KO
High Horsepower 2x
202-238%KO
Bulldoze 2x
127-150%KO
Mud-Slap 2x
23-28%
View Mudsdale builds →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

Mareep kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Flaaffy all the way to Ampharos. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool 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

Very Easy

Breed Mareep easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like After You, Agility, Body Slam and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
GroundMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
12moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosvenusaurcharizardblastoisemeganiumferaligatrsceptileswampert
12 of 218·

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Mareep Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

You'll want to breed for After You and Agility on Mareep. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Zap Cannon and Thunder, they expand what Mareep can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
Lv 8
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 11
Cotton Spore
——10040Grass
Lv 15
Charge
D——20Electric
Lv 18
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 22
Electro Ball
D—10010Electric
Lv 25
Confuse Ray
D—10010Ghost
Lv 29
Power Gem
D8010020Rock
Lv 32
Discharge
C8010015Electric
Lv 36
Cotton Guard
D——10Grass
Lv 39
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug
Lv 43
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
Lv 46
Thunder
C1107010Electric

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM25
Thunder
C1107010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—9020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
C9010015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM93
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
After You
D——15Normal
Egg
Agility
C——30Psychic
Egg
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Egg
Charge
D——20Electric
Egg
Eerie Impulse
——10015Electric
Egg
Electric Terrain
D——10Electric
Egg
Flatter
D—10015Dark
Egg
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Egg
Odor Sleuth
———40Normal
Egg
Sand Attack
——10015Ground
Egg
Screech
——8540Normal
Egg
Take Down
—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
After You
D——15Normal
Tutor
Electroweb
D559515Electric
Tutor
Heal Bell
C——5Normal
Tutor
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Tutor
Magnet Rise
D——10Electric
Tutor
Shock Wave
—60—20Electric
Tutor
Signal Beam
D7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
—5010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 2
Curse
C——10Ghost
Gen 3
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Reflect
C——20Psychic
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Swift
D60—20Normal
Gen 2
Zap Cannon
—120505Electric

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Mareep Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 2 locations. Mareep's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Mareep in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Paniola Ranch
Ultra SunGrass Lv.12-15 Facility
30%Early
Paniola Ranch
Ultra MoonGrass Lv.12-15 Facility
30%Early

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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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