Is Mawile Good in Legends: Z-A Playthrough?
Steel and Fairy Mawile from Hyperspace around level 26. Two of Z-A's toughest bosses carry one, Detective Emma and SBC Jacinthe, which tells you where it performs. Mega Mawile turns the modest base stats into devastating physical Attack. The Fairy typing handles Dragon encounters, and Steel resists most common damage types.
Legends: Z-A Mawile Locations
Mawile starts showing up in mid-game routes at moderate rates across 3 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Legends: Z-A
Walking encounters at Lv. 27-57 across 3 spots for Mawile. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
Mawile Weakness
Mawile's Steel/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire and Ground. It shrugs off Poison and Dragon-type attacks completely. 9 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Mawile's physical bulk (base 125 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dark, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison, Dragon |
What is Mawile Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Mawile
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Litleo FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Litleo builds →Flamethrower 2x66-78% Earth Power 2x44-52% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Earth Power 2x60-71% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x129-152%KO Earth Power 2x60-71% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x132-155%KO Earth Power 2x61-72% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Earth Power 2x60-71% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Talonflame Fire | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x132-156%KO Earth Power 2x61-73% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
In Legends: Z-A, Greninja's Surf hits Mawile for 37-44%. Garchomp deals 60-71% with Earthquake.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Clefable builds →Moonblast11-13% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse17-19% Ice Beam18-22% Surf37-44% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x67-79% Rapid Spin8-10% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves View Skarmory builds →
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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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Mawile Best Moveset
The highest effective physical damage in the format. Held ItemMawilite activates AbilityHuge Power that doubles Mega Mawile's 105 Attack to an effective 210. Steel and Fairy TermStab at that power level is devastating per swing. The moveset doesn't need frequency when each hit is that destructive.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Play Rough
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
- Crunch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Mawile won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Steel Beam and Play Rough anchor the STAB core.
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
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Mawile Legends: Z-A Guide
In Legends: Z-A, Don't let Mawile's 480 base stat total fool you. Huge Power is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker. Play Rough with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 580 BST.
In Legends: Z-A, Run Huge Power on Mawile. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche.
In Legends: Z-A, Mawile fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
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