Maractus

No. 0556 · Gen 5

Maractus weakness and type

Hit MARACTUS with Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug for 2× damage.

Moves against Maractus

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Water AbsorbImmune to Water
  • ChlorophyllNo change to type matchups
  • Storm DrainImmune to Water

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP75
  • Attack86
  • Defense67
  • Sp. Atk106
  • Sp. Def67
  • Speed60
  • Total461

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Maractus gives 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

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What Maractus can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
GrassLeaf Stormsame typeSpecial130
NormalUproarSpecial90
FlyingBouncePhysical85
DarkThroat ChopPhysical80
PoisonPoison JabPhysical80
FightingDrain PunchPhysical75
BugPin MissilePhysical25

Type counters to Maractus

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.