Competitive Information for Marill [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Marill? 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.
Marill is a decent Water-typed Pokemon. Marill is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Marill's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Return
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Marill (Huge Power)
Marill is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Marill's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Huge Power, Marill's attack is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Marill's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Snore
- Future Sight
Special Sweeper Marill (Thick Fat)
Marill is a notable 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 Marill's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Marill's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Marill is halved.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Marill must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 239 Hp / 245 Atk / 9 SpD / 17 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Jet
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Ice Punch
Marill Physical Tank (Godly Aquarabbit)
Marill is a phenomenal Physical Tank. It is primarily designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Marill last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Huge Power, Marill's attack is doubled.
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Marill must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Marill sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Ice Punch
- Aqua Jet / Waterfall
- Superpower
- Ice Punch
Marill Physical Tank (Adoomarill)**
Marill is pretty popular Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Marill's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Huge Power, Marill's attack is doubled.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Marill's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Marill? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Return
- Ice Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Marill (Huge Power)
Marill is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Marill's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Huge Power, Marill's attack is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Marill's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Snore
- Future Sight
Doubles Special Sweeper Marill (Thick Fat)
Marill is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Marill's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Marill's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Marill is halved.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Marill must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Marill 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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Marill 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 Marill
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish song
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Marill's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Marill
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marill in Diamond and Pearl
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