Is Mesprit Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Mirage Cave encounter through soaring. 105 across Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense. The balanced Lake Trio member. Handles rematch E4 matchups without specializing in any particular role.
Mesprit resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mesprit resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Mesprit resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Mesprit resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Mesprit on Mirage Spots (interact, Lv 50). LIMITED; Nameless Cavern via Soaring near Sootopolis; 3 max-happiness Pokemon in party; 04:00-19:59. Soar near Sootopolis City to find Nameless Cavern. Requires 3 Pokemon with max happiness in your party. Appears between 04:00-19:59.
How to Get Mesprit in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Mesprit can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Mesprit is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
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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
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x42-49% Feint Attack 2x38-46% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x48-57% Thief 2x28-33% Leech Life 2x15-19% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x43-51% Knock Off 2x40-48% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x51-61% U-turn 2x24-30% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x48-57% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x71-84% U-turn 2x35-42% Shadow Claw 2x35-42% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x51-60% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x43-51% Knock Off 2x40-48% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x72-85% U-turn 2x37-43% Shadow Claw 2x37-43% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x30-36% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x42-51% Knock Off 2x38-45% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x78-92% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x73-86% Shadow Claw 2x42-50% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x73-86% Shadow Ball 2x44-53% U-turn 2x36-43% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x65-77% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x71-84% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x71-84% Shadow Ball 2x43-52% U-turn 2x36-42% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x64-76% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x77-90% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x68-81% U-turn 2x34-40% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x70-83% X-Scissor 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x101-119%KO Night Slash 2x40-47% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Knock Off hits Mesprit for 80-94%. Volcarona's Flamethrower hits Mesprit for 44-52%. Chandelure deals 76-89% with Shadow Ball.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x80-94% Ice Shard25-29% Pursuit 2x50-59% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain24-29% Flamethrower44-52% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x76-89% Energy Ball28-33% Fire Blast52-61% Flamethrower42-50% | ||
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
ORAS Mesprit Best Moveset
Psychic at 105 in Attack, Sp. Atk, Defense, and Sp. Def. AbilityLevitate blocks Ground. The moveset fires mixed Psychic TermStab from balanced stats. Earns C-tier through versatility but can't specialize in any role the way Alakazam or Reuniclus can.
Best Build
Mesprit best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Knock Off
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Natural Gift
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Mesprit can hit 14 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Flying. 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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. Knock Off with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mesprit is a static encounter at Mirage Spots in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Mesprit appears at level 50. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Nameless Cavern via Soaring near Sootopolis; 3 max-happiness Pokemon in party; 04:00-19:59. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
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.
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