Is Marowak Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityRock Head eliminates recoil from power moves, or AbilityLightning Rod redirects Electric moves. Trade-only in RS. Marowak's raw physical power handles Wattson and Steven's Aggron. Thick Club doubles Attack if you find one, making it one of the hardest-hitting Ground-types available.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Marowak resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Marowak has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Marowak's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Marowak's weaknesses hard.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Marowak trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Marowak cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 28.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 61NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Marowak in Ruby & Sapphire
Marowak is a leveled-up Cubone, reached at level 28. Since Cubone itself is trade-only here, the whole line has to start with a trade.
How to Obtain Marowak in RS
- Step 1Obtain CuboneCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Pokémon Tower, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Pokémon Tower · Not catchable. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Rock Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Rock Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 203 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 203 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Marowak ✓
How to Get Shiny Marowak in Ruby & Sapphire
Marowak walks no Hoenn route, so track down a shiny wandering Victory Road's second floor in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Marowak can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Marowak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Marowak
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x116-136%KO Ice Beam 2x61-72% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Surf 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x58-69% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Walrein builds →Surf 2x92-109%KO Ice Beam 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Swampert builds →Surf 2x84-99% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Marowak View Glalie builds →Ice Beam 2x81-96% Water Pulse 2x35-41% | ||
Marowak Evolutions
Marowak is the evolved form of Cubone. Breeding produces Cubone eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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 49 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Belly Drum, Perish Song and 4 more.
RS Marowak Best Moveset
Held ItemThick Club doubles Attack to an effective 160, the format's highest physical stat. AbilityRock Head eliminates recoil from MoveDouble-Edge for free Normal damage. MoveEarthquake at 160 Attack demolishes anything grounded. MoveRock Slide catches Flying types. One item defining the most dangerous physical attacker available.
Best Build
Marowak best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Focus Punch
- Swords Dance
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
MAROWAK is the evolved form of a CUBONE that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This POKéMON’s tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
Marowak Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Marowak isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Marowak first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 9 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 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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