Mesprit (Pokémon)

Mesprit is a small, gray, fairy-like Pokémon. It has two tails that each have a red jewel encrusted in them. Mesprit has a partially magenta face with four long, drooping appendages and another red gem encrusted in its forehead.

Mesprit's spirit can leave its body without dying and return to the body at will. Legends say that a person that touches it will have their emotions completely drained away. Mesprit was highly feared due to it punishing those who disrespect it; Mesprit will throw their emotions into disarray. Mesprit is said to have taught humans the ability to feel sorrow, pain, and joy. It was shown in The Needs of the Three! and The Battle Finale of Legend! that it can teleport itself, as well as other Pokémon and humans. Though playful, it is a bit mischievous. In the past, it has been referred to as the "Being of Emotion" due to its role in giving humans the ability to feel happiness and sadness present in life. Alongside the other lake guardians, Mesprit is needed for the creation of a Red Chain. Either through gems extracted from its body or through its plume. Together they're also capable of destroying a Red Chain. They even have the power to calm down Dialga and Palkia should the deities be enraged, but not both at once. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Mesprit is shown to be capable of speaking the human language via telepathy.

Mesprit and the other lake guardians are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Mystical Power.

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Mesprit is the guardian of the Time Gear of Quicksand Cave. When the player and the partner first reach the cave, Mesprit attacks them, having been warned by Uxie about someone aiming to steal the Time Gear, which is soon after stolen by Grovyle. After Grovyle's capture, Mesprit returns the Time Gear to Underground Lake, but when it is revealed that Grovyle was only collecting the Time Gears to prevent the collapse of Temporal Tower, Mesprit willingly hands over the Time Gear instead. Although Mesprit's gender is unknown gameplay-wise, she is referred to as female during cutscenes. After clearing the main story, returning and completing Quicksand Cave gives the player to option to defeat and recruit Mesprit.
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: The same Mesprit returns, having taken up residence at Heart Lake. Aside from Uxie and Azelf, Mesprit is also connected with Grovyle.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM073 TM073 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM217 TM217 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM218 TM218 Expanding Force Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM228 TM228 Psychic Noise Psychic Special 07575 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mesprit Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Mesprit Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Animated series-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 100% IQ group: G
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Meet up with at Heart Lake Connected to: Grovyle, Uxie Connection Orb Set: 2 Phrases Normal Feeling joyous or sad makes you realize that you are alive! Low HP (< 50%) I feel like fainting…
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 82 Base Defense: 60 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 70 - 125 10 #496 Sleep Charm Leaves the foe asleep. Swappable Skill(s): Flash Mob
Pokémon GO Base HP: 160 Base Attack: 212 Base Defense: 212 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Confusion, Extrasensory Charged Attacks: Future Sight, Swift, Blizzard

Evolution data

Unevolved Mesprit  Psychic

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Mesprit images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Mesprit in Pokémon the Series

Main series

Major appearances

Mesprit (anime)

In Following A Maiden Voyage!, Dawn saw the projected "soul" of Mesprit near Lake Verity.

Mesprit physically debuted in The Needs of the Three!, where it and Uxie came to Lake Valor after Azelf was captured. However, they were also captured by J and Team Galactic, but beforehand, they used Future Sight, destroying her ship later on. It was then controlled by the team to help fulfill its goal. In The Battle Finale of Legend!, after breaking from their control with the help of Dawn's Piplup and Cynthia's Garchomp, it helped stop Cyrus's plot to use Dialga and Palkia. It reappeared in Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles, helping to stop a rampaging Heatran.

Other

In PK21, a Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie served Pikachu and his friends some apples.

Minor appearances

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness, a Mesprit, along with the other members of its trio, were the protectors of the Time Gear.

A silhouetted Mesprit appeared in a fantasy in Healing the Healer!.

Pokédex entries

GOTCHA!

A Mesprit briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

Mesprit in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters DP

Mesprit appeared in PMDP13 along with the other members of the lake guardians.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Lake guardians (Adventures) → Mesprit

In the Diamond & Pearl arc, Mesprit was to be captured as part of Team Galactic's plans. Commander Mars led the operation to capture Mesprit, and succeeded; though Diamond had tried to stop her, he was captured along with Mesprit and taken to Team Galactic's Veilstone headquarters. Mesprit connected with Diamond the most, as he had great emotional control; Diamond also saw Mesprit at Lake Verity when he was young. It first appeared in Tackling Tangrowth.

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

Sugiru owns a Mesprit.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Along with Uxie and Azelf, Mesprit was captured by Team Galactic to create the Red Chain so that they can control the Legendary Dialga. It was eventually freed and helped stop Dialga by breaking the Red Chain. It first appeared in Team Galactic's Ultimate Warrior.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

Mesprit appeared in BET2.

Main article: Mesprit (TCG)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

On the Spear Pillar stage, occasionally the lake guardians make cameo appearances during the fight; they do nothing, however.

Trophy information

An Emotion Pokémon said to have taught humans emotions. Rumor is, if you touch Mesprit, you'll lose all emotions three days later. It sleeps at the base of Lake Verity, but once engaged in battle, it will rise from the water to fly around the Sinnoh region. Even if you see this Pokémon after your initial meeting, it'll try to flee battle, so catching it is quite a task.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Mesprit appears as a Spirit alongside Uxie and Azelf.

• Mesprit is somewhat unique among the members of its trio, as it leaves Lake Verity and begins roaming Sinnoh after being encountered by the player in Lake Verity's cavern.
  • In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Mesprit is the only one of the lake guardians to fight the main character in battle during the main story; despite being depicted as a calm and peaceful Pokémon, it was enraged by a previous attack on its counterpart Uxie and quite fiercely attacked the hero and their partner.
• Mesprit shares its category with Kirlia and Indeedee. They are all known as the Emotion Pokémon.
• Mesprit is tied with Uxie and Azelf for the highest base friendship of all Legendary Pokémon.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Mesprit was unable to learn moves via Move Reminder.

Origin

Mesprit seems to be based on a spirit or a sprite. The lake guardians could possibly have originated from the Imperial Regalia of Japan, which are also called the Three Sacred Treasures. Mesprit would be the Yasakani no Magatama, which embodies benevolence. Additionally, it may draw inspiration from Seraphim—one of the three highest ranking angel classes in Christianity—characterized by their "burning love to God."

Name origin

Mesprit may be a combination of M of the acronym UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal, wasei-eigo for cryptid) and spirit or sprite. It may also involve esprit (liveliness of mind or spirit, and French for 'spirit') or the pronoun me.

Emrit may be a combination of M of the acronym UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal, wasei-eigo for cryptid) and spirit.

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