Forms
#0303
Mawile
Deceiver Pokémon
It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
Details
Height0.6 m
Weight11.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratefast
Base EXP133
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
85
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
50
Total
380
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
All-Out Attacker
National DexSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Mawile
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
SoulSilver
Black
White
Omega Ruby
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Mawile can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 4 | Fairy Wind Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fairy | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 12 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 16 | Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 17 | Vise Grip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 55 | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 21 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 28 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 44 | Fake Tears Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Mawile can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Mawile.
Across the games
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Community notes
No reader notes on Mawile yet.
Cite this page
“Mawile”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/mawile.
Species data from PokéAPI.