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Mesprit Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Mesprit in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Mesprit, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Mesprit Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Nat. Dex #481 Type
Mesprit ImageMesprit
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Icon
Abilities
Levitate
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Levitate The user is immune to Ground-type moves and cannot be damaged by Spikes.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
80
247
Atk
105
174
Def
105
107
SpAtk
105
131
SpDef
105
96
Speed
80
302
Total
580
83
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 187 187 155 155 140
Atk 172 157 125 112 99
Def 172 157 125 112 99
SpAtk 172 157 125 112 99
SpDef 172 157 125 112 99
Spd 145 132 100 90 76
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Mesprit

Best Natures
Timid
(+Spe, -Atk)
Modest
(+Sp. Atk, -Atk)

What are Natures?

Doubles Moveset for Mesprit

Build Name Recommendation
Trick Room Imprison Mesprit ★★★

Trick Room Imprison Mesprit Moveset & Best Build

Nature Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 155 HP / 125 Def / 172 Sp. Atk / 126 Sp. Def / 132 Spe
Ability Levitate
Tera Type Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Held Item Mental Herb
Moveset Psychic
Imprison
Protect
Trick Room

Summary

Pokeball IconCan check Cresselia with its Imprison set.

Pokeball IconCan get rid of weaknesses through Terastallization.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Mesprit Image
Ability Held Item
Levitate Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Mental Herb ImageMental Herb

Mesprit's best Ability is Levitate, which is its only Ability. Mental Herb can keep it effective even after getting Taunted.

Moves Breakdown

Psychic Imprison
Protect Trick Room

Psychic is Mesprit's only damaging move. Use this on turns where Mesprit has to deal damage.

Imprison is the most important move of the set, locking out Protect and Trick Room from opponents, preventing them from protecting themselves or setting up Trick Room.

Protect can keep Mesprit safe on some turns where it is in danger of getting targeted. Having Protect in the same set as Imprison can prevent opponents from using Protect.

Trick Room can reverse the turn order, allowing Mesprit's slower teammates to outspeed quicker opponents. But this is mainly on the set to lock out our opponent's Trick Room option, allowing Mesprit's quicker teammates to always have the Speed advantage.

Best Tera Type: Dark

Dark Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon

Dark Tera can protect Mesprit from super-effective Dark-type and Ghost-type Attacks. It can also protect it from Prankster Taunt.

Best Dark Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread Explanation

Mesprit's EV spread for this build leans on making it a fast Special Attacker with 252 Special Attack and 252 Speed EVs, even though its main purpose is to Imprison Protect and Trick Room. 4 EVs are put into its Special Defense to round out its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Ice Beam Useful for hitting opposing Landorus, and other Ice-weak Pokemon.
Thunderbolt Useful for hitting opposing Tornadus, and other Electric-weak Pokemon.

Key Damage Calculations

Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Mesprit
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 135 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Safety Goggles
Kowtow Cleave
158 ~ 188 (101.9 ~ 121.1%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Kingambit Image 135 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Safety Goggles
Tera Type: Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Kowtow Cleave
39 ~ 47 (25.1 ~ 30.3%)
Guaranteed 4-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Single-Strike Style Image 130 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Focus Sash
Wicked Blow
188 ~ 224 (121.2 ~ 144.5%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Single-Strike Style Image 130 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk
Item: Focus Sash
Tera Type: Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Wicked Blow
47 ~ 56 (30.3 ~ 36.1%)
46.6% Chance to 3-Hit KO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Chi-Yu Image 135 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk
Beads of Ruin Dark Pulse
198 ~ 234 (127.7 ~ 150.9%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Chi-Yu Image 135 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk
Tera Type: Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Beads of Ruin Dark Pulse
49 ~ 58 (31.6 ~ 37.4%)
87.9% Chance to 3-Hit KO

How to Use Mesprit Effectively

Use Mesprit to Prevent Trick Room

Imprisoning Trick Room can help your team against opposing Trick Room, stopping your opponents from setting it up at all.

Similarly, locking out Protect with Imprison can help Mesprit's offensive teammates attack indiscriminately.

If your team needs a Psychic-type Trick Room setter, Cresselia may be the way to go. Do not use them for similar purposes as Mesprit is significantly less bulky compared to Cresselia.

How to Build a Team with Mesprit

Imprison Mesprit is best suited with fast and offensive Pokemon. Without the fear of Trick Room, its teammates can remain on the offensive for the duration of the battle.

Sample Doubles Team

Support Physical Attacker
Mesprit ImageMesprit Landorus (Therian Forme) ImageLandorus (Therian Forme)
Special Attacker Physical Attacker
Heatran ImageHeatran Rillaboom ImageRillaboom

Mesprit can benefit from having teammates that can go on the offensive immediately. Landorus-T is a Pokemon that fits this bill, threatening immediate damage with its consistent movepool.

Heatran and Rillaboom are strong teammates to have, that can benefit from Mesprit's Trick Room if necessary.

Counters for Mesprit

Force Mesprit to Tera or KO It

Mesprit will not be able to survive multiple powerful super-effective hits. While it can Terastallize to shed its weakness, it also forces the player to commit Tera, which is a valuable resource.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Chi-Yu ImageChi-Yu Ranking: ★★★★★
・Can force Mesprit to Tera or deal sizeable damage with Dark Pulse.
・Can KO regular Mesprit or Tera Dark with Beads of Ruin Overheat.
▶️Chi-Yu Best Movesets
Urshifu Single-Strike Style ImageUrshifu Single-Strike Style Ranking: ★★★★
・Can KO Mesprit with Wicked Blow even through Protect.
・Can force Mesprit to Tera or threaten KOing it.
▶️Urshifu Single-Strike Style Best Movesets](/games/Pokemon-Scarlet-Violet/archives/413971)
Kingambit ImageKingambit Ranking: ★★★★
・Can force Mesprit to Tera or outright KO it with Kowtow Cleave.
▶️Kingambit Best Movesets

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