Is Mewtwo Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Psychic with AbilityPressure. Static encounter in the Unknown Dungeon after the E4. 680 BST with Mega Mewtwo X (Psychic/Fighting) or Mega Mewtwo Y (boosted Sp. Atk). Two Mega forms and nothing left in the story to use them on. A postgame trophy.
Mewtwo resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Grant's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Ramos's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Clemont's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Wulfric's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Malva's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Drasna's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Siebold's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Diantha's coverage and hits back hard.
Catch Mewtwo on Unknown Dungeon (interact, Lv 70, limited). Post-game, Unknown Dungeon in Pokemon Village. Approach and battle this legendary Pokemon in the Unknown Dungeon, accessible from Pokemon Village after becoming Champion
How to Get Mewtwo in X & Y
You'll find Mewtwo at Unknown Dungeon as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Mewtwo in X & Y
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
What is Mewtwo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mewtwo
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Scatterbug Bug | C | |
 Burmy Bug | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Bite 2x68-81% Shadow Claw 2x51-62% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x51-62% Thief 2x35-41% | ||
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x55-65% Pursuit 2x22-26% Fury Cutter 2x22-26% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x60-71% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% Infestation 2x7-8% | ||
 Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Bite 2x61-73% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Scolipede builds →Bug Bite 2x51-61% Payback 2x29-34% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x60-71% X-Scissor 2x52-62% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Bite 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x55-66% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x79-93% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x60-71% X-Scissor 2x52-62% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Bite 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x55-66% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x79-93% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x81-96% Astonish 2x21-26% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x61-73% X-Scissor 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x49-57% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x36-43% Night Slash 2x24-29% Fury Cutter 2x14-17% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Bite 2x65-77% X-Scissor 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x49-59% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Honchkrow builds →Sucker Punch 2x83-98% Astonish 2x22-26% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x71-84% X-Scissor 2x53-63% Shadow Claw 2x47-56% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x62-73% X-Scissor 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Crunch 2x78-92% Shadow Claw 2x46-54% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x36-43% Night Slash 2x24-29% Fury Cutter 2x15-18% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x91-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x45-53% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x97-114%KO Astonish 2x22-25% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x81-96% X-Scissor 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x48-56% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x85-99% X-Scissor 2x56-66% Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x86-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x50-59% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x96-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x30-35% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x90-107%KO Shadow Claw 2x45-53% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x52-61% U-turn 2x41-48% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x80-95% X-Scissor 2x54-63% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% | ||
In X & Y, Yveltal's Sucker Punch hits Mewtwo for 64-76%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Crunch (126-149%). Scizor's U-turn also KOs at 143-168%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse 2x61-72% Sucker Punch 2x64-76% Knock Off 2x60-71% | ||
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge78-93% Pursuit 2x63-75% Crunch 2x126-149%KO Superpower31-37% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch41-48% U Turn 2x143-168%KO Superpower41-48% Knock Off 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Sludge Bomb54-63% Focus Blast24-28% | ||
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
Breeding
XY Mewtwo Best Moveset
Two Mega forms: Mega X gains Fighting type with 190 Attack, Mega Y gains 194 Sp. Atk. 154 Sp. Atk at 130 Speed on the base already ends most targets. The moveset dominated through two different Mega paths. Banned from standard play. The strongest Mega-capable Pokemon in the game.
Best Build
Mewtwo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psystrike
- Ice Beam
- Calm Mind
- Aura Sphere
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Mewtwo can spread damage across 12 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
Base Stats
It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene-splicing and DNA-engineering experiments.
A Pokémon created by recombining Mew’s genes. It’s said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
Mewtwo X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Mewtwo is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 780 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Psystrike with Leftovers is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mewtwo has two Mega forms: Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y. Both hit 880 BST. X and Y push the build in different directions, so pick based on what your team needs. One Mega per battle.
In X & Y, Mewtwo's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Mewtwo is a static encounter at Kalos Unknown Dungeon in X & Y. Mewtwo appears at level 70. Prerequisite: Post-game, Unknown Dungeon in Pokemon Village. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Insomnia is the go-to ability for Mewtwo. It prevents sleep. It's Mewtwo's only ability.
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
- 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 6XYMega XMega Y
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
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