Mewtwo Pokemon Guide

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Mewtwo Pokemon Guide

Mewtwo is one of the most iconic Legendary Pokemon, known for its massive Special Attack, high Speed, Psychic typing and two Mega Evolutions. This guide covers Mewtwo’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution status, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y information.

Normal Form

Mewtwo

Shiny Form

Shiny Mewtwo

Mega Evolution

Mega Mewtwo X

Mega Evolution

Mega Mewtwo Y

Mewtwo Description

Mewtwo is a Legendary Psychic-type Pokemon created through genetic research connected to Mew. It is known for overwhelming special offense, high Speed, wide coverage and two separate Mega Evolutions.

Mewtwo Quick Facts

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

Name

Mewtwo

National Dex

#0150

Type

Psychic

Species

Genetic Pokemon

Height

6’07” / 2.0 m

200 cm

Weight

269.0 lbs / 122.0 kg

122 kg

Abilities

Pressure, Unnerve

Mewtwo Stats

Mewtwo has excellent overall stats with especially high Special Attack and Speed. Its offensive profile and coverage make it one of the most dangerous Legendary Pokemon from the original generation.

Mewtwo Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Mewtwo has a deep movepool with Psychic, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Electric, Fire and recovery options. These are some of Mewtwo’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Mewtwo All Moves

Mewtwo can learn a deep move pool across different Pokemon games, including Psychic, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Electric, Fire and Normal moves. Use the section below to view Mewtwo’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
1	Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Life Dew	Water	Status	–	–
1	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
8	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
16	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100
24	Safeguard	Normal	Status	–	–
32	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
40	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
48	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
56	Guard Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
56	Power Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
64	Mist	Ice	Status	–	–
72	Psystrike	Psychic	Special	100	100
80	Recover	Normal	Status	–	–
88	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	–	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	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Gravity	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	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 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	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Mewtwo Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Fighting and Psychic-type moves, but it is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type attacks.

Type

Psychic

Weaknesses

Bug, Ghost and Dark

Resistances

Fighting and Psychic

Immunity

None

Mewtwo Abilities

Mewtwo’s abilities help it drain opposing PP or prevent opponents from using held Berries depending on the game and format.

Mewtwo Evolution

Mewtwo does not evolve from or into another Pokemon. It is a standalone Legendary Pokemon, although it can Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y in games that support Mega Evolution.

Legendary Pokemon

Mewtwo

Does not evolve

Where to Find Mewtwo in Pokemon Games

Mewtwo’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Mewtwo is a late-game or post-game Legendary encounter, while in others it must be transferred, traded or obtained through special availability.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Red	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion.
Pokemon Blue	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion.
Pokemon Yellow	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Gold	Trade from Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow when supported.
Pokemon Silver	Trade from Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow when supported.
Pokemon Crystal	Trade from Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow when supported.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion and restoring the Network Machine.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion and restoring the Network Machine.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Diamond	Migrate from Pokemon FireRed or LeafGreen through Pal Park, or trade from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Migrate from Pokemon FireRed or LeafGreen through Pal Park, or trade from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Migrate from Pokemon FireRed or LeafGreen through Pal Park, or trade from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Cerulean Cave after earning all Kanto badges.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Cerulean Cave after earning all Kanto badges.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Black	Transfer from Generation 4 through Poke Transfer.
Pokemon White	Transfer from Generation 4 through Poke Transfer.
Pokemon Black 2	Transfer from Generation 4 through Poke Transfer.
Pokemon White 2	Transfer from Generation 4 through Poke Transfer.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon X	Unknown Dungeon near Pokemon Village after becoming Champion.
Pokemon Y	Unknown Dungeon near Pokemon Village after becoming Champion.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or transfer from another game.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Sun	Transfer through Pokemon Bank when supported.
Pokemon Moon	Transfer through Pokemon Bank when supported.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Ultra Space Wilds.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion.

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

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Sword	Dynamax Adventures in The Crown Tundra, or transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Shield	Dynamax Adventures in The Crown Tundra, or transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Ramanas Park with the Genome Slate.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Ramanas Park with the Genome Slate.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Mewtwo
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported, or obtain through special event availability when active.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer through Pokemon HOME when supported, or obtain through special event availability when active.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Available through Side Mission EX2, Project M.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

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

Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y

Mewtwo has two Mega Evolutions. Mega Mewtwo X becomes a Psychic and Fighting-type Pokemon, while Mega Mewtwo Y remains a Psychic-type Pokemon with extreme special attacking power.

Category

Genetic Pokemon

Type

Psychic / Fighting

Height

7’7″

Weight

280.0 lbs

Mega Mewtwo X changes Mewtwo into a Psychic and Fighting-type attacker with much stronger physical power. It is usually associated with Mewtwonite X in games that support Mega Evolution.

Category

Genetic Pokemon

Type

Psychic

Height

4’11”

Weight

72.8 lbs

Mega Mewtwo Y keeps Mewtwo’s Psychic typing and focuses on extreme special attacking power and Speed. It is usually associated with Mewtwonite Y in games that support Mega Evolution.

What type is Mewtwo?

Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokemon.

What is Mewtwo weak against?

Mewtwo is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark-type moves.

What does Mewtwo evolve from?

Mewtwo does not evolve from another Pokemon and does not evolve into another Pokemon.

What are Mewtwo’s abilities?

Mewtwo’s abilities are Pressure and Unnerve.

What are Mewtwo’s best moves?

Mewtwo’s best moves often include Psystrike, Psychic, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Recover and Calm Mind.

Is Mewtwo good in Pokemon?

Yes, Mewtwo is usually one of the strongest Pokemon because of its Special Attack, Speed, coverage and Legendary stat total.

How do you get Mewtwo?

Mewtwo is usually found as a late-game or post-game Legendary encounter, such as Cerulean Cave, Unknown Dungeon or other special Legendary areas depending on the game.

Does Mewtwo have Mega Evolutions?

Yes. Mewtwo has two Mega Evolutions: Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y.