Psychic · Special move · Gen 3
Mist Ball
Mist Ball is a Psychic-type special move introduced in Generation 3. It has 95 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Special
Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
50% chance to lower the target's Sp. Atk by 1. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Ball/bomb move (Bulletproof)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Psychic attack
2× vsFightingPoison
½× vsPsychicSteel
0× vsDark
Pokémon that learn Mist Ball
1 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Latias | Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 |
Mist Ball FAQ
What does Mist Ball do?
Mist Ball is a Psychic-type special move with 95 power. Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Mist Ball?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Mist Ball in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 1 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Latias.
Is Mist Ball in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Mist Ball in Pokémon Champions.
What is Mist Ball super effective against?
As a Psychic-type attack, Mist Ball is super effective against Fighting and Poison, not very effective against Psychic and Steel and has no effect on Dark (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.