What does Marill evolve into?

Get Marill to Azumarill at level 18. At 250 BST, Marill is just the starting point.

At what level does Marill evolve?

Level 18 gets you Azumarill . Quick enough that Marill barely slows you down.

In Gold & Silver, Marill does the job early-game if you need a water type on your team. Evolve it into Azumarill before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Marill?

You can find Marill in Gold & Silver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Marill - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Marill's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Attack trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 2 HP stat exp, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP70

Attack20

Defense50

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def50

Speed40

Total250

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.4 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP88

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Huge Power

Doubles Attack in battle.

Sap SipperHA

Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x · Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning.

Marill Weakness

Marill's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Marill Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Marill in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Absorb 2x 23-29% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Marill Razor Leaf 2x 46-54% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 48-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Marill Mega Drain 2x 27-32% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Mega Drain 2x 27-32% Absorb 2x 16-19% View Sunkern builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Marill is the middle stage between Azurill and Azumarill. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Azurill). The final form adds another 170 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#183Marill

Level 18

#184Azumarill

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Marill

Water

Azumarill

Water

100+30

ATK

50+30

DEF

80+30

SP.ATK

60+40

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

50+10

BST

250D-Tier

420B-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Marill to get Azurill eggs easily using 16 partners from the Fairy and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Belly Drum, Foresight and 5 more.

Egg Groups

FairyWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Marill Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Amnesia and Belly Drum from the egg pool give Marill something extra. Pair those with Surf and Waterfall for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 6

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 10

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 15

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 21

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 28

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Lv 36

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Marill can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Marill Locations

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Marill in early-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Marill in Gold & Silver

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

SilverGrass Lv.15 Cave

RareEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

GoldGrass Lv.15 Cave

RareEarly

Marill Guide

Get Marill to Azumarill at level 18. At 250 BST, Marill is just the starting point.
Level 18 gets you Azumarill. Quick enough that Marill barely slows you down.
In Gold & Silver, Marill does the job early-game if you need a water type on your team. Evolve it into Azumarill before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Marill in Gold & Silver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Marill first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Absorb 2x 28-34% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Marill Razor Leaf 2x 47-57% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 53-62% View Bellsprout builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Marill Thunder Shock 2x 42-51% View Mareep builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Marill Razor Leaf 2x 47-56% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 52-61% View Bellsprout builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Marill Thunder 2x 111-131%KO Thunder Shock 2x 44-52% View Mareep builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Absorb 2x 23-28% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Marill Razor Leaf 2x 44-52% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 47-56% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Mega Drain 2x 27-32% Absorb 2x 16-20% View Sunkern builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Marill Thunder 2x 101-120%KO Thunder Shock 2x 40-48% View Mareep builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 60-72% Mega Drain 2x 53-63% Absorb 2x 29-34% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Vine Whip 2x 53-63% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Marill Absorb 2x 23-28% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Marill Razor Leaf 2x 45-53% View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Marill Mega Drain 2x 29-34% View Hoppip builds →

Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Marill Giga Drain 2x 101-119%KO View Venusaur builds →
Electabuzz Electric	C
Recommended Build ItemScopelens Moves Ice Punch Cross Chop ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Marill Thunder 2x 141-165%KO View Electabuzz builds →