Is Mawile Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Shining Pearl Underground catch. Steel/Fairy is an incredible defensive typing with resistances for days. AbilityIntimidate lowers physical Attack on switch-in. Handles Candice, Cynthia's Garchomp, and most of Aaron's team. The offensive stats are low, but the typing and support value are real. Didn't have Fairy in original DP.
Mawile resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mawile resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Mawile cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Mawile Locations
Mawile appears at moderate rates across 2 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
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 85 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
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x67-79% Fire Blast 2x55-67% | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Cubone builds →Earthquake 2x68-82% Fire Blast 2x61-73% | ||
Phanpy Ground | D | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Geodude builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Fire Blast 2x52-64% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x125-148%KO Fire Fang 2x56-66% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Gabite builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x125-148%KO Fire Fang 2x56-66% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Fire Blast 2x63-75% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Fire Fang 2x48-58% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x120-142%KO Fire Fang 2x53-62% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x62-74% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Fire Fang 2x49-58% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x119-141%KO Fire Fang 2x52-62% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x85-101%KO Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Fire Fang 2x39-47% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x111-132%KO Fire Fang 2x49-58% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x116-137%KO Fire Fang 2x52-62% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x85-101%KO Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x90-107%KO Fire Fang 2x39-47% | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x111-132%KO Fire Fang 2x49-58% | ||
Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x116-137%KO Fire Fang 2x52-62% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x129-152%KO Fire Blast 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x223-263%KO Earthquake 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x129-152%KO Fire Blast 2x56-67% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp can KO Mawile with Earthquake (123-145%).
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x123-145%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Volcarona builds →Psychic29-35% | ||
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 13 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mawile easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Fire Fang, Guard Swap and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Mawile Best Moveset
Now Steel/Fairy instead of pure Steel, gaining Fairy TermStab and Dragon immunity. AbilityIntimidate drops physical Attack on entry, and hidden AbilitySheer Force boosts moves with secondary effects by 30%. The moveset has 85 Attack at 50 Speed with excellent defensive typing. E-tier because the Speed and offensive stats can't capitalize on the type advantage.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Play Rough
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
- Sucker Punch
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
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Mawile Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Mawile's 380 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Play Rough with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 480 BST.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Intimidate on Mawile. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Mawile also gets Hyper Cutter and Sheer Force, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Mawile fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
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