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 Expert Belt is the standard set.

Does Mawile mega evolve?

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.

What is Mawile weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Charizard (Fire) and Rhydon (Ground) when using Mawile. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Mawile?

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.

What role does Mawile play in battle?

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.

Mawile - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Mawile's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, HP trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Attack and Defense EVs, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack85

Defense85

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def55

Speed50

Total380

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.5 kg

Base XP133

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Sheer ForceHATop Pick

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.

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.

Mawile Weakness and Resistance Chart
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

Type ChartFortress

2Weak

9Resist

2Immune

Score+12

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ground

½xResist

Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Rock Dark Fairy

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Poison Dragon

STAB (6)

Ice Rock Fairy Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Mawile in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (123-145%).

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Mawile Earthquake 2x 123-145%KO View Garchomp builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

No Evolution

#303MawileDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups

FairyGround

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Mawile Best Moveset

The game plan is straightforward: click Swords Dance, then sweep. Expert Belt and Sheerforce support the setup turn. EVs go into max HP and Attack so Mawile hits hard once it's boosted.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Sheer Force

Item

Expert Belt

Best Nature for Mawile

Adamant+ATK

Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

Physical Tank Moveset

Play RoughSTAB
Sucker Punch
Iron HeadSTAB
Swords Dance

Recommended Teammates

ShuckleGood

ExploudGood

HeracrossGood

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 4

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 8

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 16

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Lv 16

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Lv 16

Swallow

D——10Normal

Lv 20

Sucker Punch+1

S701005Dark

Lv 24

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 28

Crunch

A8010015Dark

Lv 32

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 36

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

Lv 40

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 44

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Lv 48

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM91

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM80

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Guard Swap

D——10Psychic

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Metal Burst

D—10010Steel

Egg

Misty Terrain

D——10Fairy

Egg

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Egg

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

Egg

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

S701005Dark

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Mawile can't learn any Tutor moves

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

Dazzling Cave

Grass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Stargleam Cavern

Grass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Mawile 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 Expert Belt 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, watch for Charizard (Fire) and Rhydon (Ground) when using Mawile. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
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 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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