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Mewtwo

Mewtwo Raid Counter Guide
Mewtwo 4-Player Raid Guide

Table of Contents

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Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating
5 / 5
PvP Attacker Rating
-
Defense Tier
-

Pokemon Stats

Type
122.00 kg Weight
2.00 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
4178
ATK 300
DEF 182
STA 214

Movesets Grades

PvE Grades

Quick Charge ATK
*
A
A-
A-
*
A
A-
A-
B
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

Grade Key

*
Legacy Moveset
X
Sub-optimal moveset with zero viability

Offensive Moves Explanation

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. Use Psycho Cut when Psychic is resisted, the the charge move is weather boosted, or when the charge move is doubly SE.

  • Psycho Cut + Shadow Ball is ideal against Psychic-type Pokemon when Ghost is super effective and Psychic is not. Confusion + Shadow Ball is Mewtwo’s best neutral DPS and ideal against Ghosts.

  • Psychic makes Mewtwo the best Psychic attacker. Pair with Confusion for the highest DPS pure Psychic moveset.

  • Ice Beam makes Mewtwo the top ranked Ice-type attacker considering all other current options have a much lower attack stat.

  • Thunderbolt places Mewtwo just behind Raikou and Zapdos as one of the top Electric attackers in the game.

  • Flamethrower Mewtwo is outclassed by several alternative Fire-types, but it's boosted if the weather is clear.

  • Focus Blast is ideal for gyms against all those Blissey and Snorlax. However, there are much better options for Fighting-type DPS.

  • Hyper Beam is definitely Mewtwo’s worst charge move and one of the best uses of a Charged TM. Note: This move is 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. Despite this, Mewtwo boasts the largest attack stat in the game before Deoxys 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

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

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

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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
20015259
2001.5108122
2002163185
2002.5219248
4003275311
4003.5331374
4004387437
4004.5442500
6005498563
6005.5554626
6006610689
6006.5666752
8007722815
8007.5777878
8008833942
8008.58891005
100099451068
10009.510011131
10001010561194
100010.511091253
13001111621313
130011.512151373
13001212681433
130012.513201492
16001313731552
160013.514261612
16001414791671
160014.515321731
19001515841791
190015.516371850
19001616901910
190016.517431970
22001717962029
220017.518482089
22001819012149
220018.519542208
25001920072268
250019.520602328
25002021122387
250020.521652447
30002122182507
300021.522712566
30002223242626
300022.523772686
35002324302746
350023.524822805
35002425352865
350024.525882925
40002526412984
400025.526943044
40002627473104
400026.527993163
45002728523223
450027.529053283
45002829583343
450028.530113402
50002930643462
500029.531163522
50003031693582
500030.531963611
60003132223641
600031.532483671
60003232753701
600032.533013731
70003333283761
700033.533543790
70003433813820
700034.534073850
80003534333880
800035.534603910
80003634863940
800036.535133969
90003735393999
900037.535654029
90003835924059
900038.536184089
100003936454119
1000039.536714148
100004036974178
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Tools

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Database

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Raids

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Pokemon

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Calculators

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