Is Misdreavus Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pearl-exclusive in Eterna Forest at night. Pure Ghost with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Gen 4 adds the Mismagius evolution via Dusk Stone. Available during the story with early Eterna timing. Mismagius handles Maylene and Fantina.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Mismagius resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Misdreavus in Eterna Forest (walking, Lv 10-11, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 37GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Evolve Misdreavus to Mismagius
Misdreavus evolves into Mismagius with a Dusk Stone. Post-Game: You can pick up the Dusk Stone in Victory Road. Available after obtaining the National Pokédex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Misdreavus in Diamond & Pearl
Pearl is the only place to catch a wild Misdreavus, common at night through Eterna Forest and the Lost Tower. A Diamond cartridge fills those exact dark spots with Murkrow instead.
2 locations to catch Misdreavus
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2Where To Catch Misdreavus in DP
Misdreavus is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 10-21 across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Evolve into MismagiusBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Misdreavus egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Misdreavus preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Misdreavus in Diamond & Pearl
Misdreavus drifts through Eterna Forest and the Lost Tower at night in Pearl, so a PokeRadar chain there nets its shiny. Compare Shiny Misdreavus odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Misdreavus Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Diamond & Pearl 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. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Misdreavus Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Misdreavus
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Murkrow builds →Pursuit 2x46-55% Astonish 2x23-28% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Gengar builds →Sucker Punch 2x46-55% Lick 2x23-28% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Rotom builds →Astonish 2x26-32% Thief 2x20-25% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Misdreavus View Drifloon builds →Payback 2x26-31% Astonish 2x26-32% | ||
Misdreavus Evolutions
To get Mismagius from Misdreavus, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 60 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Misdreavus easily with 31 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Destiny Bond, Imprison and 7 more to offspring.
DP Misdreavus Best Moveset
Pure Ghost typing and AbilityLevitate together block Normal, Fighting, and Ground attacks entirely. 85 across Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed provide a balanced special profile. The moveset runs special Ghost attacks and support moves. Can evolve to Mismagius now via Dusk Stone for stronger stats.
Best Build
Misdreavus best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
- Memento
- Curse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Misdreavus. Curse and Destiny Bond come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Shadow Ball and Ominous Wind and Psychic and Dark coverage and more.
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
36 of 40 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It loves to sneak up on people late at night, then startle them with its shrieklike cry.
It gets nourishment from fear that it absorbs into its red orbs. In daytime, it sleeps in darkness.
Misdreavus Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, for a casual playthrough, Misdreavus works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mismagius. That's where the stats start mattering.
In Diamond & Pearl, Misdreavus plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Set up with Curse when you get a free turn.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Misdreavus. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
In Diamond & Pearl, Misdreavus pairs best with Magcargo, Jumpluff, and Hitmonchan. Magcargo has Good synergy and covers what Misdreavus can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Misdreavus has been in 17 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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- 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
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