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mew
#151

Mew

New Species Pokémon

Psychic

When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon’s short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 100
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 100
Speed 100
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category New Species Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 4.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 100
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Mythical Pokémon

Sprites

mew Front Front
mew Back Back
mew Front Shiny Front Shiny
mew Back Shiny Back Shiny
mew Official Art Official Art
mew Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Lead
Item
Mental Herb
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
Def 40
Spe 216
Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 240
Def 52
Spe 216
Nasty Plot
Moves
Fire Blast / Aura Sphere
Rock Polish / Soft-Boiled
Item
Mewnium Z
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mew's niche comes from its typing, stats, and movepool, which allow it to defensively check a few top-tier Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Mega Medicham, Garchomp, and Gliscor and provide Stealth Rock or Defog support. It's also a terrifying sweeper, as it can easily find setup opportunities thanks to its good bulk and typing, and its wide movepool enables it to pick its own checks and counters. However, status ailments are prominent in the metagame, and Mew wants to stay away from them, as they compromise its ability to check threats such as Mega Medicham reliably if hazards are up, which may very well be possible if Mew is used as a Defogger. Furthermore, defensive Mew's rather passive nature can allow Pokemon such as Ash-Greninja and Mega Alakazam to switch in freely, depending on the moves it is running.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
67.4%
Taunt
57.4%
Roost
15.5%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
21.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc