Is Mesprit Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Roams Sinnoh at level 50 after the Lake Verity encounter. Psychic-type with AbilityLevitate. Balanced stats across the board. Tracking a roamer takes patience, but Mesprit is a solid all-rounder if caught.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Mesprit resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mesprit has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Mesprit resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mesprit trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars's team.
Mesprit resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
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 Fantina
- 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
- After Maylene
- TUTORPsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15Route 212
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 51PsychicExtrasensoryPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Mesprit Locations
Mesprit appears at Lake Verity but bolts the instant you meet it, then roams Sinnoh for the rest of the game. Tracking the emotion sprite down is the real challenge, and its catch rate of 3 makes the catch itself brutal.
Best Locations to Catch Mesprit in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Mesprit in Platinum
Mesprit begins roaming Sinnoh after you meet it at Lake Verity, so save beforehand and soft reset that first encounter until it's shiny. Compare Shiny Mesprit odds across every game
Shiny Mesprit Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum 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 Platinum 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 2x72-85% X-Scissor 2x48-57% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x52-62% X-Scissor 2x35-41% Shadow Ball 2x26-31% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x59-70% X-Scissor 2x45-53% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x54-64% Silver Wind 2x27-32% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x44-52% X-Scissor 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x62-74% Night Slash 2x37-44% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x85-101%KO Silver Wind 2x29-35% Payback 2x25-30% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x72-85% Dark Pulse 2x48-57% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x55-66% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Houndoom builds →Shadow Ball 2x41-49% Bite 2x41-48% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x51-60% Night Slash 2x29-35% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x41-48% Feint Attack 2x36-43% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mesprit View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x52-62% Assurance 2x23-27% | ||
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
Pt Mesprit Best Moveset
105 across Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset adapts to whatever the team needs: physical attacker, special attacker, or support. Balanced enough for any role but dominant in none.
Best Build
Mesprit best EVs are HP and Defense
Pivot Moveset
- Psychic
- U Turn
- Thunderbolt
- Stealth Rock
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
40 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When MESPRIT flew, people learned the joy and sadness of living. It was the birth of emotions.
Mesprit Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Mesprit as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Platinum, 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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