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No. 943 · National Pokédex

Mabosstiff

マフィティフ · Mafitiff · Dogrino
🌑 Dark
Height
1.1 m
Weight
61.0 kg
Category
Boss Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Mabosstiff
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Mabosstiff

Type
Dark
Weaknesses
×2 Fighting, Bug, Fairy Table
Resistances
×½ Ghost, Dark · immune: Psychic
Evolution
Maschiff → Mabosstiff (Lv. 30)
Shiny
Shiny MabosstiffAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 505 · top stat: Attack (120) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Dogrino in French · マフィティフ, Mafitiff in Japanese · Mastifioso in German All Languages

📋Overview

Mabosstiff is a Dark-type Pokémon, No. 943 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Boss Pokémon. Height: 1.1 m, weight: 61 kg.

Mabosstiff evolves from Maschiff and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Intimidate and Guard Dog. Hidden Ability: Stakeout. Mabosstiff is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Mabosstiff takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#943
National Pokédex
Category
Boss Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
80
255
Attack
120
255
Defense
90
255
Special Attack
60
255
Special Defense
70
255
Speed
85
255
Total
505
Min HP (Lv. 100)
270
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
364
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dark). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fighting
×2
Bug
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Ghost
×½
Dark
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Psychic
×0

✨Abilities

Intimidate
Ability 1
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
Guard Dog
Ability 2
Boosts the Pokémon’s Attack stat if intimidated. Moves and items that would force the Pokémon to switch out also fail to work.
Stakeout
Doubles the damage dealt to a target that has just switched into battle.

🌱Mabosstiff Evolution

Maschiff
#942
Maschiff
Dark
Level 30 →
Mabosstiff
#943
Mabosstiff
Dark

🔮Mabosstiff Forms and Shiny

Mabosstiff
Standard Form
Dark
Shiny Availability
Shiny Mabosstiff
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Mabosstiff Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Comeuppance
Dark Phys.
100%
1
10
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Scary Face
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
4
Lick
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
30
7
Snarl
Dark Spec.
95%
55
15
10
Hone Claws
Dark Stat
—
—
15
14
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
18
Roar
Normal Stat
—
—
20
22
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
26
Payback
Dark Phys.
100%
50
10
34
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
39
Swagger
Normal Stat
85%
—
15
43
Reversal
Fighting Phys.
100%
—
15
48
Jaw Lock
Dark Phys.
100%
80
10
55
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
60
Outrage
Dragon Phys.
100%
120
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Mabosstiff

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 5.5% · Position #29

📱Mabosstiff in Pokémon GO

Mabosstiff in Pokémon GO
  • 2,963Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,693Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Mabosstiff →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“This Pokémon can store energy in its large dewlap. Mabosstiff unleashes this energy all at once to blow away enemies.”
Violet
“Mabosstiff loves playing with children. Though usually gentle, it takes on an intimidating look when protecting its family.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Dogrino
🇬🇧 English
Mabosstiff
🇯🇵 漢字
マフィティフ
🇯🇵 Kana
マフィティフ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Mafitiff
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Mastifioso
🇪🇸 Español
Mabosstiff
🇮🇹 Italiano
Mabosstiff
🇰🇷 한국어
마피티프
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
獒教父
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
獒教父
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Parrain
🇬🇧 EN
Boss Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
おやぶんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Oberhaupt

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Mabosstiff

What type is Mabosstiff?

Mabosstiff is a Dark-type Pokémon.

Can Mabosstiff still evolve?

Mabosstiff is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Maschiff, it does not evolve further.

What are Mabosstiff's weaknesses?

Mabosstiff is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Mabosstiff takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

What is Mabosstiff's Hidden Ability?

Mabosstiff's Hidden Ability is Stakeout. Its regular Abilities are Intimidate and Guard Dog.

Is Mabosstiff available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Mabosstiff is playable in Pokémon Champions.