Misty Terrain (move)

Misty Terrain
ミストフィールド Mist Field

Battles

Type	Fairy
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects all Pokémon on the field

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
TM89 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM139 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Excites the audience a lot if used first.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Misty Terrain (Japanese: ミストフィールド Mist Field) is a non-damaging Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI. It was TM89 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM139 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation VI

Misty Terrain creates terrain that envelops the field and replaces the background environment and any other terrain that is already in effect. The terrain fades after five turns.

This terrain has the following effects on Pokémon that are on the ground and not in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move.

It halves the power of Dragon-type moves used against affected Pokémon (regardless of whether the user of the move is affected by Misty Terrain).
It prevents affected Pokémon from being afflicted by non-volatile status conditions (but does not cure Pokémon already afflicted with one).
- If an affected Pokémon is drowsy due to Yawn, it is prevented from falling asleep.
- Rest will fail if used by an affected Pokémon.
Nature Power becomes Moonblast.
Secret Power uses the animation of Fairy Wind and may lower its target's Special Attack.
Camouflage causes the user to become Fairy-type.

Natural objects disappear and cannot be destroyed while Misty Terrain is in effect. Misty Terrain does not prevent Pokémon from being confused.

Generation VII

Pokémon affected by Misty Terrain can no longer become confused.

When a Pokémon with the Ability Misty Surge enters battle, Misty Terrain is automatically created.

If a Pokémon is holding a Misty Seed while the field is Misty Terrain, it consumes the Misty Seed and its Special Defense is increased by one stage (even if it is not otherwise affected by the terrain). If a Terrain Extender is held when Misty Terrain is used, the terrain will last 8 turns instead of 5.

If powered up by a Fairium Z into Z-Misty Terrain, the user's Special Defense stat rises by one stage.

Generation VIII onwards

Misty Terrain now:

Increases Misty Explosion's base power by 1.5x.
Changes Terrain Pulse's type changes to Fairy and its base power doubles from 50 to 100.
Changes Pokémon with Mimicry to Fairy-type.
Prevents an affected Pokémon who has become drowsy from the effect of G-Max Snooze from falling asleep.

Misty Terrain is automatically created when Max Starfall is used.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS	The user covers the ground under everyone's feet with mist for five turns. This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions.
SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			68
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			1
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	1	1	1	1
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	1^ORAS	1	56
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy	37	37		37
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy	43	43		43
670		Floette Eternal Flower		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	43	43
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy	1	1		1
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field	50	50	59
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy	42	42	24
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy	42	42	24
700		Sylveon		Field		Field	29	29	35	35
716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	63	63	40
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field		46	27
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field		55	35
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field		60	37
788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	75
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like			1
868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			45
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM89	IX TM139
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
078		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔^SwSh
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔^SwSh
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔^SwSh
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
439		Mime Jr.		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔^SwSh
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy			✔^SwSh
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy				✔
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy				✔
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy				✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
700		Sylveon		Field		Field			✔^SwSh	✔
707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral			✔^SwSh	✔
716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy				✔
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy				✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy				✔
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like				✔
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like				✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like				✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔^SwSh
868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
912		Quaxly		Flying	Water 1				✔
913		Quaxwell		Flying	Water 1				✔
914		Quaquaval		Flying	Water 1				✔
926		Fidough		Field	Mineral				✔
927		Dachsbun		Field	Mineral				✔
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
100		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
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	IX
173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔^USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	Island Scan - Route 6^USUM
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

Description

Games	Description
SMD	It reduces damage from Dragon-type moves. It also protects from bad status conditions.* It changes the floor to the Misty Terrain condition. In the Misty Terrain condition, damage caused by Dragon-type moves will be reduced. It also prevents bad status conditions, but it has no effect on Pokémon in the air.*

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Sylveon	Tapu Fini
The user creates a misty terrain.
User	First Used In		Notes
Sylveon	Sylveon releases a thick light blue mist from its body, covering the surrounding area with it.
A wild Sylveon	Eevee & Friends		Debut
Tapu Fini	Tapu Fini creates a dome of pink energy that surrounds it and its opponent.
Tapu Fini (anime)	Revealing the Stuff of Legend!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Gardevoir

The user covers the ground under everyone's feet with mist. This halves the damage taken from Dragon-type moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sylveon	Sylveon creates a field around it that halves the damage taken from Dragon-type moves.
Y's Veevee	PS592	Debut
Gardevoir	Gardevoir creates a field around it that halves the damage taken from Dragon-type moves.
Ruby's Rara	PS615	None

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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Misty Terrain is the only terrain that does not boost the power of moves of its own type. It instead reduces the power of Dragon-type moves used against grounded Pokémon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	薄霧場地 Bohkmouh Chèuhngdeih
Chinese	Mandarin	薄霧場地 / 薄雾场地 Bówù Chǎngdì
French		Champ Brumeux
German		Nebelfeld
Italian		Campo Nebbioso
Korean		미스트필드 Miseuteupildeu
Russian		Туманное Поле Tumannoye Pole
Spanish		Campo de Niebla

Moves that change terrain

Grassy Terrain • Misty Terrain • Electric Terrain • Psychic Terrain

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

Generation IX TMs

001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171

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