Marill (Pokémon)

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Marill (Japanese: マリル Maril) is a dual-type introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation VI, it was a pure Pokémon.
It evolves from when leveled up with high friendship and evolves into starting at level 18.
==Biology==
Marill is a small, blue, bipedal semi-aquatic . It has a nearly spherical shape with a white belly and it has round ears with red insides. These sensitive ears can detect distant sounds. Marill's arms and feet are short and possess no visible digits. There is a blue, bubble-like ball at the tip of its zigzagging black tail. The tail is flexible and configured to stretch, and the ball is full of oil that acts as a buoy to help keep Marill afloat. The ball at the tip of its tail can glow when Marill attacks. In the episode Abandon Ship!, Marill was shown to be able to bounce on its tail. In the TCG, Marill is shown to rapidly spin its tail, seemingly readying for an attack.
Marill is able to swim in strong water currents without being slowed down by the water's resistance, due to its water-repellent fur. Marill feeds on aquatic plants in addition to fishing for food. When it dives, its tail can be seen bobbing on the water's surface. It will anchor its tail around a tree when fishing at the edge of a fast-moving stream. Marill never gets cold after swimming in cold water, due to its water-repellent fur drying up quickly the moment it leaves the water. It lives on the .
Prior to Generation VI, Marill and its evolutionary relatives are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
MarillPaldeaEvolved204.jpg|Marill floating through the help of its tail
MarillHeartGoldSoulSilver74.jpg|Marill spinning its tail to attack
===Evolution===
Marill evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Marill is the older brother of an who is kidnapped by during the main storyline. In the post-credits storyline, Marill calls on the player and partner to find a way to wake his brother up from a nightmare.
===Pokédex entries===
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Marill in the
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Tracey's Marill=====
's Marill debuted in The Crystal Onix. It is friendly and has a nurturing instinct.
=====Lyra's Marill=====
's main Pokémon was her Marill, which debuted in An Egg Scramble!.
=====Marill (Pikachu shorts)=====
A Marill with the ability to appeared in PK18, PK19, PK20, and PK21. It seems to be similar to in that it is offended whenever its listeners fall asleep and responds by inflating itself in anger.
Its known moves are and .
=====Other=====
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Marill was part of a group of troublemakers with , , and at the Pokémon Theme Park, duking it out with Pikachu and his friends until they came to a truce.
In For Crying Out Loud, Wilhomena owns a Marill that was a crybaby. It got lost in a forest with . It reappeared in a flashback in the Japanese version of Gotta Catch Ya Later!.
In Right on, Rhydon, Pietra used a Marill to battle and ultimately catch a that knew in order to help her with her digging project.
In A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, a Marill was one of the Water-type Pokémon brought home by Lola. She used it against 's in a battle for the title of Gym Leader of the Pewter Gym. It won using the waves of the water to against Golem. It reappeared in a fantasy in Grating Spaces!.
In Candid Camerupt, owns a Marill. It battled Max, who wanted to go easy on it because he had developed a crush on Vivi. However, Ash's Corphish refused to abide with Max and defeated Marill anyway.
In Three Sides to Every Story!, 's Marill gained the romantic attention of and an , but it only reciprocated Elekid's feelings.
In The Power of Us, a Marill was following Harriet around.
====Minor appearances====
In Bye Bye Psyduck, 's flashback featured a Marill.
In Tricks of the Trade, a Marill was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
In The Fire-ing Squad!, five Marill competed as a team in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.
A Marill appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.
In Love, Totodile Style, Trixie uses a Marill for her circus.
In Hook, Line, and Stinker, a 's Marill competed in the annual Catching Competition.
In Beauty and the Breeder, two Marill belonging to different s competed in the Pokémon Beauty Contest, with one of them being the first entrant.
In Around the Whirlpool, a Marill was seen when approached its Trainer for advice as part of his training.
In Octillery The Outcast and Dueling Heroes, a Trainer's Marill competed in the Whirl Cup.
In Nice Pryce Baby, 's fantasy featured a Marill.
In Journey to the Starting Line!, multiple Marill were at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Marill appeared in A Ruin with a View.
A 's Marill appeared in All Things Bright and Beautifly!.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Marill to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
In Abandon Ship!, a Marill bounced by with two Azurill on the Abandoned Ship.
A Coordinator's Marill appeared in Pros and Con Artists.
A Coordinator's Marill appeared in Disguise Da Limit.
In A Double Dilemma, a Marill was living in North Petalburg.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Marill was an actor in one of Elijah's movies.
A Coordinator's Marill appeared in Mean With Envy.
In The Ribbon Cup Caper, a Marill was at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.
In Hi Ho Silver Wind! and Deceit and Assist, a Coordinator's Marill competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival.
A Marill appeared in a fantasy in The Right Place and the Right Mime.
In The Saffron Con, a Coordinator's Marill competed in the .
A Marill appeared in Weekend Warrior.
In On Olden Pond, a Marill was at the lake.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide!.
In What I Did for Love!, a Coordinator's Marill competed in the Contest.
A Coordinator's Marill appeared in New Plot, Odd Lot!.
In the beginning of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, a Marill and its evolutionary relatives put out a forest fire while under the control of Solana's Capture Styler.
A Marill appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, a Coordinator's Marill competed in the Wallace Cup.
A Marill appeared in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
In Another One Gabites the Dust!, a Coordinator's Marill competed in the Performance Stage of the Contest.
A Marill appeared in Sticking With Who You Know!.
In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, a Marill was at the Sunyshore City Pokémon Center.
In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, a Marill listened as Nando was playing his music.
A Marill appeared in League Unleashed!, under the ownership of a boy.
A Marill appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Lost at the League!.
A Marill appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
A Marill appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Marill appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Day Three Blockbusters!, and Battling With a Clean Slate!; and in flashbacks in Mega Evolution Special I, and Garchomp's Mega Bond! at 's lab.
A Marill appeared in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.
Two Marill appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.
A Marill appeared in Awakening the Sleeping Giant.
A Marill appeared in Going for the Gold!.
A Marill appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name!.
A Marill appeared in The Bonds of Evolution!.
A Marill appeared in Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!.
A Marill appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Trainer's Marill attended the Pokémon Summer Camp in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!.
A Marill appeared in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!.
In A Showcase Debut!, a 's Marill competed in the Coumarine City .
A Marill appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in a video in Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!.
A Marill appeared in Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, four Marill were living in the forest.
In Adventures in Running Errands!, fell in love with a Marill riding on a bike with its Trainer, but grabbed its paw when it tried to chase them.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
A Marill appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV.
In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, two Marill were residents of the Ninja Village.
In Party Dancecapades!, a Trainer's Marill attended Monsieur Pierre's dance party.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Master Class is in Session!.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a wild Marill was living on Nebel Plateau.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Valuable Experience for All!.
A Marill appeared in a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!.
Two Trainers' Marill appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in a flashback in Battling Besties!.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Finding a Legend!.
Two Trainers' Marill appeared in The Cuteness Quotient!. One of them competed in the Friendship Festival.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in It's... Champion Time!.
Two Marill appeared in Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin, under the ownership of two Trainers. One appeared in an image.
A Marill appeared in The Terapagos I Don't Know, under the ownership of a student.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in Food Fit for a Kingambit!.
A Student's Marill appeared in Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!.
A Marill appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Marill was in a Pasio town square.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Similar to her animated series counterpart, Pietra owns a Marill. It appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.
A Marill appears in A Pokémon Battle Against An Entire Family?!, under the ownership of Vivi of the Winstrate family.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
Apricot's main Pokémon is Marimaru, a Marill. Marimaru holds Apricot in very high regard and helps her train to become a ninja. Madam Azumarill is her mother.
===Movie adaptations===
A Marill appeared in the of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as a resident of the Nebel Plateau.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Marill debuted in The Legend, where it was seen by the grass in front of a when had finished her message to in Johto.
In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle, a Marill appeared as one of the Pokémon in 's fantasy when he explains that s should only have six Pokémon with them.
In The Last Battle XIII, a Marill was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Marill appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in The Final Battle.
A Trainer's Marill appeared in What Does Charmander Do When It Dozes.
A Marill appeared in a flashback in Mewtwo Angered.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Marill appeared in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Marill appeared in GDZ36.
A Marill appeared in GDZ67, under the ownership of a .
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
A Marill appeared in I Want to be Human Again!.
A Marill appeared in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Marill appeared in Welcome Back, Clefairy!!.
A Marill appeared in Marill's Special Training to Surpass Pikachu!!, under the ownership of .
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Marill appeared in Let's Try To Be Idols!!.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Marill figure has been released.
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==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
When released from a , Marill will immediately start running in the direction the ball was thrown. Any opponents in the way will be juggled with its attack. It can be knocked off the screen with a strong enough attack.
====Trophy information====
This Aqua Mouse Pokémon evolves into Azumarill. The round ball on the end of its tail acts like a flotation device, so it can float safely on the roughest of water conditions. It resides on Mt. Mortar in seclusion; few of the creatures are ever seen. Marill's cuteness has earned it a large and loyal fan base.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Marill appears as a .
==Trivia==
* In an early design for Marill that was used in the Nintendo Space World 1997 demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Marill had a pink body instead of blue, and lacked its jagged tail.
* For months prior to the release of , Marill was often incorrectly referred to as "Pikablu" by fans due to its slight resemblance to .
** It is even referred to as "Pikablu" on Topps' Pokémon the First Movie Trading Cards.
* Marill is tied with and for having the lowest base of all Pokémon.
** In addition, Marill and Azurill both have the lowest base of all Fairy-type Pokémon.
* Because 's gender ratio does not match that of its evolved forms and its evolution is not dependent on gender, being female 75% of the time while Marill and Azumarill are female only 50% of the time, female Azurill have a one in three chance of evolving into a male Marill prior to Generation VI. Whether or not this will happen is determined by its personality value. Azurill is the only Pokémon to do this.
* When they have the Ability, Marill and Azumarill are the only non- Pokémon that resist or are immune to all three of the first partner Pokémon types (, , and ).
* Marill's name was originally spelled Marril, as shown in some merchandise for the first movie.
===Origin===
Marill may be based on a combination of a and a or possibly a or . Its body and ears also resemble a .
Additionally, Marill may be based on s, closely related species of  rodents of the superfamily , that includes the , the from , the and the .
Based on Marill's name, color scheme, and tail, it may be also based on , free-floating, spherical balls of algae that are also known as lake balls or moss balls.
====Name origin====
Marill and Maril may be a combination of mar (Spanish and Portuguese for sea) or 丸い marui (round or circular) or 鞠 mari (ball), 瑠璃 ruri (), and possibly rill (a small river or brook) and マリンブルー marine blue.
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Electric rodents
* Tracey's Marill
* Lyra's Marill
* Marimaru
* Azumarill (UNITE)
==External links==
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