Marowak Collector’s Guide: Fates Collide #37

Character Intro

Marowak from the Fates Collide set is a rare card numbered 37 with 100 HP. It features the Bodyguard ability for strategic defense and the Bonemerang attack as a straightforward offensive option. This printing offers a balanced mix of durability and power.

Quick Facts

• Type: Fighting
• Stage: Stage 1 (Evolves from Cubone)
• Ability: Bodyguard — Prevents all effects of attacks done to you or your hand by your opponent’s Pokémon and removes any existing effects.
• Attack: Bonemerang — Flip 2 coins; does 60 damage times the number of heads.
• Retreat Cost: 2
• Weakness: Grass ×2
• Resistance: None
• Regulation Mark: Unknown
• Flavor Text: “The bone it holds is its key weapon. It throws the bone skillfully like a boomerang to KO targets.”
• Illustrator: Shin Nagasawa
• Image:

Key Printings

This exact Marowak is from the XY era’s Fates Collide set, a Rare card numbered 37. Shin Nagasawa’s artwork underscores Marowak’s fierce, tactical presence.

Variants & Identifiers

No print variants are known. Identify it by set code “xy10-37,” its Fighting type, the Bodyguard ability, and the absence of a regulation mark and listed release date.

Legality & Play Notes

• Legality: unknown
• Not currently legal in Standard, Expanded, or Unlimited formats.

Bodyguard’s effect denial on you and your hand can enable disruptive, resilient lines of play if legality changes.

Care & Storage Tips

Use a sleeve and store away from sunlight and moisture. Given its rarity and detailed art, handle with clean hands and keep in a rigid top-loader or binder.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• Fates Collide: Features Marowak as a Rare Fighting-type Stage 1 with a distinctive protective ability and a high-risk, high-reward attack, suiting decks that value disruption and resilience.

This Marowak stands out for collectors and for players interested in strategic defensive abilities paired with potent offensive potential.