Mismagius is a purple, ghost-like Pokémon. It has a round head with elaborate tufts resembling a witch's hat atop it. The tips of the tufts are paler than most of the body. It has a thin, red mouth that resembles the letter "W." Below its head, Mismagius has a long neck with a round lump midway down. Three, elliptical red spheres surround the upper portion of Mismagius's body. There are extensions on the sides of its lower body with the foremost ones tattered compared to rear ones. This gives Mismagius the appearance of wearing some kind of cloak.
If it is powerful, Mismagius can use advanced incantations for various purposes, such as causing misery or happiness. People that hear its cries will usually receive headaches and hallucinations. As shown in the anime, Mismagius can put its victims to sleep, and cause them to enter a strange dream world without their noticing. If Mismagius falls asleep or is knocked out, the victim will wake up.
Mismagius was one of the Pokémon Lily used while with Team Galactic.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Platinum battled a Mismagius in her Gym battle against Fantina in Round 372 and 373. It was very powerful and shrewdly manipulative using its illusion attacks, and using Trick Room to use Empoleon's speed against it, defeated both it and her Ponyta before Diamond's Munchlax, Lax, finally took it down at the last minute.
Both evolve by using a Dusk Stone, while the Generation IV Pokémon that evolve by learning a move do appear in the Johto Pokedex.
Mismagius comes before Honchkrow in the Sinnoh Pokédex, but Mismagius's pre-evolution, Misdreavus, comes after Honchkrow's pre-evolution, Murkrow, in the Johto Pokédex.
Origin
Mismagius is based on the concept of mages, witches, magic, hallucinations, and banshees.
Name origin
Mismagius is a combination of mischief and magus or magic.
Mumargi is a combination of the words 夢魔 muma (nightmare) and magi or mage.
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