Is Misdreavus Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Mt. Silver at night, late postgame. Crystal's only pure Ghost-type arrives after everything that matters is over. The Battle Tower gives it something to do, but that's thin justification for a Pokemon that shows up this late.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Misdreavus resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Misdreavus's defenses.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Misdreavus in Mt. Silver (walking, Lv 45, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45GhostConfuse RayPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
Crystal Misdreavus Locations
Misdreavus only appears deep in the postgame, a night-only catch on Mt. Silver. That lone mountain is where every wild one lives, so it waits until after the Champion.
Wild Misdreavus may be holding when caught:
Spell Tag (2% chance) Powers up ghost-type moves. (HOLD)1 location to catch Misdreavus
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Misdreavus in Crystal
How to Get Shiny Misdreavus in Crystal
Misdreavus haunts Mt. Silver strictly at night, materializing around level 45, so this hunt belongs to a save file that has already reached the final cave. Compare Shiny Misdreavus odds across every game
Shiny Misdreavus Evolution
Does Not EvolveCrystal Shiny Misdreavus Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Crystal shiny odds calculator with Misdreavus already selected.
Misdreavus Weakness
Misdreavus is weak to Ghost and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. Misdreavus's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Misdreavus Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Misdreavus
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Houndoom builds →Crunch 2x84-99% Shadow Ball 2x63-74% | ||
 Sneasel DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Sneasel builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Feint Attack 2x28-34% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Murkrow builds →Feint Attack 2x53-62% Shadow Ball 2x59-70% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x60-71% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
Misdreavus Evolutions
Misdreavus doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a small partner pool across one egg group, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 2 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Misdreavus easily with 11 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Screech to offspring.
C Misdreavus Best Moveset
Ghost typing blocks Normal moves and prevents MoveRapid Spin from clearing MoveSpikes. MoveMean Look into MovePerish Song traps and forces KOs. MoveThunder Wave paralyzes and MovePain Split provides pseudo-recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Locking in, spin-blocking, and disruption from a single defensive slot.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Perish Song
- Mean Look
- Protect
- Confuse Ray
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Misdreavus's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Shadow Ball, but Psychic and Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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.
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
19 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It loves to watch people it’s scared. It frightens them by screaming loudly or appearing suddenly.
Misdreavus Crystal Guide
Yes. Wild Misdreavus in Crystal can hold Spell Tag (2%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Spell Tag.
Yes. Misdreavus is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Misdreavus becomes available after the main story is complete in Crystal.
In Crystal, Misdreavus has 435 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Crystal, Misdreavus plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Misdreavus appears in 17 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 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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