Competitive Information for Marowak [Black/White]
Ground
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Marowak? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
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Marowak is a remarkable Ground-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Marowak show up as a Black/White opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Marowak is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Thunder Punch / Brick Break
- Outrage
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Marowak (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Marowak's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Thunder Punch or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Marowak afterwards).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Thick Club
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off
- Brick Break / Low Kick
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
Marowak Physical Tank (Megalovania)
Marowak is an outstanding Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Battle Armor, Marowak cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Marowak? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head / Thunder Punch
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Marowak (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Marowak's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Iron Head or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Marowak afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Marowak learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Marowak can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Marowak
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Marowak's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Iron Defense
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Marowak
- Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marowak in Black and White
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
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- Optimize Marowak's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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