Biology
Mawile is a short, bipedal, humanoid Pokémon with a pale yellow body. Its three-fingered hands and two-toed feet are black. It has red eyes and a pair of long, black, ear-like extensions on either side of its head. Its legs resemble a hakama. Its most notable feature is a pair of large black jaws emerging from the back of its head. These jaws have a yellow, oval-shaped spot on their top surface. They contain ten sharp, metallic teeth - six on the top row and four on the bottom. While the jaws are actually transformed steel horns, Mawile can articulate them at will, using them to bite enemies with enough force to break an iron beam. These jaws are incapable of tasting, leading Mawile to use them to eat food it does not like.
Mawile is typically found in caves. It uses its non-threatening appearance to make foes underestimate it, then attacks with its giant jaws, sometimes swallowing its prey whole. When engaged in battle, Mawile usually has its back turned to the enemy to make better use of its jaws.
Forms
Mawile can Mega Evolve into Mega Mawile.
Mega Mawile has two sets of jaws protruding from the back of its head, and both sets have a spiky tuft of hair. It also seems to be able to control the jaws independently of one another.[1] The ear-like extensions on its head are longer and have tips with two points. Its legs have grown longer, and its "hakama" is now magenta. Its arms now resemble thick sleeves, with magenta markings around the wrists. Mega Mawile can use both its jaws to grip on prey and tear them apart. These jaws thrash around violently.
Game 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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Mawhile'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, Mawhile chomps it with its gaping jaws. (Version 1.0) 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. (Versions 1.1 and 1.2)
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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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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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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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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 US UM : #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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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus.
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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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Brilliant 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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Shining Pearl
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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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Range
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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
Stat
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Range
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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 IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Mawile is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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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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SwSh
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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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BDSP
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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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SwSh
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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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BDSP
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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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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- 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 Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Mawile
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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 Attack: 73
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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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PokéPark Pad entry:
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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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New Pokémon Snap
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Photodex entry #197
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Those huge jaws on Mawile’s head are actually steel horns that have been transformed. It seemed to take a while for it to warm up to you. Staring down the jaws of a wary Mawile isn’t my idea of fun!
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Mega Mawile
Form data
Mega Evolution
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In animation
Main series
Major appearances
Mawile made its animated 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
Episode
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Entry
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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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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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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 manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Guile from Mawile, a group of Mawile attacked Ruby when he met Steven Stone in Granite Cave.
Multiple Mawile appeared in Ring Ring Goes Beldum.
A Mawile appears in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, where it was used in a battle by Noland. After Guile Hideout assumed control of the rental Pokémon, Emerald pacified this Mawile and returned him to Noland's control. Noland has kept this Mawile as his own Pokémon, even during the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc.
The Battle Factory rented a Mawile, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
A Mawile appeared in Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow as a rental Pokémon for the Battle Factory.
A Mawile appeared in The Final Battle VI, under the ownership of the Battle Factory.
A Mega Mawile appeared in a flashback in Heracross Transforms, and its Trainer assumed to be one of Gurkinn's disciples.
A Mawile capable of Mega Evolution appeared in Magearna Moves, under the ownership of one of Gurkinn's students.
Tomatoma of the Draconid people owns a Mawile, which first appeared in Hoopa Distorts.
In the TCGOthers
Mawile, alongside many other Fairy-type Pokémon, appears in the music video for the song "MELLOMELLOID" (メロメロイド), composed by Vocaloid producer Kairiki Bear for the Pokémon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE 18 Types/Songs. Mawile's cute nature concealing its large jaws is reflected in the song through an idol who acts cutesy and friendly in order to trick a romantic partner close to her, before revealing her true nature, showing that she has been lying all this time to trap someone. The symbolism is further reinforced by Miku's twintails and color palette being stylized to ressemble Mawile's jaw, and later on Mega Mawile's two jaws.
Trivia
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. It may also be influenced by ouni, a demon with a torn mouth and a body covered in hair that lives in the mountains.
Name origin
Mawile may be a combination of maw (jaws of a voracious animal) and wile (cunning stratagem) or smile.
Kucheat may be a combination of 口 kuchi (mouth) and cheat or eat.
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