Is Mew Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Event-only in Crystal. Mew requires a special distribution that most players never had access to. If you somehow have one, the 100 base stats in everything make it the most flexible team member possible. For most Crystal players, an empty Pokedex slot.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Mew resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mew resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Mew resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Mew trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Mew resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Mew has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 27
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
How to Get Mew in Crystal
Mew can't be caught anywhere in Crystal. It was only ever handed out at special events, so a trade from someone who attended one is the lone way to add 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.
How to Get Shiny Mew in Crystal
Mew has no legitimate shiny form in Crystal at all, since every Mew ever distributed was a fixed-stat event copy whose locked stats can never turn shiny. See every game where Shiny Mew can be hunted
Shiny Mew Evolution
Does Not EvolveMew 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Mew Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mew
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x50-59% Fury Cutter 2x6-8% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Houndoom builds →Crunch 2x57-68% Shadow Ball 2x33-38% | ||
 Sneasel DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Sneasel builds →Shadow Ball 2x33-39% Feint Attack 2x19-23% Fury Cutter 2x5-6% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Murkrow builds →Feint Attack 2x35-42% Shadow Ball 2x31-37% | ||
 Misdreavus Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Misdreavus builds →Shadow Ball 2x35-42% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x32-38% Thief 2x20-24% | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Venomoth builds →Thief 2x17-20% Leech Life 2x11-13% | ||
 Scyther Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Scyther builds →Pursuit 2x11-13% Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
 Yanma Bug | C | |
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Pinsir builds →Thief 2x11-13% Fury Cutter 2x10-12% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x16-19% Pursuit 2x11-13% | ||
 Ledian Bug | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x13-16% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
 Ariados BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mew View Ariados builds →Leech Life 2x13-16% Thief 2x12-14% | ||
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
C Mew Best Moveset
100 in every stat with access to every TM and HM. MovePsychic for TermStab, Softboiled for recovery, MoveSwords Dance for physical setup, and any coverage move the team needs. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Adapts to literally any role from the most flexible stat line and movepool in the game.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Psychic
- Dream Eater
- Hyper Beam
- Rest
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Mew won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 16 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.
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
46 of 56 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Because it can learn any move, some people began research to see if it is the ancestor of all POKéMON.
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 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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Where to go next after Mew.
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