>>31672316This is really such bullshit. Marowak gets such great STAB moves, but if you're using one in-game you have to wait until level 53 for the first one.
I mean, I get that they don't want to make it too easy, especially if you manage to get a Thick Club. But just give it Flame Wheel upon evolution and Shadow Bone around the mid-30s.
This game is full of this kind of stuff, too. Grubbin only evolving on the last island. Crabrawler only evolving right before the E4 (into a shitmon no less). Pokémon being useless in-game due to lack of moves should really not be a thing, but it has been since gen I.