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[[File:Ghost.png|right|thumb|250px|The Marowak ghost before the [[Silph Scope]] unmasks it in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}]]
{{AnimePokémonInfobox
The '''ghost of a Marowak''' haunts the [[Pokémon Tower]] in [[Lavender Town]]. This {{OBP|ghost|literal}} is the mother of a {{p|Cubone}}.
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|caption=Marowak's spirit being calmed by its child in {{LGPE}}
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The '''ghost of a Marowak''' haunts the [[Pokémon Tower]] in [[Lavender Town]]. This {{OBP|ghost|Pokémon Tower}} is the mother of a {{p|Cubone}}.


==In the games==
==In the games==
In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, before the {{player}} reaches Lavender Town, members of [[Team Rocket]] invade the Pokémon Tower and attempt to steal the skulls of {{p|Cubone}} in order to sell them for large amounts of [[Pokémon Dollar|money]]. One Cubone, however, was protected by its mother. The Cubone escaped, but its mother was killed. As a result, the Marowak's ghost remained in the Pokémon Tower, forbidding access to the topmost floor. She appears as a {{OBP|ghost|literal}}, avoids all thrown [[Poké Ball]]s, and scares opponents into being unable to attack. However, with the [[Silph Scope]] it is possible to {{pkmn|battle}}d her. Once she was defeated, her soul was calmed, and she departed to the afterlife, allowing the player passage to the top floor.
[[File:Ghost.png|thumb|left|250px|The Marowak ghost before the [[Silph Scope]] unmasks it in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]]]
In the [[Generation I]] [[core series]] games, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], before the {{player}} reaches Lavender Town, members of [[Team Rocket]] invade the Pokémon Tower and attempt to steal the skulls of {{p|Cubone}} in order to sell them for large amounts of {{pkmn|Dollar|money}}. One Cubone, however, was protected by its mother. The Cubone escaped, but its mother was killed. As a result, the Marowak's ghost remained in the Pokémon Tower, forbidding access to the topmost floor. She appears as a {{OBP|ghost|Pokémon Tower}} that prevents the player from ascending to the top floor until they obtain the [[Silph Scope]] to identify her.
 
In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the player has to battle her to calm her down. Despite being a wild Pokémon, she avoids all thrown [[Poké Ball]]s (even while {{status|sleep}}ing). Once she is defeated, her soul is calmed, and she departs to the afterlife, granting the player passage to the top floor.


Even after the Silph Scope is used on it, the Marowak ghost will continue to dodge thrown [[Poké Ball]]s (including [[Master Ball]]s), even while {{status|sleep}}ing.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, after the player reveals her with the Silph Scope, she does not battle. Her child Cubone calms her spirit, and she departs.
{{-}}


===In battle===
===Movesets===
{|
<div class="c" style="display:inline-block">
!{{game|Red and Blue|s}}<br>{{game2|Red|Green|Blue}}
'''{{game|Red and Blue|s}}'''
!{{game|Yellow}}
{{Pokémon/1
!{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
|game=Blue
|-
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Red
|ndex=105
|ndex=105
|pokemon=Marowak
|pokemon=Marowak
|level=30
|level=30
|type1=Ground
|type1=Ground
|move1=Growl|move1type=Normal
|move1=Bone Club|move1type=Ground
|move2=Bone Club|move2type=Ground
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Leer|move3type=Normal
|move3=Leer|move3type=Normal
|move4=Focus Energy|move4type=Normal}}
|move4=Focus Energy|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
</div>
<div class="c" style="display:inline-block">
'''{{game|Yellow}}'''
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|game=Yellow
|ndex=105
|ndex=105
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|level=30
|level=30
|type1=Ground
|type1=Ground
|move1=Tail Whip|move1type=Normal
|move1=Bone Club|move1type=Ground
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal
|move3=Bone Club|move3type=Ground
|move3=Headbutt|move3type=Normal
|move4=Headbutt|move4type=Normal}}
|move4=Leer|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
</div>
<div class="c" style="display:inline-block">
'''{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}'''
{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|game=FireRed
|ndex=105
|ndex=105
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|type1=Ground
|type1=Ground
|ability=Rock Head
|ability=Rock Head
|ability2=Lightningrod
|move1=Headbutt|move1type=Normal
|move1=Headbutt|move1type=Normal
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal
|move3=Focus Energy|move3type=Normal
|move3=Focus Energy|move3type=Normal
|move4=Bonemerang|move4type=Ground}}
|move4=Bonemerang|move4type=Ground}}
</div>
===Quotes===
* Directly before encountering the Marowak ghost
:''"Be gone... Intruders..."''
===Sprites and models===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background: #{{ghost color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Ghost I grey.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr 1g 105.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr 1b 105.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr 1y 105.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background: #{{ghost color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:LitGhost.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background: #{{ground color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr 3f 105.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; background: #{{ghost color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Ghost Model Marowak LGPE.png|x80px]]
|- style="color:#FFF"
| Ghost sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Generation I}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red and Green}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Ghost sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|fff|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Model from {{color2|fff|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}
|}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Marowak ghost PO.png|right|thumb|250px|Marowak's ghost form in Pokémon Origins]]
===Pokémon Origins===
===In Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Marowak PO.png|left|thumb|250px|Marowak in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
[[File:Marowak PO.png|left|thumb|250px|Marowak in Pokémon Origins]]
[[File:Marowak ghost PO.png|thumb|250px|Marowak's ghost form in Pokémon Origins]]
The Marowak ghost makes an appearance in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO02|File 2 - Cubone]]''. Here, she plays the same role that she does in the games, warning intruders to stay away. The Marowak and her child {{p|Cubone}} used to live peacefully until Team Rocket began poaching Pokémon in the area. When they attempted to capture Cubone as well, Marowak stepped in to protect it, only to be killed with a stun baton while her child was running away.
The Marowak ghost appeared in ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]'', where she played the same role that she does in the {{pkmn|games}}, warning intruders to stay away. The Marowak and her child {{p|Cubone}} used to live peacefully until Team Rocket began poaching Pokémon in the area. When they attempted to capture Cubone as well, Marowak stepped in to protect it, only to be killed with a stun baton while her child was running away.


After her death, she haunted the Pokémon Tower to warn people of Team Rocket, who had taken it over. When {{OBP|Blue|Origins}} went to drive Team Rocket out, he saw the ghost and ran away from her, terrified. {{OBP|Red|Origins}}, however, decided to be brave and fight her with his {{p|Charmeleon}}, but his Pokémon's attacks wouldn't work on her. When Blue returned to give Red the [[Silph Scope]], Red was able to identify the ghost and figure out her true identity.
After her death, she haunted the Pokémon Tower to warn people of Team Rocket, who had taken it over. When {{OBP|Blue|Origins}} went inside to drive Team Rocket out, he saw the ghost and ran away from her, terrified. {{OBP|Red|Origins}}, however, decided to be brave and fight her with his {{p|Charmeleon}}, but his Pokémon's attacks wouldn't work on her. When Blue returned to give Red the [[Silph Scope]], Red was able to identify the ghost and figure out her true identity.


Before he could continue their battle, Marowak's child Cubone came rushing in and embraced its deceased mother. Having found peace in seeing her child once again, Marowak's spirit calmed down and moved on to the afterlife.
Before he could continue their {{pkmn|battle}}, Marowak's child Cubone came rushing in and embraced its deceased mother. Having found peace in seeing her child once again, Marowak's spirit calmed down and moved on to the afterlife.


===Voice actors===
====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color light}}
{{vatable|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{ground color light}}
|en=Laura Post}}
|en=Laura Post
|es_eu=Milagros Fernández}}
 
==In the manga==
[[File:Marowak ghost Zensho.png|thumb|150px|Marowak's ghost in [[Pokémon Zensho]]]]
===Pokémon Zensho===
In [[PZ05]], the ghost Marowak appeared when {{zensho|Satoshi}} was being attacked by [[Giovanni]] at the Pokémon Tower. Due to its immunity to physical moves, it defeated the {{p|Machamp}} spirit that Giovanni had summoned, leading him to withdraw Team Rocket from the tower. Afterwards, Mr. Fuji was able to calm the ghost down and allow it to pass on into the afterlife.
 
Unlike other depictions of the ghost Marowak, the Zensho manga's version of the ghost Marowak had it initially take the form of a {{p|Haunter}} and even gave it the abilities of one, allowing it to use {{m|Dream Eater}},
{{-}}
 
==In the guidebooks==
===''The Official Pokémon Handbook''===
In ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook|The Official Pokémon Handbook: Deluxe Edition]]'', {{p|Marowak}}'s Pokédex entry includes this excerpt about the ghost Marowak: ''"According to legend, an angry mother Marowak, upset by the cruel deaths of her children, haunts Pokémon Tower. If you defeat her in battle, her spirit will finally be at peace."''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This ghost Marowak one of the few [[wild Pokémon]] encountered by the player after the player has access to Poké Balls that is impossible to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}}. The only other two to share this trait are the Black {{p|Kyurem}}{{sup/5|B2}} and White Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}}; however, when battling against these {{DL|Form differences|Kyurem|forms of Kyurem}}, Poké Balls cannot be used at all.
* Marowak's quote of '''"Begone... Intruders..."''' was used at the beginning of the song {{OBP|Ghost Dive|song}}.
* Despite the fact that this Marowak is a {{OBP|ghost|literal}}, it is not treated as a {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon by the game, and thus is still affected by {{t|Normal}} and {{type|Fighting}} moves.
* This ghost Marowak is one of the few [[wild Pokémon]] encountered by the player after the player has access to [[Poké Ball]]s that is impossible to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}}. However, unlike the other cases, it is possible to throw Poké Balls at the ghost Marowak. The only others that share this trait are:
* In [[Generation I]] games, {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Ghost Marowak glitch|a glitch}} exists where a [[Poké Doll]] can be used against the Marowak, which will make it flee the fight and allow the player to pass on as if it were defeated. This allows the player to skip getting the Silph Scope and the Celadon Rocket Hideout completely, and was addressed in the remakes.
** The {{fd|Kyurem|Black}} {{p|Kyurem}}{{sup/5|B2}}/{{fd|Kyurem|White}} Kyurem{{sup/5|W2}} in {{B2W2}},
* In ''Pokémon Origins'', its Cubone offspring is shown wearing its skull in the flashback, despite the Marowak not even having died yet.
** {{p|Nihilego}} at [[Aether Paradise]] in {{g|Sun and Moon}},
** {{fd|Necrozma|Dusk Mane}}{{sup/7|US}} {{p|Necrozma}}/{{fd|Necrozma|Dawn Wings}}{{sup/7|UM}} Necrozma ([[Altar of the Sunne]]{{sup/7|US}}/[[Altar of the Moone]]{{sup/7|UM}}) and Ultra Necrozma ([[Ultra Megalopolis]]) in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}.
** Unfused {{p|Calyrex}} and either {{p|Glastrier}} or {{p|Spectrier}} at [[Freezington]] in {{g|Sword and Shield}}.
* Despite the fact that this Marowak is a [[Ghosts in the Pokémon world|ghost]], it is not treated as a {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon by the game, and thus is still affected by {{t|Normal}}- and {{type|Fighting}} moves.
** Twenty years after this Marowak's appearance, a Ghost-type Marowak would be introduced in Sun and Moon as a [[regional form]].
* In [[Generation I]], the ghost Marowak's [[individual values]] are randomly generated like those of any wild Pokémon. If the player battles it multiple times in the same game, it will have new individual values for each battle despite being the same Pokémon.
* In Generation I, {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Ghost Marowak bypassing|a glitch}} exists where a [[Poké Doll]] can be used against the Marowak, which will make it flee the fight and allow the player to pass on as if it were defeated. This was fixed in the [[Generation III]] remakes.
** This glitch allows the player to completely skip the [[Team Rocket Hideout]] in [[Celadon City]] because there will be no need to obtain the [[Silph Scope]]. The player can also [[sequence breaking|break the gameplay sequence]] and go to the Team Rocket Hideout at any point later.
* In [[Pokémon Origins]], its Cubone offspring is shown wearing its skull in the flashback, despite the Marowak not even having died yet.


==See also==
==See also==
{{animespecies|Marowak}}
{{animespecies|Marowak}}
{{-}}
* [[Ghost (Pokémon Tower)]]
* [[Ghosts in the Pokémon world]]
 
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Marowak
イガラガラ Garagara
Ghost Marowak and Cubone.png
Marowak's spirit being calmed by its child in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Debuts in Pokémon Red and Green
Gender Female
Ability Rock Head or LightningrodFRLG
Current location Deceased
HOME105.png
This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Marowak Unknown Laura Post (Origins)

The ghost of a Marowak haunts the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town. This ghost is the mother of a Cubone.

In the games

The Marowak ghost before the Silph Scope unmasks it in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In the Generation I core series games, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, before the player reaches Lavender Town, members of Team Rocket invade the Pokémon Tower and attempt to steal the skulls of Cubone in order to sell them for large amounts of money. One Cubone, however, was protected by its mother. The Cubone escaped, but its mother was killed. As a result, the Marowak's ghost remained in the Pokémon Tower, forbidding access to the topmost floor. She appears as a ghost that prevents the player from ascending to the top floor until they obtain the Silph Scope to identify her.

In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the player has to battle her to calm her down. Despite being a wild Pokémon, she avoids all thrown Poké Balls (even while sleeping). Once she is defeated, her soul is calmed, and she departs to the afterlife, granting the player passage to the top floor.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, after the player reveals her with the Silph Scope, she does not battle. Her child Cubone calms her spirit, and she departs.

Movesets

Pokémon Red and Blue

Spr 1b 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Marowak Lv.30
Bone Club
Ground
Growl
Normal
Leer
Normal
Focus Energy
Normal

Pokémon Yellow

Spr 1y 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Marowak Lv.30
Bone Club
Ground
Tail Whip
Normal
Headbutt
Normal
Leer
Normal

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Spr 3f 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Ability:
Rock Head or Lightningrod
Held item:
None
Marowak♀ Lv.30
Headbutt
Normal
Leer
Normal
Focus Energy
Normal
Bonemerang
Ground

Quotes

  • Directly before encountering the Marowak ghost
"Be gone... Intruders..."

Sprites and models

Ghost I grey.png Spr 1g 105.png Spr 1b 105.png Spr 1y 105.png LitGhost.png Spr 3f 105.png Ghost Model Marowak LGPE.png
Ghost sprite from
Generation I 		Sprite from
Red and Green 		Sprite from
Red and Blue 		Sprite from
Yellow 		Ghost sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In the anime

Pokémon Origins

Marowak in Pokémon Origins
Marowak's ghost form in Pokémon Origins

The Marowak ghost appeared in File 2: Cubone, where she played the same role that she does in the games, warning intruders to stay away. The Marowak and her child Cubone used to live peacefully until Team Rocket began poaching Pokémon in the area. When they attempted to capture Cubone as well, Marowak stepped in to protect it, only to be killed with a stun baton while her child was running away.

After her death, she haunted the Pokémon Tower to warn people of Team Rocket, who had taken it over. When Blue went inside to drive Team Rocket out, he saw the ghost and ran away from her, terrified. Red, however, decided to be brave and fight her with his Charmeleon, but his Pokémon's attacks wouldn't work on her. When Blue returned to give Red the Silph Scope, Red was able to identify the ghost and figure out her true identity.

Before he could continue their battle, Marowak's child Cubone came rushing in and embraced its deceased mother. Having found peace in seeing her child once again, Marowak's spirit calmed down and moved on to the afterlife.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese
English Laura Post
European Spanish Milagros Fernández


In the manga

Marowak's ghost in Pokémon Zensho

Pokémon Zensho

In PZ05, the ghost Marowak appeared when Satoshi was being attacked by Giovanni at the Pokémon Tower. Due to its immunity to physical moves, it defeated the Machamp spirit that Giovanni had summoned, leading him to withdraw Team Rocket from the tower. Afterwards, Mr. Fuji was able to calm the ghost down and allow it to pass on into the afterlife.

Unlike other depictions of the ghost Marowak, the Zensho manga's version of the ghost Marowak had it initially take the form of a Haunter and even gave it the abilities of one, allowing it to use Dream Eater,

In the guidebooks

The Official Pokémon Handbook

In The Official Pokémon Handbook: Deluxe Edition, Marowak's Pokédex entry includes this excerpt about the ghost Marowak: "According to legend, an angry mother Marowak, upset by the cruel deaths of her children, haunts Pokémon Tower. If you defeat her in battle, her spirit will finally be at peace."

Trivia

See also

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Marowak.

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