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Mewtwo, a Psychic type Pokémon, official artwork

#0150

Mewtwo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Mewtwo is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (154) and Speed (130), with a base stat total of 680. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

Build a team with Mewtwo

What is Mewtwo weak to?

How much damage Mewtwo takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkBugGhost
0.5×ResistsFightingPsychic

Mewtwo takes super-effective damage from Dark, Bug, Ghost. It resists Fighting, Psychic.

Best moveset for Mewtwo

Mewtwo has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • Solar BeamGrass120

Best nature for Mewtwo

Timid. Mewtwo is a special attacker (154 Sp. Atk) with usable 130 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • UnnerveWhile this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries.
Full learnset (102 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
PsystrikePsychic100100%Special
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Expanding ForcePsychic80100%Special
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Power GemRock80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Psychic NoisePsychic75100%Special
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Electro BallElectric?100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Guard SwapPsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Life DewWater--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
MistIce--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
Power SwapPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status