Is Mismagius Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Dusk Stone on Misdreavus. Ghost with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. The Gen 4 evolution transforms the Misdreavus line. Strong special Attack and Speed. Handles Bruno's Fighting-types at the Elite Four. Available if you source Misdreavus from Cliff Cave.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Misdreavus trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Misdreavus has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Mismagius resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Mismagius trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Mismagius has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Misdreavus
Catch Misdreavus in Cliff Cave (walking, Lv 20, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 23PsychicPsybeamPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- LV 50RockPower GemPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Misdreavus to Mismagius
Misdreavus evolves into Mismagius with a Dusk Stone. Post-Game: You can pick up the Dusk Stone in Cerulean Cave. Requires Rock Climb.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
How to Get Mismagius in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Mismagius. The 2-stage line runs through Misdreavus, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.
Catch Misdreavus at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Mismagius.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Misdreavus
- 2Evolve MismagiusUse Dusk Stone
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8How to Obtain Mismagius in HGSS
The path to Mismagius starts with Misdreavus at Lv. 15-48 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
How to Get Shiny Mismagius in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Mismagius needs a Dusk Stone, so breed a Misdreavus Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and evolve it once it shines. Compare Shiny Mismagius odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Mismagius Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Mismagius already selected.
Mismagius Weakness
Ghost and Dark moves hit Mismagius for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Mismagius's special bulk (base 105 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 Mismagius Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mismagius
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x126-149%KO Shadow Claw 2x74-88% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x131-154%KO Shadow Claw 2x76-90% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x70-83% Shadow Ball 2x46-55% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x104-123%KO Shadow Claw 2x70-82% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x107-126%KO Shadow Ball 2x46-54% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x94-110%KO Shadow Ball 2x29-35% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x61-71% Shadow Ball 2x40-48% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Banette builds →Shadow Claw 2x101-118%KO Sucker Punch 2x76-90% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Mightyena builds →Sucker Punch 2x94-110%KO Shadow Ball 2x29-35% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Dark Pulse 2x49-57% | ||
Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Misdreavus builds →Shadow Ball 2x58-68% Dark Pulse 2x38-45% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x71-84% Dark Pulse 2x46-55% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mismagius View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Dark Pulse 2x29-35% | ||
Mismagius Evolutions
Mismagius doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Misdreavus's line. Breed this form to get Misdreavus eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Misdreavus gave Mismagius the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+20), bringing the total to 495 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mismagius to get Misdreavus eggs easily using 31 partners from the Amorphous egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Destiny Bond, Imprison and 8 more.
HGSS Mismagius Best Moveset
Triple 105s in Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed with AbilityLevitate blocking Normal, Fighting, and Ground entirely. Fast special Ghost attacks that absorb special hits right back. The three stats that matter most all at 105.
Best Build
Mismagius best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Nasty Plot
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Mismagius misses out on Curse and Destiny Bond. That's 11 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Shadow Ball and Ominous Wind, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its cries sound like incantations to torment the foe. It appears where you least expect it.
Mismagius HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Mismagius as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Timid on Mismagius. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Mismagius has been available in 12 games since Diamond & Pearl, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
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
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