|pearldex=Although it slumbers at the bottom of the lake, its spirit is said to leave its body and flitter on the water surface.
|pearldex=Although it slumbers at the bottom of the lake, its spirit is said to leave its body and flitter on the water surface.
|platinumdex=When Mesprit flew, people learned the joy and sadness of living. It was the birth of emotions.
|platinumdex=When Mesprit flew, people learned the joy and sadness of living. It was the birth of emotions.
|heartgolddex={{tt|ひとびとの こころに よろこびや かなしみなどの かんじょうを もたらしたと いわれる ポケモン。|A Pokémon that is said to have brought about the emotions such as joy and sadness in the hearts of people.}}
|heartgolddex=This Pokémon is said to have endowed the human heart with emotions, such as sorrow and joy.
|soulsilverdex={{tt|ひとびとの こころに よろこびや かなしみなどの かんじょうを もたらしたと いわれる ポケモン。|A Pokémon that is said to have brought about the emotions such as joy and sadness in the hearts of people.}}
|soulsilverdex=This Pokémon is said to have endowed the human heart with emotions, such as sorrow and joy.}}
Mesprit is a small, gray, fairy-like Pokémon. It has two tails that each have a red jewel encrusted into them. These are, presumably, two of the jewels which complement the Red Chain. Mesprit has a partially magenta face with four long, drooping appendages and another red gem encrusted into its forehead.
Mesprit's spirit can leave its body without dying. Its spirit can return to the body at will. According to legend, it can drain one's emotions away by simply touching it. It was also shown in The Needs of Three! and DP152 that Mesprit has the ability to teleport itself, as well as other Pokémon and humans.
Behavior
Mesprit is playful and a bit mischievous.
Habitat
Mesprit sleeps at the bottom of Lake Verity. Once it is encountered, it will run away, wandering around Sinnoh and only traceable with the Marking Map Pokétch app. Mesprit will warp to a new location whenever the player crosses the boundary between two areas except if the player passes through a gate between a city and a route. It also moves when the player is using Fly.
Mesprit itself appeared in The Needs of Three!, where it, along with Uxie, came to Lake Valor after Azelf was captured. However, it was also captured by J and Team Galactic, but before it was captured, it used Future Sight with Uxie, destroying her ship later on. It was then controlled by the team to help fulfill its goal. In DP152, after breaking from their control with the help of Dawn's Piplup and Cynthia's Garchomp, it helped in stopping Cyrus's plot to use Dialga and Palkia.
On the Spear Pillar stage, occasionally the lake guardians make surprising "cameo" appearances during the fight; they do nothing, however.
Trophy Information
An Emotion Pokémon said to have taught humans emotions. Rumor is, if you touch Mesprit, you'll lose all emotions three days later. It sleeps at the base of Lake Verity, but once engaged in battle, it will rise from the water to fly around the Sinnoh region. Even if you see this Pokémon after your initial meeting, it'll try to flee battle, so catching it is quite a task.
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Mesprit is somewhat unique among the members of its trio, as it leaves Lake Verity to roamSinnoh after being found, and will flee from battle easily if the player catches up.
Mesprit is based after a spirit or a sprite and the color magenta. Mesprit and the rest of the trio could possibly have originated from the Imperial Regalia of Japan, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Mesprit would be the Yasakani no Magatama, which embodies benevolence.
Name origin
The English name may be derived from the personal pronoun me and esprit (French for "spirit") or sprite. Its Japanese name may come from the Japanese verb 笑む emu, meaning to smile, or emotion, and esprit or sprite.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Mesprit images on Bulbagarden Archives.
