Is Mewtwo Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Not catchable in ORAS. Two Mega forms available if you bring the stones, but at that point you're using a 680 BST legendary against a game that's already over.
Mewtwo resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Mewtwo 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 Mewtwo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Mewtwo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Red & Blue, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Mewtwo cannot be caught in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
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 overall bulk (106/90/90) 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 Mewtwo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mewtwo
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x41-49% Feint Attack 2x36-42% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x47-55% Thief 2x27-33% Leech Life 2x16-20% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x39-47% Knock Off 2x37-44% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x49-58% U-turn 2x25-29% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% U-turn 2x34-41% Shadow Claw 2x34-41% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x48-57% Shadow Claw 2x29-34% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x41-49% Knock Off 2x37-44% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x70-83% U-turn 2x34-41% Shadow Claw 2x34-41% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x50-59% Shadow Claw 2x28-34% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x41-49% Knock Off 2x37-44% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x70-82% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x70-82% Shadow Ball 2x43-51% U-turn 2x34-40% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x63-75% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x73-86% Shadow Claw 2x37-43% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x68-81% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x67-79% Shadow Ball 2x43-50% U-turn 2x34-40% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x62-74% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x74-88% Shadow Claw 2x36-43% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x66-78% U-turn 2x33-39% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x68-80% X-Scissor 2x45-54% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x99-116%KO Night Slash 2x39-46% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x67-79% Shadow Ball 2x42-50% U-turn 2x33-39% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Yveltal's Dark Pulse hits Mewtwo for 78-92%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Crunch (103-122%). Scizor's U-turn also KOs at 117-138%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse 2x78-92% Sucker Punch 2x52-62% Knock Off 2x49-57% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge64-76% Pursuit 2x52-61% Crunch 2x103-122%KO Superpower25-30% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch33-39% U Turn 2x117-138%KO Superpower33-39% Knock Off 2x72-85% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x122-144%KO Sludge Bomb69-81% Focus Blast30-36% | ||
Mewtwo Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Mewtwo is a Psychic legendary with 680 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
ORAS Mewtwo Best Moveset
Two Mega forms push already extreme stats further. Mega Mewtwo Y reaches 194 Sp. Atk, the highest in the game. Mega Mewtwo X adds Fighting typing at 190 Attack. The moveset fires Psychic TermStab at 154 base before Mega, and the Mega form chosen reshapes the entire build.
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 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.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this Pokémon’s body, they failed to endow Mewtwo with a compassionate heart.
Mewtwo Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mewtwo is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 680 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Psystrike with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, yes. Mewtwo has two Mega forms: Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y. Both hit 780 BST. X and Y push the build in different directions, so pick based on what your team needs. One Mega per battle.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mewtwo's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Mewtwo. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Unnerve can work in specific setups.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mewtwo fills the sweeper role. It's a special attacker with base 154 Sp. Atk. Base 130 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
- 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