Mist (move)

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

Mist
しろいきり White Mist

Battles

Type	Ice
Category	Status
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
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

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user and all allies

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:

It appears to be a stat protecting counterpart to Haze, as the type, PP, and Japanese names are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level.

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 applies to both status moves and damaging moves.

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

Generation III onward

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.
GS C	Prevents stat reduction.
RS EColo.XD	Creates a mist that stops reduction of abilities.
FRLG	The ally party is protected by a mist that prevents stat reductions.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user cloaks its body with a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being cut for five turns.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
027		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field								3
028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field								1
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field							20^SM^USUM 7^PE	40
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^PE	1
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1							1^PE
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	20	8	7	4	4	4	4^SM^USUM 13^PE	10
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	48^RGB 42^Y*
144		Articuno		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	60	13	13	8	8	8	8	1
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon							1^PE
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	75	55	55^RSE 22^FRLG	43	36	86	86^SMUSUM 11^PE	64
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		51	51	43	43	43	43	12
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		59	61	48	48	48	48	12
220		Swinub		Field		Field		37	37	40	40^BW 35^B2W2	35	35	20
221		Piloswine		Field		Field		42	42	48	48^BW 37^B2W2	37	37	20
245		Suicune		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		51	51	36	36	36	36	1
249		Lugia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								9
270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass			21	11	11	11^XY 15^ORAS	15	9
271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass								9
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass								1
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying			21	16	16^BW 14^B2W2	14^XY 12^ORAS	12	35
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying			21	16	16^BW 14^B2W2	14^XY 12^ORAS	12	41
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug			37	37	37	37^XY 25^ORAS	25	25^BDSP
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug								1^BDSP
320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2			32	24	24	24^XY 22^ORAS	22	15
321		Wailord		Field	Water 2			32	24	24	24^XY 22^ORAS	22	15
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon			28	23	23^BW 15^B2W2	15^XY 14^ORAS	14	8
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon			28	23	23^BW 15^B2W2	15^XY 14^ORAS	14	1
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				36	36	36	36	36^BDSP
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				42	42	42	42	42^BDSP
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				46	46	46	46	46^BDSP
459		Snover		Monster	Grass				21	21	21	21	10
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass				21	21	21	21	1
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field				48	48^BW 37^B2W2	37	37	20
488		Cresselia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				20	20	20	20	6
582		Vanillite		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16	8
583		Vanillish		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16	1
584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral					16	16	16	1
615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral					21	1, 21	9	20
698		Amaura		Monster		Monster						18	18	20
699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						18	18	20
721		Volcanion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						8	8	60
788		Tapu Fini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1	10
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug								12
875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field								6
896		Glastrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								30
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
459		Snover		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔
712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral					✔	✔	✔
746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						✔	✔
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						✔	✔
816		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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
060		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.

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
223		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.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Ash's Reshiram^W Spring 2012 Reshiram^W
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Mist is a move with 19 PP. It gives the user Mist status condition for 11-14 turns, which prevents other Pokémon from lowering user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, evasion and accuracy, including stat multipliers from Charm, Aurora Beam, Memento and Screech. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 17.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	2	—	—	—	Allied side	—	Applies the Stat Reduction Defense effect to the allied field of play.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	The user gains the Mist status. It prevents Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Accuracy, and Evasion from being reduced.
MDTD S	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	Your and your allies 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

Pokémon	Method

Articuno	Frillish	Volcanion	Lapras
The user cloaks its body with a white mist.
User	First Used In		Notes
Lapras	Lapras opens its mouth and a thick transparent white cloud comes out of its mouth.
Multiple wild Lapras	Viva Las Lapras		Debut
Articuno	Articuno opens its beak and a thick white cloud sprays out of it.
Noland's Articuno	The Symbol Life		None
Prinplup	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	Altaria opens its beak and a thick white cloud sprays out of it.
An Altaria a boy borrowed from the Opelucid Trainers' School	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
Frillish	Frillish opens its mouth and a thick white cloud sprays out of it.
Jessie's Frillish	New Places... Familiar Faces!		None
Volcanion	Volcanion releases a white cloud from the holes on its cannons.
Volcanion (M19)	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Lapras

The user cloaks itself in a white mist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Lapras	Lapras's pupils disappear and a thick mist forms around it.
Evan's Lapras	Lapras Lazily	Debut
Suicune	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	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	白霧 Baahkmouh
Chinese	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 Huinangae
Polish		Mgła
Portuguese	Brazil	Neblina (early anime, M19, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Névoa (BW101-BW109, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Neblina
Romanian		Pâcla
Serbian		Izmaglica
Spanish	Latin America	Niebla
Spanish	Spain	Neblina
Turkish		Sis
Vietnamese		Sương Trắng

Variations of the move Safeguard

Lucky Chant • Mist • Safeguard

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