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 resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Mawile trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mawile has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Catch Mawile on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 9-11, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Wattson
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 36DarkCrunch80100%15
Ruby & Sapphire Mawile Locations
Easy grab on Mawile with high spawn rates across 7 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best 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.
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
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Ember 2x56-67% Double Kick 2x32-38% | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x178-209%KO Dig 2x49-58% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x150-178%KO Dig 2x42-50% Flamethrower 2x55-66% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x137-162%KO Overheat 2x174-205%KO Dig 2x37-45% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x174-205%KO Rock Smash 2x14-18% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x179-211%KO Dig 2x49-59% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x153-181%KO Dig 2x43-52% Flamethrower 2x54-64% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x138-163%KO Overheat 2x175-207%KO Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x175-207%KO Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Dig 2x49-58% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Dig 2x43-51% Flamethrower 2x55-65% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x138-164%KO Overheat 2x178-209%KO Dig 2x40-47% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x178-209%KO Rock Smash 2x15-19% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x182-215%KO Overheat 2x220-259%KO Dig 2x50-59% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x189-224%KO Dig 2x51-61% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x182-215%KO Dig 2x50-59% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Dig 2x43-51% Fire Blast 2x70-82% | ||
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% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Overheat 2x220-260%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Heracross 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% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x70-82% Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Lickitung deals 53-63% with Flamethrower.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Shuckle builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRunaway ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Furret builds →Shadow Ball17-20% Double Edge26-30% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOwntempo ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Lickitung builds →Knock Off10-11% Flamethrower 2x53-63% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Pineco builds →Explosion24-28% Rapid Spin5-6% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mawile View Swalot builds →Explosion38-45% Body Slam13-15% | ||
Mawile Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Mawile. A decent partner pool through two egg groups, eggs are average hatch time, 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 Ground 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
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
In Ruby & Sapphire, Don't let Mawile's 380 base stat total fool you. Intimidate is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Baton Pass with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Ruby & Sapphire, but Mawile does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mawile hits 480 BST.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Run Intimidate on Mawile. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Mawile also gets Hyper Cutter, but they don't compare.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Mawile fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
Game Availability
Mawile first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and spans 15 games across 8 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 7LGPE
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