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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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 wool rubs together and builds a static charge. The more energy is charged, the more brightly the lightbulb at the tip of its tail glows.

Emerald

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Mareep in Emerald (Best Counters)

Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 112-133%KO View Gligar builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 123-144%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 146-173%KO Dig 2x 117-139%KO View Geodude builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 35 DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 117-139%KO Dig 2x 96-113%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 112-133%KO View Sandshrew builds →

Emerald 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 102 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Charge, Odor Sleuth and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Mareep Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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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

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 9

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 16

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Lv 23

Cotton Spore

——8540Grass

Lv 30

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 37

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

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

—60—20Electric

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Charge

———20Electric

Egg

Odor Sleuth

——10040Normal

Egg

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Take Down

D908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

Emerald Mareep Locations

Mareep's scattered across 2 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Mareep in Emerald

Altering Cave

Grass Lv.3-13 Cave

100%Early

Safari Zone - South Extension

Grass Lv.34-36 Facility

CommonLate

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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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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Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
Upcoming Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 36 Learns Earthquake at Level 36 View Geodude builds →
Nincada BugGround	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 31 Learns Mud-Slap at Level 31 View Nincada builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 113-133%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 132-156%KO Sand Tomb 2x 61-72% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 90-106%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 109-129%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 71-84% Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 114-136%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 136-161%KO Sand Tomb 2x 63-75% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 94-111%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 112-132%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 73-86% Mud-Slap 2x 20-25% View Baltoy builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 117-138%KO View Geodude builds →
Trapinch Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Sand TombLv. 25 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 139-165%KO Sand Tomb 2x 63-74% View Trapinch builds →
Numel FireGround	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 94-111%KO View Numel builds →
Sandshrew Ground	D
TM Move Moves DigTM28 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 111-131%KO View Sandshrew builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Mud-SlapLv. 7 Damage vs Mareep Dig 2x 74-88% Mud-Slap 2x 22-27% View Baltoy builds →

Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Mareep Earthquake 2x 175-206%KO Rock Slide 44-52% View Flygon builds →