Shadow Mawile
Shadow Mawile can be captured from Tier 3 Shadow Raids and these raids can only be accessed by using in-person raid passes. It can be shiny!
This Steel and Fairy Raid Boss be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:
- 833 – 934 CP (no weather boost, 100% Mawile at Level 20)
- 1041 – 1167 CP (Cloudy or Snow weather, 100% IV Mawile at Level 25)
Shadow Mawile is a Steel and Fairy type and as such, it has only two weaknesses: Fire and Ground type attacks. Shadow Mawile is a challenging Tier 3 raid due to how Shadow Raids work. You should be well prepared with the best counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.
Avoid weather that boosts Mawile, that is Cloudy or Snow weather, and ensure that you are using top-tier counters. These are much more difficult raids than your usual tier 3 raid. If you are a higher level trainer, you can solo it. However, if you’re a lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!
Related reading
- Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids
Best Shadow Mawile Counters
The best raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Mawile are:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades* Ground | 1 | 84s |
| 2. |
Shadow Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades* Ground | 3 | 91s |
| 3. |
Mega Y Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire | 2 | 101s |
| 4. |
Mega Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blaze Kick Fire | 3 | 95s |
| 5. |
Mega Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power* Ground | 3 | 101s |
| 6. |
Shadow Chandelure
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 103s |
| 7. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades* Ground | 3 | 108s |
| 8. |
Shadow Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 109s |
| 9. |
Shadow Excadrill
|
Mud Shot Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 4 | 104s |
| 10. |
Therian Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground | Sandsear Storm* Ground | 4 | 109s |
| 11. |
Shadow Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power* Ground | 4 | 106s |
| 12. |
Shadow Entei
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 114s |
| 13. |
Dusk Mane Necrozma
|
Metal Claw Steel | Sunsteel Strike Steel | 3 | 117s |
| 14. |
Shadow Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blaze Kick Fire | 5 | 105s |
| 15. |
Dawn Wings Necrozma
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Moongeist Beam Ghost | 3 | 118s |
| 16. |
Mega X Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire | 3 | 116s |
| 17. |
Mega Swampert
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 3 | 122s |
| 18. |
Heatran
|
Fire Spin Fire | Magma Storm* Fire | 2 | 126s |
| 19. |
Shadow Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 4 | 117s |
| 20. |
Volcarona
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 124s |
| 21. |
Chandelure
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 123s |
| 22. |
Standard Shadow Darmanitan
|
Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 5 | 115s |
| 23. |
Shadow Magmortar
|
Fire Spin Fire | Fire Punch Fire | 4 | 118s |
| 24. |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fusion Flare* Fire | 3 | 125s |
| 25. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse* Water | 3 | 133s |
| 26. |
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate Fire | Sacred Fire+ Fire | 3 | 132s |
| 27. |
Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 3 | 129s |
| 28. |
Shadow Infernape
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire | 5 | 117s |
| 29. |
Blacephalon
|
Incinerate Fire | Mystical Fire Fire | 4 | 123s |
| 30. |
Shadow Typhlosion
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Blast Burn* Fire | 4 | 123s |
Shadow Mawile Stats and Max CP
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Shadow Mawile
SteelFairy
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| Max CP at Level 40 1634 | Max CP at Level 50 1848 | |||||||||
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| ATK 155 | DEF 141 | HP 137 | |||||||
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Shadow Mawile Moveset
Mawile can have the following moves as a raid boss:
| Fast moves | Charged moves |
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Shadow Raid Information & Advice
As a shadow raid, Mawile will dish out more damage than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid bosses moves. These tier 3 raids are tough to beat, even for the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defense.
You will need to subdue Shadow Mawile by using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.
Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Mawile raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.
There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:
- When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defense will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
- You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
- If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!
Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!
