Fairy · Status move · Gen 6
Misty Terrain
Misty Terrain is a Fairy-type status move introduced in Generation 6. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 64 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fairy
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
5 turns. Can't status,-Dragon power vs grounded. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Misty Terrain. During the effect, the power of Dragon-type attacks used against grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 0.5 and grounded Pokemon cannot be inflicted with a non-volatile status condition nor confusion. Grounded Pokemon can become affected by Yawn but cannot fall asleep from its effect. Camouflage transforms the user into a Fairy type, Nature Power becomes Moonblast, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to lower Special Attack by 1 stage. Fails if the current terrain is Misty Terrain.
- Targets
- The whole field
- Terrain
- Sets Misty Terrain for 5 turns (8 with Terrain Extender)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (53 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Misty Terrain
64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6, 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Fairy | 6–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Electric/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy | 6–8 | ||||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Misty Terrain FAQ
What does Misty Terrain do?
Misty Terrain is a Fairy-type status move. For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Misty Terrain. During the effect, the power of Dragon-type attacks used against grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 0.5 and grounded Pokemon cannot be inflicted with a non-volatile status condition nor confusion. Grounded Pokemon can become affected by Yawn but cannot fall asleep from its effect. Camouflage transforms the user into a Fairy type, Nature Power becomes Moonblast, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to lower Special Attack by 1 stage. Fails if the current terrain is Misty Terrain.
Which Pokémon can learn Misty Terrain?
64 Pokémon and forms can learn Misty Terrain in at least one game: 53 in Scarlet & Violet, 24 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Clefairy, Clefable, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Ninetales, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff.
Is Misty Terrain in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 24 Pokémon can use Misty Terrain in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.