Can you solo defeat Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids?

How can you beat Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids
How to solo beat Pokemon Mawile in 3-star raids? (Image via The Pokemon Company/Niantic)

Yes, players can defeat the Fairy and Steel-type Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids solo. It has an HP of 3000 and a CP of 12739 as a raid boss. Moreover, it can access different Fast and Charged Moves, which makes taking it down a challenge for many. However, you can do this by using strong Fire and Ground-type counters. These are super effective against it and must be used if trainers want to beat Mawile alone.

There are many more things that you have to learn when attempting Mawile raids without a team. In this guide, we will discuss all the important matters related to the 3-star raid monster in the game.


How to beat Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids as a single trainer?

An image of Mawile from the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)
An image of Mawile from the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

By exploiting the vulnerability of Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids, you can beat it individually. The monster is weak to Fire and Ground-type moves. Hence, you can use them to inflict significant damage on it. As a solo trainer, your main priority should be to reduce its HP from 3000 to zero. For that, you can activate the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) effect.

That said, the STAB effect will only work when you use a similar type of Pokemon and moves. This means if you have Fire or Rock-type monsters, you will need to have the same types of attacks too.

Regarding the Fast and Charged Attacks of Mawile in this raid, it can use:

  • Fast Moves: Bite, Fire Fang, Astonish, Ice Fang, and Fairy Wind
  • Charged Moves: Vise Grip, Iron Head, Play Rough, and Power Up Punch

Since Mawile has versatile moves in its possession, you should be aware of them. It can utilize attacks like Fire, Dark, Ghost, Fairy, Ice, Normal, Steel, and Fighting-types.

These hits can be devastating to your counters, so creating a team that is offensively and defensively solid is crucial. That said, provided below are the counters for Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids.


Counters for Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

Counters for Mawile (Image via TPC)
Counters for Mawile (Image via TPC)

Mawile is resistant to Dragon, Bug, Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Rock-type moves. It would be best if you taught them strong Fire and Ground-type attacks.

Note that the following counters for Mawile in Pokemon GO 3-star raids are regular, Mega, and Shadow Pokemon:

  • Reshiram: Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
  • Blacephalon: Incinerate and Mystical Fire
  • Heatran: Fire Spin and Magma Storm
  • Excadrill: Mud-Slap and Scorching Sands
  • Primal Groudon: Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
  • Mega Y Charizard: Fire Spin and Blast Burn
  • Shadow Chandelure: Fire Spin and Overheat
  • Mega Garchomp: Mud Shot and Earth Power
  • Shadow Moltres: Fire Spin and Overheat

Keep in mind that although you can beat Mawile in Pokemon GO solo, this doesn't mean beginners can do it. Your Pokemon GO account needs to be at least Level 40 for this daunting feat.