Mienshao - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Mienshao can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Mienshao artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Mienshao learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
5	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
9	Detect	Fighting	—	—
13	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
17	DoubleSlap	Normal	15	85
21	Swift	Normal	60	∞
25	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
29	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
33	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
37	Jump Kick	Fighting	100	95
41	U-turn	Bug	70	100
45	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
49	Bounce	Flying	85	85
56	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
63	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
70	Aura Sphere	Fighting	90	∞

Egg moves

Mienshao learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Feint	Normal	30	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Me First	Normal	—	—
SmellingSalt	Normal	60	100
Vital Throw	Fighting	70	∞

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black & White by a previous evolution of Mienshao. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Quick Guard	Fighting		—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Mienshao is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Mienshao is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Mienshao learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Detect	Fighting	—	—
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
5	Meditate	Psychic	—	—
9	Detect	Fighting	—	—
13	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
17	DoubleSlap	Normal	15	85
21	Swift	Normal	60	∞
25	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
29	Force Palm	Fighting	60	100
33	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
37	Jump Kick	Fighting	100	95
41	U-turn	Bug	70	100
45	Wide Guard	Rock	—	—
49	Bounce	Flying	85	85
56	Hi Jump Kick	Fighting	130	90
63	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
70	Aura Sphere	Fighting	90	∞

Egg moves

Mienshao learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Endure	Normal	—	—
Feint	Normal	30	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Me First	Normal	—	—
SmellingSalt	Normal	60	100
Vital Throw	Fighting	70	∞

Move Tutor moves

Mienshao can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 by a previous evolution of Mienshao. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Quick Guard	Fighting		—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Mienshao is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Mienshao is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Mienshao egg move parents

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Mienshao

Mienshao's egg groups: Field, Human-Like

The egg moves for Mienshao are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Mienshao with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Mienshao with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Baton Pass

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime Eevee Sentret Furret Aipom Girafarig Mawile Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Patrat Watchog
Breeding	Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Absol Buizel Floatzel Munna Musharna Deerling Sawsbuck Emolga Mienfoo Mienshao
Pre-evolution Level up	Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonlee Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Vigoroth Makuhita Hariyama Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Mamoswine Throh Sawk Cubchoo Beartic
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Hitmontop Torchic Combusken Blaziken Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Bidoof Bibarel Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Blitzle Zebstrika Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Minccino Cinccino Mienfoo Mienshao
Pre-evolution Level up	Donphan Slaking Lucario
Generation 4 TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Drowzee Hypno Rhyhorn Rhydon Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Tauros Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Slakoth Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Sableye Mawile Meditite Medicham Electrike Manectric Volbeat Wailmer Wailord Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Rhyperior Electivire Magmortar Gallade
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Meditite Medicham Kecleon Absol Monferno Infernape Stunky Skuntank Lucario Gallade
Breeding	Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Electabuzz Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Hitmontop Torchic Combusken Blaziken Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Zangoose Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Electivire Mienfoo Mienshao
Pre-evolution Level up	Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Farfetch'd Donphan Makuhita Hariyama Sableye
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Mienfoo Mienshao
Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Meowth Persian Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Farfetch'd Hitmonlee Sentret Furret Aipom Sneasel Phanpy Donphan Blaziken Shiftry Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Mawile Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Empoleon Ambipom Glameow Purugly Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Leafeon Mamoswine Gallade Snivy Servine Serperior Samurott Watchog Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Woobat Swoobat Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Emolga Mienfoo Mienshao Pawniard Bisharp Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Low Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Electabuzz Electivire Watchog Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Ponyta Rapidash Torchic Combusken Blaziken Cacnea Cacturne Buneary Lopunny Lucario Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Mienfoo Mienshao
Move tutor	Golduck Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Ponyta Rapidash Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Electabuzz Magmar Typhlosion Aipom Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Ursaring Hitmontop Torchic Combusken Blaziken Nuzleaf Shiftry Vigoroth Slaking Loudred Exploud Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Zangoose Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Electivire Magmortar Gallade Pignite Emboar Patrat Watchog Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zoroark Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Pawniard Bisharp Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Me First

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sentret Furret Stantler Absol Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Absol Buizel Floatzel Croagunk Toxicroak Blitzle Zebstrika Mienfoo Mienshao
Sketch	Smeargle

Smelling Salts

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Makuhita Hariyama
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Snubbull Granbull Torchic Combusken Blaziken Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Croagunk Toxicroak Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Mienfoo Mienshao
Sketch	Smeargle

Vital Throw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Machop Machoke Machamp Makuhita Hariyama Throh
Breeding	Mienfoo Mienshao
Sketch	Smeargle