Mega Mewtwo Y vs Mewtwo
PsychicTypeSamePsychic- 106HP=106
- 110Attack+40150
- 90Defense−2070
- 154Sp. Atk+40194
- 90Sp. Def+30120
- 130Speed+10140
- 680Total+100780
- PressureAbilityInsomnia
- UnnerveHidden
How to get the Mewtwonite Y
YFindUnknown DungeonAfter catching Mewtwo
Left behind in the cave once you catch Mewtwo in Pokemon Y
Omega RubyFindEver Grande CityAfter defeating or capturing Groudon
At the Pokémon League, after defeating or catching Groudon
Alpha SapphireFindEver Grande CityAfter defeating or capturing Kyogre
At the Pokémon League, after defeating or catching Kyogre
- Sun, MoonGiftMystery Gift code distribution in 2017, now ended; no in-game way to get it in this game
- Ultra Sun, Ultra MoonBuyBattle Tree64 BPAfter becoming Champion
Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go EeveeGiftCerulean CaveAfter defeating Green
Green hands it to you on B1F once you beat her
- Legends: Z-AGiftReceived through a Mystery Gift distribution
Mega Mewtwo Y Moves
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Mega Mewtwo Y can spread damage across 14 types, with Normal and Fighting punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psystrike keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Stall teams hate this. Mega Mewtwo Y can spread damage across 12 types, with Normal and Ice punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Dream Eater and Psychic keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Stall teams hate this. Mega Mewtwo Y can spread damage across 15 types, with Normal and Fighting punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psystrike keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Stall teams hate this. Mega Mewtwo Y can spread damage across 13 types, with Normal and Fighting punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psystrike keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Mega Mewtwo Y Weakness
Type-wise, Mega Mewtwo Y takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Mega Mewtwo Y's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Mega Mewtwo Y Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mega Mewtwo Y
Scizor can KO Mega Mewtwo Y with U-turn (144-169%). Gengar's Shadow Ball hits Mega Mewtwo Y for 64-76%. Tyranitar's Knock Off also KOs at 136-161%.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mega Mewtwo Y View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch41-48% Knock Off 2x89-105%KO U Turn 2x144-169%KO Close Combat41-48% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mega Mewtwo Y View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x64-76% Sludge Bomb36-42% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mega Mewtwo Y View Tyranitar builds →Knock Off 2x136-161%KO Stone Edge105-123%KO | ||
Evolution
Mewtwo doesn't evolve, so what you catch is the final form. Its Psychic typing comes with 680 total stats. In battle, Mewtwo holding Mewtwonite Y Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Shiny Mega Mewtwo Y
A shiny Mewtwo becomes a shiny Mega Mewtwo Y when it Mega Evolves, so these are the routes to Shiny Mewtwo.
Shiny Mewtwo can be hunted across 20 games. The strongest verified route is 1/100 via Dynamax Adventure (Max Lair) in Sword & Shield.
Normal
Shiny
Shiny Mewtwo Odds & Hunting Methods
20 of 20 VerifiedHow do we research these odds?
We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.
Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.
Read our full methodologyHow to Get Mega Mewtwo Y
Mewtwo is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Lysandre Labs when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Mewtwo in Legends: Z-A
Mewtwo waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Cerulean Cave for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved. It's a set battle at a known location.
How to Get Mewtwo in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Mewtwo waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Ultra Space Wilds for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Get Mewtwo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Mewtwo in Sun & Moon. It can be transferred in from Red & Blue (Virtual Console), Yellow (Virtual Console), or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Mewtwo cannot be caught in the wild in Sun & Moon, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Sun & Moon.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Base Stats
Mega Mewtwo Y has 780 base stats in total. Sp. Atk leads at 194, and Defense is lowest at 70.
Mega Mewtwo Y Event Distributions
Mewtwo has been a repeat Mystery Gift giveaway, appearing in event after event.
These distributions give Mewtwo. Mega Mewtwo Y appears only in battle, through Mega Evolution with the Mewtwonite Y.
A super-fast Mewtwo for you!Jun 2013BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Not shiny
Mewtwo returns!Feb 2012BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Not shiny
First HKTW National Championships!XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
So, this is my power...XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Pokemon Scrap 2016 MewtwoXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Shiny Mewtwo GiftXYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireAlways shiny
Mewtwo GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeNot shiny
Mewtwo GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeNot shiny
Mewtwo GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeNot shiny
Mewtwo GiftLet's Go PikachuLet's Go EeveeNot shiny
Game Availability
Mega Mewtwo Y first appeared in X & Y and is in 6 games: X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and Legends: Z-A.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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