Mewtwo is a clone ofMew, which it is associated with, and they are thus collectively referred to as theMew duo by fans. It is the last Pokémon in theMountain Kalos Pokédex andLumiose Pokédex.
Mewtwo is anartificial Pokémon. It is a bipedal, humanoidPokémon with some feline features. Its body is primarily gray with a long, purple tail and a large purple underbelly. On top of its head are two short, blunt, ear-like horns, and it has purple eyes. A tube extends from the back of its skull to the top of its spine, bypassing its neck. It has a defined chest and shoulders, which resemble a breastplate. The three digits on each hand and foot have spherical tips. Its tail is thick at the base but thins before ending in a small bulb.
According tojournals found inKanto'sPokémon Mansion, after discovering theMythical PokémonMew and gathering some of its DNA,Mr. Fuji used it in his mansion to create Mewtwo, a modified clone of Mew with the goal to making it the most powerful Pokémon in existence. It was held and studied in the mansion, where it acquired extreme power and a vicious disposition after enduring horrific gene-splicing experiments. It eventually broke free and fled the mansion, destroying it in the process. In thePokémon Adventures manga,Mewtwo's creation wasn't possible with the amount ofMew's cells gathered, so to complete it,human cells were used instead, specifically from theTeam RocketscientistBlaine. Due to Blaine possessing some of Mewtwo's cells as well, the two became linked, which granted Blaine to ability to track its whereabouts at the cost of slowly taking his life. Though its DNA is almost the same as Mew's, it is bigger and has a different disposition.
Mewtwo is said to have the most savage heart among all Pokémon, lacking compassion and striking fear into its enemy with cold, glowing eyes. Mewtwo conserves energy by remaining motionless in order to unleash its full power in battle. Because it was engineered to be the ultimate opponent in battle, it can only think of defeating its foes. Though rarely seen in the wild, it is said to be resting indarkcaves somewhere. InMewtwo Strikes Back,Mewtwo was shown to be capable of levitation, mind control, memory erasure,telepathy,teleporting others to another location, and the creation of powerful, world-destroying storms. However, it waslater shown to be caring, protective, and even altruistic. As seen inGenesect and the Legend Awakened,Mewtwo can survive in outer space. InPOKÉMON Detective Pikachu, Mewtwo can transfer a human's soul into a Pokémon provided that said Pokémon is in a crazed state, causing the transferred person to gain control of its body and abilities.
A uniquevariant of Mewtwo, calledShadow Mewtwo, is very similar to standard Mewtwo, but with dark gray skin, a dark gray tail with a yellowish orange tip, and a shard ofShadow Synergy Stone coming out of its shoulder. In the past, Anne was almost possessed by a Shadow Synergy Stone but was saved by Mewtwo, whom the Shadow Synergy Stone took control of and merged with instead. Under the stone's influence, Shadow Mewtwo travelled aroundFerrum, draining Gaia Power from other normalSynergy Stones, which continuously increases its power.
Mewtwo has two forms. Mewtwo canMega Evolve into either Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y. Additionally, Shadow Mewtwo can Mega Evolve into Mega Shadow Mewtwo X by usingSynergy Burst.
Mega Mewtwo X
Mega Mewtwo X stretching its arm.
Mega Mewtwo X is larger and bulkier than its normal state. The horns on its head are longer and extend from brow-like ridges on its forehead. Additionally, the horns are now pointed and curve upward. It now has two tubes behind its neck, its eyes are light blue, and it has large, purple ridges over its shoulders fusing behind its back as a single, hump-like growth. Its forearms and legs grow much bulkier and gain two protruding ridges resembling veins. Its hands and feet grow bigger, with longer, more prehensile digits. Its tail is slightly shorter and stiffer than before and has a curled tip.
Due to the Mega Evolution, Mega Mewtwo X's physical power received a formidable boost. Its muscles are augmented with psychic power, giving it a grip strength of one ton and the ability to sprint 100 meters in two seconds. As revealed inPokkén Tournament, it can stretch its arms and legs inbattle.
Mega Shadow Mewtwo X
Mega Shadow Mewtwo X greatly resembles its normal counterpart, though it maintains its dark gray coloring due to the influence of the Shadow Synergy Stone. The glowing yellow-orange of the stone's infection is no longer confined to its tail, spreading to both of its shoulder growths, its arm ridges, and the tips of its ears. Additionally, the Y-shaped line running across its body (now including its legs) glows the same yellowish-orange color.
Like its counterpart, Mega Shadow Mewtwo X can stretch its arms and legs. This unique form is achieved when Shadow Mewtwo uses bothShadow Synergy Burst and collected Gaia Power build up. The transformation can be undone if Shadow Synergy Stone is separated from Mewtwo.
Mega Mewtwo Y
Mega Mewtwo Y is smaller and lighter, losing its long tail, underbelly, and the tube behind its neck. However, it grows a long, purple appendage with a curled tip from the back of its head that is similar to its previous form's tail. On its head, it has two pointed, backward-curving spikes and a half-ring structure connecting to the base of each and crossing over the top of its head. Its eyes are now red and slightly larger. The digits on its hands and feet are now purple and more bulbous and the middle toe is longer than the others. A bumpy ridge similar to asternum replaces the breastplate structure on its chest, but this form is still largely smoother than the other two.
Despite its decreased size, it has phenomenal mental power and is capable of smashing buildings with a mere thought. Mega Mewtwo Y stays constantly in the air due to its smaller size and increased power.[1]
Pokémon Pinball: Mewtwo appears in its own bonus stage, where the player must attempt to hit it 25 times within the two-minute time limit to win. Playing this stage repeatedly is the fastest way to build a high score, due to the extremely high point output of 50,000,000 points per hit earned by hitting Mewtwo.
Pokémon Puzzle League:Mewtwo reveals that it organized the Puzzle League to find a worthy foe and clonesAsh Ketchum'sPokémon. In the Very Hard and Super Hard modes, Mewtwo is the final opponent.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Mewtwo appears, havingMega Evolved into Mega Mewtwo Y in order to telepathically link up the Pokémon of the world together to try and stop theTree of Life's ascent into space. Like all the otherLegendary Pokémon gathered for this effort, Mewtwo is turned into stone whenDark Matter is able to regenerate itself. After Dark Matter's defeat, Mewtwo stays at theIsland of Isolation as its lone inhabitant, and can be recruited if it is defeated.
Pokémon Quest: A telepathic Mewtwo appears as the final boss of Pokémon Quest. It is trapped (in a vague, undefined manner) in theChamber of Legends. It discretely takes control ofMoBee to talk to theplayer, in order to lure the player acrossTumblecube Island and collect thestatues that open the Chamber. Once encountered it battles the player's Pokémon to test itself. It did not recover fully from the time it was sealed away, and the player defeats it in battle. After being defeated, Mewtwo departs from the island. After the credits, it telepathically informs the player aboutHappenstance Island.
Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.(Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.(Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
Mewtwo is aPokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power ofhumans created thisPokémon's body, they failed to endowMewtwo with a compassionate heart.
APokémon that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans made its body, they failed to give it a warm heart.
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.
Obtain from License Journey for 1,960 License Points(MegaMewtwo X) Purchase for 700 Aeos Gems(MegaMewtwo X) Obtain from License Journey for 1,960 License Points(MegaMewtwo Y) Purchase for 700 Aeos Gems(MegaMewtwo Y)
Mewtwo is only obtainable inPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time after obtaining a specialWonder Mail from Nintendo WFC. This Wonder Mail can not be obtained by using a password, but it can be shared through local wireless communication.
Mega Mewtwo X ( Fighting type): ReplacesPokémon (max 3) of the sametype as Mega Mewtwo X. Mega Mewtwo Y ( Psychic type): Clears one kind of Pokémon with the same type as Mega Mewtwo Y (max 10).
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InFile 4: Charizard, after finding out about its existence fromBlue,Red enteredCerulean Cave to add Mewtwo's data to thePokédex. In a fierce battle that wiped out almost all of Red's Pokémon, Mewtwo was finally defeated byRed's Charizard after it Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X. Red then proceeded tocatch Mewtwo, making his collection of the 150 known Pokémon complete.
A Mewtwo appeared as the focus ofThe Discovery, whereGreen andTrace raced to try and catch it, only to discover thatElaine had done so minutes beforehand. Elaine used it in a battle against Green and herMegaBlastoise, where it won easily.
Celestial
Mewtwo in the music video for Celestial
Mewtwo appeared in the music video forCelestial. It battledMew in an animated sequence, withEd Sheeran and his Pokémon in the crossfire trying to stop them.
Mewtwo also made further appearances in later arcs of the manga. In theYellow arc, it assistedYellow and Blaine in battling againstLance onCerise Island. InHeckled by Hitmontop,Entei burned away the Mewtwo cells in Blaine's body, allowing Mewtwo to live on its own and become awild Pokémon again. It returned in theFireRed & LeafGreen arc, teaming up with Red, the only person to have put it in aPoké Ball, to fight againstGiovanni and hisDeoxys. During this appearance, it was revealed to have gained the ability totalk telepathically.
In theX & Y arc, Mewtwo reappeared inKalos, having reunited with Blaine and become the protector ofPokémon Village. WhenTeam Flare started capturing Pokémon from the village, Mewtwo attackedLysandre and fought theZygarde under his control, demonstrating its abilityMega Evolve into both of its Mega forms in the process.
Additionally,Shadow Mewtwo is introduced as the story boss and is a separate Battle Pokémon. Its moves includePsywave,Teleport,Zen Headbutt,Miracle Eye,Recover, andReflect. Upon entering Synergy Burst, it Mega Evolves into Mega Shadow Mewtwo X and can use the Burst Attack Dark Nova.
Mewtwo is playable after obtaining one of two differentUnite licenses for it. The Unite License X allows the use of a Melee All Rounder Mewtwo that Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo X, while the Unite License Y allows the use of a Ranged Attacker Mewtwo that Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y.
Music
This is a list of music associated with Mewtwo in the Pokémon games.
The same journal impliesMew was impregnated with the modified clone, just like with real-life cloning. All other depictions show Mewtwo being grown using laboratory equipment.
Mewtwo comes before Mew in thePokédex despite being created from its modified DNA.
Mewtwo has the mostanimated series opening appearances of any Legendary Pokémon, with seven in Japan.
Mewtwo andCharizard share several similarities regardingMega Evolution. Both were the firstPokémon have two Mega Evolutions instead of one, with their Y Mega Evolutions having been revealed before their X ones. Both Pokémon change theirtype in their X Mega Evolutions while they remain the same type in their Y Mega Evolutions. Both X Mega Evolutions arephysically oriented while their Y Mega Evolutions arespecially oriented.
Mewtwo is depicted on the door ofBill's lighthouse inMystery at the Lighthouse, despite having only been seen byits creators andTeam Rocket at that point in the animated series. Similarly, Mewtwo's sprite was depicted as a portrait inViridian Gym, despite being a public area.
The island country ofNiue released a one-dollar coin featuring Mewtwo as part of a commemorative promotion for thePokémon franchise, with Mewtwo on the reverse side and the nation's crest on the obverse.
Mewtwo was originally depicted as the only member of its species, being a clone of Mew. In theanimated series andmanga, however, it is implied that multiple Mewtwo have been created.
Mega Mewtwo Y was the first Mega Evolution revealed to the public.
It was also the first to appear in the animated series, even before Mega Evolution was announced.
Prior to the announcement of Mega Evolution, Mega Mewtwo Y was referred to as its 「覚醒した姿」Awakened Form.[2] This term was also used in themanga adaptation of the movie.
Mewtwo's Mega Evolutions are tied with MegaRayquaza for the highest base stat total of all Pokémon, with 780, excluding the unobtainableEternamaxEternatus.
Mega Mewtwo X has the highest baseAttack of all Pokémon, as well as the highest single base stat and baseSpecial Attack of allFighting-type Pokémon.
Mega Mewtwo Y has the highest single base stat of allPsychic-type Pokémon.
With a MildNature, perfectIVs, and optimizedEVs, aLevel 100 Mega Mewtwo Y's stats sum to 2038, the highest sum of any Pokémon.
InPokémon GO, Shadow Mewtwo is the onlyShadow Pokémon that has a different aura from the other Shadow Pokémon that isn't an Apex Shadow; instead of purple fire, it is surrounded by an aura resembling its Psychic power. It does not have a unique appearance when purified, however.
InPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal,wild Mewtwo are programmed to always be holding aBerserk Gene, but Mewtwo can't be obtained in those games without trading. Even if Mewtwo could be found in the wild, the Berserk Gene would be consumed immediately, so the item wouldn't be obtainable.
Lugia andHo-Oh's base stats are based on Mewtwo's, with some values swapped.
Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y are the only Mega Evolutions introduced inGeneration VI that are currently unavailable in Pokémon GO.
Origin
Like Mew, Mewtwo has some domesticcat andembryo characteristics, but its body structure is much larger as a result ofgene splicing. It also has some characteristics of agrey alien and asalamander.
Mega Mewtwo Y, much like Mew, has characteristics of a vertebrateembryo.
Name origin
Mewtwo may be a combination ofMew ormutant (ミュータント) andtwo.
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