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.
It takes pride in the speed at which it can use moves. What it loses in power, it makes up for in quantity.
In fights, they dominate with onslaughts of flowing, continuous attacks. With their sharp claws, they cut enemies.
Mienfoo Weakness
Mienfoo's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
 Flabébé Fairy | D | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x107-128%KO Pluck 2x107-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x107-128%KO | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x99-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Bounce 2x124-146%KO Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Psybeam 2x105-124%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-43% Confusion 2x79-94% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x146-173%KO Wing Attack 2x99-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x99-116%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x130-154%KO Bounce 2x124-146%KO Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x89-105%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Fly 2x95-113%KO Psybeam 2x105-124%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-43% Confusion 2x79-94% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x54-64% Gust 2x44-53% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x146-173%KO Wing Attack 2x99-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x99-116%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x130-154%KO Bounce 2x124-146%KO Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x89-105%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Fly 2x95-113%KO Psybeam 2x105-124%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mr. Mime builds →Psybeam 2x101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-43% Confusion 2x79-94% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x54-64% Gust 2x44-53% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x153-181%KO Wing Attack 2x103-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x103-123%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x137-161%KO Bounce 2x131-155%KO Wing Attack 2x92-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x92-110%KO | ||
 Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x200-235%KO Fly 2x98-116%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x89-105%KO Psybeam 2x110-129%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x55-65% Gust 2x46-55% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x153-181%KO Wing Attack 2x104-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-122%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x138-162%KO Bounce 2x130-153%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO Aerial Ace 2x93-110%KO | ||
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x200-236%KO Fly 2x96-113%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x90-106%KO Psybeam 2x109-129%KO | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x54-64% Gust 2x46-55% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x153-180%KO Wing Attack 2x103-123%KO Sky Drop 2x103-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x103-123%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x213-250%KO Fly 2x138-163%KO Bounce 2x129-153%KO Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO | ||
Carbink RockFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Carbink builds →Moonblast 2x91-108%KO Psychic 2x58-68% Dazzling Gleam 2x78-93% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Sky Attack 2x148-175%KO Synchronoise 2x199-235%KO Psychic 2x151-178%KO Fly 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Klefki builds →Play Rough 2x123-145%KO Psychic 2x82-97% Dazzling Gleam 2x110-130%KO Draining Kiss 2x70-83% | ||
In X & Y, Latios can KO Mienfoo with Psyshock (257-302%). Gliscor's Earthquake hits Mienfoo for 77-91%.
 Latios DragonPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latios builds →Draco Meteor208-245%KO Psyshock 2x257-302%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gliscor builds →Earthquake77-91% Knock Off17-20% | ||
 Whimsicott GrassFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Whimsicott builds →
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 Staraptor Normal | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Staraptor builds →Close Combat102-120%KO Double Edge153-180%KO U Turn29-35% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x227-268%KO Psychic 2x216-255%KO Shadow Ball64-75% | ||
X & Y 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
Breeding
Breed Mienfoo easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ally Switch, Baton Pass, Endure and 6 more to offspring.
X & Y Mienfoo Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.
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Moves
You'll want to breed for Ally Switch and Baton Pass on Mienfoo. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from High Jump Kick and Focus Blast, they expand what Mienfoo can actually threaten in practice.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
X & Y Mienfoo Locations
Mienfoo's scattered across 4 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations to Catch Mienfoo in X & Y
walking encounters for Mienfoo across 4 spots at Lv. 13-15. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
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.
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 X & Y, 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves