Is Mareep Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Electric with AbilityStatic. Wild on Floccesy Ranch at the very start of the game. One of the first Pokemon you can catch in BW2. Ampharos at level 30 is a strong special attacker that handles Skyla, Marlon, and contributes against Iris. Elesa uses a Flaaffy at her gym.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Flaaffy has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Burgh's typing presses Flaaffy's defenses.
Elesa's typing presses Flaaffy's defenses.
Clay's team hits Ampharos's weaknesses hard.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Ampharos's weaknesses hard.
Ampharos resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Ampharos has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Ampharos trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Mareep on Floccesy Ranch (walking, Lv 5, uncommon).
Your Mareep should hit Level 15 before you reach Roxie, at typical leveling pace.
Your Flaaffy should hit Level 30 before you reach Clay, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Mareep in Black 2 & White 2
Mareep starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mareep Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mareep
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Golurk GroundGhost | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Mareep with Earthquake (248-292%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mareep View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x248-292%KO U Turn58-68% Stone Edge82-97% | ||
Mareep Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Mareep easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like After You, Agility, Body Slam and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Mareep Best Moveset
Electric at 65 Sp. Atk and 35 Speed can't threaten anything at competitive levels. AbilityStatic sometimes paralyzes physical attackers on contact, but the moveset relies on luck for its best contribution. Ampharos two evolutions away adds the Sp. Atk.
Best Build
Mareep best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Cotton Guard
- Discharge
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for After You and Agility 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When cold weather increases static electricity, its wool doubles in size and the tip of its tail glows slightly.
Mareep Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves