[OVERVIEW]
Mismagius's solid Special Attack and Speed alongside Nasty Plot, its coverage options, and Z-Crystals make it a notable sweeper capable of threatening specially defensive Pokemon like Incineroar, Assault Vest Slowbro, and Cryogonal. Mismagius's potency is furthered by useful utility options in Taunt and Protect, which provide it with insurance against status moves as well as faster Choice item attackers like Heliolisk, Passimian, and Braviary. Unfortunately, Mismagius is extremely prone to being Pursuit trapped by faster attackers like Sneasel, Aerodactyl, and Choice Scarf Houndoom due to its lacking physical bulk and typing. Furthermore, because Mismagius's overall bulk is so poor, it struggles to find opportunities to set up Nasty Plot. Due to its moves being only average in power, Mismagius is heavily reliant on Nasty Plot and Z-Crystals to break many defensive Pokemon like Druddigon, Mega Audino, and Torterra, meaning it often struggles to apply consistent offensive pressure to bulkier builds.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Power Gem
move 4: Protect / Taunt
item: Rockium Z / Ghostium Z
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Nasty Plot enables Mismagius to break specially defensive walls like Torterra, Vaporeon, and Vileplume with its Z-Move. Shadow Ball lets Mismagius threaten Psychic- and Ghost-types like Slowbro, Slowking, and Dhelmise with super effective damage. Power Gem provides Mismagius with at worst neutral coverage for most Ghost-resistant and -immune Pokemon such as Incineroar, Guzzlord, and Braviary. Protect lets Mismagius scout Choice item users like Heliolisk, Passimian, Vanilluxe, and Braviary and narrow down the former three's options thanks to Mismagius's typing and respectable special bulk. When used alongside a Colbur Berry, it also lets Mismagius avoid being Pursuit trapped by Choice Band Sneasel and Choice Scarf Houndoom. Taunt allows Mismagius to set up more reliably against Pokemon like Vaporeon and Miltank that commonly carry Toxic and prevents Mega Audino from recovering health. Taunt also completely shuts down Pyukumuku; however, it leaves Mismagius more vulnerable to Passimian as well as Pursuit trappers. Dazzling Gleam can be used to hit Scrafty for super effective damage and let Mismagius avoid using its Z-Move on Guzzlord, but the utility provided by Taunt and Protect is usually preferred.
Set Details
========
Maximum Special Attack and Speed investment with a Timid nature improves Mismagius's offensive presence and lets it outspeed other prominent offensive Pokemon like non-Choice Scarf Vanilluxe, Rotom, and Delphox. Rockium Z turns Power Gem into Continental Crush and gives Mismagius a reliable way of dealing with Ghost-resistant and -immune Pokemon like Incineroar, Guzzlord, and Braviary. Ghostium Z is an alternative Z-Crystal that lets Mismagius more effectively deal with Pokemon like Rhydon and Silvally-Steel once boosted and nets more damage on neutral targets like Vaporeon, but Rockium Z is preferred due to the coverage Continental Crush provides. If a teammate is already holding a Z-Crystal, a Colbur Berry is a fine item choice to avoid being Pursuit trapped by Choice Band Sneasel. However, this is best used alongside Protect so that Mismagius can see whether Sneasel will use Knock Off or Pursuit. Levitate is Mismagius's only ability and allows Mismagius to switch into Choice-locked Pokemon like Passimian, Diancie, and Aerodactyl and set up.
Usage Tips
========
Mismagius's poor physical bulk and only average special bulk leave few opportunities for setting up; however, Choice-locked Pokemon like Heliolisk, Passimian, and Accelgor are easy to set up against, while Mismagius can also exploit weaker special attackers like Seismitoad and Vileplume. Early-game, it is best to just use Shadow Ball and Power Gem to weaken switch-ins to Mismagius, as Mismagius will struggle to sweep through a team that still possesses significant defensive counterplay to it. Mismagius should make sure to Taunt Pokemon like Vaporeon, defensive Slowbro, and Mega Audino before setting up, as a Toxic from them makes a sweep much less likely. Taunt also prevents Vaporeon and Mega Audino from recovering health with Wish, and it prevents Defoggers like Silvally-Steel and Golbat from removing entry hazards. This, combined with Mismagius's ability to spinblock and threaten other common forms of hazard control in Xatu, Rotom, and Decidueye, makes Mismagius effective at keeping hazards on the field. If using Protect, scout Choice item users like Passimian and Heliolisk to see what move they will lock themselves into. You can also scout Choice-locked Pursuit trappers like Sneasel, Aerodactyl, and Houndoom to find out whether or not they will use Pursuit. It is important to not use Mismagius's Z-Move unless necessary, as it is Mismagius's best way of dealing with special walls like Mega Audino and Miltank that don't mind Shadow Ball. However, when faced with offensive teams that lack a solid switch-in to Mismagius, its Z-Move can be used to help wallbreak.
Team Options
========
Mismagius fits best on offensive builds that can assist it by softening its checks and providing utility options to make setting up less difficult. Dual screens support from Pokemon such as Diancie and Xatu provides Mismagius with safer opportunities to set up with Nasty Plot. Additionally, Diancie can provide Stealth Rock support and check Dark-types like Sneasel, Guzzlord, and Scrafty for Mismagius, while Xatu can prevent the foe from laying entry hazards of their own and provide U-turn support. Wallbreakers like Sneasel, Choice Specs Heliolisk, Choice Band Passimian, and Decidueye assist Mismagius by taking on special walls such as Slowking, Torterra, and Vaporeon for it. Slow pivoting from the likes of Incineroar and Vikavolt is helpful in ensuring Mismagius gets into battle safely. Incineroar can also handle opposing Dark-types well, while Vikavolt helps weaken specially defensive Pokemon like Silvally-Steel and Cryogonal. Steelix and Torterra are both solid Stealth Rock setters to pair alongside Mismagius because they lure Xatu in for Mismagius. Rhydon and Diancie also work well with Mismagius, as they can manage Incineroar for unboosted Mismagius. Spikes from Garbodor and Ferroseed pair well with Mismagius; two switches into one layer of Spikes guarantees the OHKO on Guzzlord with +2 Continental Crush. Furthermore, Toxic Spikes support from Garbodor works well if Mismagius is carrying Protect, since it helps Mismagius chip foes. Pokemon such as Calm Mind Diancie and Comfey work well alongside Mismagius, since they can take advantage of Passimian that are Choice-locked into Knock Off by setting up. Additionally, they can manage Dark-types well for Mismagius.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Substitute retains Taunt's status-shielding utility while also helping against other Pursuit trappers like Absol, Aerodactyl, and Houndoom. Furthermore, Mismagius can use a Substitute + Calm Mind set to take advantage of passive Water-types like Vaporeon and defensive Slowbro that cannot easily break a boosted Mismagius's Substitute. However, Calm Mind sets struggle to boost quickly enough to effectively threaten less passive teams. On dual screens teams, Mismagius can use Memento on Nasty Plot and Choice Scarf sets to further augment the threat of a teammate setting up, although Mismagius itself then becomes more vulnerable to status moves. Will-O-Wisp lets Mismagius punish physical attackers like Rhydon and Torterra for directly switching into it. This is best used alongside Hex so that Mismagius can break bulky Pokemon when unboosted more easily. Destiny Bond is a workable option to manage slower attackers like Incineroar and Guzzlord if Mismagius's Z-Move has been used; however, it is less consistent than Mismagius's other utility options.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Dark-types**: Guzzlord and Scrafty both are problematic for Mismagius; Guzzlord can survive +2 Continental Crush from full, while Scrafty doesn't fear Shadow Ball or Power Gem. Faster, frailer Dark-types like Sneasel and Choice Scarf Houndoom can't reliably switch into Mismagius, but they can revenge kill it and threaten to Pursuit trap it; additionally, Mismagius must fear Sucker Punch from Absol, although it can be played around. Mismagius can, however, dispatch of these Pokemon with Dazzling Gleam or, in Houndoom's case, Power Gem.
**Specially Defensive Walls**: Mega Audino can survive +2 Continental Crush followed by Power Gem and defeat Mismagius with repeated uses of Knock Off. Druddigon is not OHKOed by any boosted attack from Mismagius and can phaze it with Dragon Tail. Assault Vest Hariyama can take even boosted Shadow Ball and KO Mismagius with Knock Off after a bit of chip damage.
**Faster Attackers**: Due to Mismagius's poor physical bulk, Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Passimian and Braviary threaten to revenge kill it, although Passimian requires chip damage. Special attackers like Sceptile, Choice Scarf Rotom, and Choice Scarf Vanilluxe can also manage Mismagius, but its solid special bulk makes it more difficult to.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
- Earlier versions by: [[Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Quality checked by: [[quziel, 297859], [banks, 379208], [Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [frostration, 447027]]
Mismagius's solid Special Attack and Speed alongside Nasty Plot, its coverage options, and Z-Crystals make it a notable sweeper capable of threatening specially defensive Pokemon like Incineroar, Assault Vest Slowbro, and Cryogonal. Mismagius's potency is furthered by useful utility options in Taunt and Protect, which provide it with insurance against status moves as well as faster Choice item attackers like Heliolisk, Passimian, and Braviary. Unfortunately, Mismagius is extremely prone to being Pursuit trapped by faster attackers like Sneasel, Aerodactyl, and Choice Scarf Houndoom due to its lacking physical bulk and typing. Furthermore, because Mismagius's overall bulk is so poor, it struggles to find opportunities to set up Nasty Plot. Due to its moves being only average in power, Mismagius is heavily reliant on Nasty Plot and Z-Crystals to break many defensive Pokemon like Druddigon, Mega Audino, and Torterra, meaning it often struggles to apply consistent offensive pressure to bulkier builds.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Power Gem
move 4: Protect / Taunt
item: Rockium Z / Ghostium Z
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Nasty Plot enables Mismagius to break specially defensive walls like Torterra, Vaporeon, and Vileplume with its Z-Move. Shadow Ball lets Mismagius threaten Psychic- and Ghost-types like Slowbro, Slowking, and Dhelmise with super effective damage. Power Gem provides Mismagius with at worst neutral coverage for most Ghost-resistant and -immune Pokemon such as Incineroar, Guzzlord, and Braviary. Protect lets Mismagius scout Choice item users like Heliolisk, Passimian, Vanilluxe, and Braviary and narrow down the former three's options thanks to Mismagius's typing and respectable special bulk. When used alongside a Colbur Berry, it also lets Mismagius avoid being Pursuit trapped by Choice Band Sneasel and Choice Scarf Houndoom. Taunt allows Mismagius to set up more reliably against Pokemon like Vaporeon and Miltank that commonly carry Toxic and prevents Mega Audino from recovering health. Taunt also completely shuts down Pyukumuku; however, it leaves Mismagius more vulnerable to Passimian as well as Pursuit trappers. Dazzling Gleam can be used to hit Scrafty for super effective damage and let Mismagius avoid using its Z-Move on Guzzlord, but the utility provided by Taunt and Protect is usually preferred.
Set Details
========
Maximum Special Attack and Speed investment with a Timid nature improves Mismagius's offensive presence and lets it outspeed other prominent offensive Pokemon like non-Choice Scarf Vanilluxe, Rotom, and Delphox. Rockium Z turns Power Gem into Continental Crush and gives Mismagius a reliable way of dealing with Ghost-resistant and -immune Pokemon like Incineroar, Guzzlord, and Braviary. Ghostium Z is an alternative Z-Crystal that lets Mismagius more effectively deal with Pokemon like Rhydon and Silvally-Steel once boosted and nets more damage on neutral targets like Vaporeon, but Rockium Z is preferred due to the coverage Continental Crush provides. If a teammate is already holding a Z-Crystal, a Colbur Berry is a fine item choice to avoid being Pursuit trapped by Choice Band Sneasel. However, this is best used alongside Protect so that Mismagius can see whether Sneasel will use Knock Off or Pursuit. Levitate is Mismagius's only ability and allows Mismagius to switch into Choice-locked Pokemon like Passimian, Diancie, and Aerodactyl and set up.
Usage Tips
========
Mismagius's poor physical bulk and only average special bulk leave few opportunities for setting up; however, Choice-locked Pokemon like Heliolisk, Passimian, and Accelgor are easy to set up against, while Mismagius can also exploit weaker special attackers like Seismitoad and Vileplume. Early-game, it is best to just use Shadow Ball and Power Gem to weaken switch-ins to Mismagius, as Mismagius will struggle to sweep through a team that still possesses significant defensive counterplay to it. Mismagius should make sure to Taunt Pokemon like Vaporeon, defensive Slowbro, and Mega Audino before setting up, as a Toxic from them makes a sweep much less likely. Taunt also prevents Vaporeon and Mega Audino from recovering health with Wish, and it prevents Defoggers like Silvally-Steel and Golbat from removing entry hazards. This, combined with Mismagius's ability to spinblock and threaten other common forms of hazard control in Xatu, Rotom, and Decidueye, makes Mismagius effective at keeping hazards on the field. If using Protect, scout Choice item users like Passimian and Heliolisk to see what move they will lock themselves into. You can also scout Choice-locked Pursuit trappers like Sneasel, Aerodactyl, and Houndoom to find out whether or not they will use Pursuit. It is important to not use Mismagius's Z-Move unless necessary, as it is Mismagius's best way of dealing with special walls like Mega Audino and Miltank that don't mind Shadow Ball. However, when faced with offensive teams that lack a solid switch-in to Mismagius, its Z-Move can be used to help wallbreak.
Team Options
========
Mismagius fits best on offensive builds that can assist it by softening its checks and providing utility options to make setting up less difficult. Dual screens support from Pokemon such as Diancie and Xatu provides Mismagius with safer opportunities to set up with Nasty Plot. Additionally, Diancie can provide Stealth Rock support and check Dark-types like Sneasel, Guzzlord, and Scrafty for Mismagius, while Xatu can prevent the foe from laying entry hazards of their own and provide U-turn support. Wallbreakers like Sneasel, Choice Specs Heliolisk, Choice Band Passimian, and Decidueye assist Mismagius by taking on special walls such as Slowking, Torterra, and Vaporeon for it. Slow pivoting from the likes of Incineroar and Vikavolt is helpful in ensuring Mismagius gets into battle safely. Incineroar can also handle opposing Dark-types well, while Vikavolt helps weaken specially defensive Pokemon like Silvally-Steel and Cryogonal. Steelix and Torterra are both solid Stealth Rock setters to pair alongside Mismagius because they lure Xatu in for Mismagius. Rhydon and Diancie also work well with Mismagius, as they can manage Incineroar for unboosted Mismagius. Spikes from Garbodor and Ferroseed pair well with Mismagius; two switches into one layer of Spikes guarantees the OHKO on Guzzlord with +2 Continental Crush. Furthermore, Toxic Spikes support from Garbodor works well if Mismagius is carrying Protect, since it helps Mismagius chip foes. Pokemon such as Calm Mind Diancie and Comfey work well alongside Mismagius, since they can take advantage of Passimian that are Choice-locked into Knock Off by setting up. Additionally, they can manage Dark-types well for Mismagius.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Substitute retains Taunt's status-shielding utility while also helping against other Pursuit trappers like Absol, Aerodactyl, and Houndoom. Furthermore, Mismagius can use a Substitute + Calm Mind set to take advantage of passive Water-types like Vaporeon and defensive Slowbro that cannot easily break a boosted Mismagius's Substitute. However, Calm Mind sets struggle to boost quickly enough to effectively threaten less passive teams. On dual screens teams, Mismagius can use Memento on Nasty Plot and Choice Scarf sets to further augment the threat of a teammate setting up, although Mismagius itself then becomes more vulnerable to status moves. Will-O-Wisp lets Mismagius punish physical attackers like Rhydon and Torterra for directly switching into it. This is best used alongside Hex so that Mismagius can break bulky Pokemon when unboosted more easily. Destiny Bond is a workable option to manage slower attackers like Incineroar and Guzzlord if Mismagius's Z-Move has been used; however, it is less consistent than Mismagius's other utility options.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Dark-types**: Guzzlord and Scrafty both are problematic for Mismagius; Guzzlord can survive +2 Continental Crush from full, while Scrafty doesn't fear Shadow Ball or Power Gem. Faster, frailer Dark-types like Sneasel and Choice Scarf Houndoom can't reliably switch into Mismagius, but they can revenge kill it and threaten to Pursuit trap it; additionally, Mismagius must fear Sucker Punch from Absol, although it can be played around. Mismagius can, however, dispatch of these Pokemon with Dazzling Gleam or, in Houndoom's case, Power Gem.
**Specially Defensive Walls**: Mega Audino can survive +2 Continental Crush followed by Power Gem and defeat Mismagius with repeated uses of Knock Off. Druddigon is not OHKOed by any boosted attack from Mismagius and can phaze it with Dragon Tail. Assault Vest Hariyama can take even boosted Shadow Ball and KO Mismagius with Knock Off after a bit of chip damage.
**Faster Attackers**: Due to Mismagius's poor physical bulk, Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Passimian and Braviary threaten to revenge kill it, although Passimian requires chip damage. Special attackers like Sceptile, Choice Scarf Rotom, and Choice Scarf Vanilluxe can also manage Mismagius, but its solid special bulk makes it more difficult to.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
- Earlier versions by: [[Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Quality checked by: [[quziel, 297859], [banks, 379208], [Punchshroom, 169054]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [frostration, 447027]]
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