Head to head

Mew vs Arceus

Arceus has the higher base stat total (720 vs 600), Arceus is faster (base Speed 120 vs 100), and neither has a super-effective hit from its own types (Mew: 1× at best against Arceus; Arceus: 1× at best against Mew).

The mythical Pokémon said to hold every Pokémon’s DNA and the creator Pokémon.

Base stats side by side

Who has the edge?

Arceus is faster (120 vs 100 base Speed), has the higher Attack (120 vs 100), has the higher Sp. Atk (120 vs 100), and has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (360 vs 300). Mew has no advantage on these measures.

Mew is ahead on

Nothing on these measures.

Arceus is ahead on

• is faster (120 vs 100 base Speed)
• has the higher Attack (120 vs 100)
• has the higher Sp. Atk (120 vs 100)
• has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (360 vs 300)

This compares base numbers and the type chart; it does not predict a winner. A real battle also depends on level, nature and EVs, the moves each one knows (a Pokémon does not always learn a move of its own type), held items, weather and terrain, and abilities (Mew: Synchronize; Arceus: Multitype), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Mew has 152 Speed and Arceus has 172, so Arceus moves first when both use moves of the same priority and no item, ability, status or stat change gets in the way.

Type matchup, both ways

Mew (Psychic) attacking Arceus

Psychic 1×. Using only its own type, Mew hits Arceus for 1× with Psychic moves (normal damage).

Arceus (Normal) attacking Mew

Normal 1×. Using only its own type, Arceus hits Mew for 1× with Normal moves (normal damage).

What hits each one for 2× or more

• Mew: Bug 2× (super effective), Ghost 2× (super effective), Dark 2× (super effective).
• Arceus: Fighting 2× (super effective).

The multipliers come from the 18×18 type chart; what a Pokémon can actually use depends on the moves it learns.

Abilities

Mew

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

Arceus

• Multitype. Changes Arceus's type and form to match its held Plate.

Size, generation and evolution

Arceus is taller (3.2 m vs 0.4 m for Mew), and Arceus is heavier (320 kg vs 4 kg for Mew).

Mew (#0151) is a Psychic-type New Species Pokémon from Kanto, first seen in Generation 1, a Mythical Pokémon. Mew does not evolve.

Arceus (#0493) is a Normal-type Alpha Pokémon from Sinnoh, first seen in Generation 4, a Mythical Pokémon. Arceus does not evolve.

Keep exploring

• Open Mew and Arceus in the Compare tool
• Mew and Arceus Pokédex pages
• Psychic type · Normal type
• Speed tiers

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