Biology
Mewtwo is one of the first Pokémon created by science. The scientists who created it dreamed of the first clone to be made by him. It is widely considered to be unique, due to the fact that only one was genetically created. However, this has yet to be fully confirmed.
Physiology
Mewtwo is a creature with a humanoid posture, but has many feline features. Mewtwo's body is grayish-purple with a purple underside and a long, purple tail. Mewtwo has three circular digits on each appendage. It has purple eyes (some times blue when attacking) and two short ears.
One of Mewtwo's most notable features is the tube extending from the back of its skull to its spine. It is most likely a secondary spinal cord, or a system of nerves, allowing for an increased amount of blood and sensory transmission to the brain, heightening its psychic powers.
Gender differences
This Pokémon is a genderless species, though in the anime it speaks with a male voice.
Special abilities
Mewtwo is highly skilled with Psychic powers. It can levitate through use of telekinesis (though it can't have this ability), speak telepathically, and take control of another living being's mind. Mewtwo is also capable of wielding various types of attacks (but to a lesser extent than Mew). To exert its powerful psychic abilities, it will stay motionless for long periods of time in intense concentration to raise its capabilities to the maximum power.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Mewtwo fights with a highly skilled combination of Psywaves and a giant spoon for long range and close range battles, respectively.
In the anime, Mewtwo also has the ability to telekinetically create massive hurricanes thought to be powerful enough to destroy the planet. Mewtwo has also stated it can block a Pokémon's special abilities in battle.
Behavior
Due to its early visions of the human race, Mewtwo is known to be very aggressive and thinks of nothing but battling and defeating its foes. Its viciousness results from the repeated recombining of its DNA and the loss of its friend Amber. During the anime special Mewtwo Returns, however, Mewtwo seems to have developed a very protective and guardian-like nature to the point of surrendering to Giovanni just to keep its fellow clones safe.
Habitat
Mewtwo, being a cloned Pokémon, has no natural habitat. However, it has been known to make its hideout in Cerulean Cave's basement. Also, in the anime, Mewtwo has been seen roaming a large city under the cover of night. It generally likes to be in dark solitude, such as the darkness of a deep cave. However, in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team, this artificial Pokémon is said to sleep in a cave located in the west.
Diet
Unknown.
In the games
According to the scientific logs found in the Pokémon Mansion of Cinnabar Island, Mewtwo was born of a pregnant Mew whose embryo had been tampered with and its DNA had been repetitively spliced. It was held and studied in the mansion where the scientists, including Blaine and Dr. Fuji (now known as Mr. Fuji), performed horrific gene-splicing experiments that made it vicious and extremely powerful. It eventually broke free of the Mansion (destroying it in the process) and fled to the Unknown Dungeon. There, the player may capture it after beating the Elite Four. Cerulean Cave collapses three years later, and it leaves the mysterious Berserk Gene in a lake near the collapsed Cerulean Cave (implying that the encounter did happen). However, HeartGold and SoulSilver restored the cave and left Mewtwo in it, meaning that Red never did catch it.
In the animeIn the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Mewtwo (Adventures)
Mewtwo has a similar origin and personality to the Mewtwo that appeared in the anime. It is a genetically engineered Pokémon created by Blaine for Team Rocket by splicing Mew's DNA with his own. Blaine later defected from Team Rocket and hid himself away, as both he and Mewtwo were suffering from an illness caused by a shared psychic link due to their mutual DNA. Mewtwo went on a rampage and hid itself in the Cerulean Cave, but Red was able to capture him with a Master Ball and return him to Blaine so he could attempt to show the mutant compassion and, if possible, find a cure for their illness. Blaine and Mewtwo fought against Lance two years later, but were defeated when their condition weakened them and Blaine collapsed. The pair were later cured by the flames of Entei whom Blaine had earlier befriended and partnered with. Later, Blaine left Mewtwo on his own, and the legendary Pokémon only returned when he learned of Giovanni's plans to use Deoxys for nefarious purposes. Mewtwo joined up with Red to attempt to defeat Deoxys and Giovanni, and with Red's help managed to defeat the duo after a tough fight that nearly killed him. It has a Quiet nature.
In Pokémon Get da ze!
Shū's father is portrayed as having been the creator of Mewtwo after a failed five year search for the elusive Mew.
In Magical Pokémon Journey
During the final volume of this manga, Hazel goes to a forest in another dimension to find Mew so it can grant her a wish, and gets trapped by Mewtwo.
In the TCGOther appearances
Mewtwo is a playable character and is unlocked after a lot of playing in VS. Mode; either after 700 matches or 20 hours of combined play. The time taken is reduced by the number of human players, so Mewtwo can be unlocked after just five hours if four players are playing for the whole time.
Due to its large body and light weight, Mewtwo is easy to knock off the stage. In addition, Mewtwo is slow, lacks any fast defensive options, and also has general problems with some of its other moves such as lengthy charging and ending lag.
To make up for this, out of all other playable Pokémon, Mewtwo is the strongest in terms of percent-racking; has a tail with longer reach than most other fighters' moves; has an excellent recovery; has some of the most powerful throws in the game; and, when charged, has the strongest projectile of all playable characters (Shadow Ball).
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Classic Mode
A genetically created Pokémon, Mewtwo is the result of many long years of research by a solitary scientist. Although Mewtwo was born from the genes of the legendary Pokémon Mew, its size and character are far different than its ancestor. Its battle abilities have been radically heightened, making it ruthless.
Adventure Mode
As Mewtwo relies mostly on its powerful brain, there are times when it scarcely uses its arms and legs. Since Mewtwo spends much of its time floating, it flies far when struck. Shadow Ball traces a jagged path once released: the longer Mewtwo holds it, the more powerful it becomes. Mewtwo uses Confusion to spin its foes around.
All-Star Mode
Mewtwo is definitely not a speedy character, but its ESP-powered grab and throw moves are comparatively strong. Teleport has a short range, but doesn't leave it open to attack. It's best used as an escape move during disturbances. Mewtwo can daze a foe if it makes eye contact and uses Disable; the move is useless unless Mewtwo is facing its enemy.
Mewtwo was cut from the sequel's roster. Internal data features data for seven characters not in the roster; Mewtwo included. It is currently unknown if it will be possible to utilize this data in any way. Known existing data within the game include: a Classic mode "Congratulations" picture for Mewtwo; unused voice files and sound effects; and even an empty audio file for the Wiimote, whenever he would be selected on the playable roster. While there is a possibility that some of the data for Mewtwo was merely recycled from Melee, recent hacking has proven that Mewtwo was seriously considered for the game, having the most scrapped in-game files than any of the other cut characters. Instead, Mewtwo appears as a collectible trophy after clearing All-Star mode on Intense difficulty.
He was most likely replaced by Lucario, since he shares several similar moves with it.
Trophy information
A Genetic Pokémon. This legendary Pokémon was based on a recombination of Mew's DNA, created by a scientist after years of research. However, Mewtwo greatly differs from Mew in both size and personality and is said to be the most twisted and savage Pokémon ever. Mewtwo has incredibly high combat abilities and uses Psychic- type attacks.
Merchandise
Mewtwo was one of the first four Pokémon designs revealed when the Pokémon 151 brand was first announced. In the shirt design, two Mewtwo are holding a 150 Crest with a DNA Strand as its Header. On top of it is a crown with a Poké Ball as its Jewel.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
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Its DNA is almost the same as Mew's. However, its size and disposition are vastly different.
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A vicious psychic Pokémon created by genetic engineering. Its cold glowing eyes strike fear into the hearts of its enemies
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Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
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It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.
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A vicious psychic Pokémon created by genetic engineering. Its cold, glowing eyes strike fear into its enemy.
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Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
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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.
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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.
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A Pokémon 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.
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A Pokémon whose genetic code was repeatedly recombined for research. It turned vicious as a result.
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It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene-splicing and DNA-engineering experiments.
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A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
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A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
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A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.
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Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes.
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It usually remains motionless to conserve energy, so that it may unleash its full power in battle.
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Mewtwo is only obtainable in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Explorers of Time) after downloading a Wonder Mail from the Nintendo WFC.
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Stats
Base stats
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130
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- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 154.
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As a legendary Pokémon, Mewtwo cannot breed.
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Side game data
Evolution
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Trivia
- Though it comes before Mew in the Pokédex, it has to have been found after Mew, due to the fact that it was cloned from Mew.
- Mewtwo has the second highest Special Attack in the game, surpassed only by the Attack Forme of Deoxys. This means that Mewtwo has the highest base Special Attack of all non-event Pokémon
- Mewtwo was initially the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 590 (increased to 680, due to the Special split, from Generation II onwards), at the time the highest in the game. It was later joined by several other Pokémon, and finally surpassed by Arceus's total of 720.
- Mewtwo was the first Pokémon seen in the English dub, as it appears at the very beginning of the first dub opening.
- For unknown reasons, a Template:Shiny2 Mewtwo from Gold, Silver, and Crystal will appear black instead of green when viewed through Pokémon Stadium 2.
- In the games, its birthday is February 6, as stated in a journal quote from the Pokémon Mansion.
- Mewtwo can learn damaging moves of all types except Dragon.
- Mewtwo is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 680 that is not a version mascot.
- While widely regarded as the most powerful Pokémon, Mewtwo's moveset upon capture in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is incredibly weak, with only one damaging move, itself a physical move, and three status moves that only affect stats, completely counter to Mewtwo's moveset upon capture in all previous games in which it was available, which featured Psychic, Recover, Swift, and another status move. It is unknown why Mewtwo's level-up learnset was not altered between DPPt and HGSS considering that this happened to both Lugia and Ho-Oh, its equals in terms of stats, and also happened between RSE and FRLG for its own learnset.
- An image of Mewtwo is seen on the door to Bill's lighthouse in Mystery at the Lighthouse, which would mark it first minor appearance in the anime, as well as implying that Bill knows about the creature.
- Mewtwo, though officially genderless like most legendary Pokémon, speaks with an unmistakably masculine voice when it communictes through telepathy. This is interesting, due to the fact that it originated basically as an enhaced clone of Mew, who, though it does not speak at any point through telepathy, seems to have a much more feminine sound to its cry.
- It is also interesting to note that, though intended to be a stronger variation of Mew in all respects, Mewtwo can learn fewer moves via tutors and TMs then Mew, shares few learned moves with it, has lower potential Pokéathlon stats in two respects with it, and has a lower base Defense and Special Defense than it.
- Mewtwo and Rayquaza are the only Pokémon of their base stat total that do not have a signature move.
Mewtwo is the second highest level wild Pokemon in the main series games, the highest being Lv 100 Magikarp in the Resort Area in Platinum.
Origin
Mewtwo is the result of humankind's attempts at creating a genetically enhanced clone of a Pokémon.
Its nature and origin are similar to elements of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, in which a life-form created through unnatural means turns on its creators. Like Mew, Mewtwo has some feline characteristics. Its body structure is much larger as a result of gene-splicing.
Name origin
Mewtwo's name is a combination of Mew, referring to the Pokémon on which it was based, and two, indicating that it is a clone of Mew. It also sounds somewhat phonetically similar to the English word mutant (myūtanto).
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