Marowak is reptilian in nature and may be based on bipedal dinosaurs.
Alolan Marowak’s design may draw inspiration from fire knife, a Samoan traditional dance implement. Alolan Marowak also may draw inspiration from the Polynesian concept of mana, a spiritual essence that exists in all objects and people. It also allows people to imbue their “spirit” into other people and objects for protection or vengeance.
Marowak is a combination of marrow and whack.
Garagara may be taken to mean がらがら (clattering). It is worth noting that garagara denotes heavier clattering than からから karakara.
No: 105
English Name: Marowak
Japanese Name: Garagara
Generation: 1
Type: Ground
Species: Bone Keeper Pokémon
Abilities: Lightning Rod, Rock Head, Battle Armor (hidden ability)
Evolution: Cubone > Marowak
Marowak is a bipedal Pokémon with a spike located on its tail. On its stomach, Marowak is very light brown in color, as opposed to most its body, which is a darker brown. Two small claws, one on each hand, serve as its thumbs, and two large nails make up its toes. Marowak’s head is composed of the skull it once wore as a mask. It can no longer remove the skull, as it became a part of its body. Marowak’s jaw is composed of bone, and its nostrils are located on the nose of the skull. Its triangular eyes are brown and are also located on the skull. Marowak is well known for ferocity with its bone club, which it is said to collect from a hidden graveyard. It and its pre-evolution, Cubone, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Bone Club and Bonemerang.
Upon evolution, Marowak has overcome the grief of its mother’s passing. Now ferocious and violent, Marowak is an adept combatant, and uses the bone it carries as a weapon and a boomerang. Marowak have also been recorded pounding on boulders with the bone club it carries in order to tap out messages to others. It lives in mountains to test its skills.
In the Alola region, Marowak was faced with an abundance of its natural enemies, Grass-type Pokémon. This harsh environment led it to bond closely with its friends, which is said to have created a sort of sixth sense and caused it to take a new form. Alolan Marowak rubs the bone it wields against its forehead to light the ends in a green flame, and then twirl the flaming bone. It specializes in an attack where it releases a weak ball of flame from its bone that will relentlessly pursue its foe. Alolans would fear it for a conjurer, due to its rarity and the fearful sight of it dancing with its bone.[1] Alolan Marowak’s body is black, and its skull has a dark, flamelike mark between the eyes. Its eyes are also a pale gray. Compared to regular Marowak’s squatter, thicker body, Alolan Marowak is relatively thin, making it lighter. White markings echoing shoulder blades, vertebrae, and hip bones also line its back. The bone Alolan Marowak uses is longer then the one regular Marowak use.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Pokemon Blue: The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Pokemon Yellow: Small and weak, this Pokémon is adept with its Bone Club. It has grown more vicious over the ages.
Pokemon Stadium: Originally a small and weak Pokémon, it became rough and aggressive when it begin using bones as weapons.
Pokemon Gold: It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
Pokemon Silver: It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say.
Pokemon Crystal: Somewhere in the world is a cemetery just for Marowak. It gets its bones from those graves.
Pokemon Stadium 2: It collects bones from an unknown place. A Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world, rumors say.
Pokemon 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.
Pokemon 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.
Pokemon 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.
Pokemon FireRed: It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones.
Pokemon LeafGreen: The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Pokemon Diamond: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon Pearl: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon Platinum: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon HeartGold: It has been seen pounding boulders with the bone it carries in order to tap out messages to others.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It collects bones from an unknown place. Some whisper that a Marowak graveyard exists somewhere in the world.
Pokemon Black: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon White: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon Black 2: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
pokemon White 2: From its birth, this savage Pokémon constantly holds bones. It is skilled in using them as weapons.
Pokemon X: It is small and was originally very weak. Its temperament turned ferocious when it began using bones.
Pokemon Y: The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokemon’s tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Marowak is the evolved form of a Cubone that has overcome its sadness at the loss of its mother and grown tough. This Pokemon’s tempered and hardened spirit is not easily broken.
Pokemon SUN: Originally, it was weak and timid. After evolution, its temperament becomes violent, and it begins to wield bones as weapons.
Pokemon MOON: This Pokémon is out for vengeance on its natural enemy, Mandibuzz. It throws bones like boomerangs to try to take it down.
