Competitive Information for Mareep [Diamond/Pearl]
Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mareep? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Mareep is a notable Electric-typed Pokemon. Mareep is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Mareep can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Mareep's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 88 Def / 252 SpA / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Signal Beam
- Power Gem
- Snore
Special Sweeper Mareep (Static)
Mareep is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mareep's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mareep's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Static, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Mareep will be paralyzed.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Power Gem is a special 70-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Mareep must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mareep? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 88 Def / 252 SpA / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Signal Beam
- Power Gem
- Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Mareep (Static)
Mareep is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mareep's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mareep's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Static, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Mareep will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Power Gem is a special 70-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Mareep must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mareep 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 Mareep can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Mareep
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Mareep's stats
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Mareep
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mareep in Diamond and Pearl
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