At 435 BST, Misdreavus is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mismagius before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Misdreavus weak to?

In Crystal, Misdreavus's biggest threats include Gengar (Ghost) and Houndoom (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Misdreavus play in battle?

Misdreavus is a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Should I use Misdreavus?

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Misdreavus works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mismagius . That's where the stats start mattering.

What are the best moves for Misdreavus?

For Crystal, the core moveset is Perishsong, Meanlook, Protect, and Confuseray. Perishsong leads at 19% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Misdreavus - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

BTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Misdreavus's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Screech Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Def stat exp, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack60

Defense60

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def85

Speed85

Total435

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.7 m

Weight1.0 kg

Base XP87

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Levitate

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It loves to watch people it’s scared. It frightens them by screaming loudly or appearing suddenly.

Crystal

Misdreavus Weakness

Misdreavus is weak to Ghost and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. Misdreavus's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Misdreavus Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+4

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Misdreavus in Crystal (Best Counters)

Sneasel DarkIce	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Misdreavus Shadow Ball 2x 62-73% Feint Attack 2x 31-37% Thief 2x 31-37% View Sneasel builds →
Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 LickLv. 1 Damage vs Misdreavus Shadow Ball 2x 48-57% Thief 2x 38-44% Lick 2x 19-23% View Gastly builds →

Crystal Evolution

To get Mismagius from Misdreavus, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 60 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#200MisdreavusDoes not evolve

Breeding

Easy

Breed Misdreavus easily with 11 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Screech to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

2moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Misdreavus Best Moveset

Best Build

Solid pick

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Perish Song
Mean Look
ProtectFAST +4
Confuse RaySTAB

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

UmbreonDecent

CloysterDecent

Moves

Most of Misdreavus's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Shadow Ball, but Psychic and Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Lv 6

Spite

——10010Ghost

Lv 12

Confuse Ray

A—10010Ghost

Lv 19

Mean Look

S——5Normal

Lv 27

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 36

Pain Split

B—10020Normal

Lv 46

Perish Song

S——5Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM06

Toxic

B—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

Crystal Misdreavus Locations

Misdreavus starts showing up in late-game routes at high spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Misdreavus in Crystal

Mt. Silver - Side chambers

Grass Lv.45 Cave

30%Late

Night

Mt. Silver - 2F

Grass Lv.45 Cave

5%Late

Night

Misdreavus Guide

At 435 BST, Misdreavus is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mismagius before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Crystal, Misdreavus's biggest threats include Gengar (Ghost) and Houndoom (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Misdreavus is a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Misdreavus works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mismagius. That's where the stats start mattering.
For Crystal, the core moveset is Perishsong, Meanlook, Protect, and Confuseray. Perishsong leads at 19% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Misdreavus has been in 17 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

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Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SpikesHazard SurfSTAB Explosion ToxicUtility Damage vs Misdreavus Surf 38-44% View Cloyster builds →
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