Competitive Information for Mawile [Sword/Shield]
Steel / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mawile? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Mawile is a stupendous Steel and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Mawile when battling in the 8th generation meta. Mawile's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Iron Head
- Knock Off / Crunch
Physical Sweeper Mawile (Sheer Force)
Mawile is popular Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mawile's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Mawile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Mawile. With Sheer Force, Mawile's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. 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).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 240 Atk / 48 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Baton Pass
- Rock Slide / Ice Fang
- Swords Dance
Mawile Physical Tank (Sweeping Jaw)
Mawile is a wonderful Physical Tank. It's primary goal is to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Mawile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Mawile. With Sheer Force, Mawile's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Mawile switches, passing stat changes and more).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Mawile's attack by 2 stages).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch
Mawile Physical Sweeper (Beauty That Bites)
Mawile is a notable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mawile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Mawile. With Sheer Force, Mawile's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects. Mawile's Attack reaches a sexy 538 after a single Swords Dance boost, which is further boosted by Life Orb and Sheer Force.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Mawile's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mawile? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 56 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Play Rough
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mawile (Sheer Force)
Mawile is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mawile's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Mawile. With Sheer Force, Mawile's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ 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).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ 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 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 can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Mawile
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit Up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bite
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Fire Blast
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flamethrower
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Beam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Astonish
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Charge Beam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Flash Cannon
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Psychic Fangs
Most notable and possible best moves for Mawile
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Mawile in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Mawile's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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