Is Mienfoo Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Fighting with AbilityInner Focus. Wild in later areas. Mienshao at 50 is fast and strong. Korrina uses one at her gym. Worth catching for the Fighting coverage.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Mienfoo resists most of Grant's coverage and hits back hard.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Valerie's team hits Mienfoo's weaknesses hard.
Olympia's team hits Mienfoo's weaknesses hard.
Mienshao resists most of Wulfric's coverage and hits back hard.
Mienshao trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Mienshao has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's team hits Mienshao's weaknesses hard.
Mienshao trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Mienshao has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Mienfoo on Route 8 (walking, Lv 15, rare).
Your Mienfoo should hit Level 50 before you reach Wulfric, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Mienfoo in X & Y
A handful of locations for Mienfoo with moderate rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Mienfoo in XY
To get Mienfoo, start by catching Mienfoo through walking encounters at Lv. 13-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Mienfoo ✓Route 8Lv.13-15GrassRate 10%Yellow FlowerRoute 8Lv.15GrassRate 10%
Step 2Evolve into MienshaoBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Mienshao egg.
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 |
What is Mienfoo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mienfoo
 Flabébé Fairy | D | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gallade builds →Aerial Ace 2x78-93% Confusion 2x61-72% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x223-263%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x178-210%KO Confusion 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x223-263%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x178-210%KO Confusion 2x95-113%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x223-263%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x191-225%KO Air Cutter 2x99-116%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x178-210%KO Confusion 2x95-113%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x186-219%KO Confusion 2x98-116%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x232-274%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x187-220%KO Psychic 2x177-208%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x234-276%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x227-268%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x102-120%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x123-145%KO Psychic 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x236-278%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x199-235%KO Air Slash 2x125-148%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x89-105%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUnknown Dungeon Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x284-335%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x123-145%KO Dream Eater 2x100-118%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x236-278%KO Moonblast 2x188-221%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x228-269%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Delphox builds →Future Sight 2x219-258%KO | ||
In X & Y, Mienfoo can KO Mienfoo with High Jump Kick (86-102%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mienfoo builds →U Turn23-27% Knock Off22-26% High Jump Kick86-102%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Pawniard builds →Sucker Punch23-28% Knock Off22-26% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Onix builds →Earthquake29-34% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Abra builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Psyshock 2x85-100%KO | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBigpecks ItemPower Herb NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Fletchling builds →Acrobatics 2x40-48% Peck 2x26-31% Heat Wave29-35% | ||
Mienfoo Evolutions
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.
XY Mienfoo Best Moveset
Fighting with AbilityRegenerator healing per switch. Fairy resists Fighting. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels with new obstacles. Mienshao maintained A-tier through speed and Regenerator.
Best Build
Mienfoo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- U Turn
- Knock Off
- High Jump Kick
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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 X & Y 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 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves