Is Mawile Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Steel/Fairy with AbilityIntimidate for Attack drops. Fairy shuts down the Dragon trial, Steel resists 10 types, and the defensive profile is one of the best in the game. No Mega Stone removes the Huge Power boost, but the typing alone earns Mawile a spot.
Mawile resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Mawile on Ten Carat Hill (walking, Lv 11-14).
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Mawile Locations
Mawile's scattered across 2 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
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
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift | ||
 Litwick GhostFire | C | |
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x189-223%KO Bulldoze 2x47-56% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x197-232%KO Bulldoze 2x36-43% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x197-232%KO Bulldoze 2x49-58% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x198-233%KO Bulldoze 2x31-37% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x198-233%KO Bulldoze 2x37-43% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pyroar builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Bulldoze 2x32-38% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x202-238%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemMental Herb NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Carbink builds →Explosion19-23% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Audino builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Liepard builds →Knock Off16-18% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFriendguard ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves View Clefairy builds →
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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 15 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mawile easily with 50 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Captivate, Fire Fang and 12 more to offspring.
USUM Mawile Best Moveset
Steel/Fairy typing resists nine types with zero weaknesses to Dragon. Mega Mawile gains AbilityHuge Power doubling 105 Attack to an effective 210, the highest effective Attack in the format. MoveSucker Punch adds priority Dark coverage. Without the Mega Stone, 85 Attack and 50 Speed leave the base moveset struggling. Everything depends on Mega access.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Iron Head
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder 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
A cunning and terrifying Pokémon, its cuteness makes opponents let down their guard—and then it swallows them whole with its huge jaws.
It has two mouths. The big jaws on the back of its head can’t taste anything, so that’s the mouth it uses to eat foods it doesn’t like.
Mawile Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Life Orb is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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