Competitive Information for Mewtwo [Black/White]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mewtwo? 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.
Mewtwo is an astounding Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Mewtwo out in the 5th generation battlefield. Mewtwo is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Mewtwo is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Mewtwo (Pressure)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mewtwo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Mewtwo is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psystrike
- Calm Mind
- Fire Blast / Aura Sphere
- Ice Beam
Mewtwo Special Sweeper (Psycho Killer)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mewtwo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Mewtwo is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. This Psycho Killer Mewtwo Build is from Smogon.com
"Simple" may be the first adjective to come to mind when discussing this set, but "strong" isn't too far behind. Once Mewtwo finds an opportunity to sneak in a Calm Mind, its massive Special Attack, Speed, and coverage will do the rest. Unless the opponent has one of the very few checks to Mewtwo, he or she will probably lose at least one Pokemon.The chosen moves give Mewtwo the best coverage in general. Psystrike works as a generic STAB move and is Mewtwo's best attack against Chansey, Blissey, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh; however its main draw is that it essentially allows Mewtwo to work as a mixed sweeper, since it calculates damage based on their Defense stat, while still working off Mewtwo's superior Special Attack. Ice Beam hits Lugia and the Giratina formes hard, while Fire Blast and Aura Sphere both thrash Steel-types who resist Psychic and Ice. The choice between Fire Blast and Aura Sphere depends on the threats you need to cover. Fire Blast will put the hurt on Jirachi, Bronzong, and Metagross while Aura Sphere dents Dialga, Tyranitar, Heatran, and Dark Arceus. It is worth noting however that Fire Blast is boosted by sun and weakened by rain. Depending on what weather you expect to battle in, you might want to emphasize or forgo Fire Blast. Finally, should coverage be your primary concern, you can use all four attacks without Calm Mind.
♦ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Mewtwo's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Fire Blast is a special 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Aura Sphere is a special 90-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mewtwo? 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.
Item: Life Orb / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Mewtwo (Pressure)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Mewtwo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Mewtwo is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mewtwo 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 Mewtwo 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 Mewtwo
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Mewtwo's stats
- Amnesia
- Barrier
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Mewtwo
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mewtwo in Black and White
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