Is Mienshao Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Mienfoo evolves at level 50. Fighting with AbilityInner Focus. Fast with strong Attack. Handles Grant, Wulfric, and Wikstrom through Fighting. Late evolution but the Exp. Share helps.
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 Mienshao in X & Y
No wild encounters for Mienshao. The 2-stage line runs through Mienfoo, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 50 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Mienshao in XY
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 MienfooRoute 8Lv.13-15GrassRate 10%Yellow FlowerRoute 8Lv.15GrassRate 10%
Step 2Mienshao ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Mienshao egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Mienshao Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mienshao
 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 Mienshao View Gallade builds →Aerial Ace 2x60-71% Confusion 2x48-58% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift | ||
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x167-197%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x142-168%KO Air Cutter 2x73-87% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x133-158%KO Confusion 2x71-84% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x167-197%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x142-168%KO Air Cutter 2x73-87% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x133-158%KO Confusion 2x71-84% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x167-197%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x142-168%KO Air Cutter 2x73-87% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x133-158%KO Confusion 2x71-84% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x138-162%KO Confusion 2x74-88% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x175-206%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x140-166%KO Psychic 2x134-158%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x176-208%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x171-201%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x76-90% | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x176-208%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x93-109%KO Psychic 2x68-80% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x151-178%KO Air Slash 2x94-111%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x68-80% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUnknown Dungeon Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x213-250%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x91-108%KO Dream Eater 2x74-88% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO Moonblast 2x141-166%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x170-200%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x76-90% | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO | ||
In X & Y, Talonflame's Flare Blitz hits Mienshao for 80-94%.
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mienshao View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz80-94% | ||
Mienshao Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
XY Mienshao Best Moveset
125 Attack at 105 Speed fires MoveHigh Jump Kick Fighting TermStab. AbilityRegenerator heals a third per switch. Fairy resists Fighting, but MoveU-turn rotates out against Fairy targets. The moveset maintained A-tier through speed and Regenerator healing that work independently of type matchups.
Best Build
Mienshao best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- U Turn
- High Jump Kick
- Knock Off
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It wields the fur on its arms like a whip. Its arm attacks come with such rapidity that they cannot even be seen.
Using the long fur on its arms like whips, it launches into combo attacks that, once started, no one can stop.
Mienshao X & Y 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. B-Tier sweeper on our tier list. U Turn with Life Orb is the standard set.
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 0% 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
- 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