Mawile
SteelFairy
Best attacking moveset: Fairy Wind and Play Rough, worth 8.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mawile can learn 20 combinations. Fairy Wind with Play Rough does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Fairy Wind | Fairy | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Ice Fang | Ice | 12 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Power Up Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Vice Grip | Normal | 35 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Mawile has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,848 at level 50, 1,634 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 934 CP at level 20, or 1,167 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 877 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 155 attack · 141 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.61 m and 11.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mawile does not have one best moveset, it has 10. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Dragon | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Dark | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 13.4 |
| Ice | Fire Fang + Iron Head | 11.6 |
| Rock | Fairy Wind + Iron Head | 10.6 |
| Fairy | Fairy Wind + Iron Head | 10.6 |
| Steel | Fire Fang + Power Up Punch | 10.5 |
| Bug | Fire Fang + Play Rough | 10.0 |
| Grass | Fire Fang + Play Rough | 10.0 |
| Ghost | Bite + Play Rough | 9.8 |
| Psychic | Bite + Play Rough | 9.8 |
| Normal | Fairy Wind + Power Up Punch | 9.4 |
| Ice Fang + Play Rough | 9.0 | |
| Ground | Ice Fang + Play Rough | 9.0 |
| Water | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 8.8 |
| Electric | Fairy Wind + Play Rough | 8.8 |
| Poison | Bite + Iron Head | 7.8 |
| Fire | Bite + Power Up Punch | 7.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mawile is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mawile
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 46.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 38.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 35.5 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 35.0 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 34.6 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 34.5 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 33.3 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 33.3 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.0 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 32.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mawile's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.