In Legends: Z-A, 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.

Does Mawile mega evolve?

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 480 BST.

What is Mawile weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A, 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.

IntimidatePopular

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Sheer ForceHAPopular

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

No Legends Z A entries available

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 Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Ground is super effective against MawileView Garchomp →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Ground is super effective against MawileView Krookodile →

Legends: Z-A 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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#303MawileDoes not evolve

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Mawile Best Moveset

Intimidate isn't flashy, but it matters. Combined with Life Orb for extra damage on every hit for a health trade and max HP and Attack EVs, Mawile fills the physical attacker slot reliably. Adamant nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Situational pick

Physical Tank

Ability

Intimidate

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Mawile

Adamant+ATK

Mawile best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Play RoughSTAB
Iron HeadSTAB
Sucker Punch
Knock Off

Recommended Teammates

PyroarGood

LeafeonDecent

SkarmoryDecent

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 1

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Lv 5

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

Lv 16

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

Lv 20

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 22

Draining Kiss

D5010010Fairy

Lv 24

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 28

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 36

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

Lv 40

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 48

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

Lv 55

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM Moves

TM120

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

TM33

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM130

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM90

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM92

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM122

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM14

Fire Fang

B659515Fire

TM62

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM84

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM102

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM55

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM44

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM15

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

TM24

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM80

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM58

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

TM45

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

TM20

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

TM123

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

TM18

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM124

Psychic Fangs

C8510010Psychic

TM12

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM04

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM74

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM53

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM64

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM37

Stealth Rock

B——20Rock

TM157

Steel Beam

C140955Steel

TM65

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM139

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM30

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM95

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM21

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM23

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Egg Moves

Mawile doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mawile can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Mawile in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Mawile in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Mawile is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum SoulSilver Black

Mawile Guide

In Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 480 BST.
In Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A, 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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