Is Mesprit Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Roaming legendary after the Lake Verity encounter. Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Mesprit roams Sinnoh and requires tracking to catch. Balanced stats. The roaming mechanic makes catching Mesprit a project unto itself.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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 Mars's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Mesprit on Roaming Sinnoh (walking, Lv 50, limited). After encountering at Lake Verity.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 51PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Mesprit Locations
Mesprit slips away from its Lake Verity cavern the moment you approach, then roams Sinnoh as a moving target. Tracking the wandering willpower Pokemon at level 50 takes a Pokemon that can pin it down.
Best Locations to Catch Mesprit in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Mesprit in Diamond & Pearl
Mesprit takes off roaming Sinnoh once you wake it at Lake Verity, so run it down with the Marking Map for a shot at its shiny. Compare Shiny Mesprit odds across every game
Shiny Mesprit Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Mesprit Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Full Odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Mesprit in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mesprit Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mesprit
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x70-83% X-Scissor 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x52-61% X-Scissor 2x34-41% Shadow Ball 2x26-30% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x57-67% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x53-63% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Silver Wind 2x26-32% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x43-51% X-Scissor 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x34-41% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Skuntank builds →Night Slash 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x70-83% Dark Pulse 2x47-55% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Murkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x50-59% Shadow Ball 2x34-39% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x53-63% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x40-47% Feint Attack 2x35-41% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x52-61% Assurance 2x22-26% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Mothim builds →Bug Buzz 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Thief 2x18-22% | ||
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
DP Mesprit Best Moveset
105 across Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset is flexible, running special Psychic attacks or MoveU-turn support. Balanced enough to adapt to whatever the team needs but not exceptional in any one area.
Best Build
Mesprit best EVs are HP and Defense
Pivot Moveset
- Psychic
- U Turn
- Thunderbolt
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Mesprit. TMs unlock coverage across 9 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Future Sight and Dream Eater into something with actual range.
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
41 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Mesprit as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Relaxed on Mesprit. +Defense is what matters, and the -Speed cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Mesprit has been featured in 13 titles across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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