Competitive Information for Alolan Marowak [Sword/Shield]
Fire / Ghost
Abilities:
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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Marowak is an interesting Fire and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Marowak are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Marowak is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Shadow Bone / Poltergeist
- Bonemerang
- Protect
Physical Tank Marowak-Alola (Popular/Trending)
Marowak is a stupendous Physical Tank for single battles. It's meant to take a hefty 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. With a Thick Club equipped to it, if held by a cubone or a marowak, its attack is doubled.
◆ Shadow Bone is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Bonemerang is a physical 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Marowak this turn).
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Item: Thick Club / Shell Bell
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Poltergeist / Shadow Bone
- Earthquake / Knock Off
- Outrage
Physical Sweeper Marowak-Alola (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Marowak recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. 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. With a Thick Club equipped to it, if held by a cubone or a marowak, its attack is doubled.
◆ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Brick Break
- Poltergeist
- Protect
Doubles Physical Tank Marowak-Alola (Popular VGC)
Marowak is an awesome Physical Tank for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It is designed to take a substantial 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. With a Thick Club equipped to it, if held by a cubone or a marowak, its attack is doubled.
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Marowak this turn).
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Item: Thick Club / Shell Bell
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Fire Punch
- Earthquake
- Poltergeist / Shadow Bone
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Marowak-Alola (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Marowak recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Thick Club equipped to it, if held by a cubone or a marowak, its attack is doubled.
◆ 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).
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Shadow Bone is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Marowak-alola can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Marowak-alola
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- 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: 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, Burning Jealousy, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Marowak-alola's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Flame Charge
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Marowak-alola
- Ally Switch
- Bonemerang
- Detect
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Poltergeist
- Protect
- Rest
- Shadow Bone
- Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marowak-alola in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 116/236/4/0/4/148 )
- Optimize Marowak-alola's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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