Is Mawile Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pure Steel in Gen 4, not Fairy. Transfer-only. AbilityIntimidate drops Attack on switch-in. Low stats and no evolution in Gen 4. Steelix fills the Steel defensive role natively and better.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with 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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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 trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Mawile on Iron Island (walking, Lv 31-33, rare). Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 56SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Mawile Locations
Mawile haunts the same Iron Island tunnels as Sableye, but its key is a Ruby cartridge rather than a Sapphire one. With Ruby in the slot it joins the rare level 31 to 34 catches down there.
Wild Mawile may be holding when caught:
Occa Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Fire-type attack to halve the damage.1 location to catch Mawile
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Diamond & Pearl
Catching Mawile takes patience. The 5 walking encounters at Lv. 31-34 all have low spawn rates, so pick one location and stay put for the best odds.
How to Get Shiny Mawile in Diamond & Pearl
Mawile hides in the depths of Iron Island, so a PokeRadar chain there lands its deceptive shiny. Compare Shiny Mawile odds across every game
Shiny Mawile Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Mawile Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Mawile in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Mawile Weakness
Mawile's Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. 11 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, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mawile Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mawile
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x158-186%KO Fire Blast 2x175-207%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x158-186%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Focus Punch 2x85-100%KO Fire Blast 2x68-80% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x91-108%KO Fire Fang 2x40-48% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torterra builds →Earthquake 2x109-129%KO Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x99-117%KO Brick Break 2x49-58% Fire Fang 2x44-52% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x102-120%KO Focus Punch 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x170-201%KO Dig 2x59-70% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x145-171%KO Dig 2x44-52% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x153-180%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% Fire Blast 2x68-80% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x119-141%KO Fire Fang 2x52-62% Rock Smash 2x34-40% | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Fire Fang 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Mawile Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Mawile. A decent partner pool through two egg groups, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 11 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 Field egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, False Swipe, Fire Fang and 8 more to offspring.
DP Mawile Best Moveset
Pure Steel typing this generation with AbilityIntimidate to cut physical attackers on the switch. 85 Attack and 85 Defense are average, and the moveset runs physical Steel attacks and coverage. 50 Speed means going last in most matchups.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Iron Head
- Iron Defense
- Sucker Punch
- Vise Grip
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. Iron Head and Flash Cannon 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
43 of 44 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Mawile Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 480 BST.
Yes. Wild Mawile in Diamond & Pearl can hold Occa Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Occa Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Mawile as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Mawile. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Mawile first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 15 games across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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