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mienshao
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Mienshao

Martial Arts Pokémon

Fighting

It wields the fur on its arms like a whip. Its arm attacks come with such rapidity that they cannot even be seen.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 125
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 60
Speed 105
Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Martial Arts Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 35.5 kg
Base Exp 179
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground ,Humanshape

Sprites

mienshao Front Front
mienshao Back Back
mienshao Front Shiny Front Shiny
mienshao Back Shiny Back Shiny
mienshao Official Art Official Art
mienshao Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Regenerator / Reckless
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
All-out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Naive / Hasty / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mienshao is a premier Fighting-type that combines its stellar attacking power with its base 105 Speed, which outpaces a majority of top threats. It holds the distinction of being the fastest common Choice Scarf user, getting the jump on others like Heracross, Flygon, and Victini. Additionally, Mienshao has two abilities in Regenerator and Reckless that complement its strongest move in High Jump Kick; the former alleviates recoil damage it takes if it misses, while the latter boosts its already scary power. However, its defenses are quite terrible; strong neutral attacks can immediately KO Mienshao, and even resisted STAB attacks will do considerable damage. Mienshao is also super reliant on inaccurate moves, with its strongest attack further having the aforementioned drawback of recoil damage on misses.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
99.3%
Fake Out
39.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
61.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc