In X & Y, Mienshao looks average on paper at 510 BST. But Regenerator is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier sweeper on our tier list. U Turn with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Mienshao weak to?

In X & Y, Mienshao's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying), Starmie (Psychic), and Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Mienshao's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What is the best ability for Mienshao?

Mienshao gets Regenerator, Inner Focus, and Reckless. But Regenerator is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 105 Speed, Regenerator gives Mienshao an edge before opponents can react.

What role does Mienshao play in battle?

Mienshao is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Speed tells the real story. Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

What are the best moves for Mienshao?

For X & Y, the core moveset is U Turn, High Jump Kick, Knock Off, and Fakeout. U Turn leads at 19% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Mienshao - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Sweeper

CTier

105Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward physical damage here. Mienshao's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 2 Attack EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP65

Attack125

Defense60

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def60

Speed105

Total510

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight35.5 kg

Base XP179

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+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It wields the fur on its arms like a whip. Its arm attacks come with such rapidity that they cannot even be seen.

Mienshao Weakness

Mienshao is weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. At base 105 Speed, Mienshao outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Mienshao 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 Mienshao in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Clefable can KO Mienshao with Moonblast (109-128%). Zapdos's Thunderbolt hits Mienshao for 65-77%. Latios's Psyshock also KOs at 189-223%.

Clefable Fairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves MoonblastSTAB Soft Boiled Calm Mind Thunder Wave Damage vs Mienshao Moonblast 2x 109-128%KO View Clefable builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Mienshao Heat Wave 46-54% Thunderbolt 65-77% View Zapdos builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Mienshao Draco Meteor 154-180%KO Psyshock 2x 189-223%KO View Latios builds →
Talonflame FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLife Orb NatureHasty Moves Brave Bird Flare Blitz TailwindUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Mienshao Flare Blitz 104-122%KO View Talonflame builds →

X & Y Evolution

Mienshao is what Mienfoo becomes. Breed it for Mienfoo eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Mienfoo pushed Mienshao to 510 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +40. 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 with Mienshao to get Mienfoo eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Baton Pass, Endure and 6 more.

Egg Groups

GroundHumanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Mienshao Best Moveset

Mienshao keeps momentum with U-turn, switching out after dealing damage or scouting. Life Orb gives it extra damage on every hit for a health trade, max Attack and Speed EVs let it hit hard on the way out, and the remaining moves prevents dead turns.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Regenerator

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Mienshao

Jolly+SPE

Mienshao best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

U Turn
High Jump KickSTAB
Knock Off
Fake Out

Recommended Teammates

ExcadrillDecent

ZapdosDecent

VolcanionDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Mienshao gets Ally Switch and Baton Pass exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside High Jump Kick and Focus Blast.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

Lv 1

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 1

Fake Out+3

A4010010Normal

Lv 1

Meditate

———40Psychic

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Lv 5

Meditate

———40Psychic

Lv 9

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 13

Fake Out+3

A4010010Normal

Lv 17

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 21

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 25

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 29

Force Palm

—6010010Fighting

Lv 33

Drain Punch

A7510010Fighting

Lv 37

Jump Kick

B1009510Fighting

Lv 41

U-turn

S7010020Bug

Lv 45

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Lv 49

Bounce

C85855Flying

Lv 56

High Jump Kick

S1309010Fighting

Lv 63

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Lv 70

Aura Sphere

C80—20Fighting

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM98

Power-Up Punch

C4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM71

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

S7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Ally Switch+2

D——15Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Feint+2

D3010010Normal

Egg

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Vital Throw-1

—70—10Fighting

Tutor Moves

Mienshao can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Quick Guard+3

D——15Fighting

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Mienshao in X & Y

No wild encounters for Mienshao. The 2-stage line runs through Mienfoo, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 50 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Mienshao in X & Y

To get Mienshao, start by catching Mienfoo through walking encounters at Lv. 13-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Mienfoo
Route 8
XGrass Lv.13-15 Route
CommonEarly
Yellow Flower
Route 8
YGrass Lv.13-15 Route
CommonEarly
Yellow Flower
Route 8
XGrass Lv.15 Route
RareEarly
Route 8
YGrass Lv.15 Route
RareEarly
Train until Level 50
Step 2Mienshao ✓

Mienshao Guide

In X & Y, Mienshao looks average on paper at 510 BST. But Regenerator is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier sweeper on our tier list. U Turn with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Mienshao's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying), Starmie (Psychic), and Gardevoir (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Mienshao's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Mienshao gets Regenerator, Inner Focus, and Reckless. But Regenerator is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 105 Speed, Regenerator gives Mienshao an edge before opponents can react.
Mienshao is a physical attacker with base 125 Attack. Speed tells the real story. Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.
For X & Y, the core moveset is U Turn, High Jump Kick, Knock Off, and Fakeout. U Turn leads at 19% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Mienshao has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Mienshao has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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