Competitive Information for Mew [Sun/Moon]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Mew is a phenomenal Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Mew show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Mew is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Defog
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp
Physical Wall Mew (Popular/Trending)
Mew is a legendary Physical Wall. It is designed to take a nice 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.
♦ Defog is a status move (-1 evasion; clears Mew and target side's hazards).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Knock Off or Shadow Claw are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Psychium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Overheat
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Voice
Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew 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 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 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
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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 goal is to take a great 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 health points 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 Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Knock Off / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. Knock Off was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave
- Dazzling Gleam
- Air Cutter
Doubles Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)
Mew 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 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.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
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Item: Darkinium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Mew (Synchronize)
Mew is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Knock Off or Shadow Claw are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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: Bide, Detect, 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
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Rock Polish
- Silver Wind
- Skull Bash
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Baton Pass
- Defog
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roar
- Rock Polish
- Roost
- Scald
- Seismic Toss
- Snarl
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- Trick Room
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Mew in Sun and Moon
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/4/0/0/ )
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/252/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Mew's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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