Is Mienfoo Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Fighting with AbilityRegenerator healing HP on switch. Mienshao at 50 brings 125 Attack and 105 Speed. Strong import, but Breloom and Hariyama cover Fighting natively.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Mienfoo's weaknesses hard.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Mienfoo's weaknesses hard.
Mienfoo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Mienfoo's weaknesses hard.
Mienfoo trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Mienfoo cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Mienfoo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Mienfoo isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Mienfoo from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Mienfoo to Mienfoo is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Mienfoo in ORAS
Step 1Mienfoo ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 8, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Dragonspiral Tower · Double grass. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 22. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Vast Poni Canyon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Challenge Road · Heavy Fog. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Mienshao
Mienfoo Weakness
Mienfoo's Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fighting typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Mienfoo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Mienfoo
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x173-204%KO Draining Kiss 2x97-115%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latios builds →Psychic 2x179-212%KO Fly 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latias builds →Psychic 2x155-183%KO Fly 2x83-98% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x173-205%KO Draining Kiss 2x99-117%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latios builds →Psychic 2x184-217%KO Fly 2x90-106%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x236-278%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x159-187%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latias builds →Psychic 2x159-187%KO Fly 2x83-97% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x189-223%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x142-168%KO Air Slash 2x119-140%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x83-99% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latios builds →Psychic 2x178-211%KO Fly 2x88-105%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x230-270%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x153-181%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latias builds →Psychic 2x156-184%KO Fly 2x79-94% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x184-216%KO | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Xatu builds →Psychic 2x138-162%KO Air Slash 2x114-135%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x82-97% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x204-240%KO Fly 2x90-106%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x176-208%KO Fly 2x82-97% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x323-381%KO Aerial Ace 2x93-110%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x237-279%KO Moonblast 2x188-221%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mienfoo can KO Mienfoo with High Jump Kick (86-102%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Mienfoo builds →U Turn23-27% Knock Off22-26% High Jump Kick86-102%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Pawniard builds →Sucker Punch23-28% Knock Off22-26% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Onix builds →Earthquake29-34% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Abra builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Psyshock 2x85-100%KO | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBigpecks ItemPower Herb NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Mienfoo View Fletchling builds →Acrobatics 2x40-48% Peck 2x26-31% Heat Wave29-35% | ||
Mienfoo Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Mienfoo grows into Mienshao through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Mienfoo. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mienfoo easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ally Switch, Baton Pass, Endure and 6 more to offspring.
ORAS Mienfoo Best Moveset
Fighting at 85 Attack with AbilityRegenerator healing a third on switch. AbilityReckless as a hidden ability boosts recoil moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mienshao one evolution away earns A-tier.
Best Build
Mienfoo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- U Turn
- Knock Off
- High Jump Kick
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ally Switch and Baton Pass on Mienfoo. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Focus Punch and High Jump Kick, they expand what Mienfoo can actually threaten in practice.
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
It takes pride in the speed at which it can use moves. What it loses in power, it makes up for in quantity.
In fights, they dominate with onslaughts of flowing, continuous attacks. With their sharp claws, they cut enemies.
Mienfoo Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Mienfoo is meant to evolve into Mienshao. At 350 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Regenerator is what you want on Mienfoo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Inner Focus, Reckless) work on paper but Regenerator is what makes Mienfoo worth using.
At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Mienfoo is a physical attacker with base 85 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Mienfoo through the first few routes without issues. 350 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Mienshao as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Mienfoo joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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