[VGC] Alolan Marowak - Offensive
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Alolan Marowak may seem to be a horrendous Pokemon at first glance. It's slow speed leaves it vulnerable to several common threats in the meta game and it's reliance on Thick Club can make it seem predictable. However it's unque typing along with the Lightningrod ability grants it Plethora of resistances allowing it counter several top tier threats, such as Tapu Koko, Magnezone, Celesteela, and Tapu Bulu to name a few. Unlike other Pokemon Marowak can afford to invest significantly in it's defense and still hits extremely hard due to Thick Club doubling Marowak attack.
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Type:
Base Stats: 60 HP / 80 Attack / 110 Defense / 50 Sp. Atk / 80 Sp. Def / 45 Speed (425 BST)
Weaknesses:
x2 
x2 
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x2 
Resistances:
x0.25 
x0.5 x0.5 
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x0.5Immunities:
With the Lightening rod ability 
Abilities: Cursed Body / Lightening Rod / Rock Head(HA)
Offensive
Marowak-Alola @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Atk / 68 SpD / 52 Spe
Adamant/ Brave Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Shadow Bone
- Bonemerang / Substitute
- Detect
This set was meant to maximize Alolan Marowak offensive capability while still having enough bulk to deal with key Pokemon. The investment into hp & special defense gurantees you'll live a Modest Tapu Lele psychic in Psychic Terrain. The speed investment lets you outspeed 4 speed Alolan Muk. If used on a Trick Room team change the Nature to brave & move the speed evs into attack. Flare Blitz is Marowak strongest attack & also lets you to beat Celesteela. Shadow bone lets you threaten Tapu lele while providing solid coverage neutral coverage. Bonemerang helps deal with Alolan Muk, Gigalith, Focus slash Gengar, Nihilego and Arcanine. Substitute can be used to take advantage of all the switches Marowak can forces or on a predicted protect.
Damage Calculations:
Defensive
Offensive Support
Marowak-Alola @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Atk / 12 Def / 140 SpD / 52 Spe
Impish Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Shadow Bone
- Bonemerang / Wil-O-Wisp / Perish song
- Detect
This set is design to maximize Marowak defensive capability while keeping it as an offensive threat. The defense investment allows Marowak to almost always avoid a 2HKO from Garchomp EQ, Weavile Throat chop at -1, and Ray Rizzo Assault Vest Kartana. The Special defense investment lets Marowak avoid an OKHO from non life orb Nihilego power gem, Gengar Shadow ball, & gives Torkoal charcoal boosted Eruption only a 8.2% chance to 2HKO. The speed investment allows you to outspeed Alolan Muk with only 4 speed investment. If Muk is not a concern for your team then the speed can be invested into attack instead. If your team doesn't have intimidate support than change the nature to adamant & move the defense evs into attack. Flare Blitz is Marowak strongest attack & also lets you to beat Celesteela. Shadow bone lets you threaten Tapu lele while providing solid coverage neutral coverage. Bonemerang helps deal with Alolan Muk, Gigalith, Focus slash Gengar, Nihilego and Arcanine. Wil-O-Wisp is a good way to cripple Gyarados and Kroodile who would otherwise wall you with ease. Perish song is a good way to force defensive Pokemon to switch or end the game once the oppoent only has 2 Pokemon remaining. Substitute can be used to take advantage of all the switches Marowak can forces.
Damage Calculations:
Offensive
Defensive
Potential Teammates include, but aren't limited to;
- Trick room users such as Porygon2, Mimikyu, and Oranguru are excellient partners. Porygon 2 can beat Garchomp with ice beam & gyarados with thunderbolt, Mimikyu can threaten dark type & appricate Alolan Marowak ability to beat steel & posion types, & Oranguru can Instruct Alola Marowak
- Ironically eletric types such as Tapu Koko, Xurkitree, & Vikavolt are excellent partners to beat water types that threaten Alola Marowak. While they cannot use single target moves due to Lightning rod they can spam discharge safely. Vikavolt gets special attention due to it's low speed and ability, leviate, making it the perfect trick room Disquake partner.
- Water type Pokemon like Gyarados, Milotic, and Araquanid can beat ground and rock types and are protected against eletric types thanks to lightening rod. Gyarados can provide intimaidate support, Milotic is an fantastic intimidate deterrent, and Araquanid can provide wide guard support.
- Wide guard users such as Celesteela, Araquanid, Gigalith, & Aerodactyl can protect Alolan Marowak from the common earthquake and rock slides
- Tapu Bulu can setup grass terrain to weaken earthquake against Alolan Marowak & threaten most water, rock, & ground types
Threats include, but aren't limited to;
- Water types - Tapu Fini, Milotic, Gyarados, Pelipper, Gastrodon, and Golduck
- Dark types - Alolan Muk, Mandibuzz, Krookodile, and Incineroar. Alolan Muk and Mandibuzz in particular can knock off Alolan Marowak Thick Club greatly reducing it's power.
- Ground type - Garchomp, Krookodile, Krookodile, & Mudsdale. Garchomp can resist Marowak fire moves & Mudsdale geats a Starmina boost every time it's hit.
- Rock Types - Gigalith, Nihilego, Aerodactyl
- Imtimdate - Gyarados, Krookodile, Salamnce
Other Notable Moves
- Earthquake is a alternative to Bonemerang that targets every Pokemon on the field
- Rock Slide or Stone edge provide decent converage most notability giving Marowak away to threaten Gyarados
