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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Mew

Base Stats for Mew

Psychic

Abilities:

Evolutions / Family:
Mew

Weakness Chart for Psychic-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0.5x

2x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Mew is a marvelous Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to find yourself dealing with Mew when battling in the 8th generation meta. Mew is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.

Species: Mew
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Steel Roller / Flare Blitz
- Close Combat / Double-Edge
- Brave Bird / Close Combat

Physical Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)

Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed 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. Close Combat was added to provide additional threat coverage.

♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Mew).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's defense and special defense by 1 stage).

Species: Mew
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Leaf Storm
- Overheat
- Misty Explosion / Weather Ball

Special Sweeper Mew (Synchronize)

Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mew's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Misty Explosion was added to provide additional threat coverage.

♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Mew on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Mew's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Misty Explosion is a special 100-base power Fairy-type move (Mew faints. Mew on misty terrain: 1.5x power).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).

Species: Mew
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. The purpose of this moveset 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 it's life every turn. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status.

♦ 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).
♦ 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).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Mew? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Species: Mew
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Rock Slide
- Steel Roller / Outrage

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. Choice Band will increase the damage of Mew's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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.

♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).

Species: Mew
Item: Throat Spray / 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. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and increases Mew's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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.

♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).

Species: Mew
Item: Room Service / Eject Pack
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Steel Roller / Flare Blitz
- Close Combat / Double-Edge
- 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. Close Combat was added to provide additional threat coverage.

♦ Psycho Cut is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. ends the terrain).
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Mew).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Mew can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Mew

Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
Moves: Mimic + Imprison
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Endure + Reversal
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Whirlwind + Spikes
Moves: Whirlwind + Toxic spikes
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
Moves: Substitute + Reversal
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Moves: Triple Axel + Gravity
Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
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
Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave, Ally Switch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Psychic Fangs

Most notable and possible best moves for Mew

Protect
Rest

Common Effort Values for Mew in Sword and Shield

Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
Optimize Mew's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield

Competitive Information for Mew [Sword/Shield]