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Misdreavus
Screech Pokémon
It conceals itself in darkness, sending chills up travelers' spines with its childlike weeping. As it observes the frightened travelers with glee, the red orbs upon its chest let off an eerie light.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight1.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time25 cycles · ~6,630 steps
Growth ratefast
Base EXP87
Abilities
Levitate
Evades Ground moves.
Egg groups: Amorphous
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
60
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
85
Speed
85
Total
435
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Misdreavus
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
LeafGreen
Colosseum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
White
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Dusk Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Misdreavus can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Psywave Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 10 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 11 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 14 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 19 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 23 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 46 | Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Grudge If the user faints this turn, the PP of the move that fainted it drops to 0. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Misdreavus can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Misdreavus.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Misdreavus”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/misdreavus.
Species data from PokéAPI.