#0151 · Kanto · Generation 1 · mythical

Mew

New Species Pokémon · Psychic-type

Mew is a Psychic-type Pokémon, the New Species Pokémon, number 151 (#0151) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 4 kg.

Mew is the New Species Pokémon, a small pink Mythical Psychic type said to carry the DNA of every Pokémon in existence. Shy, playful and able to turn invisible, it is seen so rarely that many experts have called it a mirage.

How to pronounce Mew

Mew is pronounced MYOO. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mew said out loud:

In Japanese it is ミュウ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mew is a small pink bipedal Pokémon with a wide snout, triangular ears, big blue eyes and a long thin tail. Its fur is so fine it only shows under a microscope. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 4 kg. The Pokédex says it holds the genetic makeup of all Pokémon, which is why it can use almost any move, and many scientists suspect it is the ancestor of them all. It can float, teleport and vanish at will.

Behaviour

Mew is playful and childlike, with signs of high intelligence, curiosity and shyness. The Pokédex says it apparently shows itself only to pure-hearted people who truly want to see it. In the anime it shields itself in a bubble of energy, copies other Pokémon, and even splits into several bodies at once. It has a fierce rivalry with its clone, Mewtwo.

Habitat

Canon is vague, and the Pokédex habitat list says rare. The Stadium and FireRed Pokédex entries call it a Pokémon of South America once thought extinct, and journals in the Pokémon Mansion say it was found deep in a jungle.

Powers

Mew can learn almost every TM, copies opponents with Transform, and uses Psychic and Metronome. Its Ability is Synchronize, and only Mew can use the Z-Move Genesis Supernova. With 100 in every base stat it can fill almost any role.

Name origin

Mew may combine 'mutant' or 'mutation' with 'new', and may involve the Japanese myō ('wonderful'). The French localiser Julien Bardakoff asked whether it came from a cat's 'meow' and was told firmly that it did not. The Japanese name is Mew (ミュウ).

Design inspiration

Shigeki Morimoto designed Mew, basing it on Mewtwo but simpler, so that it needed less room on the cartridge. It looks like a domestic cat with a jerboa's long back legs and tail, and its earliest sprite resembled a vertebrate embryo.

In the games

Mew was a secret in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan): Shigeki Morimoto slipped it in 2 weeks before the games were finished, after debugging, and even Nintendo did not know at first. It is obtained only through events and special gifts, such as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Floaroma Town with Let's Go save data. In Scarlet and Violet it comes via Pokémon HOME or an event, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Mew fights its clone in 'Mewtwo Strikes Back', and a Mew guards the Tree of Beginning in 'Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'. In Pokémon Journeys a Mew first appears in a flashback in 'Enter Pikachu!' and becomes the Pokémon Goh dreams of catching.

Fun facts

• Mew is the only one of the original 151 left out of the original Pokérap.
• Mew shares the record for the shortest English Pokémon name with Muk.
• It is the only Mythical Pokémon from Generation I.
• Mew took 981 episodes to make its physical debut in the TV series (the films showed it long before), longer from the start of its generation than any other Pokémon so far.
• In the first Super Smash Bros., Mew had a 1 in 151 chance of popping out of a Poké Ball; in Melee it was 1 in 251, matching the number of Pokémon then known.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Mew (Pokémon) · Serebii: Mew (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 100
• Attack: 100
• Defense: 100
• Sp. Atk: 100
• Sp. Def: 100
• Speed: 100

Mew’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is HP and Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def and Speed.

Type matchups

What is Mew weak to?

Mew takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Fighting (½×), Psychic (½×).

Evolution

Mew does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Synchronize: Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Moves

Moves Mew learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (229)

Mew can learn 229 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Agility, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Acid Spray, Acrobatics, Struggle Bug, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Disarming Voice, Trailblaze, Pounce, Chilling Water, Charge Beam, Fire Spin, Facade, Poison Tail, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Hex, Snarl, Metal Claw, Swift, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Draining Kiss, Flame Charge, Low Sweep, Air Cutter, Stored Power, Night Shade, Fling, Dragon Tail, Venoshock, Avalanche, Endure, Volt Switch, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Snowscape, Smart Strike, Psyshock, Dig, Bullet Seed, False Swipe, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Foul Play, Psychic Fangs, Bulk Up, Air Slash, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Electro Ball, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Blast, Waterfall, Dragon Claw, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Swords Dance, Body Press, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse, Leech Life, Eerie Impulse, Fly, Skill Swap, Iron Head, Dragon Dance, Power Gem, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Iron Defense, X-Scissor, Drill Run, Will-O-Wisp, Crunch, Trick, Liquidation, Giga Drain, Aura Sphere, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Energy Ball, Psychic, Heavy Slam, Encore, Surf, Ice Spinner, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Amnesia, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Pollen Puff, Baton Pass, Earth Power, Reversal, Ice Beam, Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Psychic Terrain, Misty Terrain, Nasty Plot, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Fire Pledge, Water Pledge, Grass Pledge, Wild Charge, Sludge Bomb, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Phantom Force, Giga Impact, Blast Burn, Hydro Cannon, Frenzy Plant, Outrage, Overheat, Focus Blast, Leaf Storm, Hurricane, Trick Room, Bug Buzz, Hyper Beam, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Thunder, Close Combat, Solar Beam, Draco Meteor, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Charge, Haze, Toxic, Sand Tomb, Spite, Gravity, Smack Down, Gyro Ball, Knock Off, Bug Bite, Super Fang, Vacuum Wave, Lunge, High Horsepower, Icicle Spear, Scald, Heat Crash, Solar Blade, Uproar, Focus Punch, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Burning Jealousy, Flip Turn, Dual Wingbeat, Poltergeist, Lash Out, Scale Shot, Misty Explosion, Pain Split, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Petal Blizzard, Temper Flare, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Supercell Slam, Electroweb, Triple Axel, Coaching, Sludge Wave, Scorching Sands, Feather Dance, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Skitter Smack, Meteor Beam, Throat Chop, Breaking Swipe, Metal Sound, Curse, Hard Press, Dragon Cheer, Alluring Voice, Psychic Noise, Upper Hand.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Undiscovered.
• Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 100.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 270.

Pokédex entries

When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon's short, fine, delicate hair can be seen. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques. (Silver, SoulSilver, Y)

Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)

Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it. (Gold, HeartGold)

So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide. (Red, Blue, LeafGreen)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Shortest Psychic type in Gen 1: 0.4 m, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 13% of all Pokémon (4 kg).
• Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is HP, ranked #95 of 1,025.
• One of 102 Psychic-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 151 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Can learn 234 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mew (Pokémon), Serebii: Mew (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MYOO): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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