Is Mawile Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Pure Steel in Gen 4 with AbilityHyper Cutter preventing Attack drops. No evolution. The Steel typing resists many types but the stats are too low. Not worth the breeding investment.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Mawile resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Mawile's weaknesses hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Mawile on Route 9 (walking, Lv 13-15, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 56SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
HeartGold & SoulSilver Mawile Locations
Mawile shows up as a SoulSilver swarm on a single Kanto route, the mirror of where HeartGold finds Sableye. Catch it during the swarm window, since outside that there is no Mawile to be found.
Wild Mawile may be holding when caught:
Occa Berry (5% chance) If held by a Pokemon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Fire-type attack.1 location to catch Mawile
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Mawile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Mawile in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Mawile hides along Route 9 in SoulSilver, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Mawile odds across every game
Shiny Mawile Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Flare Blitz 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x36-42% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Gallade 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% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% Blaze Kick 2x70-82% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Entei builds →Overheat 2x186-219%KO Dig 2x63-74% Rock Smash 2x32-37% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x219-258%KO Focus Punch 2x90-106%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x164-193%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x162-191%KO Earthquake 2x73-85% Overheat 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x88-104%KO Focus Punch 2x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x246-289%KO Rock Smash 2x29-34% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Brick Break 2x65-77% Fire Blast 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x220-260%KO Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
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 12 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 9 more to offspring.
HGSS Mawile Best Moveset
Steel type with AbilityIntimidate softening physical attacks on every switch. 85 Attack and 85 Defense give the moveset some physical presence behind Steel resistances. 50 HP, 50 Speed, and 55 Sp. Def are the exposed stats. The Intimidate switch-in is the primary role.
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 11 types means it always has an effective option. 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
All 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
Mawile HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Mawile as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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