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Attacker Rating
5

  • Original
  • Shiny
Shiny Variant Not Available
Type
122.00 kg Weight
2.00 m Height

Pokemon Stats

Pokemon Max CP
3982
ATK 300
DEF 182
STA 193

Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
*
A
*
A-
A-
B
B
C
*
C
*
X

* Legacy Moveset

X = Sub-optimal moveset with zero viability

Offensive Moves Explanation

We're hard at work to provide ratings and rankings on Mewtwo's new moves. Check back soon!

  • Movesets with Confusion will do more damage than those with Psycho Cut, but the latter is easier to dodge with and provides more energy for Charge Moves.

  • Confusion + Shadow Ball is Mewtwo’s best generalist option for raids and neutral DPS. This moveset ranks as a top counter against Pokemon not weak to Psychic or Ghost attacks because of Mewtwo's incredibly high attack stat.

  • Psycho Cut + Shadow Ball is ideal for situations where Ghost is Super Effective and Psychic is not, like against Mewtwo itself. This allows you to charge up and fire off multiple Shadow Balls quicker, making Mewtwo one of the highest DPS Ghost attackers in the game.

  • Psychic makes Mewtwo the best Psychic type attacker. Pair with Confusion for the highest DPS pure Psychic movesets for those Machamp Raids.

  • Focus Blast is ideal for gyms and all those Blissey and Snorlax. Pair with Psycho Cut to charge more frequent blasts, or stick with Confusion for consistent DPS against Gyms with more than just Pokemon weak to fighting. Mewtwo here provides a tankier option to traditional Fighting types with unique resistances and slightly lower DPS. There are both tankier and faster options, but Mewtwo provides a nice balance for gym clearing.

  • Hyper Beam is definitely Mewtwo’s worst charge move and one of the best uses of a Charge TM. Note: This move is now Legacy.

Rating Explanation

The king of Pokemon Go; Mewtwo is here. It's stats are strong enough that it once persuaded trainers to take off work and pursue EX eligible gyms for a chance at capturing the Genetic Pokemon.

Mewtwo sits solidly among the highly ranked Legandary Pokemon. Mewtwo was the first Pokemon to break the 4k CP threshold and earning itself a 9% nerf to all stats. Still Mewtwo boasts the largest attack stat in the game before Deoxys (Attack Forme) and the largest bulk among any Psychic types.

Mewtwo has many claims with the highest Psychic-type DPS now and for the immediate future, even with a horrible Psychic move, Psychic. Additionally, Shadow Ball Mewtwo provides a great 2-bar generalist Charge Move, placing it as a top raid counter even when not SE or STAB.

Mewtwo's introduction to regular tier 5 raids (as what is essentially a tier 6 raid) added 3 new elemental charge moves to Mewtwo's repertoire, furthering its utility and type-coverage. Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt + Mewtwo's high attack stat give the Psychic-type Pokemon the ability to act as a de facto Fire, Ice, or Electric type.

Focus Blast also puts up a reasonable Fighting-type impression with higher bulk and better defensive coverage for knocking down Normal-types like Blissey and others commonly found in gyms.

For its continued use and versatility, Mewtwo tops our rankings and remains a great investment.

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
5
Psycho Cut
More Info

Psychic

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
13.33
8.33
10.42

Charge Moves

80
Thunderbolt
More Info

Electric

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.50
0.50
0.00
 1.60
32.00
40.00
 51.20
70
Flamethrower
More Info

Fire

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.40
31.82
39.77
 44.55
90
Ice Beam
More Info

Ice

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
1.50
0.00
 1.80
27.27
34.09
 49.09
100
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.00
35.71
44.64
 35.71
140
Focus Blast
More Info

Fighting

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00

Legacy Charge Moves

100
Shadow Ball
More Info

Ghost

1.4x DamageVS
1.4x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.40
0.00
 2.00
33.33
41.67
 66.67
150
Hyper Beam
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.30
0.00
 1.50
39.47
49.34
 59.21

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Psychic

1.4x 1.4x -
- - .714x
- - 1.4x
- - -
- - .714x
- - -

.714x Resists Type 1.4x Weak to Type
.51x Double Resists Type 1.96x Double Weak to Type

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Psychic Medal:

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014956
2001.5102116
2002155176
2002.5208236
4003261296
4003.5314356
4004367416
4004.5420477
6005473537
6005.5526597
6006579657
6006.5632717
8007685777
8007.5738837
8008791897
8008.5844957
100098971018
10009.59501078
10001010031138
100010.510531195
13001111031251
130011.511541308
13001212041365
130012.512541422
16001313041479
160013.513541536
16001414041593
160014.514551650
19001515051706
190015.515551763
19001616051820
190016.516551877
22001717051934
220017.517551991
22001818062048
220018.518562105
25001919062161
250019.519562218
25002020062275
250020.520562332
30002121062389
300021.521572446
30002222072503
300022.522572560
35002323072617
350023.523572673
35002424082730
350024.524582787
40002525082844
400025.525582901
40002626082958
400026.526583015
45002727093072
450027.527593129
45002828093186
450028.528593243
50002929093300
500029.529603356
50003030103413
500030.530353442
60003130603470
600031.530853499
60003231103527
600032.531353556
70003331603584
700033.531853612
70003432103641
700034.532353669
80003532603698
800035.532863726
80003633113755
800036.533363783
90003733613811
900037.533863840
90003834113868
900038.534363897
100003934613925
1000039.534863954
100004035113982
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