Competitive Information for Mewtwo (mega) [X/Y]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mewtwo-mega-y? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
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Mewtwo is a notable Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Mewtwo when battling in the 6th generation meta. Mewtwo is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Mewtwo is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Mewtwonite Y
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Aura Sphere
- Calm Mind
Special Sweeper Mewtwo-Mega-Y (Popular/Trending)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Insomnia, Mewtwo cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. With a Mewtwonite Y equipped to it, if held by a mewtwo, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Aura Sphere is a special 80-base power Fighting-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Calm Mind is a status move (raises your Mewtwo's special attack and special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Mewtwonite Y
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 116 Hp / 140 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Foul Play
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Mewtwo-Mega-Y (Insomnia)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Insomnia, Mewtwo cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. With a Mewtwonite Y equipped to it, if held by a mewtwo, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-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 Mewtwo-mega-y? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
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Item: Mewtwonite Y
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 116 Hp / 140 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Foul Play
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Mewtwo-Mega-Y (Insomnia)
Mewtwo is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Insomnia, Mewtwo cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. With a Mewtwonite Y equipped to it, if held by a mewtwo, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Mewtwonite Y
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 116 Hp / 140 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Foul Play
- Flamethrower
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Mewtwo-Mega-Y (Insomnia)
Mewtwo is a legendary Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With Insomnia, Mewtwo cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. With a Mewtwonite Y equipped to it, if held by a mewtwo, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mewtwo-mega-y 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 Mewtwo-mega-y 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 Mewtwo-mega-y
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Snatch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Mewtwo-mega-y's stats
- Amnesia
- Barrier
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Mewtwo-mega-y
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Mewtwo-mega-y in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Mewtwo-mega-y's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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