Mienshao
Fighting
Best attacking moveset: Force Palm and Grass Knot, worth 14.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mienshao can learn 18 combinations. Force Palm with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force Palm | Fighting | 10 | 1.0s | +16 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Kick | Fire | 40 | 1.0s | -33 |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 65 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Mienshao has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,064 at level 50, 2,710 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,548 CP at level 20, or 1,936 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,472 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 258 attack · 127 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 35.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mienshao does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Steel, Ice.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Force Palm + Grass Knot | 22.1 |
| Steel | Force Palm + Blaze Kick | 20.8 |
| Ice | Force Palm + Blaze Kick | 20.8 |
| Normal | Force Palm + Brick Break | 20.1 |
| Dark | Force Palm + Brick Break | 20.1 |
| Ground | Force Palm + Grass Knot | 19.9 |
| Water | Force Palm + Grass Knot | 19.9 |
| Grass | Poison Jab + Blaze Kick | 18.6 |
| Psychic | Force Palm + Brutal Swing | 18.0 |
| Fire | Force Palm + Stone Edge | 17.3 |
| Ghost | Force Palm + Brutal Swing | 17.0 |
| Bug | Force Palm + Blaze Kick | 16.1 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Grass Knot | 15.7 |
| Force Palm + Stone Edge | 15.1 | |
| Fighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot | 14.0 |
| Electric | Force Palm + Grass Knot | 14.0 |
| Dragon | Force Palm + Brutal Swing | 13.7 |
| Poison | Force Palm + Brutal Swing | 12.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mienshao is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mienshao
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 44.1 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 42.7 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Natures Madness Legacy | 39.8 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 37.8 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 37.7 |
 Toucannon | Normal | Peck + Beak Blast Legacy | 37.4 |
 Moltres | Fire | Wing Attack + Fly | 37.2 |
 Staraptor | Normal | Gust + Fly Legacy | 36.7 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 36.6 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 36.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mienshao's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.