Marowak

Marowak in the games: Kanto's bone club and Alola's Fire and Ghost form

Marowak evolves from Cubone at level 28 and keeps its abilities: Rock Head, which stops recoil damage, Lightning Rod, which draws Electric-type moves to it, and the hidden Battle Armor, which blocks critical hits. Marowak and Cubone are the only Pokémon that can learn Bone Club and Bonemerang, and the only ones that benefit from the Thick Club held item.

Pokémon Sun and Moon added Alolan Marowak, a Fire and Ghost type. Every Cubone that evolves at night in Alola takes this form, wherever it came from, and Alolan Marowak is the only Pokémon that can learn Shadow Bone. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, a Totem Alolan Marowak guards Kiawe's trial at Wela Volcano Park (in Sun and Moon that trial's Totem is Salazzle).

Marowak on cards: Arita's Jungle art to Dark, δ and BREAK

Marowak's first English card was Jungle #39 (June 1999), an Uncommon illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. That art returned in Base Set 2, and Arita went on to draw Dark Marowak for Team Rocket Returns (2004) and the Alolan Marowak in Crimson Invasion, making him the artist with the most Marowak credits.

The EX era gave it its two variant cards. Dark Marowak in Team Rocket Returns is a Fighting and Darkness dual type, and Marowak δ in Delta Species (2005) is a Delta Species card typed Fighting and Metal rather than Marowak's usual Fighting. BREAKthrough (2015) printed a regular Marowak by match beside an Ultra Rare Marowak BREAK by 5ban Graphics.

Alolan Marowak on cards: Crimson Invasion onward

Alolan Marowak's set cards began with Crimson Invasion (2017), drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita, and continued in Forbidden Light, Team Up and Unified Minds, while a Black Star Promo gave it its only GX card. The Kanto form kept a separate run in Unbroken Bonds, Battle Styles, Scarlet & Violet's 151 and Stellar Crown, and Journey Together (2025) printed Alolan Marowak again as an Uncommon.

Cards to know

• Marowak (Jungle #39)

  Marowak's first English card, a 1999 Uncommon illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Dark Marowak (Team Rocket Returns #7)

  A Fighting and Darkness Dark Pokémon Rare from 2004, also drawn by Arita.

• Marowak δ (Delta Species #10)

  A 2005 Delta Species Rare that makes Marowak a Fighting and Metal type.

• Marowak BREAK (BREAKthrough #79)

  Marowak's BREAK Evolution card, an Ultra Rare from 2015's BREAKthrough.

• Alolan Marowak GX (SM Black Star Promos #SM187)

  The only Alolan Marowak GX, a Sun & Moon Black Star Promo illustrated by 5ban Graphics.