Is Mawile Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Pure Steel in Gen 3 with AbilityHyper Cutter or AbilityIntimidate. Mawile has low stats and no evolution this generation. Steel resists most attacks but Mawile can't deal damage with the resistances. Intimidate is the useful ability. A defensive curiosity.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Mawile in Victory Road (walking, Lv 38, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
Emerald Mawile Locations
Mawile is a rare Victory Road catch in the high 30s to mid 40s, tucked into the final dungeon and nowhere else in Emerald. Since it only shows up that late, most players meet the deceiver Pokemon right before the league.
1 location to catch Mawile
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Mawile in Emerald
Mawile hides deep in Victory Road as a rare find; sweep the cave floor there over and over, resetting your search until the steel-jawed trickster shows its shiny colors. Compare Shiny Mawile odds across every game
Shiny Mawile Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Mawile Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mawile Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mawile
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Overheat 2x220-260%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Groudon builds →Earthquake 2x147-174%KO Overheat 2x136-160%KO Brick Break 2x74-88% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x188-221%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x70-82% Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x113-133%KO Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x219-258%KO Focus Punch 2x90-106%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x179-211%KO Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x228-268%KO Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x173-204%KO Dig 2x35-41% | ||
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 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mawile easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, False Swipe, Poison Fang and 3 more to offspring.
E Mawile Best Moveset
Pure Steel typing in Gen III with AbilityIntimidate dropping Attack on switch-in gives Mawile some defensive utility. The moveset struggles offensively with only 85 base Attack, and the resistances that Steel provides are its main value on a team.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack
Pivot Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Steel
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. Steel STAB 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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its giant jaws are actually steel horns that transformed. It fools foes into complacency with its adorable gestures, then chomps them with its huge jaws.
Mawile Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 480 BST.
In Emerald, use Mawile as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Brave on Mawile. +Attack is what matters, and the -Speed 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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