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Marowak (ガラガラ Garagara)
Artwork		General

		National Dex:	#105
		Evolves From:	Cubone
		Evolves Into:	None
		Generation:	Generation I
		Pronunciation:	$MARE-row-ack$
		Icon(s):
Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	60	Species:	Bone Keeper Pokémon
Attack:	80	Type(s):	Ground
Defense:	110	Height:	3'03"
Special Atk:	50	Weight:	99.2 lbs
Special Def:	80	Abilities:	Rock Head Lightningrod Battle Armor (Dream World)
Speed:	45	Pokédex Color:	Brown
Stat Total:	425	Gender:	50% ♀/50% ♂
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Marowak is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Appearance

Marowak is the Bone Keeper Pokémon. It has a brown body with a sandy-colored underside. It has a single claw on its hands and feet. Its tail has a single protrusion near the end. The pokemon's head seems to be an exoskeleton helmet and wields a long bone.

Special abilities

Marowak can have one of two abilities, Rock Head or Lightningrod. Rock Head prevents Marowak from taking Recoil Damage from using moves like Double-Edge. Lightingrod causes all Electric-type attacks to target Marowak. From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled at using them as weapons, throwing them with great skill like boomerangs to KO foes. Its attack power doubles when wielding a club.

Evolution

Marowak evolves from Cubone as level 28.

Game info

Game locations

Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Marowak Locations
Red/Blue	Victory Road, Cerulean Cave	Uncommon
Yellow	Safari Zone	Rare
Gold/Silver	Rock Tunnel	Rare
Crystal	Route 9, 10, Rock Tunnel	Rare
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade	None
Emerald	Trade	None
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Seven Island, Victory Road	Rare
Diamond/ Pearl	Evolve Cubone	None
Platinum	Evolve Cubone	None
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Rock Tunnel, Safari Zone	Rare
Black/White	Route 15	Uncommon

Pokédex entries

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Yellow
Small and weak, this Pokémon is adept with its Bone Club. It has grown more vicious over the ages.
Gold
It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
Silver
It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say.
Crystal
Somewhere in the world is a cemetery just for Marowak. It gets its bones from those graves.
Ruby
Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokémon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
Sapphire
Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokémon's tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
Emerald
A Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has grown tough by overcoming the grief of losing its mother. Its tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
FireRed
It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones.
LeafGreen
The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Diamond
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pearl
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Platinum
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
HeartGold
It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
SoulSilver
It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say.
Black
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
White
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Black 2
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
White 2
From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.

Origins

Etymology

Marowak's name was probably based off "Marrow" (Which is the inside of a bone) and "Wack" (The action of smacking something into something else; his/her bone).

Trivia

Marowak and its pre-Evolution Cubone for three generations were two of the only Pokémon to have three signature attacks. The attacks were Bone Club, Bonemerang, and Bone Rush.
Marowak's name comes from The word combo of "marrow", a substance in bones, and "Whack". Thus, it's name translates into "Bone Whack."
Three bones appear in the Nacrene City museum. A plate on the base of the display says the bones used to be wielded by a Pokémon, referring to Marowak, or Cubone.
The ghost Marowak in Lavender Town is the only wild Pokémon that can not be caught by normal gameplay and no cheating.
Even though Marowak is not a Ghost type, it shares the trait of a ghost type in generation 1 and 3.
Marowak was originally supposed to evolve into Kangaskhan, but this was changed right before Pokémon Red and Blue were released.

References