Shadow Mawile
Fast
Charge
PvE Analysis
Shadow Mawile has an absolutely outstanding typing for Dragon Type raids... and that's about it. Its performance is simply too lackluster to warrant the large investment.
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Fairy Wind + Play Rough | Best |
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Ice Fang + Play Rough | Situational |
Fire Fang or Fairy Wind + Iron Head | Good |
Fairy Wind and Play Rough is the way to go for Mawile, as it allows it to fulfill its role as a Fairy Type attacker. Ice Fang can also work, and is optimal when double-effective.
- Iron Head is a decent move, especially post-STAB, but Mawile lacks a Steel Type Fast Move. Pairing it with Fire Fang can work against Ice Types
- Bite, Astonish, Vise Grip, and Power-Up Punch are all worthless for Mawile.
Best PvE Defensive Moveset
Ice Fang, Fire Fang, or Fairy Wind+ Iron Head or Play Rough | Best |
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- Ice Fang is slightly superior to other options due to its faster damage window, better defensive energy gains, and coverage against Mawile's weakness to Ground attackers .
- Fire Fang isn't far behind but its coverage isn't as meaningful in many cases.
- Bite and Astonish have poor damage output and have similar coverage.
- Fairy Wind is good as well, and can keep up with the fangs post-STAB.
- Iron Head and Play Rough also perform very similarly, but the latter has slightly higher DPS and better coverage.
- Please don’t use Vice Grip or Power-Up Punch.
PvP Analysis
Ice Fang, Fire Fang, or Fairy Wind + Iron Head or Play Rough |
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The September 2019 rebalance gave Mawile a bunch of new options which can let it be flexible depending on the PvP format and Mawile's role. Fire Fang and Ice Fang have identical stats and cover different typings, with Fire Fang more favorable vs Steel-types, and Ice Fang being slightly more favorable against Mawile's weakness to Ground-types, in addition to hard-countering Dragons. Bite is a bit inferior now due to its slightly worse energy gains in comparison, but its typing can still be valuable in certain formats. Fast forward three years and in September 2022 the addition of Fairy Wind finally gives Mawile a STAB Fast Move, in addition to offering much faster energy generation.
Power-Up Punch is preferred for its low energy cost which lets Mawile bait shields, in addition to its stat-boosting mechanics. Play Rough provides Mawile the invaluable fairy STAB that it needs to perform its main function as a dragon-slayer, while Iron Head charges faster and provides a secondary STAB. Vice Grip is a bad move.
Great League | |
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Mawile... exists... in the Great League. When using its Fairy STAB in conjunction with its huge triple resistance to Dragon type moves, not to mention its plethora of other resistances, it can potentially act as a highly effective counter to Pokemon such as Altaria, Dragonite, Dragonair, and even Deoxys-D. The September 2019 rebalance gave Mawile additional tools in its moveset which lets it perform even better, most notably being able to defeat every Dragon-type eligible in Great League in almost all even shielding scenarios. Unspectacular bulk however, holds Mawile back from being more viable in the meta. Below average energy gains also limit Mawile's overall threat, and makes shield-baiting almost a necessity if it ever hopes to land its hard-hitting charge moves. | |
Ultra League | |
Mawile has a max CP of 1634 which is unviable in the Ultra League. | |
Master League | |
Mawile is unviable in the Master League. |