Competitive Information for Mew [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Mew is a pretty decent Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Mew out in the 2nd generation battlefield. Mew is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
Physical Sweeper Mew (Retro)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (power doubles on dig).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Surf / Waterfall
- Flamethrower / Fire Punch
Special Sweeper Mew (Retro)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a special 80-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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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 Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Mew
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Mew's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Rage
- Skull Bash
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mew in Gold and Silver
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