Alolan Marowak
FireGhost
Best attacking moveset: Fire Spin and Shadow Ball, worth 8.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Marowak can learn 15 combinations. Fire Spin with Shadow Ball does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Spin | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Club | Ground | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Flame Wheel | Fire | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Bone Legacy | Ghost | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Marowak as a species, on the Marowak page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,075 at level 50, 1,835 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,048 CP at level 20, or 1,311 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 988 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 144 attack · 186 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 45 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Marowak does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 13.3 |
| Psychic | Hex + Shadow Ball | 13.3 |
| Bug | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 12.8 |
| Steel | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 12.8 |
| Grass | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 12.8 |
| Ice | Fire Spin + Fire Blast | 12.8 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
| Fighting | Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 |
| Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 | |
| Poison | Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 |
| Ground | Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 |
| Electric | Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 |
| Fairy | Fire Spin + Shadow Ball | 8.8 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Fire Blast | 8.6 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Fire Blast | 8.6 |
| Fire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 8.4 |
| Water | Hex + Shadow Ball | 8.4 |
| Dragon | Hex + Shadow Ball | 8.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Marowak is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Marowak
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 29.2 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 26.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 26.4 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 26.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 26.1 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 26.1 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 26.0 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 25.8 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 25.8 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 25.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Marowak's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.