Alolan Marowak Raid Guide

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Marowak (Alola)

Alolan Marowak is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokemon GO, with a boss CP of 13525 and sporting a very cool typing of Fire and Ghost. Alolan Marowak counters are varied, featuring a mix of Water, Rock, Ground, and Ghost types. Alolan Marowak’s max capture CPs are as follows:

  • 988 – 1048 CP (no weather boost, level 20 100% IV)
  • 1235 – 1311 CP (weather boosted in Fog and Sunny, level 25 100% IV)

As of the release of Mega Pokemon and the removal of Tier 4 raid eggs, Alolan Marowak is soloable! This is made even simpler with a weather advantage, alongside extra raiders and the friendship bonus from such. Header image credit goes to LimeCatMastr on Deviantart


Alolan Marowak Counters

As a Fire and Ghost type, Alolan Marowak is weak to Water, Rock, Ground, Ghost and Dark-typed attacks.

# Pokemon Fast Move Charge Move TTW Faints
1. Kyogre (Primal) Waterfall
Water
Origin Pulse
Water
96.43s 0.83
2. Groudon (Primal) Mud Shot
Ground
Precipice Blades
Ground
99.76s 1.17
3. Kyogre Waterfall
Water
Origin Pulse
Water
125.48s 1.75
4. Groudon Mud Shot
Ground
Precipice Blades
Ground
125.33s 2.17
5. Hydreigon Bite
Dark
Brutal Swing
Dark
130.04s 1.75
6. Giratina (Origin) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Force
Ghost
131.67s 1.67
7. Tyranitar Bite
Dark
Brutal Swing
Dark
130.10s 1.92
8. Rampardos Smack Down
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
124.96s 3.55
9. Darkrai Snarl
Dark
Shadow Ball
Ghost
130.44s 2.50
10. Chandelure Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
128.16s 2.78
11. Greninja Water Shuriken
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
130.38s 2.58
12. Gengar Lick
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
126.42s 4.00
13. Rhyperior Mud-Slap
Ground
Rock Wrecker
Rock
137.30s 2.00
14. Kingler Bubble
Water
Crabhammer
Water
133.94s 2.44
15. Landorus (Therian) Mud Shot
Ground
Earthquake
Ground
136.61s 2.33
16. Hoopa (Unbound) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
136.26s 3.00
17. Garchomp Mud Shot
Ground
Earth Power
Ground
140.07s 1.38
18. Tyrantrum Rock Throw
Rock
Meteor Beam
Rock
140.07s 1.67
19. Hoopa (Confined) Astonish
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
134.68s 2.25
20. Crawdaunt Snarl
Dark
Crabhammer
Water
134.88s 3.25
21. Terrakion Smack Down
Rock
Rock Slide
Rock
141.37s 1.33
22. Mewtwo Psycho Cut
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Ghost
140.88s 1.00
23. Gholdengo Hex
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
133.18s 3.50

In larger groups, Marowak can be effectively countered by almost any Pokemon of the aforementioned super-effective types. Additional choices may include Weavile, Samurott, Blastoise, Milotic, Omastar, Alolan Golem, Banette, Starmie, or even Sharpedo. If the boss doesn’t have Ghost moves, even Water set Golducks could finish the job, and if the raid boss doesn’t have Fire type moves, Cacturne with Dark moves is a viable (but glassy) option also. At the end of the day, Alolan Marowak’s terrible ATK stat of 144 shouldn’t pose a huge threat to its counters even when dealing super-effective damage.

Alolan Marowak Movesets

Alolan Marowak has access to the following moves:

  • Rock Smash Fighting (fast)
  • Hex Ghost (fast)
  • Shadow Ball Ghost (charged, 2-bar)
  • Bone Club Ground (charged, 3-bar)
  • Fire Blast Fire (charged, 1-bar)
  • Shadow Bone Ghost (charged)

Rock Smash and Shadow Ball is the most difficult moveset to go up against, with Fire Blast sets coming in as the second-hardest and Bone Club sets as the easiest to beat.

Weather Influence

TL;DR: Raid Marowak with Kyogres in rainy weather if possible! Here’s a handy chart, though, to help you visualize the types of weather that will boost the boss and its counters.

Weather Pros Cons
Sunny Boosts counters’ Ground moves Boosts Alolan Marowak’s Fire Blast and Bone Club
Partly Cloudy Boosts counters’ Rock moves
Cloudy Boosts Alolan Marowak’s Rock Smash
Rainy Boosts counters’ Water moves
Fog Boosts counters’ Ghost and Dark moves Boosts Alolan Marowak’s Hex and Shadow Ball
Snow
Windy

 

Shiny Marowak

You heard that right, shiny Alolan Marowak is available through these raids, which makes them relevant again! Take a look at the normal and shiny sprites below!

Normal Shiny

Cute purple body, for your shiny collection. Good luck out there!

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Hello hello! I'm a high school student from the California Bay Area, and my favorite things about Pokemon Go are Community Days and maxing out my pokemon! Besides PoGo, I make art/animations and I'm learning how to longboard.

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