Misdreavus is a dark bluish-green, ghost-like Pokémon. It has a red "necklace" which is used to absorb fear as nourishment and flowing, lilac-tipped "hair" which it can manipulate. Misdreavus's large eyes are yellow with red irises.
A group of wild Misdreavus were causing a ruckus in at the Silver Conference Hotel in Johto Photo Finish. Ash and his friends found that one of them was trapped under a fallen tree.
Misdreavus appeared in Volume 10 as one of Morty's Pokémon, and one of his strongest battlers, able to both exploit its own abilities and those of its opponents using non-damaging attacks like Spite. Having used it in the Gym Leaders' Tournament match (which ended in a draw due to it using Destiny Bond), he still keeps it in his team to this day.
Misdreavus frightens people with a creepy, sobbing cry. The Pokémon apparently uses its red spheres to absorb the fearful feelings of foes and turn them into nutrition.
A superscript level indicates that Misdreavus can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Misdreavus
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Misdreavus
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Side game data
{{Sidegame|
type=ghost |
ndex=200 |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Common |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=8.8 |
area=Darkness Ridge |
P1=Would you like me to pull on your hair? |
P2=Beware...My HP is reduced to half... |
P3=I'm failing... I haven't the energy to pull hair... |
PL=Fufufu...I seem to have leveled up. |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2 |
iq=G |
Ranger2=yes |
group2=Ghost |
assist2=Ghost |
field2=None |
field2power=- |
browser2=It attacks by letting loose psychic orbs and ones imbued with loathsome emotions. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3= Ghost |
assist3= Ghost |
field3= Psy Power |
field3power=1 |
browser3=To attack, it spits out imbued orbs with loathsome emotions that make Pokémon Tired. |
rumble2=yes|
rumble2attack=3|
rumble2defense=3|
rumble2speed=3|
Pad=Misdreavus was adrift in sorrow when the Piano in the Haunted Zone was broken. She took comfort in playing Dusknoir's Speed Slam. |
Pad2=She has a Photo Studio in Cove Town. She likes to get the scoop with her Photos, but what she really wants to get with them is the truth. |
Park2strong= |
Park2weak= |
Conquest=yes |
ConquestAtk=3 |
ConquestSpd=3 |
ConquestDef=3 |
ConquestHP=2 |
ConquestRange=3 |
ConquestMove=[[Astonish} (move)|Astonish} ]]
Misdreavus' nocturnal habits of wailing to frighten people and its similarity in appearance to a disembodied head are shared by various mythological creatures. One of these is the Nukekubi, which shares the similarities of nocturnal habits, flying about as a decapitated head, and wailing to increase its victims' fright. Another possible origin is the banshee, a female spirit from Gaelic folklore who was known for its unearthly wailing and screaming. It is also possible that it was based on a langsuir, a type of vampire in Malaysian mythology known to appear as a flying decapitated female head.
Name origin
Misdreavus is a corruption of mischievous. It may also be any combination of mistress (based on its feminine appearance), miscreant (due to the way it always scares people), dread, dreary, and reave (to rob).
Muma may be a corruption of 夢魔 muma (nightmare or a demon in a dream).