Competitive Information for Marowak [Sword/Shield]
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 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 awesome Ground-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Marowak when battling in the 8th generation meta. Marowak is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 Atk / 16 SpA
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Thunder Punch
- Bonemerang
- Protect
Physical Tank Marowak (Popular/Trending)
Marowak is a spectacular Physical Tank for single battles. It's primary goal is to take a large 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.
◆ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 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 / Expert Belt
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Iron Head / Thunder Punch
- Outrage
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Marowak (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Marowak's super effective moves by 20%. 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. With a Thick Club equipped to it, if held by a cubone or a marowak, its attack is doubled.
◆ Bonemerang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Ground-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ 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).
◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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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 a remarkable Physical Tank for single battles. It's designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Battle Armor, Marowak cannot be struck by a critical hit. 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).
◆ 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 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 / Expert Belt
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bonemerang
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head / Brick Break
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Marowak (Lightning Rod)
Marowak is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Marowak's super effective moves by 20%. With Lightning Rod, Marowak draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Iron Head or Brick Break 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.
◆ 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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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 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
- 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, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Marowak's stats
- Ancient Power
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Marowak
- Bonemerang
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Ice Beam
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Marowak in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 240/252/0/16/0/0 )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/128/0/0/128/0 )
- Optimize Marowak's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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