Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Misdreavus
#200 in the National Pokédex • Screech Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It loves to bite and yank people’s hair from behind without warning, just to see their shocked reactions.
LeafGreen
It likes playing mischievous tricks such as screaming and wailing to startle people at night.
Details
Type
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
60
230
324
Attack
60
112
240
Defense
60
112
240
Sp. Atk
85
157
295
Sp. Def
85
157
295
Speed
85
157
295
Total
435
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
Available within the FireRed/LeafGreen pair. Depending on the species, acquisition can require the other version, the postgame, evolution, breeding, or an event ticket. Original GBA event tickets required historical distributions; Switch ticket access differs.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 SpA, 1 SpD |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 147 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 25 (6,655 steps) |
Evolution
Misdreavus
#200
No evolution stages listed for this game.
Lost Cave
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Growl |  |  Status | - | 100 | 40 | The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat. |
| Start | Psywave |  |  Special | - | 80 | 15 | The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave that varies in intensity. |
| 6 | Spite | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | A move that cuts 2 to 5 PP from the move last used by the foe. |
| 11 | Astonish | |  Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | An attack using a startling shout. It also may make the foe flinch. |
| 17 | Confuse Ray | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. |
| 23 | Mean Look | | Status | - | - | 5 | The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping. |
| 30 | Psybeam | | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused. |
| 37 | Pain Split | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user adds its HP to the foe’s HP, then equally shares the total HP. |
| 45 | Perish Song | | Status | - | - | 5 | Any battler that hears this faints in three turns unless it switches. |
| 53 | Grudge | | Status | - | - | 5 | If the user faints, this move deletes the PP of the move that finished it. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 | Calm Mind | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user focuses its mind to raise the SP. ATK and SP. DEF stats. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM12 | Taunt |  | Status | - | 100 | 20 | The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt |  | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A strong electrical attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM25 | Thunder | | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | A brutal lightning attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM29 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat. |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace |  | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM41 | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | It enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move successively. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief | | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| TM48 | Skill Swap | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user employs its psychic power to swap abilities with the foe. |
| TM49 | Snatch | | Status | - | - | 10 | Steals the effects of the foe’s healing or status-changing move. |
| HM05 | Flash | | Status | - | 70 | 20 | A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
| Thunder Wave | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | A weak electric shock that is sure to cause paralysis if it hits. |
Breeding
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny Bond | | Status | - | - | 5 | If the user faints, the foe delivering the final hit also faints. |
| Imprison | | Status | - | - | 10 | Prevents foes from using any move that is also known by the user. |
| Psych Up | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe. |
| Screech | | Status | - | 85 | 40 | An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
Traits
Levitate
Not hit by GROUND attacks.
Evades Ground moves.
