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Mawile (クチート Kucheat)
Artwork		General

		National Dex:	#303
		Evolves From:	None
		Evolves Into:	None
		Generation:	Generation III
		Pronunciation:	$Mah-Wile$
		Icon(s):
Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	50	Species:	Deceiver Pokémon
Attack:	85	Type(s):	Steel
Defense:	85	Height:	2'00"
Special Atk:	55	Weight:	25.4 lbs
Special Def:	55	Abilities:	Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force (Dream World)
Speed:	50	Pokédex Color:	Yellow
Stat Total:	380	Gender:	50% ♂/50% ♀
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Mawile (Japanese: クチート Kucheat) is a Steel-Type Pokémon.

Appearance

Mawile are small Pokémon with a yellow and black color combination. It has a round, cute face and small red eyes. Its legs are covered by yellow flaps, with its black feet visible. Its most noticeable feature though, is its giant jaws on the back of its head. These jaws are actually a pair of horns, able to "bite" down on prey or enemies.

Special abilities

Mawile is capable of keeping its attack power at its best against enemies with the abilities Hyper Cutter and Intimidate. Hyper Cutter will prevent any decrease in its attack, while Intimidate lowers the opponents attack at the start of a battle.

In the anime

Mawile's first, and only main appearance was in the Advanced Generation episode Once in a Mawile. In the episode a Mawile fell in love with Brock's Lombre, however his Lombre did not feel the same way. By the end of the episode, Lombre evolved into Ludicolo and then shared the same feelings toward the Mawile, but Mawile, not liking Lombre's new form, rejected it. Ludicolo later figured out that it has happened before and Mawile is always falling in and out of love.

Evolution

Mawile has no forms of evolution.

Game info

Game locations

Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Mawile Locations
Ruby/ Sapphire	Granite Cave, Cave of Origin, Victory Road, Sky Pillar (Ruby Only)	Common
Emerald	Victory Road	Rare
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Trade	None
Diamond/ Pearl	Iron Island (Ruby inserted)	Dongle
Platinum	Iron Island (Ruby inserted)	Dongle
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Route 9 (SoulSilver Only)	Swarm
Black/White	Challenger's Cave	Rare

Pokédex entries

Pokédex Entries
Generation I
Mawile did not appear during the Generation I games.
Generation II
Mawile did not appear during the Generation II games.
Ruby
Mawile's huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed. Its docile-looking face serves to lull its foe into letting down its guard. When the foe least expects it, Mawile chomps it with its gaping jaws.
Sapphire
Don't be taken by this Pokémon's cute face - it's very dangerous. Mawile fools the foe into letting down its guard then chomps down with its massive jaws. The steel jaws are really horns that have been transformed.
Emerald
Its giant jaws are actually steel horns that transformed. It fools foes into complacency with its adorable gestures, then chomps them with its huge jaws.
FireRed
It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
LeafGreen
It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.
Diamond
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Pearl
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Platinum
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
HeartGold
It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
SoulSilver
It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.
Black
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
White
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
Black 2
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.
White 2
Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws formed by horns. It can chew through iron beams.

Origins

Mawile is based on the Japanese legend of the futakuchi-onna. This legend tells of a woman that had a mouth on the back of her head.

Mawile's name comes from combining the word maw, meaning an animal's mouth, and wile, meaning to lure or entice. The Japanese name Kucheat combines the words kuchi, also meaning mouth, and the word eat.

Trivia

The introduction of Klink and its evolutions make Mawile the only non-legendary pure Steel-type Pokémon before Generation V.
- However Mawile is still the only pure Steel-type Pokémon that has genders.

References