Is Mewtwo Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen after catching it in Cerulean Cave. AbilityPressure doubles PP drain. Mewtwo dominates anything in RS but you need to have beaten FRLG's postgame first. The strongest import possible, limited by the cross-game requirement.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Mewtwo resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Mewtwo trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Mewtwo has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 44PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- LV 66PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Mewtwo in Ruby & Sapphire
Mewtwo does not exist in Hoenn, with no Cerulean Cave equivalent in the region. The cloned legendary only arrives by trade, and its catch rate of 3 made it one of the hardest captures in its home game.
Mewtwo cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Mewtwo in Ruby & Sapphire
Mewtwo cannot be met in Hoenn, so soft reset for a shiny at its standoff deep in Cerulean Cave in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Mewtwo can be hunted
Shiny Mewtwo Evolution
Does Not EvolveMewtwo 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mewtwo Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mewtwo
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x99-116%KO Thief 2x9-11% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x45-54% Bite 2x34-40% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Thief 2x26-31% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x47-55% Pin Missile 2x8-10% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x62-73% Feint Attack 2x24-28% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Mightyena builds →Crunch 2x36-43% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Ninjask builds →Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Leech Life 2x14-17% Thief 2x11-14% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x40-47% Shadow Ball 2x28-34% Thief 2x11-13% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x42-49% Pursuit 2x13-15% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x32-37% Shadow Ball 2x28-33% Thief 2x19-22% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Masquerain builds →Silver Wind 2x28-34% Shadow Ball 2x24-29% Thief 2x19-22% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mewtwo View Illumise builds →Shadow Ball 2x21-25% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
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
RS Mewtwo Best Moveset
154 Sp. Atk at 130 Speed behind MovePsychic and MoveCalm Mind for boosted special sweeping. AbilityPressure doubles opponent PP usage. MoveIce Beam and MoveThunderbolt cover everything Psychic doesn't reach. MoveRecover sustains. Held ItemLeftovers adds healing. The most individually powerful Pokemon in the format.
Best Build
Mewtwo best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
- Self Destruct
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Mewtwo can spread damage across 12 types, with Normal and Flying punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Future Sight and Psychic 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
42 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Mewtwo isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Find it in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Mewtwo has appeared in 21 games since Red & Blue, spanning 9 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 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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