Competitive Information for Mesprit [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mesprit? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
MagearnaCresseliaCrawdauntMawile-MegaMarowak-AlolaDusknoirKyurem-BlackDrapionWishiwashiRegice
Mesprit is popular Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Mesprit out in the 7th generation battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Mesprit is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Mental Herb / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 236 Hp / 252 SpA / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Healing Wish / Psychic
- Stealth Rock
- Trick Room
Special Tank Mesprit (Popular/Trending)
Mesprit is a legendary Special Tank. It was designed to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Healing Wish is a status move (Mesprit faints. replacement is fully healed).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return
- Knock Off
- Fire Punch
Physical Sweeper Mesprit (Levitate)
Mesprit is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mesprit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball
Special Sweeper Mesprit (Levitate)
Mesprit is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mesprit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Eject Button
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 62 Hp / 223 Def / 223 SpA
Moveset:
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
- Signal Beam
- Shadow Ball
Mesprit Special Tank (Reject Thyself)
Mesprit is a legendary Special Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Mesprit's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mesprit? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
MagearnaCresseliaCrawdauntMawile-MegaMarowak-AlolaDusknoirKyurem-BlackDrapionWishiwashiRegice
Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return
- Knock Off
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mesprit (Levitate)
Mesprit is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Mesprit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Fairium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Mesprit (Levitate)
Mesprit is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mesprit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Return
- Knock Off
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Mesprit (Levitate)
Mesprit is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. Life Orb boosts the power of Mesprit's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Mesprit is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mesprit learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mesprit can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Mesprit
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Mesprit's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Mesprit
- Healing Wish
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Other
- Protect
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Trick Room
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Mesprit in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Modest Nature ( 236/0/0/252/0/20/ )
- Optimize Mesprit's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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