Mareanie
Mareanie is a Poison/Water-type Pokémon, the Brutal Star Pokémon, number 747 (#0747) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 8 kg.
Mareanie is the Brutal Star Pokémon, a small Poison and Water starfish that regrows lost limbs overnight, though never its head. Its favourite meal is the coral growing on Corsola, which makes it hated by craftspeople who work with fallen Corsola branches.
How to pronounce Mareanie
Mareanie is pronounced muh-REE-nee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Mareanie said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヒドイデ (Hidoide).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Mareanie is an echinoderm, 0.4 m tall and 8 kg, with a stalk-like purple body, blue eyes and three pointed teeth. Ten light blue tentacles covered in purple spines hang from its head, which is crowned by a poisonous spike. The Pokédex says it stabs prey with the spike, then finishes the weakened victim with its tentacles, and that its sting causes numbness followed by an unbearable itch.
Behaviour
Mareanie lives in groups, and Bulbapedia says Bruxish hunts it. In the anime it clamps itself onto a target with every tentacle and pumps poison through its spines. The Pokédex says the legs it loses taste far too bitter to eat.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat list; Bulbapedia says it crawls over beaches and the sea floor. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the East Paldean Sea.
Diet
It eats the branches that grow on Corsola, and broken-off Pincurchin spines, even though they shock it. In Galar, the Pokédex says, Mareanie has not yet learned that Corsola branches are delicious.
Powers
Its Ability can be Merciless, which makes its attacks critical hits against poisoned targets, or Limber, with Regenerator hidden. It stings with Poison Sting and Venoshock, sets Toxic Spikes, heals with Recover and learns Liquidation and Poison Jab. Defense of 62 is its best stat, so it is modest on its own.
Name origin
Mareanie may blend 'marine' and 'meanie'. The Japanese name is Hidoide (ヒドイデ), which may combine hidoi ('cruel') and hitode ('sea star').
Design inspiration
Mareanie appears to be based on the crown-of-thorns starfish, a venomous species that eats coral polyps much as Mareanie eats Corsola. The pointed top of its head seems to echo a crown.
Evolution notes
Mareanie evolves into Toxapex at level 38.
In the games
Mareanie first appears in Sun and Moon, on Route 9 and in the Melemele Sea through SOS Battles. It can also be found in Sword and Shield and in Scarlet and Violet, but it is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
James caught a female Mareanie in 'The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!', and she is devoted to him. Wild Mareanie in the same episode scared off the Corsola that Ash wanted to catch.
Fun facts
- Besides Mareanie and Toxapex, no known Pokémon can have the Ability Merciless.
- When a wild Corsola calls Mareanie as an ally in an SOS Battle, Mareanie attacks the Corsola instead of the player's Pokémon.
- Players in Japan could receive a special Easter Mareanie Egg in Sun and Moon between 18 March and 9 April 2017.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 53
- Defense: 62
- Sp. Atk: 43
- Sp. Def: 52
- Speed: 45
Mareanie’s base stat total is 305. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Mareanie weak to?
Mareanie takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ground (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
How does Mareanie evolve?
Mareanie evolves into Toxapex at level 38.
The whole family: Mareanie, Toxapex.
Abilities
- Merciless: This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.
- Limber: Prevents paralysis.
- Regenerator (hidden ability): Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
Moves
Moves Mareanie learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 5 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — |
| 10 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 15 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 |
| 20 | Recover | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 |
| 30 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — |
| 35 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 40 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 45 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 |
| 50 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
TM moves (32)
Mareanie can learn 32 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Pounce, Chilling Water, Facade, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Venoshock, Endure, Rain Dance, Sleep Talk, Poison Jab, Rest, Toxic Spikes, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Iron Defense, Liquidation, Surf, Ice Spinner, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Sludge Bomb, Tera Blast, Haze, Toxic, Lunge, Pain Split, Muddy Water, Sludge Wave.
Egg moves (5):Haze, Infestation, Spit Up, Stockpile, Swallow.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 61.
Pokédex entries
Unlike their Alolan counterparts, the Mareanie of the Galar region have not yet figured out that the branches of Corsola are delicious. (Shield)
The first symptom of its sting is numbness. The next is an itching sensation so intense that it's impossible to resist the urge to claw at your skin. (Sword)
Aside from its head, its body parts regenerate quickly if they're cut off. After a good night's sleep, Mareanie is back to normal. (Ultra Moon)
They eat Corsola branches, so Mareanie are hated by craftsmen who work with Corsola branches that have naturally fallen off. (Ultra Sun)
It's found crawling on beaches and seafloors. The coral that grows on Corsola's head is as good as a five-star banquet to this Pokémon. (Moon)
It plunges the poison spike on its head into its prey. When the prey has weakened, Mareanie deals the finishing blow with its 10 tentacles. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヒドイデ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hidoide |
| French | Vorastérie |
| German | Garstella |
| Spanish | Mareanie |
| Italian | Mareanie |
| Korean | 시마사리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 好坏星 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 好壞星 |
Trivia
- Shortest Poison type in Gen 7: 0.4 m.
- Lowest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 7: 305.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 23% of all Pokémon (8 kg).
- Base stat total 305, ranked #833 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Poison and Water.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 26 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 42 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mareanie (Pokémon), Serebii: Mareanie (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (muh-REE-nee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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