Mismagius: Best Moveset, PVP and Item Guide

The world of Pokémon has been a growing phenomenon since 1996, when the first pair of video games came out in stores. There are almost 900 individual Pokémon identified by the PokéDex and in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about one of them – Mismagius. Mismagius is a pure-type Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IV of the core game series. It is the final and only evolution of Misdreavus, a Generation II Ghost Pokémon, which can evolve into Mismagius when exposed to the effects of the Dusk Stone. Mismagius does not have a Mega Evolution, nor any alternative or regional forms in the series, which means that it cannot evolve or change further.

In this article, we are going to tell you all the information you’ll need if you want to breed an Mismagius in any of the games. We’re going to focus on both the core games, as well as other popular video games based on the Pokémon franchise.

Best moveset

In the Pokémon GO videogame, the best moves for your Mismagius are Hex and Shadow Ball if you’re battling Pokémon in Gyms. Namely, this moveset gives you the highest total DPS and is, likewise, the best moveset for PVP battles. The official description for Hex reveals the following: “The user attacks with relentless intensity. This move’s power is doubled if the target has a status condition”; as for Shadow Ball, the attack is described as follows: “The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target to deal damage. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats.”

Other moves that Aggron can learn across other games are:

• Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mismagius
• Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mismagius
• × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII

By leveling up

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Mystical Fire	Fire	Special	75	100%	10
1	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100%	20
1	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100%	10
1	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	—%	20
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
1	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
1	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
1	Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
1	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
1	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
1	Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
1	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
1	Perish Song	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
1	Grudge	Ghost	Status	—	—%	5
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25

By TM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
TM21	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—%	20
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM79	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—%	5

Mismagius PVP Guide

In this section of our article, we are going to give you a detailed PVP guide for Mismagius, which can be applied to all known Pokémon video games. The guide is going to include several categories which are going to help you prepare a strategy involving Mismagius for your games.

Weaknesses and Counters

As a pure Ghost-type Pokémon, Mismagius is weak only to Ghost-, and Dark-type moves, and is super effective against Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokémon. It is immune to Normal-, Ground- and Fighting-type moves. It receives normal damage from Flying-, Rock-, Steel-, Fire-, Water-, Fairy-, Grass-, Psychic-, Electric-, Ice-, Dragon-type moves.

Stats and Abilities

Mismagius’ Stats, based on the most recent available data, are:

Stats	Base Stats	Min-	Min	Max	Max+	Min-	Min	Max	Max+
HP	60	135		167		261		324
Attack	60	72	80	112	123	140	156	219	240
Defense	60	72	80	112	123	140	156	219	240
Special Attack	105	112	125	157	172	221	246	309	339
Special Defense	105	112	125	157	172	221	246	309	339
Speed	105	112	125	157	172	221	246	309	339

In Pokémon GO, Mismagius has a Base Stamina of 155, a Base Attack of 211, and a Base Defense of 187.

As for its abilities, they are:

• Levitate: By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.

Mismagius item guide

The best item you can give to your Mismagius in the more recent games is the Life Orb (An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.), which will significantlly boost its attack power. Another good item you can give it is Leftovers (An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP is slowly but steadily restored throughout every battle).