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 popular Steel and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Mawile when battling in the 7th generation meta. Mawile can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). 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 a notable Physical Tank for single battles. It's goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Huge Power, Mawile's attack is doubled. With a Mawilite equipped to it, if held by a mawile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ 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).
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Item: Mawilite
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Iron Head
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Crunch
Physical Sweeper Mawile-Mega (Huge Power)
Mawile is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is 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. With a Mawilite equipped to it, if held by a mawile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ 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).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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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
- Iron Head
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mawile-Mega (Huge Power)
Mawile is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Huge Power, Mawile's attack is doubled. With a Mawilite equipped to it, if held by a mawile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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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: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Ability: Huge power + Move: Foul play
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Mawile-mega's stats
- Ancient Power
- Charge Beam
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Mawile-mega
- Baton Pass
- Fire Fang
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
- Knock Off
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
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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