Biology
Mawile is a short, bipedal Pokémon with a pale yellow body and black arms and feet. Its legs have a thick, fur-like covering resembling hakama or a skirt. Its most notable feature is a pair of large black jaws emerging from the back of its head. These jaws have an oval yellow spot on their top surface and contain ten pointed teeth - six on the top row and four on the bottom. While the jaws are said to actually be transformed steel horns, Mawile can articulate them at will, using them to bite enemies and chew through iron beams. These jaws are also incapable of tasting and can be used by Mawile to eat food it does not like. It has red eyes and two black ear-like extensions on either side of its head.
Mega Mawile has a second set of jaws protruding from the back of its head, and both sets now have a spiky tuft of hair. It also seems to be able to control each jaw independently of each other.[1] The ear-like extensions on its head are longer and have tips with two points. The fur on its legs is now magenta, and it now has longer fur on its arms with magenta markings around its wrists.
Mawile is typically found in caves. It uses its non-threatening appearance to make foes underestimate it, then attacks with its giant jaws or swallows prey whole; when engaged in battle, Mawile usually has its back turned on the enemy to better use its jaws. Mega Mawile can use both its jaws to grip on prey and tear them apart. These jaws thrash around violently.
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Mawile made its main series debut in Once in a Mawile, under the ownership of Samantha. It had a crush on Brock's Lombre, but Lombre didn't reciprocate its feelings. After the Jolly Pokémon evolved into a Ludicolo by finding a Water Stone in Samantha's backpack, it finally reciprocated, but Mawile decided it didn't like the fully evolved Ludicolo and moved on to another boy's Psyduck. It was always seen outside its Poké Ball.
In The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, Mabel owns a Mawile that can Mega Evolve. She used it in a fight against Korrina's Lucario. Due to Mega Lucario not listening and raging out of control, Mega Mawile was easily able to win.
In A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?, Count Pumpka traded his Mawile to Jessie for her Pumpkaboo. After Pumpkaboo evolved into Gourgeist, Mawile was traded back to Count Pumpka.
Minor appearances
Mawile debuted in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Mawile appeared in Harley Rides Again.
A Coordinator's Mawile appeared in What I Did for Love!.
A Mawile appeared in Jessie's fantasy in Three Jynx and a Baby!
A Mawile appeared in BWS01.
A Mawile appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit! and A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.
A Mawile that can Mega Evolve into Mega Mawile appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.
A Mawile appeared in A Fashionable Battle!, under the ownership of Valerie.
In A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?, Jessie's fantasy featured a Mawile that can Mega Evolve.
A Mawile and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. Another Mawile appeared in the movie proper.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Mawile competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.
Pokédex entries
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AG105
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Mawile
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Ash's Pokédex
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Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. Mawile has jaw-like appendages at the ends of its steel horns. It deceives any opponent who lowers its guard with its hypnotic expression, then quickly spins around to bite them.
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XY034
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Mawile
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Ash's Pokédex
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Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. Mawile's horns form a huge set of jaws strong enough to chew up an iron beam.
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Pokémon Generations
In The Cavern, a wild Mawile was fleeing from a storm that a Primal Kyogre was creating.
GOTCHA!
A Mawile briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Valerie.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Trainer's Mawile appeared in The Gathering of Stars.
In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #069
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Don't be taken 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.
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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White
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Black 2
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Coastal #063
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Hoenn #071
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X
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It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
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Y
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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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.
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #125
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Ultra Sun
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A cunning and terrifying Pokémon, its cuteness makes opponents let down their guard—and then it swallows them whole with its huge jaws.
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Ultra Moon
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It has two mouths. The big jaws on the back of its head can't taste anything, so that's the mouth it uses to eat foods it doesn't like.
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Mega Mawile
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Ultra Sun
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It has an extremely vicious disposition. It grips prey in its two sets of jaws and tears them apart with raw power.
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Ultra Moon
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Its two sets of jaws thrash about violently as if they each had a will of their own. One gnash from them can turn a boulder to dust.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #295
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Galar Crown Tundra #175
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Sword
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It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
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Shield
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It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Mawile
Stat
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 380
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Mega Mawile
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 480
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mawile in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mawile in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mawile
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 48
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Base Defense: 53
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Base Speed: 60
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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| She operated the train and went to a mountain for fun. She was looking for a jewel with a nice chewy texture.
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Evolution
Forms
Mega Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
- Mawile's footprint is different between the Generation III games (
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- In the 1.0 release of the English version of Pokémon Ruby, Mawile's Pokédex entry incorrectly spells its name twice as MAWHILE, not MAWILE. This typo was corrected in version 1.1.
- Mawile seems to be the counterpart of Sableye. Both of them are version-exclusive of Ruby and Sapphire, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and Sword and Shield. Both also have Mega Evolved forms and the same base stat totals, as well as HP and Speed.
- Mega Mawile has the highest effective Attack stat of any Pokémon, with a maximum of 678 (105 base Attack plus Huge Power). This is higher than the limit of 669 Attack (255 base Attack, as 255 is the highest possible 8-digit binary number), and would equal a Pokémon with 259 base Attack.
- Coincidentally, since it gains Huge Power as an Ability when it Mega Evolves, Mega Mawile also has the highest stat total increase of all Mega Evolved Pokémon with the equivalent of 205 points instead of the usual 100.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Mawile may have been based on the Japanese legend of the futakuchi-onna, a woman with a mouth in the back of her head. Its mouth resembles a bear-trap, which could have been the origin for its Steel type.
Name origin
Mawile is a combination of maw (the mouth of a voracious animal) and wile (a stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare).
Kucheat is a combination of 口 kuchi (mouth) and cheat or eat.
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