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mewtwo
#150

Mewtwo

Genetic Pokémon

Psychic

It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.

Base Stats

HP 106
Attack 110
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 154
Sp. Def 90
Speed 130
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Pressure Unnerve (Hidden)

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Genetic Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 122.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

mewtwo Front Front
mewtwo Back Back
mewtwo Front Shiny Front Shiny
mewtwo Back Shiny Back Shiny
mewtwo Official Art Official Art
mewtwo Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

All-out Attacker
Moves
Nasty Plot / Recover / Shadow Ball
Item
Life Orb / Expert Belt
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Thanks to Mewtwo's massive Special Attack, Speed, and coverage movepool, it is a very good wallbreaker in Ubers, capable of taking on many staples of the tier like Eternatus and Zygarde. Despite facing competition as a fast special attacker from Calyrex-S, Mewtwo has a far better movepool, isn't reliably checked by the most common answer to Calyrex-S in Yveltal, and can actually synergize well with Calyrex-S because both break down their shared checks, such as Zarude, Ho-Oh, and Yveltal itself. However, Mewtwo is always forced out by Calyrex-S and offers very little defensively, which makes it hard to fit onto teams and bring in repeatedly throughout a game. Mewtwo can also be difficult to make the most of because it can be quite reliant on prediction, and getting a turn wrong can result in Mewtwo being crippled.

Most Used Moves

Psystrike
97.4%
Recover
51.6%
Taunt
49.4%
Ice Beam
41.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
51.7%
Life Orb
32.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc