Is Mawile Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Steel/Fairy with AbilityHyper Cutter. Wild in Kalos. X/Y gives Mawile Fairy typing for the first time. Mega Mawile gains AbilityHuge Power, doubling an already boosted Attack. Handles Drasna, Valerie (mirrors her ace), and Wulfric through Steel. One of the most devastating Megas available.
Mawile resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile resists most of Grant's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Mawile resists most of Wulfric's coverage and hits back hard.
Malva's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Mawile on Glittering Cave (walking, Lv 15-16, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
X & Y Mawile Locations
Mawile sits at moderate rates across 2 spots in early-game routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.
Best Locations to Catch Mawile in X & Y
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
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Cubone Ground | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Hippopotas Ground | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x67-80% Dig 2x41-48% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x61-72% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x67-80% Dig 2x41-48% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x61-72% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x67-80% Dig 2x41-48% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x61-72% Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x81-96% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x68-80% Fire Fang 2x38-45% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x82-97% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x84-100%KO Fire Fang 2x38-45% | ||
Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x114-134%KO Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Dig 2x53-62% Fire Blast 2x42-50% | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x132-156%KO Dig 2x30-35% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x132-156%KO Earthquake 2x43-51% | ||
Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x64-75% Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
In X & Y, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Mawile for 74-87%. Volcarona threatens a KO with Flamethrower (140-165%).
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain19-23% Flamethrower 2x140-165%KO | ||
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 14 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mawile easily with 47 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Captivate, Fire Fang and 11 more to offspring.
XY Mawile Best Moveset
Steel/Fairy typing this generation added Fairy TermStab and Dragon immunity, and the Mega form gains AbilityHuge Power doubling 105 Attack to 210 effective. The base form at 50 Speed and 85 Attack can't compete, but the Mega transformed Mawile into one of the most devastating physical attackers in the format. Entirely Mega-defined.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are Defense and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Mawile won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Play Rough and Iron Head 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
It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Mawile X & Y Guide
In X & Y, 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. Ironhead with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mega Mawile hits 580 BST, a solid jump from the base 480. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In X & Y, 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 X & Y, Mawile fills the attacker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. 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