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Mewtwo
Genetic Pokémon
Psychic
Its DNA is almost the same as Mew’s. However, its size and disposition are vastly different.
Base Stats
HP 106
Attack 110
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 154
Sp. Def 90
Speed 130
Total 680
Type Effectiveness
Resistant to
Abilities
Forms
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Special Attacker
Item
Mewtwonite Y
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 40
SpA 216
Spe 252
Physical Attacker
Item
Mewtwonite X
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Mewtwo's access to two Mega Evolutions makes it extremely versatile.
- Its high offensive stats allow it to effectively wallbreak early- and mid-game as well as clean up late-game.
- An excellent Speed tier means Mewtwo outspeeds many offensive threats in the metagame, including Marshadow, Ultra Necrozma, Naganadel, and anything slower.
- Mewtwo has an exceptional movepool that consists of powerful coverage, utility, and setup moves such as Ice Beam, Taunt, and Calm Mind.
- Mewtwo can beat a wide array of Pokemon such as Mega Salamence, Zygarde-C, Magearna, Tyranitar, support Arceus formes, and most defensive Steel-types depending on what coverage moves it opts to go for.
- Mewtwo also has amazing potential with Psychic Terrain support; it augments Mewtwo's sweeping potential by increasing the power of Psystrike and making Mewtwo immune to strong priority moves like Marshadow's Shadow Sneak.
- Though it has decent bulk for an offensive Pokemon, Mewtwo offers no defensive synergy because its typing lacks useful resistances.
- Mewtwo unfortunately cannot run all of the coverage moves it wants to. This leaves it checked by more Pokemon depending on the coverage it forgoes.
- Mewtwo also faces competition from Deoxys-A and Ultra Necrozma as a fast Psychic-type wallbreaker. Deoxys-A is faster, whereas Ultra Necrozma has multiple sets and thus similar versatility, and both don't take up a Mega slot. However, Fire Blast helps Mewtwo differentiate itself from said Pokemon.
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Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc