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misdreavus
#200

Misdreavus

Screech Pokémon

Ghost

A Pokémon that startles people in the middle of the night. It gathers fear as its energy.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 60
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 85
Speed 85
Total 435

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Screech Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 1.0 kg
Base Exp 87
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

misdreavus Front Front
misdreavus Back Back
misdreavus Front Shiny Front Shiny
misdreavus Back Shiny Back Shiny
misdreavus Official Art Official Art
misdreavus Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.0%
Support
Moves
Heal Bell / Taunt / Perish Song
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Misdreavus might seem like an odd choice when there's stiff competition from the premier spinblockers, Rotom and Spiritomb. Rotom generally does a better job spinblocking Kabutops and Spiritomb does a better job spinblocking Cryogonal, but Misdreavus acts as an in-between switch-in for both Rapid Spin users. Unfortunately, Misdreavus loses to both Rapid Spin users one-on-one and should only be used as a pivot switch. On the other hand, Misdreavus's NFE status means it can make good use of Eviolite to boost its mediocre defenses. Misdreavus is generally seen on stall teams that need a spinblocker and a cleric. Thankfully, Misdreavus has a handful of support moves, for example Heal Bell, Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, and Perish Song. Despite these positive characteristics, Misdreavus relies heavily on Eviolite and a simple Trick or Knock Off severely cripples Misdreavus. Misdreavus also has no reliable recovery, leaving it to rely heavily on Wish passing and Pain Split. Misdreavus is still a viable spinblocker to use, but it mustn't switch too much, as it can be worn down quickly.

Most Used Moves

Pain Split
100.0%
Heal Bell
100.0%
Hex
0.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc