Is Mawile Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Pure Steel in FRLG with AbilityHyper Cutter or AbilityIntimidate. Trade-only. Low stats and no evolution in Gen 3 limit what Mawile contributes. Intimidate is the useful ability on an otherwise weak Pokemon.
Mawile resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Mawile's defenses.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Mawile cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Mawile in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mawile is the Sapphire exclusive counterpart to Sableye. Available in Sapphire or Emerald's Granite Cave, the steel mouth type needs a trade from either of those games to reach FRLG.
Mawile cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Mawile into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
Mawile Weakness
Mawile's Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 11 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Mawile's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mawile Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mawile
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x111-130%KO Double Kick 2x24-30% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x98-117%KO Double Kick 2x24-30% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x54-65% Dig 2x33-39% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Mankey builds →Earthquake 2x61-74% Karate Chop 2x48-59% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x111-130%KO Brick Break 2x54-65% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x98-117%KO Brick Break 2x50-61% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x93-111%KO Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x54-65% Brick Break 2x39-48% Dig 2x33-39% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x72-85% Earthquake 2x61-74% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Brick Break 2x45-53% Flamethrower 2x55-66% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x130-154%KO Dig 2x53-63% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x96-114%KO Flamethrower 2x74-87% Brick Break 2x49-58% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x80-95% Brick Break 2x53-63% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x113-134%KO Brick Break 2x37-45% Dig 2x30-37% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x88-105%KO Brick Break 2x45-53% Flamethrower 2x55-65% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x133-157%KO Dig 2x52-63% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO Flamethrower 2x72-86% Brick Break 2x49-58% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x106-126%KO Flamethrower 2x80-95% Brick Break 2x52-63% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x119-140%KO Brick Break 2x40-47% Dig 2x31-37% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% Flamethrower 2x55-65% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x163-192%KO Earthquake 2x72-86% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x88-105%KO Focus Punch 2x88-105%KO Flamethrower 2x55-65% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Flamethrower 2x133-157%KO Dig 2x52-63% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x177-208%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x211-249%KO Focus Punch 2x87-103%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x158-186%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% Overheat 2x87-103%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x151-178%KO Earthquake 2x67-80% Fire Blast 2x66-78% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Focus Punch 2x83-98% Fire Blast 2x66-78% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x246-290%KO Rock Smash 2x16-19% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x82-96% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x163-192%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% Overheat 2x90-107%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% Fire Blast 2x69-82% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x218-257%KO Focus Punch 2x90-107%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x188-221%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x246-289%KO Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x161-189%KO Dig 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x16-20% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Lickitung deals 53-63% with Flamethrower.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRunaway ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Furret builds →Shadow Ball17-20% Double Edge26-30% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOwntempo ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Lickitung builds →Knock Off10-11% Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pineco builds →Explosion24-28% Rapid Spin5-6% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Swalot builds →Explosion38-45% Body Slam13-15% | ||
Mawile Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Mawile. A decent partner pool through two egg groups, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mawile easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, False Swipe, Poison Fang and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Mawile Best Moveset
Steel type in this format (no Fairy yet) resisting nine types. AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops from Intimidate and AbilityIntimidate cuts opponent Attack on switch-in. The moveset has defensive utility through typing and abilities, but 85 Attack at 50 Speed can't threaten the format's top tier.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack
Pivot Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Steel
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and False Swipe from the egg pool give Mawile something extra. Pair those with Steel STAB for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
Mawile FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Mawile isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Mawile first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 15 games across 8 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves