Head to head

Mewtwo vs Mew

Mewtwo has the higher base stat total (680 vs 600), Mewtwo is faster (base Speed 130 vs 100), and neither has a super-effective hit from its own types (Mewtwo: ½× at best against Mew; Mew: ½× at best against Mewtwo).

The classic Kanto pair: Mewtwo was created from Mew.

Base stats side by side

Who has the edge?

Mewtwo is faster (130 vs 100 base Speed), has the higher Attack (110 vs 100), has the higher Sp. Atk (154 vs 100), and resists Mew’s own-type moves (½× at best), but Mew has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (300 vs 286) and resists Mewtwo’s own-type moves (½× at best).

Mewtwo is ahead on

• is faster (130 vs 100 base Speed)
• has the higher Attack (110 vs 100)
• has the higher Sp. Atk (154 vs 100)
• resists Mew’s own-type moves (½× at best)

Mew is ahead on

• has more bulk, counting HP, Defense and Sp. Def together (300 vs 286)
• resists Mewtwo’s own-type moves (½× at best)

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 (Mewtwo: Pressure, Unnerve; Mew: Synchronize), so either one can come out ahead.

Who moves first?

At Level 50 with 252 Speed EVs, 31 IVs and a neutral nature, Mewtwo has 182 Speed and Mew has 152, so Mewtwo 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

Mewtwo (Psychic) attacking Mew

Psychic ½×. Using only its own type, Mewtwo hits Mew for ½× with Psychic moves (not very effective).

Mew (Psychic) attacking Mewtwo

Psychic ½×. Using only its own type, Mew hits Mewtwo for ½× with Psychic moves (not very effective).

What hits each one for 2× or more

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

Mewtwo

• Pressure. Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
• Unnerve (hidden ability). Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Mew

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

Size, generation and evolution

Mewtwo is taller (2 m vs 0.4 m for Mew), and Mewtwo is heavier (122 kg vs 4 kg for Mew).

Mewtwo (#0150) is a Psychic-type Genetic Pokémon from Kanto, first seen in Generation 1, a Legendary Pokémon. Mewtwo does not evolve.

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

Keep exploring

• Open Mewtwo and Mew in the Compare tool
• Mewtwo and Mew Pokédex pages
• Psychic type
• Speed tiers

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