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
D
Attack40
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def45
D
Speed35
F
Total280
Details
Catch Rate
Easy235 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight7.8 kg
17.2 lbsFeather
Base XP56
Low Yield
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

MAREEP’s fluffy coat of wool rubs together and builds a static charge. The more static electricity is charged, the more brightly the lightbulb at the tip of its tail grows.

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
DamageTypes
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
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Mareep in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Flygon can KO Mareep with Earthquake (175-206%).

Flygon
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 →

Ruby & Sapphire 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
Mareep
#179Mareep
15
Level 15
Flaaffy
#180Flaaffy
30
Level 30
Ampharos
#181Ampharos
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Mareep
Electric
Flaaffy
Electric
Ampharos
Electric
HP
55
70+15
90+20
ATK
40
55+15
75+20
DEF
40
55+15
85+30
SP.ATK
65
80+15
115+35
SP.DEF
45
60+15
90+30
SPE
35
45+10
55+10
BST
280D-Tier
365D-Tier+85
510C-Tier+145
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special
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)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosvenusaurcharizardblastoisemeganiumferaligatrsceptileswampert
12 of 102·

Ruby & Sapphire Mareep Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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

TM
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
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

Mareep can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Mareep in Ruby & Sapphire

Mareep can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Gold, Emerald, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Mareep is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

EmeraldWalking · Altering Cave

Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.

Also found in:

GoldDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldWhiteBlack 2

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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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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