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

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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.

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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.

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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.
DPPtHGSSPBRBWB2W2 The user cloaks its body with a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being cut for five turns.
XYORASSMUSUMPESwShBDSPLASV 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

By breeding

Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0060 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 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 No Eggs Discovered Ash's ReshiramWSpring 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 11-14RBTDS / 21GtISMD turns. Defog will also end the status early if used by an enemy in the Explorers and Adventure Squad series.

Pokémon Masters EX

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Zensho

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

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.

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