Competitive Information for Mawile (mega) [Sun/Moon]


Steel / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mawile-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Mawile is an astounding Steel and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Mawile are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Mawile's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Mawilite
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Thunder Punch
- Sucker Punch / Knock Off
- Swords Dance
Physical Tank Mawile-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Mawile is an interesting Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Huge Power, Mawile's attack is doubled.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Mawile's attack by 2 stages).
Item: Mawilite
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Iron Head
- Knock Off / Foul Play
Physical Sweeper Mawile-Mega (Huge Power)
Mawile is a decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Huge Power, Mawile's attack is doubled. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mawile-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Mawilite
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Play Rough
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mawile-Mega (Huge Power)
Mawile is popular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Huge Power, Mawile's attack is doubled.
♦ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mawile-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mawile-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Mawile-mega
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit Up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Mawile-mega
- Fire Fang
- Focus Punch
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch
Common Effort Values for Mawile-mega in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 92/252/0/0/0/164/ )
- Optimize Mawile-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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