Is Marowak Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Physical Ground with AbilityLightning Rod for Electric immunity. Handles Volkner well but gets outpaced by everything in the E4. Sinnoh's Ground-type roster is too deep for Marowak to compete.
Cubone has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Cubone's weaknesses hard.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Marowak's weaknesses hard.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Cubone on Route 203 (walking, Lv 4, common). Swarm.
Your Cubone should hit Level 28 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Marowak in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Can't catch Marowak directly. Start with Cubone at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 28. The 2-stage line from Cubone to Marowak is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Marowak in BDSP
The path to Marowak starts with Cubone at Lv. 4-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch CuboneRoute 203Lv.4GrassRate 40%Swarm activeBig Bluff CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameDazzling CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRocky CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStargleam CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Marowak ✓
Marowak Weakness
Water, Grass, and Ice moves hit Marowak for super-effective damage. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Marowak's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Marowak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Marowak
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Surskit builds →Scald 2x56-67% Giga Drain 2x33-40% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x68-81% Ice Beam 2x55-66% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x60-71% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x89-106%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x68-81% Ice Beam 2x46-54% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x89-106%KO Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x68-81% Ice Beam 2x55-66% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x60-71% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x68-81% Ice Beam 2x46-54% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x59-70% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Golduck builds →Surf 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x59-70% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x66-78% Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x56-66% Ice Beam 2x39-46% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x58-69% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Golduck builds →Surf 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x58-69% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x66-79% Ice Beam 2x53-64% | ||
 Snover GrassIce | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Snover builds →Solar Beam 2x83-98% Ice Beam 2x64-76% Water Pulse 2x28-34% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x83-99% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO Ice Beam 2x83-99% Water Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Golduck builds →Surf 2x83-99% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x63-76% Ice Beam 2x51-61% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x83-99% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO Ice Beam 2x83-99% Water Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x99-117%KO Energy Ball 2x66-78% Water Pulse 2x44-52% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Golduck builds →Surf 2x83-99% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x86-101%KO Ice Beam 2x57-67% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Marowak for 36-43%. Gyarados's Waterfall hits Marowak for 73-86%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Weavile builds →Knock Off29-34% Ice Shard 2x36-43% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemWacanberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x73-86% Earthquake30-36% Crunch24-29% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x24-29% Mach Punch19-23% | ||
Marowak Evolutions
Marowak is the evolved form of Cubone. Breeding produces Cubone eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Cubone gave Marowak the biggest boost in Attack (+30), bringing the total to 425 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Marowak to get Cubone eggs easily using 63 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Belly Drum, Curse and 7 more.
BDSP Marowak Best Moveset
Fell from C-tier despite 110 Defense and AbilityLightning Rod for Electric immunity. 80 Attack at 45 Speed behind Ground TermStab means always going second. The moveset has physical presence and takes hits from one side, but can't keep pace with the format's offensive growth.
Best Build
Marowak best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Bonemerang
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Marowak picks up Ancient Power and Belly Drum only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Earthquake and Dig while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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
The bones it uses have been in its possession since it was born. It has a ferocious nature.
Marowak Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, it depends on your team. Marowak at 425 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Marowak's 425 base stat total fool you. Lightning Rod is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Bonemerang with Thickclub is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Lightning Rod on Marowak. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Marowak also gets Rock Head and Battle Armor, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Marowak fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Marowak first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 10 generations. It later gained an Alolan form in Generation 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 7SMAlolan
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