Mienfoo Pokémon Violet: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Mienfoo in Pokémon Violet. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 58 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Violet

Paldea

Mienfoo Pokemon Violet Pokedex Entry

Though small, Mienfoo’s temperament is fierce. Any creature that approaches Mienfoo carelessly will be greeted with a flurry of graceful attacks.

Pokemon Violet Mienfoo Sprites

Mienfoo front-facing sprite from Pokémon Violet

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Violet Mienfoo Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Mienfoo via various methods in Pokémon Violet.

Move	Type	Requirement
Pound	normal	Lv. 1
Detect	fighting	Lv. 1
Fake Out	normal	Lv. 5
Reversal	fighting	Lv. 10
Fury Swipes	normal	Lv. 15
Quick Guard	fighting	Lv. 20
Force Palm	fighting	Lv. 25
U Turn	bug	Lv. 30
Drain Punch	fighting	Lv. 35
Hone Claws	dark	Lv. 40
Aura Sphere	fighting	Lv. 45
Bounce	flying	Lv. 51
Calm Mind	psychic	Lv. 55
High Jump Kick	fighting	Lv. 60

End of Move Database

Pokémon Violet Mienfoo Locations

Mienfoo can be caught in 2 locations across Pokémon Violet, including Wistful Fields. The most reliable spawn is at Wistful Fields, where you'll find it between Lv. 27 and 30 by land with a spawn weight of 500.

Wistful Fields

Teal Mask6 encounters

land
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
Prairie
400Weight
land
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
Rocky Area
500Weight
land
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
Wisteria Pond · Prairie
400Weight
land
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
Wisteria Pond · Rocky Area
500Weight
land
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
Patchy Field · Prairie
400Weight
land
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
Patchy Field · Rocky Area
500Weight

Chilling Waterhead

Teal Mask1 encounter

land
Lv. 24-34 → Lv. 62-72 (post-story)
Cave
200Weight