What does Mareep evolve into?

Flaaffy at level 15 is the mid-stage. Push through to Ampharos at level 30 for the final form. 280 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Mareep evolve?

Level 15 gets you Flaaffy . Quick enough that Mareep barely slows you down.

In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Mareep works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Flaaffy . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Mareep?

You can find Mareep in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Mareep - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Mareep's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP55

Attack40

Defense40

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def45

Speed35

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Easy235 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight7.8 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

PlusHANot in game

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its fluffy coat swells to double when static electricity builds up. Touching it can be shocking.

Mareep Weakness

Mareep's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Mareep's Electric typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Mareep Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Mareep in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves Sand TombLv. 41 Learns Sand Tomb at Level 41 View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 29 Learns Earthquake at Level 29 View Geodude builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves Bone ClubLv. 7 BonemerangLv. 21 Damage vs Mareep Bone Club 2x 63-76% Bonemerang 2x 52-62% View Cubone builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Mareep kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Flaaffy all the way to Ampharos. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Mareep. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#179Mareep

Level 15

#180Flaaffy

Level 30

#181Ampharos

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Mareep

Electric

Flaaffy

Electric

Ampharos

Electric

70+15

90+20

ATK

55+15

75+20

DEF

55+15

85+30

SP.ATK

80+15

115+35

SP.DEF

60+15

90+30

SPE

45+10

55+10

BST

280D-Tier

365D-Tier+85

510C-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Mareep easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Charge, Flatter and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Mareep Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Body Slam and Charge on Mareep. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Thunder and Thunderbolt, they expand what Mareep can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 10

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 14

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 19

Cotton Spore

——8540Grass

Lv 23

Charge

———20Electric

Lv 28

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 32

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Lv 37

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 41

Power Gem

D7010020Rock

Lv 46

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Charge

———20Electric

Egg

Flatter

——10015Dark

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Mareep can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Mareep Locations

Skip the tall grass for Mareep. This Pokemon only appears through the PokeRadar, which requires you to know where to look. 2 spots are covered below with full details. These become available in early-game encounter areas.

Best Locations to Catch Mareep in Diamond & Pearl

Valley Windworks

PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.8-9 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Valley Windworks

DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.8-9 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Mareep Guide

Flaaffy at level 15 is the mid-stage. Push through to Ampharos at level 30 for the final form. 280 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 15 gets you Flaaffy. Quick enough that Mareep barely slows you down.
In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Mareep works as a placeholder. Electric coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Flaaffy. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Mareep in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Mareep appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 139-165%KO View Gligar builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 167-198%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 99-117%KO View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 117-139%KO View Phanpy builds →
Cubone Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Bone ClubLv. 7 BonemerangLv. 21 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 105-124%KO Bone Club 2x 71-84% Bonemerang 2x 55-66% View Cubone builds →

Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 19 Mud ShotLv. 9 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 151-179%KO Dig 2x 124-146%KO Mud Bomb 2x 77-91% Mud Shot 2x 65-77% View Quagsire builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 139-165%KO Dig 2x 111-132%KO View Gligar builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 167-198%KO Dig 2x 133-157%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 99-117%KO Dig 2x 80-95% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 117-139%KO View Phanpy builds →

Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 19 Mud ShotLv. 9 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 153-181%KO Dig 2x 122-144%KO Mud Bomb 2x 74-88% Mud Shot 2x 64-75% View Quagsire builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 138-163%KO Dig 2x 111-131%KO View Gligar builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 167-197%KO Dig 2x 132-156%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 95-113%KO Dig 2x 76-91% View Onix builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
TM Move Moves EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 117-138%KO View Phanpy builds →

Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 149-175%KO Dig 2x 120-143%KO View Steelix builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 11 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 146-172%KO Dig 2x 116-137%KO Mud Bomb 2x 96-114%KO Mud-Slap 2x 32-38% View Gastrodon builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 19 Mud ShotLv. 9 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 149-175%KO Dig 2x 120-143%KO Mud Bomb 2x 74-87% Mud Shot 2x 64-76% View Quagsire builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 136-160%KO Dig 2x 109-128%KO View Gligar builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 163-192%KO Dig 2x 131-154%KO View Graveler builds →

Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 147-173%KO Dig 2x 119-141%KO View Steelix builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 11 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 144-170%KO Dig 2x 117-138%KO Mud Bomb 2x 96-114%KO Mud-Slap 2x 32-38% View Gastrodon builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Mud BombLv. 19 Mud ShotLv. 9 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 147-173%KO Dig 2x 119-141%KO Mud Bomb 2x 73-86% Mud Shot 2x 61-73% View Quagsire builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 135-159%KO Dig 2x 107-127%KO View Gligar builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 160-189%KO Dig 2x 128-151%KO View Graveler builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 169-198%KO Ice Fang 36-43% View Gliscor builds →