Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Marowak-alola? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Marowak is an astounding Fire and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Marowak show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Marowak is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Marowak-Alola Item: Thick Club Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe) EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD Moveset: - Flare Blitz / Fire Punch - Shadow Bone - Bonemerang / Earthquake - Swords Dance
Physical Tank Marowak-Alola (Popular/Trending)
Marowak is a spectacular Physical Tank. This moveset is designed to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Marowak). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Shadow Bone is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Bonemerang is a physical 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Marowak's attack by 2 stages).
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Species: Marowak-Alola Item: Thick Club / Firium Z Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Moveset: - Flare Blitz / Fire Punch - Shadow Bone - Earthquake / Knock Off - Outrage
Physical Sweeper Marowak-Alola (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Earthquake or Knock Off are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Marowak). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Shadow Bone is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item). ♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Marowak afterwards).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Marowak-alola? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Marowak-Alola Item: Thick Club / Firium Z Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Moveset: - Flare Blitz / Fire Punch - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Shadow Bone
Marowak is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Marowak). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Shadow Bone is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Marowak-alola 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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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Marowak-alola can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Marowak-alola
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Belly drum + Rest
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Moves: Perish song + Protect
Moves: Pain split + Toxic
Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
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: Bide, Detect, Endure, Protect, Ally Switch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Marowak-alola's stats
Ancient Power
Belly Drum
Curse
Flame Charge
Iron Defense
Power-Up Punch
Rage
Skull Bash
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Marowak-alola
Bonemerang
Brick Break
Earthquake
Fire Punch
Flare Blitz
Focus Punch
Ice Beam
Knock Off
Low Kick
Protect
Rest
Shadow Bone
Stealth Rock
Substitute
Swords Dance
Thunder Punch
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marowak-alola in Sun and Moon
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