Mega Mawile Raid Guide

Mawile (Mega)

Mega Mawile is a Steel and Fairy type Mega Raid boss. It becomes available during a dedicated raid day event on 12th October 2024, with increased shiny odds!

Best Mega Mawile raid counters include powerful Fire and Ground types, with a mixed range of different counters available to help you defeat it.

We would recommend a minimum of 3 trainers with ideal maxed out counters and Mega Pokémon. Otherwise we would recommend 5-7 trainers to deal with Mega Mawile’s defence, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. This guide will tell you how to beat this deceptive Mega, as well as it’s optimal stats, moves and CP range.

Mega Mawile Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Mawile:

# Attacker Fast Move Charge Move Faints TTW
1. Groudon (Primal) Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 5 261s
2. Groudon (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 10 282s
3. Charizard (Mega Y) Fire Spin Fire Blast Burn Fire 7 315s
4. Blaziken (Mega) Fire Spin Fire Blaze Kick Fire 10 296s
5. Garchomp (Mega) Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 9 315s
6. Heatran (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Magma Storm Fire 8 328s
7. Chandelure (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 10 321s
8. Groudon Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 10 334s
9. Moltres (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 10 338s
10. Excadrill (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Scorching Sands Ground 14 324s
11. Landorus (Therian) Mud Shot Ground Sandsear Storm Ground 12 337s
12. Necrozma (Dusk Mane) Metal Claw Steel Sunsteel Strike Steel 9 361s
13. Entei (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 10 354s
14. Garchomp (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 14 332s
15. Necrozma (Dawn Wings) Shadow Claw Ghost Moongeist Beam Ghost 9 363s
16. Blaziken (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Blaze Kick Fire 16 328s
17. Charizard (Mega X) Fire Spin Fire Blast Burn Fire 11 362s
18. Swampert (Mega) Mud Shot Ground Earthquake Ground 9 376s
19. Heatran Fire Spin Fire Magma Storm Fire 8 393s
20. Charizard (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Blast Burn Fire 12 364s
21. Volcarona Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 10 385s
22. Chandelure Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 11 381s
23. Darmanitan (Standard Shadow) Fire Fang Fire Overheat Fire 15 359s
24. Reshiram Fire Fang Fire Fusion Flare Fire 10 387s
25. Magmortar (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Fire Punch Fire 14 367s
26. Kyogre (Primal) Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 8 412s
27. Moltres Fire Spin Fire Overheat Fire 10 402s
28. Ho-Oh (Apex Shadow) Incinerate Fire Sacred Fire+ Fire 9 411s
29. Infernape (Shadow) Fire Spin Fire Blast Burn Fire 17 364s
30. Typhlosion (Shadow) Shadow Claw Ghost Blast Burn Fire 14 381s

Mega Mawile Moveset

Fast Moves Charge Moves
  • Astonish Ghost
  • Bite Dark
  • Fairy Wind Fairy
  • Fire Fang Fire
  • Ice Fang Ice
  • Vise Grip Normal
  • Iron Head Steel
  • Play Rough Fairy
  • Power-Up Punch Fighting

How to Get Mega Mawile

You cannot catch Mawile in it’s mega evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Mawile.

Mawile can be caught with the following CP values:

  • 1290 – 1360 CP no weather boost
  • 1613 – 1700 CP boosted by Windy and Cloudy weather boost

In order to get Mega Mawile you will need 200 Mega Energy for the initial evolution, then 40 Mega Energy to evolve the same Mawile again in the future. If you wait for their ‘cooldown’ period to end, Mega Evolution is free. This cooldown period is shorter the higher mega level your Mega Pokémon is. Mega Energy can be obtained via Mega Mawile Raids, and once you have evolved Mega Mawile, you can earn 5 Mega Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. 

Shiny Mawile

Like all Mega Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Mawile from a raid.

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

 

Mega Mawile Stats

Mawile (Mega) SteelFairy
Max CP at lvl 40 2380
Max CP at lvl 50 2691
ATK 188 DEF 217 HP 137
Weak to Resistances
Fire Ground Dragon Bug Dark Fairy Flying Grass Ice Normal Poison Psychic Rock

Conclusion

Mega Mawile is going to be nice to have in your Mega dex, but that’s about it. It unfortunately doesn’t do well as a raid attacker, and is ineligible for most PvP formats with the exception of Master Mega League, where it is quickly decimated by the numerous Ground and Fire types that call that league home. Unfortunately, despite having two giant jaws on it’s head, Mega Mawile is all bark and no bite.

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Tudor
Tudor
Hey, I'm Tudor. Sometimes known as SneaselClaw. I've been an avid Pokémon fan for most of my life, and as you may guess, Sneasel is my favourite. I'm a casual shiny hunter, Level 50 in Pokémon GO and team Mystic!
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