Mew Pokemon Guide

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Mew Pokemon Guide

Mew is a Mythical Psychic-type Pokemon from the original generation, known for its rare event status, wide movepool and connection to Mewtwo. This guide covers Mew’s stats, best moves, abilities, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Mew

Shiny Form

Shiny Mew

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Mew guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Mew Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Mew Description

Mew is a Mythical Pokemon said to contain the genetic information of many Pokemon. It is famous for being extremely rare, highly flexible in battle and able to learn an enormous range of moves across the Pokemon series.

Competitive Overview

Is Mew Good in Competitive?

Mew can be strong in competitive formats where it is allowed because of its balanced stats and enormous movepool. It can function as a support Pokemon, setup sweeper, special attacker, physical attacker or utility pivot depending on the ruleset.

Mew’s biggest strengths are its versatility, access to many TMs and balanced 100 base stats across the board. Its biggest issue is that Mythical Pokemon are often restricted or banned in many competitive formats.

Mew Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Mew, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Mew

National Dex

#0151

Type

Psychic

Species

New Species Pokemon

Height

1’04” / 0.4 m

40 cm

Weight

8.8 lbs / 4.0 kg

4.0 kg

Abilities

Synchronize

Mew Stats

Mew has balanced stats across every category, giving it rare flexibility. Its even stat spread lets it run offensive, defensive and support-focused sets.

100

Attack

100

Defense

100

Special Attack

100

Special Defense

100

Speed

100

Mew Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Mew can learn one of the widest movepools in Pokemon. These are some of Mew’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Psychic type Pokemon icon

Psychic

A reliable Psychic-type attack that fits Mew’s special attacking options.

Psychic type Pokemon icon

Psyshock

A Psychic-type move that targets Defense, helping Mew pressure specially bulky Pokemon.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Aura Sphere

Coverage that helps Mew hit Dark, Steel, Rock and Ice-type Pokemon.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Nasty Plot

A setup move that sharply raises Special Attack for sweeping potential.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Transform

A signature-style option that lets Mew copy the target’s form and moves.

Ice type Pokemon icon

Ice Beam

Coverage against Dragon, Flying, Grass and Ground-type Pokemon.

Electric type Pokemon icon

Thunderbolt

Coverage against Water and Flying-type Pokemon.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Flamethrower

Coverage against Steel, Grass, Bug and Ice-type Pokemon.

Mew All Moves

Use the section below to view Mew’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Reflect Type	Normal	Status	–	–
10	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
20	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
30	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
40	Life Dew	Water	Status	–	–
50	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
60	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
70	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
80	Transform	Normal	Status	–	–
90	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
100	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95
TM	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
TM	Alluring Voice	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Blast Burn	Fire	Special	150	90
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100
TM	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Charge	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Coaching	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Disarming Voice	Fairy	Special	40	–
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	130	90
TM	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	50	100
TM	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95
TM	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	–	100
TM	Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	–	–
TM	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	100
TM	Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Feather Dance	Flying	Status	–	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Fire Pledge	Fire	Special	80	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100
TM	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Frenzy Plant	Grass	Special	150	90
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grass Pledge	Grass	Special	80	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Gravity	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Hard Press	Steel	Physical	0	100
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Heat Crash	Fire	Physical	–	100
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
TM	Hydro Cannon	Water	Special	150	90
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Ice Spinner	Ice	Physical	80	100
TM	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	25	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	–	85
TM	Meteor Beam	Rock	Special	120	90
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Misty Explosion	Fairy	Special	100	100
TM	Misty Terrain	Fairy	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Petal Blizzard	Grass	Physical	90	100
TM	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100
TM	Pollen Puff	Bug	Special	90	100
TM	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90
TM	Pounce	Bug	Physical	50	100
TM	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100
TM	Psychic Noise	Psychic	Special	75	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scald	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Smart Strike	Steel	Physical	70	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Solar Blade	Grass	Physical	125	100
TM	Spikes	Ground	Status	–	–
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
TM	Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical	100	95
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Tailwind	Flying	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	–	–
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Triple Axel	Ice	Physical	20	90
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Vacuum Wave	Fighting	Special	40	100
TM	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
TM	Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100
TM	Water Pledge	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Mew Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Mew is a Psychic-type Pokemon. This typing gives it specific weaknesses, resistances and immunity interactions across Pokemon games.

Type

Psychic

Weaknesses

Bug, Ghost, Dark

Resistances

Fighting, Psychic

Immunity

None

Mew Abilities

Mew’s abilities can support its battle role depending on the game and format.

Synchronize

Passes poison, paralysis or burn back to the opponent when Mew receives that status condition.

Mew Evolution

Mew does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon. It is a single-stage Mythical Pokemon.

Single Stage

Mew

Does not evolve

Where to Find Mew in Pokemon Games

Mew’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In most mainline games, Mew is obtained through special events, Mystery Gift, transfer or compatibility with other Pokemon services.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Red	Event distribution or special transfer methods only.
Pokemon Blue	Event distribution or special transfer methods only.
Pokemon Yellow	Event distribution or special transfer methods only.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Gold	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Silver	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Crystal	Trade, transfer or event distribution.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Ruby	Event distribution, trade or migration from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Event distribution, trade or migration from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Faraway Island event distribution, trade or migration from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Event distribution, trade or migration from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Event distribution, trade or migration from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Black	Transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or event distribution.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or event distribution.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Transfer from Pokemon GO through the GO Park complex or use compatible special distributions when supported.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Transfer from Pokemon GO through the GO Park complex or use compatible special distributions when supported.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Sword	Mystery Gift, transfer or event distribution when supported.
Pokemon Shield	Mystery Gift, transfer or event distribution when supported.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Receive in Floaroma Town with Pokemon Let’s Go save data.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Receive in Floaroma Town with Pokemon Let’s Go save data.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Mew
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Mew FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Mew. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Mew?

Mew is a Psychic-type Pokemon.

What is Mew weak against?

Mew is weak to Bug, Ghost, Dark-type moves.

What does Mew evolve from?

Mew does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon.

What are Mew’s abilities?

Mew’s abilities are Synchronize.

What are Mew’s best moves?

Mew’s best moves often include Psychic, Psyshock, Aura Sphere, Nasty Plot, Transform, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower.

Is Mew good in Pokemon?

How do you get Mew?

Mew’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In most mainline games, Mew is obtained through special events, Mystery Gift, transfer or compatibility with other Pokemon services.

Does Mew have a Mega Evolution or alternate form?

No, Mew does not have a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form or major regional form in the main Pokemon games.

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