Mismagius (OU Analysis)

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[Overview]
<p>Upon taking a quick look at Mismagius, it might seem like there is no reason to use it over Gengar. Gengar has arguably better stats, with a higher Speed stat and, more importantly, a much higher Special Attack stat. Gengar also has a secondary Poison-typing, which adds only one weakness to uncommon Psychic-type attacks, but gives it an immunity to Toxic and a useful Grass resistance. However, Mismagius has access to a move Gengar only wishes it could have: Nasty Plot. Being able to boost its Special Attack stat can give it an edge over Gengar. Thus, when using Mismagius always use it to its strength, as otherwise you're better off using Gengar.</p>

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
move 4: Substitute / Hidden Power Fighting
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is Mismagius's best attempt at a sweep in OU. Mismagius should aim to set up on either a Choice-locked attack that it is immune to, or a defensive Pokemon that is unable to hurt Mismagius badly. It can then attempt a sweep with a very respectable 618 Special Attack and 329 Speed.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is Mismagius's best STAB move, and is thus a given on this set. Hidden Power Fighting is the best option in the third slot, since it provides Shadow Ball with complementary coverage and also hits the likes of Tyranitar and Heatran, who can otherwise trouble Mismagius, super effectively. Thunderbolt is also a good coverage option, hitting Skarmory super effectively as well as being more powerful against neutral targets such as Scizor. This does make Mismagius easily trappable by Tyranitar, though, so keep that in mind when not using Hidden Power Fighting. Substitute is the best option in the last slot, as it protects Mismagius from status and being revenge killed. If Substitute is not needed, you can sacrifice the insurance it provides and instead use three attacks.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The Speed EVs with a Timid nature let Mismagius outspeed positive-natured base 100s such as Jirachi and Celebi. Special Attack is maximized, and the remaining EVs are put in HP. The choice of item depends mostly on your choice of moves: if you're using Substitute in the last slot, Leftovers is usually the better option, as Substitute, Life Orb, and possibly sandstorm can dent Mismagius quite quickly. If you're not using Substitute, Mismagius really appreciates the power boost from Life Orb. When using Life Orb, dropping the HP EVs to 32 is recommended for minimum Life Orb damage.</p>

<p>Specially defensive Pokemon that aren't weak to Shadow Ball or 4x weak to Hidden Power Fighting can take on Mismagius quite easily. Snorlax and Scizor are good examples, both immune to Shadow Ball and barely affected by Hidden Power Fighting, and can take down Mismagius with either Pursuit or Bullet Punch. A teammate who can deal with those Pokemon is recommended, and Infernape makes for a one, able to take both of them down with a powerful STAB attack.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Mismagius can run a rather effective Calm Mind set. Calm Mind lets it set up on special attackers with ease and also makes it harder for the Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Heatran to revenge kill. Pairing that set with Toxic Spikes even lets it set up on and come out on top against Blissey. However, the loss of power when comparing it to the Nasty Plot set is very noticable, so you're usually better off with the Nasty Plot set.</p>

<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Scizor, but it has rather poor coverage with Shadow Ball, and using it means common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tyranitar have an easy time against Mismagius. Hidden Power Ground can also be used to hit Heatran harder than Hidden Power Fighting, but after a Nasty Plot, Hidden Power Fighting KOes anyways, so it's usually an inferior option. A set with Taunt and Will-O-Wisp can be used to take down stall, as well as check physical attackers such as Lucario, but Mismagius doesn't really have the bulk to pull it off.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Scizor is probably the best Mismagius counter out there. It resists Shadow Ball and is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and Thunderbolt and can KO Mismagius with Pursuit even if it doesn't switch out. Snorlax is immune to Shadow Ball, has enough bulk to shrug off a Hidden Power Fighting, and can Pursuit or Crunch Mismagius. Jirachi has enough bulk to take a Shadow Ball and can take down Mismagius with Iron Head. If you're okay with using something from the depths of UU, Spiritomb and Drapion are excellent options. Both aren't really bothered by any of Mismagius's attack, and can take it down with one of their STAB attacks. If Mismagius doesn't have a Substitute up, it can be easy to revenge kill. Weavile and Choice Scarf Tyranitar are good options, as they are able to checkmate Mismagius with Pursuit while outspeeding it. Powerful priority moves, such as Bullet Punch from Scizor or Metagross can also take down Mismagius.</p>

[SET]
name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 208 SpA / 220 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>While it may seem odd to use Calm Mind instead of Nasty Plot, which boosts Mismagius' Special Attack two stages instead of only one, it has an advantage. Being able to set up on special attackers is a useful feat, which the Nasty Plot can't do. For example, Calm Mind Mismagius can use Calm Mind against Life Orb Heatran and take a hit after, but Nasty Plot will fall. Calm Mind also means that weaker special attackers such as Tentacruel are easier set up on, as after a Calm Mind Surf doesn't break Mismagius' Substitute, while without a Calm Mind it does. This means that the opponent can't just sacrifice Tentacruel to prevent Mismagius from getting a Substitute up in order to revenge kill it.</p>

<p>Substitute and Calm Mind are the crux of this set, while Shadow Ball is Mismagius' best STAB move. Hidden Power Fighting is the best option in the last slot, providing perfect coverage. Thunderbolt is another option in the last slot, also providing coverage as well as hitting certain targets harder. However, it is usually inferior to Hidden Power Fighting.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The Speed EVs let Mismagius outspeed positive-natured base 100s, such as Zapdos and Jirachi. The rest of the EVs are split between HP and Special Attack. 80 HP EVs are enough to ensure a defensive Rotom-A's Discharge will never break Mismagius' Substitute and the rest are put in Special Attack, but more or less HP may be invested according to your preference. 60 HP EVs is the absolute minimum, as this means Swampert can't break Mismagius' Substitute with Ice Beam. If you want more bulk, 124 HP EVs is enough for CroCune to not break Mismagius' Substitute after one Calm Mind, and it also prevents Zapdos from breaking it after two. Finally, 176 HP EVs is enough for Jirachi's Psychic to not break Mismagius' Substitute after one Calm Mind.</p>

<p>Thanks to the combination of Substitute blocking Toxic, being immune to Seismic Toss, and Calm Mind shielding Mismagius from Flamethrower or Ice Beam, Mismagius is actually able to set up on Blissey. As such, this set appreciates Toxic Spikes support, as this lets Mismagius easily come out on top against Blissey with a Substitute up and several boosts.</p>
 
I remember a long time ago when Mismagius had mentions for OU play in the analysis. If I remember correctly, there was an EV spread for the Calm Minder which had 108 HP EVs.

I am just curious if they were meant to survive something important. Probably not, but everything seems to look good.

Do you think HP Fire or HP Ground is worth a mention in AC?
 
Thanks for the advice. Calm Mind has several spreads, they all survive something different. I'll list several in AC, I'll list all of them here so I won't forget any later on:

60 HP / 228 SpA / 220 Spe - Swampert Ice Beam doesn't break Mismagius's Substitute even before a Calm Mind, absolute minimum
76 HP / 212 SpA / 220 Spe - Support Rotom-A Discharge doesn't break Mismagius's Substitute after one Calm Mind
124 HP / 164 SpA / 220 Spe - CroCune Surf doesn't break Mismagius's Substitute after one Calm Mind, as well as Zapdos's Thunderbolt after two
172 HP / 116 SpA / 220 Spe - Calm Mind Jirachi doesn't break Mismagius's Substitute after one Calm Mind

As for the Hidden Powers, I'll mention them in either AC or OO. Hidden Power Fire is probably the better of the two, though you get walled by Heatran which is awful, and you need Substitute as well. However, Hidden Power Fire is mostly done better by Gengar since he can still use Focus Blast.
Hidden Power Ground is an option, but not really that good: +2 LO Hidden Power Fighting OHKOes Timid Heatran, while +2 Leftovers KOes Naive Heatran after Stealth Rock. I'll mention it though.
 
Those look cool. I would probably list HP Fire and Ground in OO since they aren't very important at all. They could just hit certain things like Metagross or Jirachi slightly harder if you are weak enough to said threats I guess.
 
Mismagius was really good in dpp ou in the past, but im not sure that it is still possible to use it in the actual metagame. The analysis is good though and i will try to test it even though im not really convinced by it since the actual metagame is really strong and fast.

Nasty Plot => 32 Hp instead of 36 for the residual damage with LO. Comments are good

Calm Mind => Same, good analysis.

Other Options => you did mention the stallbreaker set, but maybe you should write an entire analysis about it.

Counters => You forgot Jirachi which is a good counter, probably the best one.

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This looks fine enough. Mismagius doesn't seem like the most effective Pokemon in DPP OU, but it does have enough of a niche to make it analysis worthy.

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Honestly, I don't think the CM set is going to work. I've tried out the Nasty Plot set and it's ok, in some circumstances such as stall it proves its worth on the team, against offense it's basically a worse Gengar. With Gengar, you're able to hit hard off the bat, while with Mismagius you need a boost to do anything. Still, it can usually get one kill if you play it right so I suppose it deserves to have an analysis.

With the CM set, you're not doing enough damage even after +1 SpA. I'm not even sure where you'll find the time to get a few Calm Minds under your belt either, Tentacruel is hardly seen in DPP and most Rotom-A use Thunderbolt. If you add more HP EVs, then you're subtracting from the much needed SpA stat. Jirachi and Suicune will set up their own Calm Minds on it if they're desperate, although if you're facing someone good they'll be switching to something with physical moves anyway.

Keep the NP set, scrap the CM one.
 
[Overview]
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<p>By taking a quick look at Mismagius, it might seem like there is no reason to use it over Gengar. Gengar has arguably better stats, with a higher Speed stat, and more importantly a much higher Special Attack stat. Gengar also has a secondary Poison-typing, which only adds one weakness to uncommon Psychic-type attacks, but makes Gengar immune to Toxic, and gives it a useful Grass resist. However, Mismagius has access to a move Gengar only wishes it would have: Nasty Plot. Being able to boost its Special Attack stat can give it an edge over Gengar. However, when using Mismagius always use it to its strength, as otherwise you're mostly better off using Gengar.</p>

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
move 4: Substitute / Hidden Power Fighting
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is Mismagius' best attempt at a sweep in OU. Mismagius aims to set up on either a Choice-locked attack that it is immune to, or a defensive Pokemon that is unable to hurt Mismagius badly. Mismagius can then attempt a sweep with a very respectable 618 Special Attack and 329 Speed.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is Mismagius' best STAB move, and is thus a given on this set. Hidden Power Fighting is the best option in the third slot, since it providinges Shadow Ball with perfect coverage and also hittings the likes of Tyranitar and Heatran super effectively, who can otherwise trouble Mismagius. Thunderbolt is also a good coverage option, hitting Skarmory super effectively as well as being more powerful against neutral targets such as Scizor. This does make Mismagius easily trappable by Tyranitar though, so keep that in mind when not using Hidden Power Fighting. Substitute is the best option in the last slot, as it leprevents Mismagius up on status moves such as Toxic and Thunder Wave and alsofrom getting a status and prevents Mismagius from being revenge killed. If Substitute is not needed, you can instead use three attacks, but this does makes Mismagius more vulnerable to status.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The Speed EVs with a Timid nature let Mismagius outspeed positive-natured base 100s such as Jirachi and Celebi. Special Attack is maximized, and the remaining EVs are put in HP. The choice of item depends mostly on your choice of moves: if you're using Substitute in the last slot, Leftovers is usually the better option, as Substitute, Life Orb, and possibly sandstorm can rack up ondent Mismagius quite quickly. If you're not using Substitute, on the other hand, Mismagius really appreciates the power boost from Life Orb. When using Life Orb, dropping the HP EVs to 32 is recommended for minimum Life Orb damage.</p>

<p>Specially defensive Pokemon that aren't weak to Shadow Ball or 4x weak to Hidden Power Fighting can take on Mismagius quite easily. Snorlax and Scizor are good examples, both being immune to Shadow Ball and not really caring aboutunaffected Hidden Power Fighting, while takingcan take down Mismagius with either Pursuit or Bullet Punch. A teammate who can deal with those Pokemon is recommended, and Infernape makes for a good example, being able to take both of them down with a powerful STAB attack.</p>

[Other Options]
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<p>Mismagius can run a rather effective Calm Mind set. Calm Mind lets it set up on special attackers more easilywith ease, and also makes it harder to revenge kill for the likes of Scarf Heatran. Pairing that with Toxic Spikes even lets it set up on and come out on top against Blissey. However, the loss inof power when comparing it to the Nasty Plot set is very noticable, so you're usually better off with the Nasty Plot set.</p>

<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Scizor, but it has rather poor coverage with Shadow Ball, and using it means common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tyranitar have an easy time against Mismagius. Hidden Power Ground can also be used to hit Heatran harder than Hidden Power Fighting, but after a Nasty Plot, Hidden Power Fighting KOes anyways, so it's usually an inferior option. A set with Taunt and Will-O-Wisp can be used to take down stall, as well as check physical attackers such as Lucario, but Mismagius doesn't really have the bulk to pull it off.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
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<p>Scizor is probably the best Mismagius counter out there,. It resistings Shadow Ball and beingis neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and Thunderbolt, while Pursuit and can KOes Mismagius with Pursuit even if it doesn't switch out. Snorlax is immune to Shadow Ball, has enough bulk to shrug off a Hidden Power Fighting, and can also Pursuit or Crunch Mismagius. Jirachi has enough bulk to take a Shadow Ball, and can take down Mismagius with Iron Head. If you're okay with using something from the depths of UU, Spiritomb and Drapion are excellent options. Both aren't really bothered by any of Mismagius' attacks, and can take it down with one of their STAB attacks.</p>

<p> If Mismagius doesn't have a Substitute up, it can be easy to revenge kill. Weavile and Scarf Tyranitar are good options, beingas they are able to checkmate Mismagius with Pursuit while outspeeding it. Powerful priority moves can also take down Mismagius, such as Bullet Punch from Scizor or Metagross can also take down Mismagius.</p>
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[Overview]
<p>By taking a quick look at Mismagius, it might seem like there is no reason to use it over Gengar. Gengar has arguably better stats, with a higher Speed stat, and more importantly a much higher Special Attack stat. Gengar also has a secondary Poison-typing, which only adds one weakness to uncommon Psychic-type attacks, but makes Gengar immune to Toxic, and gives it a useful Grass resist. However, Mismagius has access to a move Gengar only wishes it would have: Nasty Plot. Being able to boost its Special Attack stat can give it an edge over Gengar. However, when using Mismagius always use it to its strength, as otherwise you're better off using Gengar.</p>

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
move 4: Substitute / Hidden Power Fighting
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is Mismagius' best attempt at a sweep in OU. Mismagius aims to set up on either a Choice-locked attack that it is immune to, or a defensive Pokemon that is unable to hurt Mismagius badly. Mismagius can then attempt a sweep with a very respectable 618 Special Attack and 329 Speed.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is Mismagius' best STAB move, and is thus a given on this set. Hidden Power Fighting is the best option in the third slot, since it provides Shadow Ball with perfect coverage and also hits the likes of Tyranitar and Heatran super effectively, who can otherwise trouble Mismagius. Thunderbolt is also a good coverage option, hitting Skarmory super effectively as well as being more powerful against neutral targets such as Scizor. This does make Mismagius easily trappable by Tyranitar though, so keep that in mind when not using Hidden Power Fighting. Substitute is the best option in the last slot, as it prevents Mismagius from getting a status and prevents Mismagius from being revenge killed. If Substitute is not needed, you can instead use three attacks, but this makes Mismagius more vulnerable to status.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The Speed EVs with a Timid nature let Mismagius outspeed positive-natured base 100s such as Jirachi and Celebi. Special Attack is maximized, and the remaining EVs are put in HP. The choice of item depends mostly on your choice of moves: if you're using Substitute in the last slot, Leftovers is usually the better option, as Substitute, Life Orb, and possibly sandstorm can dent Mismagius quite quickly. If you're not using Substitute, Mismagius really appreciates the power boost from Life Orb. When using Life Orb, dropping the HP EVs to 32 is recommended for minimum Life Orb damage.</p>

<p>Specially defensive Pokemon that aren't weak to Shadow Ball or 4x weak to Hidden Power Fighting can take on Mismagius quite easily. Snorlax and Scizor are good examples, both immune to Shadow Ball and unaffected Hidden Power Fighting, can take down Mismagius with either Pursuit or Bullet Punch. A teammate who can deal with those Pokemon is recommended, and Infernape makes for a good example, being able to take both of them down with a powerful STAB attack.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Mismagius can run a rather effective Calm Mind set. Calm Mind lets it set up on special attackers with ease, and also makes it harder to revenge kill for the likes of Scarf Heatran. Pairing that with Toxic Spikes even lets it set up on and come out on top against Blissey. However, the loss of power when comparing it to the Nasty Plot set is very noticable, so you're usually better off with the Nasty Plot set.</p>

<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Scizor, but it has rather poor coverage with Shadow Ball, and using it means common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tyranitar have an easy time against Mismagius. Hidden Power Ground can also be used to hit Heatran harder than Hidden Power Fighting, but after a Nasty Plot, Hidden Power Fighting KOes anyways, so it's usually an inferior option. A set with Taunt and Will-O-Wisp can be used to take down stall, as well as check physical attackers such as Lucario, but Mismagius doesn't really have the bulk to pull it off.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Scizor is probably the best Mismagius counter out there. It resists Shadow Ball and is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and Thunderbolt and can KO Mismagius with Pursuit even if it doesn't switch out. Snorlax is immune to Shadow Ball, has enough bulk to shrug off a Hidden Power Fighting, and can also Pursuit or Crunch Mismagius. Jirachi has enough bulk to take a Shadow Ball, and can take down Mismagius with Iron Head. If you're okay with using something from the depths of UU, Spiritomb and Drapion are excellent options. Both aren't really bothered by any of Mismagius' attacks, and can take it down with one of their STAB attacks. If Mismagius doesn't have a Substitute up, it can be easy to revenge kill. Weavile and Scarf Tyranitar are good options, as they are able to checkmate Mismagius with Pursuit while outspeeding it. Powerful priority moves, such as Bullet Punch from Scizor or Metagross can also take down Mismagius.</p>

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[Overview]
<p>ByUpon taking a quick look at Mismagius, it might seem like there is no reason to use it over Gengar. Gengar has arguably better stats, with a higher Speed stat, and, more importantly, a much higher Special Attack stat. Gengar also has a secondary Poison- typing, which adds only adds one weakness to uncommon Psychic-type attacks, but makes Gengargives it an immuneity to Toxic, and gives it a useful Grass resistance. However, Mismagius has access to a move Gengar only wishes it wcould have: Nasty Plot. Being able to boost its Special Attack stat can give it an edge over Gengar. HoweverThus, when using Mismagius always use it to its strength, as otherwise, you're better off using Gengar.</p>

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fighting / Thunderbolt
move 4: Substitute / Hidden Power Fighting
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>This set is Mismagius's best attempt at a sweep in OU. Mismagius should aims to set up on either a Choice-locked attack that it is immune to, or a defensive Pokemon that is unable to hurt Mismagius badly. MismagiusIt can then attempt a sweep with a very respectable 618 Special Attack and 329 Speed.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is Mismagius's best STAB move, and is thus a given on this set. Hidden Power Fighting is the best option in the third slot, since it provides Shadow Ball with perfectcomplementary coverage and also hits the likes of Tyranitar and Heatran super effectively, who can otherwise trouble Mismagius, super effectively. Thunderbolt is also a good coverage option, hitting Skarmory super effectively as well as being more powerful against neutral targets such as Scizor. This does make Mismagius easily trappable by Tyranitar, though, so keep that in mind when not using Hidden Power Fighting. Substitute is the best option in the last slot, as it prevents Mismagius from getting a status and prevenotects Mismagius from status and being revenge killed. If Substitute is not needed, you can instead use three attacks, but this makes Mismagius more vulnerable to statusacrifice the insurance it provides and instead use three attacks.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>The Speed EVs with a Timid nature let Mismagius outspeed positive-natured base 100s such as Jirachi and Celebi. Special Attack is maximized, and the remaining EVs are put in HP. The choice of item depends mostly on your choice of moves: if you're using Substitute in the last slot, Leftovers is usually the better option, as Substitute, Life Orb, and possibly sandstorm can dent Mismagius quite quickly. If you're not using Substitute, Mismagius really appreciates the power boost from Life Orb. When using Life Orb, dropping the HP EVs to 32 is recommended for minimum Life Orb damage.</p>

<p>Specially defensive Pokemon that aren't weak to Shadow Ball or 4x weak to Hidden Power Fighting can take on Mismagius quite easily. Snorlax and Scizor are good examples, both immune to Shadow Ball and unbarely affected by Hidden Power Fighting, and can take down Mismagius with either Pursuit or Bullet Punch. A teammate who can deal with those Pokemon is recommended, and Infernape makes for a good example, beingone, able to take both of them down with a powerful STAB attack.</p>

[Other Options]
<p>Mismagius can run a rather effective Calm Mind set. Calm Mind lets it set up on special attackers with ease, and also makes it harder to revenge kill for the likes of Scarf Heatranfor the Pokemon such as Scarf Heatran to revenge kill. Pairing that set with Toxic Spikes even lets it set up on and come out on top against Blissey. However, the loss of power when comparing it to the Nasty Plot set is very noticable, so you're usually better off with the Nasty Plot set.</p>

<p>Hidden Power Fire can be used to hit Scizor, but it has rather poor coverage with Shadow Ball, and using it means common Pokemon such as Heatran and Tyranitar have an easy time against Mismagius. Hidden Power Ground can also be used to hit Heatran harder than Hidden Power Fighting, but after a Nasty Plot, Hidden Power Fighting KOes anyways, so it's usually an inferior option. A set with Taunt and Will-O-Wisp can be used to take down stall, as well as check physical attackers such as Lucario, but Mismagius doesn't really have the bulk to pull it off.</p>

[Checks and Counters]
<p>Scizor is probably the best Mismagius counter out there. It resists Shadow Ball and is neutral to Hidden Power Fighting and Thunderbolt and can KO Mismagius with Pursuit even if it doesn't switch out. Snorlax is immune to Shadow Ball, has enough bulk to shrug off a Hidden Power Fighting, and can also Pursuit or Crunch Mismagius. Jirachi has enough bulk to take a Shadow Ball, and can take down Mismagius with Iron Head. If you're okay with using something from the depths of UU, Spiritomb and Drapion are excellent options. Both aren't really bothered by any of Mismagius's attacks, and can take it down with one of their STAB attacks. If Mismagius doesn't have a Substitute up, it can be easy to revenge kill. Weavile and Scarf Tyranitar are good options, as they are able to checkmate Mismagius with Pursuit while outspeeding it. Powerful priority moves, such as Bullet Punch from Scizor or Metagross, can also take down Mismagius.</p>

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Sorry I know it's done, but I have a few suggestions to throw out :x

One of the best things of using NP Mismagius is that it's one of the few special attackers that can actually set up on Blissey, and that gives free turns to set up especially if Blissey stays in for some reason.

In the AC, maybe a stronger emphasis one Pursuit users especially Choice Scarf Tyranitar? Mismagius is almost guaranteed dead if Tyranitar comes in when Subsitute is broken. Pursuit does 75.6% - 89.6% even when Mismagius doesn't switch and taking 25% HP off for a Substitute and sandstorm negating Leftovers mean that it's a sure KO. Mismagius without Substitute pretty much loses to Choice Scarf Tyranitar anyway unless Hidden Power Fighting hits it on the switch, which is highly unlikely.

With that, maybe a teammate that can easily handle or set up on Choice-locked Tyrannitar is worth mentioning, besides the Infernape. Any variant of Scizor is ironically good to fend off Tyranitar and Swords Dance variants can even set up. Also, if Mismagius has Substitute instead of Thunderbolt, as you said, specially defensive Skarmory would be annoying, so teammates that can handle either Skarmory or Tyranitar accordingly is probably good? Infernape can handle both but maybe mention Magnezone as well?

Perish trapping should probably go into OO as Mismagius can trap and perish song walls or Pokemon slower than it and wait for the turns to end, especialy when it has a good base 105 Special Defense or just keep making Substitutes or use Protect.

On another note, change all mentions of Scarf [Pokemon] to Choice Scarf [Pokemon]. Thanks! Sorry if I'm over stepping anything >.>

Late edit: those are just my suggestions, feel free to use any or none of them.:)
 
Scarf Tyranitar is already mentioned in Counters, which is good enough I think. Scizor and Snorlax are the main Pursuit users to worry about anyways.

Perish Trapping is not really good, seeing the Pokemon that switch into Mismagius can usually beat it anyways, not giving you a turn to use Perish Song.

I changed Scarf to Choice Scarf, thanks :)
 
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