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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#200 Misdreavus

Ghost

  • SpeciesScreech Pokémon
  • Japanese nameMuuma
  • PronunciationMISS-DRE-VAHS
  • Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
  • Weight2.0 lb 0.90 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Misdreavus official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Variation of MISCHIEVOUS (full of mischief)

Evolution

  1. MisdreavusThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Misdreavus in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Misdreavus as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It likes playing mischievous tricks such as screaming and wailing to startle people at night.
Silver It loves to bite and yank people’s hair from behind without warning, just to see their shocked reactions.
Crystal It loves to watch people it’s scared. It frightens them by screaming loudly or appearing suddenly.

Where to find Misdreavus

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Mt. Silver (aka Silver Cave) (1st and 2nd Floors) Night Many
Silver Night Many
Crystal Night Many (2F Small Room), Few otherwise

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×0
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×0
  • Poison×0.5
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×2
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×2
  • Steel×1
  • 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNo Effect
  • FireNormal
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassNormal
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicGood
  • BugNormal
  • RockNormal
  • GhostGood
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkBad
  • SteelBad
  • 2 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 2:3 (~66.67%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Growl Normal Status
Start Psywave Psychic Special
6 Spite Ghost Status
12 Confuse Ray Ghost Status
19 Mean Look Normal Status
27 Psybeam Psychic Special
36 Pain Split Normal Status
46 Perish Song Normal Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Thunderbolt

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM40Defense Curl
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Indeterminate Pokémon group 6

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Destiny Bond Mate with a male from Gastly, Koffing, or Wobbuffet Family.
Screech Mate with a male Grimer/Muk.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 60 293-323 27/4540.14%
Attack 60 188-218 28/4934.46%
Defense 60 188-218 31/5538.21%
Speed 85 238-268 14/4775.80%
Special Attack 85 238-268 13/4675.80%
Special Defense 85 238-268 15/4172.57%
Total 435 1383-1563 31/8759.86%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library