Mawile
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| Mawile | |
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 National Pokédex Sableye - Mawile (#303) - Aron Hoenn Pokédex Sableye - Mawile (#069) - Aron |
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| Japanese name | Kucheat |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Deceiver Pokémon |
| Type | Steel |
| Height | 2 ft 0 in (0.6 m) |
| Weight | 25.4 lb (11.5 kg) |
| Ability | Hyper Cutter / Intimidate |
Mawile (クチート Kuchīto?, Kucheat in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Mawile made its introduction as a third generation Pokémon, upon the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Mawile is the the Deceiver Pokémon for several reasons, e.g. its jaw-like horns and metal skin.
The name "Mawile" comes from "maw"--referring to its jaw-like antennae--and "wile", meaning "wit", which likely refers to this Pokémon's clever imitation of a docile creature before it attacks. It surprisingly follows the Japanese name rather closely, despite it being different. In this case, "Kuchiito" is composed of two combined words; "kuchi" can be translated to "mouth", and "chiito" is translated to "cheat", which references its deceiving nature. Currently, Mawile is one of the two Pokémon (the other Registeel) that are pure Steel-type.
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[edit] Biology
Mawile may be based on the Futakuchi-onna, a Japanese myth of a woman with a second mouth on the back of her head.
Mawile appears to be a small, timid creature, but it is a deceptive Pokémon. To foes, Mawile's head appears to be a large set of jaws; however, these are actually Mawile's flexible horns. Mawile keeps its back turned against foes to hide its real face. Mawile appears weak, but its skin is actually made of steel. If it is attacked back, Mawile will retrocede its jaws and face its foe with its docile-looking face, lulling the foe into a sense of sympathy. If this doesn't work, Mawile's final tactic of deceit is to pretend to weep with its False Tears attack.
Its flexible horns are unrestrained to a single state; Mawile can use them to "bite" foes, clamping them with the thick steel and puncturing them with the sharp "teeth". Not only can it bite opponents, but it can grab and throw them very long distances.
Mawile tends to have very few natural predators, although some carnivorous Pokémon such as Seviper eat young Mawile because their "jaws" are too small to defend themselves.
[edit] In the video games
Mawile can be captured in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Emerald, but not in Pokémon Sapphire. In Ruby, Mawile can be found in the Granite Cave, the Cave of Origin, Victory Road and the Sky Pillar. In Emerald, it can be found in Victory Road. In Pokémon XD one could be snagged from Cipher Cmdr at the ONBS Station in Pyrite Town.
Mawile has considerably poor stats, and is best used as a Baton Passer. Bizarrely, the in game Pokédex article on Mawile misspells it at Mawhile. It is unknown whether or not this was deliberate, but it has been pointed out in several fanworks.
[edit] In the anime
In the anime episode 382 ("Once In A Mawile"), Ash and his friends meet a trainer who owns a Mawile. She falls in love with Brock's Lombre, at first the feeling isn't mutual but later Lombre saves her from Team Rocket which indicates that he does have some affection for her. Ash's Corphish also falls in love with Mawile but she doesn't appreciate his affection. Mawile later goes off with a Psyduck when Lombre evolves into a Ludicolo. Mawile can use solar beam in the episode despite it's steel type.
[edit] In the card game
Mawile made its debut in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the EX Sandstorm set. The Mawile card has an attack called Scam, which corresponds to Mawile's deceiving nature. The card has 60 HP, which is considerably high in comparison to Mawile's feeble HP in the video games.
Mawile has made a second appearance in the recent EX Holon Phantoms set.
Mawile is also in the EX: Crystal Guardians set.
Finally, Mawile is also found in the Ex: Power Keepers set.
[edit] Trivia
• In the Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire games, Mawile's Pokedex entry has its name misspelled as "Mawhile."
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Mawile as a species
- Mawile’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Mawile Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Mawile Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Mawile Previously hosted by Wikibooks
