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EN Silver Tempest · 11 Nov 2022 · 71/215

Mawile VSTAR

クチート Deceiver Pokémon

Psychic Rare Holo VSTAR VSTAR

260HP

≈S$2est. to buy

1 / 41 Mawile cards owned 0 / 9 in Sword & Shield 3 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Silver Tempest

Series Sword & Shield

Number 71/215

Rarity Rare Holo VSTAR

Released 2022

Illustrator PLANETA Mochizuki

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 260

Type Psychic

Stage VSTAR

Evolves from Mawile V

Weakness Metal ×2

Retreat cost 1

National Dex #303

Mawile collection

1 / 41 collected

2% complete

Owned1 Missing40 TrackedS$0.30 Missing est.≈S$289

Best buy Mawile Temporal Forces S$0.09 Top owned Mawile Perfect Order S$0.30

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Standard: Legal Expanded: Legal

Ability

Star Rondo

During your turn, if this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If you do, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Attack

Sudden Eater

90+

2 Colorless

If this Pokémon moved from your Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does 90 more damage.

VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Versions & finishes

missing

Holofoil not owned ≈ S$1.76

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

Story & meaning

“It chomps with its gaping mouth. Its huge jaws are actually steel horns that have been transformed.”

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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.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within Silver Tempest.

missing

200/215 Mawile VSTAR Rare Rainbow

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.