Is Marill Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Trophy Garden and Route 215, available mid-game. Pure Water in Gen 4 with AbilityHuge Power doubling Attack. That ability makes Marill hit much harder than its stats suggest. Azumarill at level 18 is fast to reach.
Marill resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Marill here.
Fantina's team hits Marill's weaknesses hard.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Azumarill's defenses.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Azumarill has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Azumarill trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Marill on Route 215 (walking, Lv 20-22, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 27NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- LV 37WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Marill to Azumarill
Marill evolves into Azumarill at Level 18. You get it at Level 20 or higher, past Level 18, so it evolves into Azumarill the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 47WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 54WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Marill in Platinum
Three areas hold Marill once the National Dex unlocks them, including the Trophy Garden, levels 20 to 23. Which of those spots has it depends on the time of day you visit.
3 locations to catch Marill1 location to catch Azurill
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5Catch Azurill at any of the 1 location below, then level it up with high friendship — it evolves into Marill.
Badge 5Where To Catch Marill in Pt
The path to Marill starts with Azurill at Lv. 22 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into Azumarillor evolve from Marill (Step 2)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Marill preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Marill in Platinum
Marill splashes through the nighttime grass of Route 212 and Route 215, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Marill odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Marill Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Platinum shiny odds calculator with Marill already selected.
Marill Weakness
Marill's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Marill Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Marill
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Wormadam BugGrass | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
Marill Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Marill to get Azurill eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Aqua Jet, Belly Drum and 13 more.
Pt Marill Best Moveset
Water typing with AbilityHuge Power doubling 20 Attack to 40, which is still too low for the moveset to threaten anything. The bulk at 70 HP and 50 defenses isn't enough either. Evolve to Azumarill.
Best Build
Marill best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Return
- Waterfall
- Belly Drum
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Amnesia and Aqua Jet from the egg pool give Marill something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
The oil-filled end of its tail floats on water. It keeps MARILL from drowning even in a strong current.
Marill Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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.
Game Availability
Marill first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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 7Let's Go
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
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