Is Mew Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Event-only, requiring a transfer. Mew's 100 across all stats and universal movepool handle anything, but the rarity makes it a showcase piece rather than a practical team member.
Mew resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mew resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Mew resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Mew resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mew resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Mew cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Mew in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Mew in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Emerald and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Mew is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Mew Weakness
Mew's Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Mew's overall bulk (100/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Mew Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mew
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x39-47% Feint Attack 2x34-40% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x45-54% Thief 2x26-31% Leech Life 2x17-20% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x38-46% Knock Off 2x36-43% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x46-54% U-turn 2x24-29% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Ninjask builds →U-turn 2x43-51% Thief 2x26-30% | ||
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x65-78% U-turn 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x47-56% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x38-46% Knock Off 2x36-43% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x66-78% U-turn 2x33-39% Shadow Claw 2x33-39% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x47-55% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Knock Off 2x36-43% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x36-43% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x68-80% Shadow Claw 2x39-47% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x66-78% Shadow Ball 2x42-49% U-turn 2x33-39% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x61-72% Pin Missile 2x14-16% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% Shadow Claw 2x35-41% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x64-76% Shadow Claw 2x38-44% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x41-48% U-turn 2x32-38% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x59-70% Pin Missile 2x14-16% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% Shadow Claw 2x35-41% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x62-73% U-turn 2x31-37% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x65-77% X-Scissor 2x43-51% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x93-109%KO Night Slash 2x36-43% Shadow Claw 2x36-43% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Mew View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave21-24% Volt Switch15-18% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Mew View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake20-23% Rock Slide15-18% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mew View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon22-26% Volt Switch19-23% Thunderbolt25-29% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Mew View Amoonguss builds →Giga Drain12-14% Sludge Bomb14-17% | ||
Mew Evolutions
A Psychic-type mythical at 600 base stats, Mew can't breed or evolve. Event distribution is the standard way to obtain one. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
ORAS Mew Best Moveset
100 in every stat with access to nearly every move in the game. AbilitySynchronize passes status back. The moveset earns S-tier through unpredictability because opponents can never know whether Mew is attacking, supporting, or setting up until the first move reveals the set.
Best Build
Mew best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Defog
- Taunt
- Explosion
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Mew won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 17 types means it always has an effective option. Dream Eater and Psychic anchor the STAB core.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
Mew Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire meta, At 600 BST, Mew is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Mythical Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Stealth Rock with Leftovers is the standard set.
Synchronize copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them. That's the one you want on Mew. It's the only ability Mew has.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Mew is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a sweeper.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Stealth Rock, Defog, Taunt, and Explosion on Mew. Stealth Rock is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Mew first appeared in Red & Blue and has been available in 20 titles. Mythical distribution means event-only access in most games, making it one of the harder Pokemon to collect.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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