Competitive Information for Mew [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
If another Pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes this Pokemon, it also gets that status.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Mew? These builds are optimized for X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the X/Y metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Discover the strength of Mew, an exceptional Pokémon known for its Psychic typing! Mew is a common Pokémon to see in the XY metagame. It is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks. Curious about Mew's movesets? Check our suggestions listed below!
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Shadow Claw
- Superpower
- Outrage
- Zen Headbutt
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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. 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).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It was designed 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. 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).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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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 is a legendary Special Wall. It's designed to take a hefty 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 healthiness 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
Need a strong doubles moveset for Mew? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive X/Y Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the X/Y metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
- Superpower / Knock Off
Mew is a legendary Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is 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. With Synchronize, if another pokemon burns/poisons/paralyzes Mew it also gets that status. Superpower or Knock Off are 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).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Hp / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice
- Heat Wave
- Dazzling Gleam
- Air Cutter
Mew is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is 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. 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: Expert Belt / Black Glasses
Ability: Synchronize
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off / Shadow Claw
- Superpower
- Outrage
- Trick Room
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).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Mew's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Mew afterwards).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Mew can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon X/Y generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Mew.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mew can perform in X/Y. 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 XY 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: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Snatch, Fake Out, Sucker Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Thunder Wave, Hypnosis, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Mew's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Defense Curl
- Flame Charge
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Mew
- Baton Pass
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Scald
- Snarl
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Mew in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Mew's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon X and Y
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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