Mawile (Japanese: クチート Kucheat) is a dual-type Steel/Fairy Pokémon. Prior to Generation VI, it was a pure Steel-type Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it can Mega Evolve into Mega Mawile using the Mawilite.
Biology
Mawile is a short, bipedal Pokémon with a pale yellow body and black arms and feet. Its legs have a thick, fur-like covering resembling hakama or a skirt. Its most notable feature is a pair of large black jaws emerging from the back of its head. These jaws have an oval yellow spot on their top surface and contain ten pointed teeth - six on the top row and four on the bottom. While the jaws are said to actually be transformed steel horns, Mawile can articulate them at will, using them to bite enemies and chew through iron beams. It has red eyes and two black ear-like extensions on either side of its head.
Mega Mawile has a second set of jaws protruding from the back of its head, and both sets now have a spiky tuft of hair. It also seems to be able to control each jaw independently of each other.[1] The ear-like extensions on its head are longer and have tips with two points. The fur on its legs is now magenta, and it now has longer fur on its arms with magenta markings around its wrists.
Mawile is typically found in caves. It uses its non-threatening appearance to make foes underestimate it, then attacks with its giant jaws; when engaged in battle, Mawile usually has its back turned on the enemy to better use its jaws.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Mawile first appeared in Once in a Mawile. The Deceiver Pokémon was owned by a woman named Samantha, a performer in a show, and had a crush on Brock's Lombre, but Lombre didn't feel any affection for Mawile. After the Jolly Pokémon evolved into a Ludicolo by finding a Water Stone in Samantha's backpack, it finally found itself affectionate toward Mawile. However, Mawile decided it didn't like the fully evolved Ludicolo and moved on to another boy's Psyduck.
In The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, a Mawile that can Mega Evolve into Mega Mawile appeared under the ownership of Mabel. Mabel used Mawile in a fight against Korrina's Lucario. Due to Mega Lucario not listening and raging out of control Mega Mawile was easily able to win.
A Mawile appeared in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell? under the ownership of Count Pumpka. It was later traded to Jessie for her Pumpkaboo. After Pumpkaboo evolved into Gourgeist, Mawile was traded back to Count.
Minor appearances
Mawile made its debut appearance in a cameo in Destiny Deoxys.
A Mawile appeared in a fantasy in Three Jynx and a Baby!
A Mawile appeared in SS027.
Mawile has made cameo appearances in Lumiose City Pursuit! and A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.
A Mawile appeared in A Fashionable Battle!, under the ownership of Valerie.
A Mawile that can Mega Evolve into Mega Mawile appeared in Mega Evolution Special I. Another Mawile that could Mega Evolve also appeared in Jessie's fantasy in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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AG105
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Mawile
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Ash's Pokédex
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Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. Mawile has jaw-like appendages at the ends of its steel horns. It deceives any opponent who lowers its guard with its hypnotic expression, then quickly spins around to bite them.
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Pokémon
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Entry
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XY034
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Mawile
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Ash's Pokédex
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Mawile, the Deceiver Pokémon. Mawile's horns form a huge set of jaws strong enough to chew up an iron beam.
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In Pokémon Generations
A wild Mawile appeared in The Cavern, where it was running away from a storm which a Primal Kyogre was creating.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Ruby was attacked by a group of Mawile when he met Steven Stone in Granite Cave. A Mawile also appears in the Emerald arc, used in a battle by Factory Head Noland. After Guile Hideout assumed control of the rental Pokémon, Emerald pacified this Mawile and returned it to Noland's control.
Mega Mawile appeared in a flashback during the X & Y arc, its Trainer assumed to be one of Gurkinn's disciples.
Draconid Tomatoma owns a Mawile which first appeared in the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc.
In the TCG
- Main article: Mawile (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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's chomps it with its gaping jaws.
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Sapphire
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Don't be taken 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.
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Emerald
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Its giant jaws are actually steel horns that transformed. It fools foes into complacency with its adorable gestures, then chomps them with its huge jaws.
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FireRed
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It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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White
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Black 2
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
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Y
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Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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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.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Mawile
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 380
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Mega Mawile
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 480
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mawile in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mawile in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Mawile can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Mawile cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mawile
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- A superscript level indicates that Mawile can learn this move normally in Generation VI
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mawile
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mawile
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Side game data
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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PokéPark Pad entry:
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She operated the train and went to a mountain for fun. She was looking for a jewel with a nice chewy texture.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
- Mawile's footprint is different between the Generation III games () and the Generation IV games ().
- In the 1.0 release of the English version of Pokémon Ruby, Mawile's Pokédex entry incorrectly spells its name twice as MAWHILE, not MAWILE. This typo was corrected in version 1.1.
- Mawile seems to be the counterpart of Sableye. Both of them are game-exclusive between Ruby and Sapphire as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver. They also have the same base stat total (with the same base HP and Speed stats), and both have Mega Evolutions.
- Mega Mawile has the highest Attack stat of any Pokémon, with a maximum of 678 (105 base Attack plus Huge Power). This is higher than the limit of 669 Attack (255 base Attack, as 255 is the highest possible 8-digit binary number), and would equal a Pokémon with 259 base Attack.
- Coincidentally, since it gains Huge Power as an Ability when it Mega Evolves, Mega Mawile also has the highest stat total increase of all Mega Evolved Pokémon with the equivalent of 205 points instead of the usual 100.
- Mega Mawile is tied with Mega Sableye for having the lowest base stat total of all Mega Evolved Pokémon, at 480.
- Both also have the lowest base HP stat of all Mega Evolved Pokémon.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Mawile may have been based on the Japanese legend of the futakuchi-onna, a woman with a mouth in the back of her head.
Name origin
Mawile is a combination of maw (the mouth of a voracious animal) and wile (a stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare).
Kucheat is a combination of 口 kuchi (mouth) and cheat or eat.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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クチート Kucheat
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From 口 kuchi and cheat or eat
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French
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Mysdibule
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From mystifier and mandibule
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Spanish
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Mawile
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Same as English name
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German
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Flunkifer
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From Flunkerei and Kiefer
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Italian
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Mawile
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Same as English name
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Korean
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입치트 Ipchitt
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From 입 ip and cheat
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Mandarin Chinese
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大嘴娃 Dàzuǐwá
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Literally "Big-mouthed doll"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Hindi
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मवाइल Mawile
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Transliteration of English name
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Notes
External links
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