Is Mesprit Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Roaming encounter after the Galactic story. Balanced Psychic legendary that's hard to catch and arrives too late. More frustrating to find than it is useful on the team.
Mesprit resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mesprit resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Mesprit in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Mesprit can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Mesprit cannot be caught in the wild in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Mesprit Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Mesprit for super-effective damage. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Mesprit's overall bulk (80/105/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Mesprit Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mesprit
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x26-32% Thief 2x16-20% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x72-85% Shadow Ball 2x43-53% Thief 2x28-34% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Surskit builds →Shadow Ball 2x28-34% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x68-80% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x68-80% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x68-80% Dark Pulse 2x45-54% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x65-77% X-Scissor 2x48-58% Shadow Claw 2x43-52% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x68-80% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thief 2x21-25% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x68-80% Dark Pulse 2x45-54% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x68-80% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Thief 2x24-29% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x62-74% X-Scissor 2x47-56% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x39-46% Thief 2x20-25% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Dark Pulse 2x43-51% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x39-46% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x62-73% X-Scissor 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x47-56% Shadow Claw 2x32-37% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x38-46% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Dark Pulse 2x42-50% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x41-48% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x50-59% X-Scissor 2x43-52% Shadow Claw 2x39-45% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-75% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-75% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x41-48% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x46-55% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x50-59% X-Scissor 2x43-52% Shadow Claw 2x39-45% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-75% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x64-75% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Cacturne builds →Dark Pulse 2x63-74% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x56-67% X-Scissor 2x43-50% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x70-83% Sucker Punch 2x37-44% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Knock Off hits Mesprit for 45-53%. Chandelure deals 64-76% with Shadow Ball.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Volcarona builds →Psychic12-15% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x45-53% Ice Shard14-16% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Energy Ball24-29% Flamethrower36-43% Psychic12-14% | ||
Mesprit Evolutions
A Psychic-type legendary, Mesprit doesn't evolve or breed. At 580 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Mesprit Best Moveset
105 across Attack, Sp. Atk, Defense, and Sp. Def with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. The moveset runs balanced offense or support. Dropped from A-tier to E because 80/80 across HP and Speed are middling, and balanced stats without a standout make it outclassed by dedicated attackers or defenders.
Best Build
Mesprit best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Trick Room
- Healing Wish
- Encore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Mesprit can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Ice. The offense anchors on Future Sight and Dream Eater while TMs handle everything else.
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 is known as the Being of Emotion. It taught humans the nobility of sorrow, pain, and joy.
It sleeps at the bottom of a lake. Its spirit is said to leave its body to fly on the lake’s surface.
Mesprit Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl meta, At 580 BST, Mesprit is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as an attacker. Stealth Rock with Colbur Berry is the standard set.
Levitate is what you want on Mesprit. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Mesprit is a mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 105 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as an attacker.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Stealth Rock, Trickroom, Healing Wish, and Encore on Mesprit. Stealth Rock is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Mesprit has been featured in 13 titles across 7 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
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