Mienshao can be obtained in: Black (Dark Grass – Unova route 14), White (Dark Grass – Unova route 14), Black 2 (Dark Grass, Wild – Dragonspiral tower entrance, Dragonspiral tower outside, Dragonspiral tower 1f, Unova route 23), White 2 (Dark Grass, Wild – Dragonspiral tower entrance, Dragonspiral tower outside, Dragonspiral tower 1f, Unova route 23). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#620 Mienshao

fighting

Height1.4 m(4'07")

Weight35.5 kg(78.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 5

Mienshao Evolution

MienfooLevel 1

MienshaoLevel 50

Mienshao's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	125		286
Defense	60		156
Sp. Atk	95		226
Sp. Def	60		156
Speed	105		246
		0/508	1341

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

flying psychic fairy

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice fighting poison ground ghost dragon steel

0.5xdamage

bug rock dark

Mienshao Abilities

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

Regenerator

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

RecklessHidden

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

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Mienshao Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Pound	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	Level 1	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Detect	fighting	status	–	–	Level 1	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Quick Guard	fighting	status	–	–	Level 1	The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
Fury Swipes	normal	physical	18	80	Level 15	The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Wide Guard	rock	status	–	–	Level 20	The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.
Force Palm	fighting	physical	60	100	Level 25	The target is attacked with a shock wave. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
U Turn	bug	physical	70	100	Level 30	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100	Level 35	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Hone Claws	dark	status	–	–	Level 40	The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy.
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	–	Level 45	The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Bounce	flying	physical	85	85	Level 53	The user bounces up high on the first turn, then drops onto the target on the next turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	Level 59	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
High Jump Kick	fighting	physical	130	90	Level 66	The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	TM	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	TM	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Coaching	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Triple Axel	ice	physical	20	90	TM	A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successful hit.
Upper Hand	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	TM	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Egg	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	Egg	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	Egg	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.

Mienshao Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Black

It wields the fur on its arms like a whip. Its arm attacks come with such rapidity that they cannot even be seen.

White

They use the long fur on their arms as a whip to strike their opponents.

Black 2

Using the long fur on its arms like whips, it launches into combo attacks that, once started, no one can stop.

Ultra Sun

It overwhelms its opponents with continuous attacks and then slowly stores up power before delivering the finishing blow.

Ultra Moon

When Mienshao lets out a bizarre wail, you’re in danger. A flurry of kicks and chops too fast to see is about to be unleashed!

In Other Languages

Mienshao's Japanese name is Kojondo (コジョンド). Here are all the official names for Mienshao across different languages:

JapaneseコジョンドKojondo

Korean비조도

Chinese (Traditional)師父鼬

FrenchShaofouine

GermanWie-Shu

SpanishMienshao

ItalianMienshao

Chinese (Simplified)师父鼬

Mienshao Breeding

Species

Martial Arts Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground Humanshape

Hatch Time6,400 steps(25 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience179

How to Get Mienshao

Mienshao is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Mienshao in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers