dragonuser
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[Pros]
<ul>
<li>It has an incredible ability in Huge Power, boosting its Attack to ridiculous levels.</li>
<li>Its base form has a useful ability in Intimidate, making setting up much easier.</li>
<li>It has good coverage, hitting a large portion of the metagame.</li>
<li>It has a unique typing; coupled with its decent bulk, this makes it a formidable wall.</li>
</ul>
[Cons]
<ul>
<li>Its low Speed stat really hurts its sweeping potential.</li>
<li>Its low HP stat can hinder its otherwise fantastic physical bulk.</li>
</ul>
[Set Recommendations]
<p>name: Physical Attacker<br />
move 1: Play Rough<br />
move 2: Sucker Punch<br />
move 3: Fire Fang / Substitute<br />
move 4: Substitute / Swords Dance<br />
ability: Intimidate<br />
item: Mawilite<br />
evs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 124 Spe<br />
nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)</p>
<p>Boasting a monstrous 678 Attack stat, Mega Mawile is a premier physical attacker. Play Rough is its main attack, getting good coverage in conjunction with Fire Fang. Sucker Punch gives Mega Mawile a valuable form of priority, helping to remedy its low Speed stat. Substitute not only offers Mega Mawile a way to avoid status, also helps remove an element of prediction from Sucker Punch. Substitute also allows Mega Mawile to beat many of its checks that resist Sucker Punch more easily than a Swords Dance based set would. Swords Dance, however, lets Mega Mawile break through defensive cores much easier at the cost of gaining many more offensive checks. This can be slightly accounted for by running both Swords Dance and Substitute on one set, but it's important to note that Mega Mawile loses valuable coverage in Fire Fang.</p>
<p>The EVs let Mawile outspeed unboosted Scizor, Aegislash, and Azumarill, with the rest focusing on maximizing damage output and bulk. Stone Edge is an option over Fire Fang for hitting Fire-type Pokemon such as Talonflame or Mega Charizard-Y, while still retaining a way to hit Skarmory hard. Mawile really appreciates partners that can handle Fire-type Pokemon easily, making Rotom-W an excellent partner. Similarly, Dragon-type Pokemon also pair well with Mega Mawile as it is immune to their Dragon-type weakness and resists their Ice-type weakness. Mega Mawile also partners well with specially defensive Fairy-types who can pass Wishes to Mawile and give cleric support, such as Florges. Mega Mawile really appreciates Sticky Web support, augmenting its low Speed stat. Alternatively, Mega Mawile can make for a good sweeper under Trick Room, making use of its naturally low speed.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Very little can wall Swords Dance Mega Mawile once it has set up, meaning the popular way of dealing with it is through faster bulky sweepers such as Garchomp. However, if Mega Mawile lacks Swords Dance, physical walls such as Hippowdon and Skarmory are able to take hits and threaten it by setting entry hazards or phazing it out. Rotom-W can bypass Sucker Punch on Swords Dance sets and Will-O-Wisp Mega Mawile, however it has a lot more trouble against Substitute sets. Fire-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard-Y do fairly well against Mega Mawile, as they resist its STABs.</p>
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