- Splendid bulk. 92/90/110 is really good bulk, especially combined with a very effective defensive typing.
- Respectable Special Attack. While not high, 90 SpA is good enough for a Pokémon with such good bulk.
- Good abilities. Steam Engine and Clear Body are both great abilities. Steam Engine can turn Misteamie into a threatening offensive pivot or sweeper while Clear Body can prevent its boosts from being lowered.
- Good neutral coverage. Water and Steel STAB with Rock coverage in Power Gem and Wild Charge (albeit physical) give it great neutral coverage against the National Dex roster.
- Amazing defensive typing. Water/Steel is an amazing defensive typing as it has a whopping 12 resists and an immunity.
- Great status/utility movepool. Thunder Wave is a great tool to have in addition to screens, some stat raising moves, life dew, rapid spin, bulldoze, and scald.
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- Slow (Deceptively). Misteamie is has a low base Speed but has several means of overcoming this, mainly a neutral or resisted hit off of a Fire or Water attack activating its Steam Engine, Shift Gear/Autotomize, or Trick Room.
- Lacking super effective coverage options. Although neutral coverage is solid, with its lower base Atk and only respectable SpA, super effective hits are its main sources of huge damage outside of a full HP Water Spout.
- Lacking recovery. Its potential as a pivot is hindered by lacking a form of recovery built into its kit.
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