
Is Mareep Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Trade-only in FRLG. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact. Electric coverage is already handled by Jolteon, Electrode, Electabuzz, and Zapdos natively. Kanto doesn't need imported Electric.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mareep here.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mareep here.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Bruno's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Terry's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- After Erika
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 37ElectricThunder16570%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Mareep in FireRed & LeafGreen
No Mareep in FireRed or LeafGreen wilds. Trade one in from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, where Mareep walks the southern routes. No in-game catch path exists.
How to Obtain Mareep in FRLG
Step 1Mareep ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Altering Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Mareep can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Flaaffy
Step 3Evolve into Ampharos
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mareep Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mareep
Mareep Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Mareep easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Charge, Odor Sleuth and 4 more to offspring.
FRLG Mareep Best Moveset
Electric with AbilityStatic for contact paralysis and 65 Sp. Atk. Ampharos at 115 Sp. Atk is two evolutions away.
Best Build
Mareep best EVs are Sp. Def and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Protect
- Reflect
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Body Slam and Charge on Mareep. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Thunder and Thunderbolt, they expand what Mareep can actually threaten in practice.
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
Its fleece grows continually. In the summer, the fleece is fully shed, but it grows back in a week.
If static electricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.
Mareep FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Mareep isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut

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 5BW

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