Mawile (Shadow)

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.

Groudon (Primal)

Mud Shot Ground

Precipice Blades* Ground

1

84s

2.

Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot Ground

Precipice Blades* Ground

3

91s

3.

Charizard (Mega Y)

Fire Spin Fire

Blast Burn* Fire

2

101s

4.

Blaziken (Mega)

Fire Spin Fire

Blaze Kick Fire

3

95s

5.

Garchomp (Mega)

Mud Shot Ground

Earth Power* Ground

3

101s

6.

Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Overheat Fire

3

103s

7.

Groudon

Mud Shot Ground

Precipice Blades* Ground

3

108s

8.

Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Overheat Fire

3

109s

9.

Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud Shot Ground

Scorching Sands Ground

4

104s

10.

Landorus (Therian)

Mud Shot Ground

Sandsear Storm* Ground

4

109s

11.

Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot Ground

Earth Power* Ground

4

106s

12.

Entei (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Overheat Fire

3

114s

13.

Necrozma (Dusk Mane)

Metal Claw Steel

Sunsteel Strike Steel

3

117s

14.

Blaziken (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Blaze Kick Fire

5

105s

15.

Necrozma (Dawn Wings)

Shadow Claw Ghost

Moongeist Beam Ghost

3

118s

16.

Charizard (Mega X)

Fire Spin Fire

Blast Burn* Fire

3

116s

17.

Swampert (Mega)

Mud Shot Ground

Earthquake Ground

3

122s

18.

Heatran

Fire Spin Fire

Magma Storm* Fire

2

126s

19.

Charizard (Shadow)

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.

Darmanitan (Standard Shadow)

Fire Fang Fire

Overheat Fire

5

115s

23.

Magmortar (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Fire Punch Fire

4

118s

24.

Reshiram

Fire Fang Fire

Fusion Flare* Fire

3

125s

25.

Kyogre (Primal)

Waterfall Water

Origin Pulse* Water

3

133s

26.

Ho-Oh (Apex Shadow)

Incinerate Fire

Sacred Fire+ Fire

3

132s

27.

Moltres

Fire Spin Fire

Overheat Fire

3

129s

28.

Infernape (Shadow)

Fire Spin Fire

Blast Burn* Fire

5

117s

29.

Blacephalon

Incinerate Fire

Mystical Fire Fire

4

123s

30.

Typhlosion (Shadow)

Shadow Claw Ghost

Blast Burn* Fire

4

123s

Shadow Mawile Stats and Max CP

Mawile (Shadow)

SteelFairy

Max CP at Level 40 1634 | Max CP at Level 50 1848

ATK 155

DEF 141

HP 137

Weak To:

Resistances:

Fire Ground

Dragon Bug Dark Fairy Flying Grass Ice Normal Poison Rock Psychic 

Shadow Mawile Moveset

Mawile can have the following moves as a raid boss:

Fast moves

Charged moves

• Bite Dark

• Fire Fang Fire

• Astonish Ghost

• Ice Fang Ice

• Fairy Wind Fairy

• Vise Grip Normal

• Iron Head Steel

• Play Rough Fairy

• Power-Up Punch Fighting

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!

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