Mist (move)

Mist しろいきり White Mist

Battles Type  Ice Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Side: Affects the user's side of the field

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Mist (Japanese: しろいきり White Mist) is a non-damaging Ice-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Mist protects the user from having its stats decreased by opponents' status moves until the user switches out. Damaging moves that lower the target's stats as a side effect, such as Acid or Psychic, can still decrease the Pokémon's stats.

Mist does not remove any stat stage changes already in effect, and it does not prevent the user from lowering their own stats. The effect of Mist can be removed by Haze.

Mist will fail if it is already under effect. Mist does not stack with the effect of Guard Spec.

Generation II

Mist protects the user from having its stats decreased by opponents until the user switches out. It now also applies to damaging moves.

Haze can no longer remove the effect of Mist. The effect can be passed with Baton Pass.

Generation III onwards

Mist now creates a Mist effect on the user's side of the field that lasts for five turns. All Pokémon on the user's side of the field are protected while Mist is active, including Pokémon switched in after it was created. It is removed if a Pokémon on that side of the field is hit by Defog.

While Mist is in effect, other Pokémon (including allies) cannot lower the stats of Pokémon protected by Mist using either moves or Abilities (e.g. Intimidate). However, it does not prevent Pokémon lowering their own stats.

If powered up by an Icium Z into Z-Mist, the user regains all of its HP.

Description

Games Description Stad Provides full protection against any enemy status attack, such as those that lower Defense. Stad2 Provides full protection against any enemy status attack. GSC Prevents stat reduction. RSEColoXD Creates a mist that stops reduction of abilities. FRLG The ally party is protected by a mist that prevents stat reductions. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 The user cloaks its body with a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being cut for five turns. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
												SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0027		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field							−	−	3		3
0028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field							−	−	1		Rem.
0037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field							20	7	40		40
0038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							−	1	1		Rem.
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	20	8	7	4	4	4	4	13	10	10	10
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	48RGB 42Y*	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
0144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	60	13	13	8	8	8	8	1	1	1	1
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	75	55	55RSE 22FRLG	43	36	86	86	11	64	64	64
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		51	51	43	43	43	43		12	12	12
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		59	61	48	48	48	48		12	12	12
0220		Swinub		Field		Field		37	37	40	40BW 35B2W2	35	35		20	20	20
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field		42	42	48	48BW 37B2W2	37	37		20	20	20
0245		Suicune		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		51	51	36	36	36	36		1	1	1
0249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		−	−	−	−	−	−		9	9	9
0270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass			21	11	11	11XY 15ORAS	15		9	9	9
0271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass			−	−	−	−	−		9	9	9
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass			−	−	−	−	−		1	1	Rem.
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying			21	16	16BW 14B2W2	14XY 12ORAS	12		35	35	35
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying			21	16	16BW 14B2W2	14XY 12ORAS	12		41	41	41
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug			37	37	37	37XY 25ORAS	25			25	25
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug			−	−	−	−	−			1	−
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2			32	24	24	24XY 22ORAS	22		15	15
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2			32	24	24	24XY 22ORAS	22		15	15
0333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			28	23	23BW 15B2W2	15XY 14ORAS	14		8	8	8
0334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			28	23	23BW 15B2W2	15XY 14ORAS	14		1	1	1
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				36	36	36	36			36	36
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				42	42	42	42			42	42
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				46	46	46	46			46	46
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass				21	21	21	21		10	10	10
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass				21	21	21	21		1	1	1
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				48	48BW 37B2W2	37	37		20	20	20
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				20	20	20	20		6	6	6
0582		Vanillite		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16		8
0583		Vanillish		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16		1
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16		1
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral					21	1, 21	9		20		16
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster						18	18		20
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						18	18		20
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						8	8		60		60
0788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							1		10
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug									12		12
0875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field									6		6
0896		Glastrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									30		30
0898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									1		1
0963		Finizen		Field	Water 2											44
0964		Palafin		Field	Water 2											44
1002		Chien-Pao		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
											SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field									✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−	✔	−
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos All forms		Water 1	Amorphous			−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	−	✔	−
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔	✔
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔			✔
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral					✔	✔	✔		✔
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						✔	✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						✔	✔
0816		Sobble		Water 1	Field							✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0643		Reshiram		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Ash's ReshiramW Spring 2012 ReshiramW
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Mist gives the user the Mist status condition, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, evasiveness and accuracy (including stat multipliers from Charm, Aurora Beam, Memento and Screech in the Rescue Team and Explorers series). This status condition lasts for 11-14^RBTDS / 21^GtISMD turns. Defog will also end the status early if used by an enemy in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 19 - —% - User User - MDTDS - - 17 - —% - User User - BSL - - 17 - —% - User User - MDGtI - - 20 99 —% - Entire room Party Yes SMD - - 20 99 —% - Entire room Party Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Mist	Status	2	2	—	—	—	Allied side	—	Applies the Stat Reduction Defense effect to the allied field of play.	Sygna Suit Misty & Vaporeon

Description

Games Description MDRB The user gains the Mist status. It prevents Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Accuracy, and Evasion from being reduced. MDTDS Gives the user a Mist status, which prevents the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, accuracy, and evasiveness from being reduced. BSL じぶんを しろいきりじょうたいに かえて こうげき ぼうぎょ とくこう とくぼう めいちゅう かいひが さがらないようにする MDGtI You and your teammates will get the Mist status and prevent all of your Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, accuracy, and evasiveness from being lowered. SMD Your party is cloaked in mist, which prevents all of your Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and evasiveness stats from being lowered. But you're not protected from the effects of your moves that lower your own stats. MDRTDX You and your allies that are in the same room are cloaked in mist, which prevents all of your stats from being lowered. But you're not protected from the effects of your moves that lower your own stats.

In the anime

Lapras Articuno Frillish Altaria
The user cloaks its body with a white mist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lapras opens its mouth and releases a thick transparent white cloud from it.
Multiple wild Lapras	Viva Las Lapras		Debut
Lucius's Lapras	Song Within the Mist		None
	Articuno opens its beak and a thick white cloud sprays out of it.
Noland's Articuno	The Symbol Life		None
	Prinplup opens its beak and releases a thick white cloud that sparkles all around the battlefield.
Kenny's Prinplup	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
	Altaria opens its beak and a thick white cloud sprays out of it, or Altaria spins around, releasing a white mist from its body.
An Altaria a boy borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
Lisia's Ali	Reuniting for the First Time!		None
	Frillish opens its mouth and a thick white cloud sprays out of it.
Jessie's Frillish	New Places... Familiar Faces!		None
	Volcanion releases a white cloud from the holes on its cannons.
Volcanion (M19)	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
	Wailord releases a thick white cloud from its blowhole.
A wild Wailord	Lapras's Feelings for its Friends		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lapras Suicune
The user cloaks itself in a white mist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lapras's pupils disappear and a thick mist forms around it.
Evan's Lapras	Lapras Lazily		Debut
	Suicune fires a thick mist from its mouth at the opponent and disappears into it.
Misty's Suicune	Debonaire Dragonair		None

Pokémon Zensho

Lapras
The user shrouds the area with a misty fog.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lapras's pupils disappear and a thick mist forms around it.
Satoshi's Lapras	Saffron City		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Mist ending in Battle Revolution.

• Mist displays animation when it ends in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
• Guard Spec. has the same effect as Mist, and it will even say "the ally was shrouded in mist."
• In Pokémon Yellow, Vaporeon is programmed to learn both Haze and Mist at level 42; however, a bug prevents a Pokémon from learning two moves at the same level, so Vaporeon cannot learn Mist in Yellow outside of Pokémon Day Care.
• It appears to be a stat-protecting counterpart to Haze. They have the same type, PP, and Z-Move effect. Moreover, their Japanese names are very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 白霧 Baahkmouh Mandarin 白霧 / 白雾 Báiwù Czech Mlha Danish Dis* Tåge* Dutch Mist Finnish Sumu* French Brume German Weißnebel Greek Ομίχλη Indonesian Kabut Putih Italian Nebbia Korean 흰안개 Huinan-gae Polish Mgła Portuguese Brazil Neblina (early anime, M19, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Névoa (BW101-BW109, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Neblina Romanian Pâcla Serbian Izmaglica Spanish Latin America Niebla Spain Neblina Turkish Sis Vietnamese Sương Trắng

Variations of the move Safeguard
Lucky Chant • Mist • Safeguard

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