Competitive Information for Mew [Ruby/Sapphire]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Mew is a remarkable Psychic-typed Pokemon. Mew are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Mew is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Black Belt
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. 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: White Herb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Ice Punch
Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Mew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ 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).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive).
♦ Waterfall is a special 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-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 Mew? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Ball / Brick Break
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Shadow Ball or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Mystic Water / White Herb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Psychic
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Mew's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.
♦ Waterfall is a special 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Mew's stats
- Ancient Power
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mew in Ruby and Sapphire
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