Competitive Information for Mew [Black/White]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarHeatranLatiosFerrothornRotom-WashGarchompSkarmoryKeldeoAlakazamAmoonguss
Mew is a phenomenal Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Mew show up as a Black/White opponent. Mew is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Normal Gem
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 248 Def / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Soft-Boiled
Physical Wall Mew (Popular/Trending)
Mew is a legendary Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Mew last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Soft-Boiled is a status move (heals your Mew by 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Superpower
- Outrage
- Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Mew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Sludge Wave
- Surf
Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Mew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 224 SpD / 32 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Psychic
- Taunt
- Giga Drain
- Roost
Mew Special Wall (Modern Mew**)
Mew is a legendary Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Mew last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Mew recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
TyranitarHeatranLatiosFerrothornRotom-WashGarchompSkarmoryKeldeoAlakazamAmoonguss
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
- Superpower / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Mew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Superpower was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Snarl / Hyper Voice
- Sludge Wave
- Surf
Doubles Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mew's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Snarl was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Overheat is a special 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mew learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mew can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Mew
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Brine + Super fang
- Moves: Gravity + Hypnosis
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Scald
Moves that boost Mew's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Rock Polish
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Aura Sphere
- Baton Pass
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Scald
- Snarl
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Stealth Rock
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- Transform
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
- Volt Switch
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Mew in Black and White
- Bold Nature ( 240/0/248/0/0/20/ )
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/144/0/0/112/ )
- Optimize Mew's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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