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Mawile クチート Kucheat #303
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Steel ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Deceiver Pokémon
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Intimidate Intimidate Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #069 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′00″ Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2′00″/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 25.4 lbs. Imperial 11.5 kg Metric 25.4 lbs./11.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Black	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground and Fairy groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 98 Battle Exp.: 981*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mawile (Japanese: クチート Kucheat) is a Steel-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Mawile are short yellow and black Pokémon. Their skin is made entirely out of steel, and their legs have yellow coverings that give the appearence of a dress or bellbottom pants. Their most famous feature though is a pair of huge jaw-like horns that grow from the backs of their heads. They are able to open and close these jaws at will and use them to bite or ward off potential threats.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Their abilities range from Hyper Cutter, which prevents the power of their attack from ever lowering, to Intimidate, which lowers the attack power of the opponent. Both abilities are used to ensure that Mawile is the Pokémon with the higher attack power in battle.

Behavior

Rather than attacking an opponent head on, this Pokémon lives up to its nickname, the deceiver. It will turn its back to its foes and cleverly use its dual horns which are disguised as a pair of huge jaws, making it look much more vicious and powerful than it really is. If this doesn't fend off a foe, Mawile has another ace up its sleeve. The skin of a Mawile is made of steel; it is one of the only Pokémon that is purely Steel. This makes a Mawile a tough foe to beat in battle.

Habitat

Mawile's habitat is unknown. However, since this Pokémon is found in places such as Granite Cave and Victory Road, it presumably lives in caves or other dark and dank places.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Mawile first appeared in Once in a Mawile. The Deciever Pokémon was owned by a woman named Samantha 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 manga

When Ruby met Steven Stone he was attacked by lots of Mawile in Granite Cave.

In the TCG

Main article: Mawile (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Lv. Move Type Start Astonish 6 Fake Tears 11 Bite 16 Sweet Scent 21 ViceGrip 26 Faint Attack 31 Baton Pass 36 Crunch 41 Iron Defense 46 Stockpile Swallow Spit Up

Generation IV Lv. Move Type Cat. Start Astonish 6 Fake Tears 11 Bite 16 Sweet Scent 21 ViceGrip 26 Faint Attack 31 Baton Pass 36 Crunch 41 Iron Defense 46 Sucker Punch 51 Stockpile Swallow Spit Up 56 Iron Head

By TM/HM

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Taunt TM13 Ice Beam TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM36 Sludge Bomb TM37 Sandstorm TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Rock Tomb TM41 Torment TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Taunt TM13 Ice Beam TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM35 Flamethrower TM36 Sludge Bomb TM37 Sandstorm TM38 Fire Blast TM39 Rock Tomb TM41 Torment TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM52 Focus Blast TM57 Charge Beam TM58 Endure TM63 Embargo TM66 Payback TM68 Giga Impact TM75 Swords Dance TM78 Captivate TM79 Dark Pulse TM80 Rock Slide TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM86 Grass Knot TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute TM91 Flash Cannon HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
AncientPower			Togetic Dunsparce Piloswine, Mamoswine Kecleon
False Swipe			Farfetch'd Zangoose
Fire Fang			Arbok Growlithe, Arcanine Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Donphan Exploud Manectric Hippowdon
Ice Fang			Arbok Glaceon Snubbull, Granbull Piloswine, Mamoswine Exploud Snorunt, Glalie Walrein Floatzel Hippowdon
Poison Fang			Seviper
Psych Up			Psyduck, Golduck Espeon Spoink, Grumpig Spinda
Punishment			Mankey, Primeape Slaking Infernape
Swords Dance			Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol Empoleon Lucario
Thunder Fang			Arbok Arcanine Jolteon Snubbull, Granbull Houndoom Donphan Exploud Electrike, Manectric Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Hippowdon
Tickle			Aipom, Ambipom
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Mega Kick
• Mega Punch
• Mimic
• Rock Slide
• Seismic Toss
• Substitute
• Swords Dance

In Pokémon Emerald

• DynamicPunch
• Endure
• Ice Punch
• Icy Wind
• Mud Slap
• Psych Up
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• ThunderPunch

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Mawile knows Shadow Rush and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Sing after being purified.

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Mawile images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Mawile's Ruby and Sapphire Pokédex entries erroneously have its name spelled "Mawhile".
• Mawile, along with Registeel, are the only pure Template:Type2 Pokémon.
• Mawile is the only Pokémon whose back sprites actually face its trainer, instead of looking away.

Origin

It 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's name is a combination of maw, the mouth of a voracious animal, and wile, a stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare, or possibly crocodile. Its Japanese name is a combination of 口 kuchi, mouth, and English cheat. Furthermore, its French name may be a combination of mystical and mandible, the scientific name for the jawbone.

In other languages

• German: Flunkifer
• French: Mysdibule
• Korean: 입치트 Ipcheat

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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