Mawile build and sets

Q: What is the best Mawile build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Mawile @ Mawilite with Hyper Cutter and Iron Head, Play Rough, Protect and Sucker Punch (65 teams).

Q: What item should Mawile hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Mawilite (99%), Focus Sash (0.3%) and Wide Lens (0.3%).

Q: What counters Mawile?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Archaludon, Pelipper and Farigiraf have the best results against it.

Tier BReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Steel

FairyAbilities: Hyper Cutter · Intimidate · Sheer Force

#1 tournament set

65 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Mawilite
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Adamant

Iron Head
Play Rough
Protect
Sucker Punch

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#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 1.6%
Win rate: 48.5%
Top cuts: 21
Games: 1,328

Base stats

HP50
Attack85
Defense85
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def55
Speed50
Total380

In Reg M-C, Mawile showed up on 1.6% of tournament teams (290 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 48.5% win rate and 21 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Mawile sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Mawilite

Hyper Cutter

Iron Head
Play Rough
Protect
Sucker Punch

65 teams · best finish: 2nd

Mawilite

Intimidate

Iron Head
Play Rough
Protect
Sucker Punch

58 teams · has won a tournament

Mawilite

Hyper Cutter

Iron Head
Play Rough
Protect
Rock Slide

20 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Mawilite99%
Focus Sash0.3%
Wide Lens0.3%
Expert Belt0.3%

Moves

Play Rough98.3%
Protect94.1%
Sucker Punch71.4%
Iron Head69.7%
Rock Slide31.7%
Swords Dance16.9%
Knock Off6.9%
Brick Break4.5%

Abilities

Hyper Cutter56.6%
Intimidate41.7%
Huge Power1%

Nature (stat alignment)

Adamant50.3%
Brave47.6%
Serious0.3%

Mawile Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Mawile	50	63	70	102	112	168
Mega Mawile	50	63	70	102	112	—

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Mega Mawile

Huge Power

Stone: Mawilite. Held by 99% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP50
Attack105
Defense125
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def95
Speed50
Total480

Most common partners

% of teams with Mawile that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Tyranitar52.4% · 173 games
Basculegion51.8% · 125 games

Struggles against

Archaludon40.2% · 148 games
Pelipper40.6% · 139 games
Farigiraf41.5% · 109 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Fire
Ground

Resists (½)

Normal
Grass
Ice
Flying
Psychic
Rock
Dark
Fairy

Resists (¼)

Immune

Poison
Dragon

In Showdown games

84 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

69%

in the lead

13.1%

Most used moves in games

Play Rough74.1%
Rock Slide39.7%
Protect37.9%
Sucker Punch34.5%
Iron Head10.3%
Swords Dance3.4%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Mawile build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Mawile @ Mawilite with Hyper Cutter and Iron Head, Play Rough, Protect and Sucker Punch (65 teams).

What item should Mawile hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Mawilite (99%), Focus Sash (0.3%) and Wide Lens (0.3%).

What counters Mawile?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Archaludon, Pelipper and Farigiraf have the best results against it.

What is Mawile's Speed at level 50?

Base 50: 63 at minimum (Trick Room), 102 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 112 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.