Is Mawile Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Steel/Fairy for the first time in Hoenn. Mawile was pure Steel in the original Ruby and Sapphire. The Fairy addition gives it Dragon resistance for Drake and AbilityIntimidate support. Mega Mawile doubles Attack with AbilityHuge Power, turning a small Pokemon into one of the hardest physical hitters in the game. Omega Ruby exclusive.
Mawile resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Mawile on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 10-12, common).
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Mawile Locations
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 7 locations. Mawile's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You can find Mawile through 7 walking encounters at Lv. 6-46. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
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
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x163-193%KO Bulldoze 2x37-45% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x163-193%KO Dig 2x49-58% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x154-182%KO Dig 2x46-55% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x178-209%KO Dig 2x68-82% | ||
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x163-193%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x163-193%KO Dig 2x49-59% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x153-181%KO Dig 2x46-54% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x179-211%KO Dig 2x69-81% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Bulldoze 2x40-47% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x195-230%KO Earth Power 2x136-160%KO | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Dig 2x51-60% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x153-181%KO Dig 2x47-56% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x205-242%KO Dig 2x65-78% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x196-231%KO Dig 2x58-69% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x189-223%KO Bulldoze 2x50-60% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x158-186%KO Dig 2x70-83% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x127-150%KO Fire Blast 2x59-69% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x191-225%KO Earthquake 2x72-84% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x186-220%KO Earthquake 2x82-97% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x166-196%KO Earthquake 2x93-109%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x238-280%KO Earth Power 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x148-175%KO Earthquake 2x83-98% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Garchomp can KO Mawile with Earthquake (96-113%). Volcarona threatens a KO with Flamethrower (216-255%).
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x96-113%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain30-35% Flamethrower 2x216-255%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.
ORAS Mawile Best Moveset
Steel/Fairy since this generation. Mega Mawile's AbilityHuge Power doubles 105 Attack to 210 effective, the highest physical Attack stat in the game. Fairy TermStab hits Dragon types. The moveset earns its Mega slot through offensive power nothing in the format survives neutrally.
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 11 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Mawile’s huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed. Its docile-looking face serves to lull its foe into letting down its guard. When the foe least expects it, Mawile chomps it with its gaping jaws.
Don’t be taken in by this Pokémon’s cute face—it’s very dangerous. Mawile fools the foe into letting down its guard, then chomps down with its massive jaws. The steel jaws are really horns that have been transformed.
Mawile Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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. Ironhead with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, yes. Mega Mawile hits 480 BST, a solid jump from the base 380. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mawile fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. 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