In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 780 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Psystrike with Life Orb is the standard set.

Does Mewtwo mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Mewtwo does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mewtwo hits 880 BST.

What is Mewtwo weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Mewtwo?

Insomnia is the go-to ability for Mewtwo. It prevents sleep. It's Mewtwo's only ability.

What role does Mewtwo play in battle?

In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 194 Sp. Atk. Base 140 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Mewtwo Legends: Z-A - Weakness, Moveset & Stats

Special

Sweeper

STier

140Speed · Extreme

How to Get Mewtwo in Legends: Z-A

Mewtwo can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Bring it over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Mewtwo cannot be caught in the wild in Legends: Z-A, but you can still get it via these paths:

Historic Event Distribution

Mewtwo was originally distributed via Mystery Gift event during Legends: Z-A's lifecycle. The event has long since ended, but Pokemon obtained through it remain legitimate and can be traded from a preserved save file.

Also Obtainable In:

Red & BlueSpecial encounter · Cerulean Cave · Defeat Elite Four YellowSpecial encounter · Cerulean Cave · Defeat Elite Four FireRed & LeafGreenSpecial encounter · Cerulean Cave · Post-game unlock requires Elite Four + National HeartGold & SoulSilverSpecial encounter · Cerulean Cave X & YSpecial encounter · Unknown Dungeon · Post-game, Unknown Dungeon in Pokemon Village Ultra Sun & Ultra MoonSpecial encounter · Ultra Space Wilds

Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.

Mewtwo Weakness

Type-wise, Mewtwo takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Mewtwo's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Mewtwo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

What is Mewtwo Weak Against

Vulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Mewtwo Strong Against

2Strong

2Resisted

1Immune

Score-1

2xStrong

Fighting Poison

½xResisted

Psychic Steel

0xImmune

Dark

Best Pokemon Against Mewtwo

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 80-94% View Pangoro builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 85-101%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Move Moves MegahornLv. 45 Damage vs Mewtwo Megahorn 2x 121-142%KO View Heracross builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 47-56% View Houndoom builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 27 Phantom ForceLv. 1 Damage vs Mewtwo Night Slash 2x 73-87% Phantom Force 2x 63-74% View Absol builds →

Mewtwo Evolutions

No breeding, no evolution. Mewtwo is a Psychic legendary with 780 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#150MewtwoDoes not evolve

Breeding is not available in this game

LZA Mewtwo Best Moveset

Two Mega forms compete for one held item slot. Mega Mewtwo X adds Fighting type at 190 Attack for the hardest physical Psychic and Fighting hits possible. Mega Mewtwo Y stays pure Psychic at 194 Sp. Atk. The moveset picks physical or special dominance per Mega Stone.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Setup Sweeper

Mewtwo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

PsystrikeSTAB
PsystrikeSTAB
Aura Sphere
Nasty Plot

Moves List

Stall teams hate this. Mewtwo 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—7510025Psychic

Lv 1

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 12

Psybeam

—9710020Psychic

Lv 16

Psycho Cut

B10510020Psychic

Lv 24

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 32

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 40

Aura Sphere

A80—20Fighting

Lv 48

Psychic

B13510010Psychic

Lv 64

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 72

Psystrike

B15010010Psychic

Lv 80

Recover

C——5Normal

Lv 88

Future Sight

B18010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM22

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM47

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM120

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

TM105

Blizzard

B110705Ice

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM11

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM06

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM110

Chilling Water

C5010020Water

TM108

Comet Punch

D188515Normal

TM90

Dark Pulse

B8010015Dark

TM39

Discharge

B8010015Electric

TM56

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM131

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

TM127

Dream Eater

B15010015Psychic

TM52

Earth Power

A9010010Ground

TM69

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM26

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM109

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM29

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM62

Flamethrower

A9010015Fire

TM102

Focus Blast

B120705Fighting

TM60

Future Sight

B18010010Psychic

TM55

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM97

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

TM79

Hurricane

B1107010Flying

TM44

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9010010Ice

TM24

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM87

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM113

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM99

Metronome

———10Normal

TM83

Nasty Plot

A——20Dark

TM116

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM77

Poison Jab

B8010020Poison

TM19

Power Gem

B8010020Rock

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM63

Psychic

B13510010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

B12010010Psychic

TM31

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM12

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM51

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM48

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

TM74

Shadow Ball

A8010015Ghost

TM64

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM65

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM27

Swift

—60—20Normal

TM95

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM106

Thunder

B1107010Electric

TM23

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM08

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM67

Thunderbolt

B9010015Electric

TM07

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM115

Trailblaze

C5010020Grass

TM147

Tri Attack

B8010010Normal

TM150

Vacuum Wave+1

C4010030Fighting

TM57

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TM59

Zen Headbutt

B1209015Psychic

Egg Moves

Mewtwo doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mewtwo can't learn any Tutor moves

Base Stats

Legend

HP106

Attack150

Defense70

Sp. Atk194

Sp. Def120

Speed140

Total780

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.5 m

Weight33.0 kg

Base XP340

Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entry

It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene-splicing and DNA-engineering experiments.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Mewtwo Legends: Z-A Guide

In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 780 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Psystrike with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Legends: Z-A, but Mewtwo does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Mewtwo hits 880 BST.
In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Insomnia is the go-to ability for Mewtwo. It prevents sleep. It's Mewtwo's only ability.
In Legends: Z-A, Mewtwo fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 194 Sp. Atk. Base 140 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

Game Availability

Mewtwo has appeared in 21 games since Red & Blue, spanning 10 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Beedrill BugPoison	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 25 Brutal SwingLv. 20 Damage vs Mewtwo X-Scissor 2x 64-76% Brutal Swing 2x 32-38% View Beedrill builds →
Vivillon BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves U-turnLv. 25 Damage vs Mewtwo U-turn 2x 38-45% View Vivillon builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 80-94% View Pangoro builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 48-57% View Houndoom builds →
Ariados BugPoison	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 16 Shadow SneakLv. 12 Damage vs Mewtwo X-Scissor 2x 62-73% Shadow Sneak 2x 21-25% View Ariados builds →
Vivillon BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Bug BuzzLv. 35 Damage vs Mewtwo Bug Buzz 2x 46-55% View Vivillon builds →
Haunter GhostPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 36 Shadow ClawLv. 16 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 33-39% Shadow Claw 2x 36-42% View Haunter builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 79-93% View Pangoro builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 46-54% View Houndoom builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 74-88% View Krookodile builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Mewtwo Phantom Force 2x 82-96% Knock Off 2x 40-47% View Banette builds →
Ariados BugPoison	C
Available Moves Moves MegahornLv. 44 Shadow SneakLv. 12 Damage vs Mewtwo Megahorn 2x 89-105%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 20-25% View Ariados builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 78-93% View Pangoro builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 46-54% View Houndoom builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Move Moves MegahornLv. 45 Damage vs Mewtwo Megahorn 2x 118-139%KO View Heracross builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 74-88% View Krookodile builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Mewtwo Phantom Force 2x 82-97% Knock Off 2x 40-48% View Banette builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 79-94% View Pangoro builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Mewtwo Crunch 2x 86-101%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Move Moves MegahornLv. 45 Damage vs Mewtwo Megahorn 2x 120-141%KO View Heracross builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Mewtwo Dark Pulse 2x 47-55% View Houndoom builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Mewtwo Phantom Force 2x 84-100%KO Knock Off 2x 41-49% View Banette builds →

Settings

Mewtwo Mega Y Legends: Z-A

How to Get Mewtwo in Legends: Z-A

Mewtwo Weakness

What is Mewtwo Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Mewtwo

Mewtwo Evolutions

How to Evolve

LZA Mewtwo Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

Tabs

Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

Sorting & Filter

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

Mewtwo Legends: Z-A Guide