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Mewtwo is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Psychic type legendary Pokémon that made its first appearance in the First Pokémon generation in the Red and Blue games. Mewtwo, as his name indicates, is clone of the legendary Pokémon Mew.

Physiology and Behaviour

As shown in Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mewtwo is quite distant, devious, malevolent and a bit vengeful. Unlike most Pokemon, Mewtwo speech ranges well past saying merely just his name repeatedly.

Appearances

Pokémon games

Mewtwo appeared as a one-chance battle in the Cerulean Cave (previously known as the Unknown Dungeon) in the Red, Blue, Yellow, Silver, Gold, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, Soul Silver and HeartGold versions accessible after defeating the Elite Four and League Champion. In Pokémon X and Y, he appeared after beating the Elite Four in the Unknown Dungeon. He has also appeared in side-series Pokémon titles, as well as two feature films and a TV special.

In the Nintendo 64 game, Pokémon Stadium, he was the final battle challenge after defeating the Gym Leader Castle and getting all of the trophies in the Stadium. Defeating him rolls the credits, changes the title screen image, and unlocks Round 2 of the Stadium. Defeating Mewtwo in Round 2 is the final test in the game (besides getting all 151 Pokémon into the Hall of Fame).

Mewtwo also appears as the final boss in Pokémon Puzzle League.

Super Smash Bros. series

Mewtwo appeared as an unlockable character in Melee, available to challenge after 20+ hours of VS. matches or 700+ VS. matches. Ironically, Mewtwo is considered to be one of the worst characters in the game, due to him being slow, light and big, making him an easy target.

Mewtwo is not playable in Brawl, but Lucario, a new playable Pokémon, has some similar mechanics to Mewtwo. Mewtwo, however, appears as a trophy, which can be unlocked by playing All-Star Mode on Intense difficulty.

Mewtwo is set to return in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, when a person buys and registers both versions. This is downloadable content that is set to release in April 28, 2015. Mewtwo also has a trophy for his regular form in the 3DS version and his Mega Forms in the Wii U version in addition to his fighter trophies added on April 15, 2015.

Attacks

His specials are

  • Neutral Special: Shadow Ball
  • Side Special:Confusion
  • Down Special:Disable
  • Up Special: Teleport
  • Final Smash: Psystrike

Pokkén Tournament

Mewtwo is a confirmed character for Pokkén Tournament as well as Shadow Mewtwo.

Anime

Mewtwo is first featured in Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back as an antagonist, but is redeemed by the end.

A different Mewtwo appears in the movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened and shows off her Mega Mewtwo Y form.

In-game information

Pokédex entries

Title Entry
First Pokémon generation
Pokémon Red and Blue It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
Pokémon Yellow Its DNA is almost the same as Mew's. However, its size and disposition are vastly different.
Pokémon Stadium A vicious psychic Pokémon created by genetic engineering. Its cold glowing eyes strike fear into the hearts of its enemies.
Second Pokémon generation
Pokémon Gold Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
Pokémon Silver It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.
Pokémon Crystal A vicious psychic Pokémon created by genetic engineering. Its cold, glowing eyes strike fear into its enemy.
Third Pokémon generation
Pokémon Ruby Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this Pokémon's body, they failed to endow Mewtwo with a compassionate heart.
Pokémon Sapphire Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this Pokémon's body, they failed to endow Mewtwo with a compassionate heart.
Pokémon Emerald A Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans made its body, they failed to give it a warm heart.
Pokémon FireRed A Pokémon whose genetic code was repeatedly recombined for research. It turned vicious as a result.
Pokémon LeafGreen It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene-splicing and DNA-engineering experiments.
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
Pokémon Pearl A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
Pokémon Platinum A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
Pokémon HeartGold Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
Pokémon SoulSilver It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
Pokémon White A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.


Base Stats

Base Stats
HP 106
Attack 110
Defense 90
Sp. Attack 154
Sp. Defense 90
Speed 130
Total 113


Moveset

Main article: Mewtwo/moveset

Gallery

  Main article: Mewtwo/gallery

Sprites

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Trivia

  • Even though Mewtwo never appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl there have been many unused files found in Brawl to suggest that Mewtwo was originally going to be a playable character.
  • Mewtwo is one of the two Pokémon to get 2 Mega Evolution, with Charizard being the other.
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