Is Mawile Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Granite Cave and Cave of Origin. Pure Steel in Gen 3 (not Steel/Fairy yet). AbilityIntimidate or AbilityHyper Cutter. The Intimidate option is useful, but Mawile's stats are mediocre with no evolution in Gen 3. Steel typing resists most of Hoenn's common attacks. A defensive novelty.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with 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 Wallace'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Mawile in Granite Cave (walking, Lv 9-11, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- 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
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- LV 36DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
Ruby & Sapphire Mawile Locations
Ruby's answer to Sableye, filling the same seven-location footprint at levels 9 to 56, common in places and uncommon in others. On Sapphire, Mawile is missing from the caves entirely, so link up to get one.
4 locations to catch Mawile
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Mawile in Ruby & Sapphire
Walking encounters at Lv. 9-56 across 7 spots for Mawile. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
How to Get Shiny Mawile in Ruby & Sapphire
A Ruby exclusive, Mawile hides in Granite Cave and Victory Road, so explore both on foot and check every wild encounter you trigger. Compare Shiny Mawile odds across every game
Shiny Mawile Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 2x180-212%KO Overheat 2x217-256%KO Earthquake 2x81-95% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x187-220%KO Earthquake 2x83-99% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x180-212%KO Earthquake 2x81-95% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x112-132%KO Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x210-248%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO Rock Smash 2x16-18% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x121-143%KO Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x171-201%KO Dig 2x34-40% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 2x105-124%KO Fire Punch 2x50-59% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x104-123%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x184-217%KO Earthquake 2x41-50% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Claydol builds →Earthquake 2x79-94% Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
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.
RS Mawile Best Moveset
Steel typing resists many types, and AbilityIntimidate cuts opponent Attack on switch-in. AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops. 85 Attack is modest. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Intimidate utility on a Steel frame, though offensive output doesn't threaten top-tier targets.
Best Build
Mawile best EVs are HP and Attack
Pivot Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Steel
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and False Swipe from the egg pool give Mawile something extra. Pair those with Steel STAB for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Why can't I find Mawile in Sapphire?
Mawile is exclusive to Pokemon Ruby. Sapphire players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Mawile in Ruby.
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
Winds & Waves
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