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#0429 · GENERATION 4

Mismagius Build Guide

Ghost

Fast special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYLevitate

NATURETimid

Shadow Ball

Dazzling Gleam

Mystical Fire

Nasty Plot

How to play

Find a safe Nasty Plot turn, then attack with Ghost damage or coverage. Levitate normally provides Ground immunity; Mystical Fire lowers Special Attack when its effect applies.

Watch out for

Key risk. Life Orb costs HP. Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective and Normal targets ignore Shadow Ball. Levitate can be bypassed by effects such as Mold Breaker; setup does not increase physical bulk.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Find a safe Nasty Plot turn, then attack with Ghost damage or coverage. Levitate normally provides Ground immunity; Mystical Fire lowers Special Attack when its effect applies.

A Normal type blocks Shadow Ball

Normal moves cannot hit a Ghost, and Ghost moves cannot hit a Normal, so Dazzling Gleam or Mystical Fire is the option that scores — and neither is super effective there, so the Life Orb turn is neutral damage.

A Ground attack is the reason you switched in

Levitate is what makes the switch free, and an effect that ignores abilities makes it cost a full hit. Mold Breaker and the like turn the safest swap on the page into the worst one.

You have the Nasty Plot turn

Ghost and Dark each deal 2× to Mismagius, and a Dark type also resists Ghost moves, so the setup turn is chosen against a special attacker that cannot answer it. Physical bulk does not improve with the boost.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Mismagius in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Levitate gives Mismagius a Ground immunity that certain effects bypass, so the immunity is a default rather than a guarantee. Life Orb raises its damage and drains HP on every hit, and Nasty Plot does nothing at all about the bulk underneath it.

Watch the tradeoff. Life Orb costs HP. Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective and Normal targets ignore Shadow Ball. Levitate can be bypassed by effects such as Mold Breaker; setup does not increase physical bulk.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Mismagius or Gengar?

Gengar adds Poison typing and greater Special Attack, but does not have Levitate in Generation 9.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Mismagius	Gengar
HP	60	60
Attack	60	65
Defense	60	60
Sp. Attack	105	130
Sp. Defense	105	75
Speed	105	110

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Dark teammate helps against Ghost and Dark attacks. Add a physical attacker to complement special setup.

Umbreon

Resists Ghost and Dark and supplies delayed Wish support.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

Scizor

Adds physical priority and U-turn to complement special damage.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Gengar

Gengar adds Poison typing and greater Special Attack, but does not have Levitate in Generation 9.

Read Gengar guide →

Try Gengar →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ghost2×Dark2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Fighting0×Poison0.5×Bug0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP60

Attack60

Defense60

Sp. Attack105

Sp. Defense105

Speed105

Evolution chain

Misdreavus#200
Dusk Stone
Mismagius#429

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Mismagius team

Start with Mismagius. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#429

Mismagius

Ghost

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense80

Defense64

Coverage11

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ghost attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 2 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Mismagius	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalImmune target

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

DragonNeutral

DarkResisted

SteelNeutral

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.