Mienfoo is meant to evolve into Mienshao . At 350 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Mienfoo weak to?

In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Braviary (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Mienfoo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Mienfoo?

Regenerator is what you want on Mienfoo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Inner Focus, Reckless) work on paper but Regenerator is what makes Mienfoo worth using.

What role does Mienfoo play in battle?

At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Mienfoo is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Should I use Mienfoo?

For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Mienfoo through the first few routes without issues. 350 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Mienshao as fast as you can.

Mienfoo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

ATier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Speed carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. A Martial Arts Pokemon on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve, worth 1 Attack EV per KO.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack85

Defense50

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def50

Speed65

Total350

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate180 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight20.0 kg

Base XP70

Abilities

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

RegeneratorTop Pick

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

RecklessHANiche

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

In one minute, a well-trained Mienfoo can chop with its arms more than 100 times.

Mienfoo Weakness

Mienfoo's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.

Mienfoo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Bug, Rock, Dark

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Flying Psychic Fairy

½xResist

Bug Rock Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Mienfoo in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Flutter Mane GhostFairy	S
Fairy is super effective against MienfooView Flutter Mane →
Mesprit Psychic	S
Psychic is super effective against MienfooView Mesprit →
Vullaby DarkFlying	A
Flying is super effective against MienfooView Vullaby →
Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Flying is super effective against MienfooView Staraptor →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Psychic is super effective against MienfooView Gardevoir →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

One evolution ahead. Mienfoo grows into Mienshao through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Mienfoo. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#619Mienfoo

Level 50

#620Mienshao

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Mienfoo

Fighting

Mienshao

Fighting

65+20

ATK

125+40

DEF

60+10

SP.ATK

95+40

SP.DEF

60+10

SPE

105+40

BST

350A-Tier

510B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Mienfoo easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Feint, Focus Punch, Knock Off to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundHumanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Mienfoo Best Moveset

The 50% bulk from Eviolite is no joke. Mienfoo takes hits that fully evolved Pokemon can't, especially with spread EVs pushing the fast physical side. Knock Off gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Recommended

Ability

Regenerator

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Mienfoo

Jolly+SPE

Mienfoo best EVs are Speed and Defense

EVs

Def

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

Knock Off
U Turn
High Jump KickSTAB
Fake Out

Recommended Teammates

VullabyGood

FoongusDecent

MudbrayDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Feint and Focus Punch on Mienfoo. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and High Jump Kick, they expand what Mienfoo can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Fake Out+3

S4010010Normal

Lv 10

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Lv 15

Fury Swipes

D188015Normal

Lv 20

Quick Guard+3

C——15Fighting

Lv 25

Force Palm

C6010010Fighting

Lv 30

U-turn

S7010020Bug

Lv 35

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Lv 40

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 45

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

Lv 51

Bounce

C85855Flying

Lv 55

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 60

High Jump Kick

S1309010Fighting

TM Moves

TM14

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM27

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM04

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM112

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

TM132

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM58

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM64

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM129

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM167

Close Combat

A1201005Fighting

TM213

Coaching

C——10Fighting

TM55

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM73

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM158

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM192

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM181

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

TM12

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM39

Low Sweep

C6510020Fighting

TM83

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM134

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM150

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM88

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM60

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM229

Upper Hand+3

C6510015Fighting

Egg Moves

Egg

Feint+2

D3010010Normal

Egg

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Egg

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Tutor Moves

Mienfoo can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Mienfoo in Scarlet & Violet

Mienfoo doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Mienfoo is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 X Ultra Sun Sword

Mienfoo Guide

Mienfoo is meant to evolve into Mienshao. At 350 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Scarlet & Violet, watch for Braviary (Flying), Alakazam (Psychic), and Clefable (Fairy) when using Mienfoo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Regenerator is what you want on Mienfoo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Inner Focus, Reckless) work on paper but Regenerator is what makes Mienfoo worth using.
At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Mienfoo is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Mienfoo through the first few routes without issues. 350 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Mienshao as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Mienfoo joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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