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Mawile
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Mawile

クチート Deceiver Pokémon
Psychic Common Basic
90HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 41 Mawile cards owned 0 / 9 in Sword & Shield 3 promo prints

Mawile collection

1 / 41 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing40 TrackedS$0.30 Missing est.≈S$289

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Standard: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Tempting Trap

Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. During your next turn, the Defending Pokémon takes 90 more damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attack

Bite

90
Psychic • 2 Colorless

Versions & finishes

Mawile — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.23
Mawile — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$0.28

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Mawile is a small Steel/Fairy-type Pokémon (originally pure Steel type in Generation III) introduced in the Hoenn region. Its most striking feature is the enormous pair of jaws on the back of its head, said to be transformed steel horns…

“It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws.”

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History

Mawile is a small Steel/Fairy-type Pokémon (originally pure Steel type in Generation III) introduced in the Hoenn region. Its most striking feature is the enormous pair of jaws on the back of its head, said to be transformed steel horns, which it uses to deceive opponents by feigning cuteness with its front-facing form before chomping down with the rear maw. It is known for its tenacious bite, refusing to let go once it clamps onto a target. In later generations it gained a Mega Evolution, sprouting a second set of giant jaws.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name クチート (Kuchīto) combines 口 (kuchi, meaning 'mouth') with possibly 唆る (sosoru, 'to tempt/lure') or イート (eat), reflecting its deceptive lure-and-bite nature. The English name 'Mawile' is derived from 'maw' (a gaping mouth or jaws) and likely 'wile' (a cunning trick or deception), fitting its category as the Deceiver Pokémon and its tendency to lure prey before biting.

Your Mawile cards

1 owned

The Mawile cards already in your collection.

All Mawile cards across sets

41 shown

Every Mawile print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.