Misty Terrain
Effect Summary
For 5 turns, protects all Pokémon on the ground from
major status effects and
confusion
, and halves the power of incoming
Dragon
-type moves.
Detailed Effect
Misty Terrain creates a terrain for 5 turns that changes the field for 5 turns.
A terrain does not affect 'raised' Pokémon.
Misty Terrain has the following effects:
extends the duration of the terrain from 5 to 8 turns.
Misty Terrain is automatically created when using Max Starfall or when a Pokémon with the ability Misty Surge enters battle.
Any terrain is removed when Splintered Stormshards is used.
A terrain does not affect 'raised' Pokémon.
Misty Terrain has the following effects:
- Terrain Pulse changes to
Fairy and doubles its power.
- Increases the power of Misty Explosion by 50%.
- The power of
Dragon -type moves is halved against affected targets.
- No major status condition can be applied (but existing ones are not cured).
- Rest fails
- Yawn's
sleep
is prevented.
- Nature Power turns into Moonblast.
- Secret Power uses the animation of Fairy Wind and lowers the target's
Special Attack
by one stage.
Statscan be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
- Camouflage makes the user
Fairy -type.
- Mimicry makes the user
Fairy -type.
- Consumes a Pokémon's held
Misty Seed
and raises its Special Defense
by one stage (even if otherwise unaffected by the terrain).
Misty Terrain is automatically created when using Max Starfall or when a Pokémon with the ability Misty Surge enters battle.
Any terrain is removed when Splintered Stormshards is used.
- In Gen 6 Pokémon affected by Misty Terrain can still become
confused
Description
ORAS
XY
The user covers the ground under everyone’s feet with mist for five turns. This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions.
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
This protects Pokémon on the ground from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves for five turns.
Additional Information
Move Target
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions
Unusable during Sky Battles
This move is unusable during Sky Battles.
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