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Section 1: Mewtwo Himself: [MH1]

Pros and Cons [MH2]

Stat Value/Rank [MH3]

Section 2: Moveset Analysis: [MVA1]

Ground Moves [MVA2] Jab [MVA3] Side Tilt [MVA4] Up Tilt [MVA5] Down Tilt [MVA6] Dash Attack [MVA7] Side Smash [MVA8] Up Smash [MVA9] Down Smash [MVA10]

Air Moves [MVA11] Neutral Air [MVA12] Forward Air [MVA13] Back Air [MVA14] Up Air [MVA15] Down Air [MVA16]

Special Moves: [MVA17] Neutral Special - Shadow Ball [MVA18] Side Special - Confusion [MVA19] Up Special - Teleport [MVA20] Down Special - Disable [MVA21]

Grabs and Throws: [MVA22] Grab [MVA23] Forward Throw [MVA24] Down Throw [MVA25] Back Throw [MVA26] Up Throw [MVA27]



Section 3: Advanced Skills: [MAS1]

Footstool Disable [MAS2]

SHAD [MAS3]

Climbing Under Stages [MAS4]

Wall Jumping [MAS5]

Edge Cancelled Teleport [MAS6]

Chaingrabbing? [MAS7]

Section 4: Neutral Game: [MNG1]

Best Moves In Neutral [MNG2] Down Tilt [MNG3] Up Tilt [MNG4] Neutral Air [MNG5] Forward Air [MNG6] Shadow Ball: [MNG7] SHAD: [MNG8]



Section 5: Combo Game: [MCG1]

Down Tilt [MCG2]

Up Tilt [MCG3]

Jab [MCG4]

Neutral Air [MCG5]

Short Hop Fast Fall Up Air [MCG6]

Forward Air [MCG7]

Forward Throw [MCG8]

Jab Lock [MCG9] Jab Lock setups [MCG10



Section 6: Kill Percents: [MKP1]

The Throws [MKP2] Up Throw [MKP3] Back Throw [MKP4]

The Aerials [MKP5] Forward Air [MKP6] Down Air [MKP7]

The Smash Attacks [MKP8] Up Smash Side Smash Down Smash

Other [MKP9] Shadow Ball [MKP10]



Section 7: Notable Mewtwo Players: [MNP1]

Abadango [MNP2]

Rich Brown [MNP3]

WaDiRob [MNP4]

Section 8: Match-ups: [MMU1]

Captain Falcon [MMU2]

Section 1: Mewtwo Himself MHS1

Pros and Cons: MHS2

Great Recovery:

Fantastic Punish Game:

Great Combo Game:

Good Neutral:

Great Kill Options:

Lightweight:

Stat Value/Rank: MHS3

Section 2: Moveset Analysis: MVA1

Ground Moves: MVA2

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Special Moves: MVA17

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Section 3: Advanced Skills: [MAS1]

Footstool Disabling: [MAS2]

First, land your Neutral Air DI backwards and drag them to the ground before your move ends. Once you land, as quickly as you can, footstool them on the ground, double jump, and then immediately after double jumping, use Disable. Punish accordingly.

SHAD [MAS3]

Climbing Under Stages [MAS4]

Jump off Confusion yourself to be around under the center of the stage or a little before. Double jump Up B

Wall Jumping [MAS5]

Brush up and face against a wall.

Simply push your analog stick away from the wall you're facing.

Edge Cancelled Teleport [MAS6]

Chaingrabbing? [MAS7]

Section 4: Neutral Game: MNG1

Best Moves In Neutral: MNG2

Section 5: Combo Game: MCG1

Section 6: Kill Percents: MKP1



The Throws: MKP2

The Aerials: MKP5:

The Smash Attacks: MKP8:

Other: MKP9

Section 7: Notable Mewtwo Players: MNP1

Mewtwo is a defensive glass cannon, being able to hit hard but isn't able to take a hit himself. He is a light character with a medium fall speed, despite common misconception that he's floaty. He often plays defensive and passive, firing Shadow Balls and waiting to punish a mistake or a read, but can play aggressive as well due to his aerials being safe and effective.Mewtwo has one of the best recoveries in the game due to his delayed double jump, which gives him more time to move horizontally during his double jump animation, his Confusion, or Side B, which gives him vertical stalling and a horizontal boost, an air-dodge that renders him invisible, his Disable, or Down B, a vertical stalling move, a fully charged Shadow Ball, that when B-reversed, will give him horizontal momentum, and most important, his Teleport, or, Up B, which can go in any direction with good range and rendering him invincible and invisible.Mewtwo has one of the best punish games. If he lands a Down Tilt or Forward Air, he can net nearly 35-45%, He also boasts powerful smash attacks such as Down Smash and most infamous, his Up Smash.Mewtwo's combo game is very good. As said earlier, he can chain Forward Airs up to 40%, and his Neutral Air's final hit will knock them away a short distance, allowing for a Back or Forward Air depending on where they're sent. He also boasts a good early damage racking combo with Jab > Down Tilt > JC Up Smash. (Jump Cancelled Up Smash)Mewtwo has a good neutral game, with Shadow Balls that wall out opponents, Down Tilt to cover grounded threats, and Up Tilt to cover aerial threats. His Forward Air and Neutral Air are both reliable approach options as well.Mewtwo has some of the best kill options in the game. His Up Smash kills very early, and he sports two good kill throws, Up and Back Throw. His Forward and Back Air can also kill when edge-guarding opponents.Mewtwo is the 2nd lightest character in the game, next to Jigglypuff. He can die from most uncharged smash attacks at 90-100%.Weight: 74 [57th heaviest, 2nd lightest]Run Speed: 2.05 [7th fastest]Walk Speed: 1.2 [15th fastest, shared with Charizard]Air Speed: 1.25 [3rd fastest]Fall Speed: 1.5 [32nd fastest, shared with Mario, Dr. Mario, Robin, and Shulk]Fast Fall Speed: 2.4 [32nd fastest, shared with Mario, Dr. Mario, Robin, and Shulk once again.Mewtwo extends his arm and fires a pulse of dark energy in front of him. He can hold it down for repeated damage near him, and finishes with an upwards swipe.4% on the first hit, 1% on the infinite, and 2% for the finisher.This is a combo tool at early percents. An infamous combo of Mewtwo's consists of Jab > Down Tilt > Running Up Smash for a clean 30ish%. This cannot be used to Jab Reset however. Multi-Jab can be used to pressure shields, and along with the finisher is one of Mewtwo's tools he can use to take out Rosalina's Luma, along with Dash Attack.Mewtwo swings his tail forward, being able to angle it.8-10% depending on the angle you swing it.Side Tilt is a good long range attack, but it's better to use Down Tilt to deal with ground-based threats. On some characters who use short hop aerials such as Sheik, you can angle this upwards to stop their advances.Mewtwo does a back-flip and strikes opponents in front of him with his tail, and can even hit behind him sometimes.This attack deals damage depending on where the enemy was struck, from 3-6%, with 3 being the farthest, and 6 being the closest.Up Tilt is Mewtwo's second way of dealing with aerial threats other than Side Tilt. This can combo into itself, and the sourspot allows it to be combo'd into a Neutral Air, which can lead into a footstool disable. I'd recommend using and upward angled Side Tilt when dealing with aerial frontal attacks, and attacks that come straight from above such as Greninja's Down Air, use either shield or counter attack with a timed Up Tilt.Mewtwo's sweeps his tail in front of him.Deals 5% to near targets, and 4% to further away targets.Mewtwo's down tilt is one of his three most feared moves. It's fast, get's rid of any ground advances due to it's speed, and combos into other Down Tilts, Up Tilts, a Side Tilt, and 4 of his aerials. (Not down air due to the slow startup)Lunges forward with a dark energy palm thrust.Deals damage depending on the sweet spot. 4-10%.Is a decent punish move, Dash Attack has pretty long ending lag, but it has the longest hitbox of any of his attacks.A release of dark energy with a double palm thrust.19% when hitting with the blast, but 16% if they're hit by your arms.Side Smash is a good smash attack, mainly used along with his other Smash Attacks as a punish/a read. It has quite a bit of end lag, a common trait amongst his other smash attacks.Mewtwo thrusts his arm upwards and releases a dark swirl of energy above him, hitting repeatedly.Hits 7 times, with 1% for the first 6, and then 10% for the 7th.Up Smash is the second of Mewtwo's most feared moves, due to it's insane kill power upon finishing. Used as a punish or a read, but due to it's quick start up it can be used to end some combos such as Jab > Down Tilt > Up Smash.Mewtwo shoots a dark blast of energy at his feet in front of him.15%.I don't use this often due to it's lack of coverage, as most Down Smash's cover both sides, while Mewtwo's doesn't. Use this if they either regrab the ledge without invincibility frames, or stay on too long. Its a better punish than Side Smash on fast characters that run low such asFox.Mewtwo discharges energy around him, with the last hit knocking back any enemies near him.Hits 9 times, with 1% for the first 8 hits, and then 4% for the 9th.It has good damage racking, and is able to combo, such as with the infamous footstool disable. This also combos into Down Tilt if you cancel it by landing instead of footstool disabling. And when Down Tilt, lands, so will a barrage of Forward Airs. The hitboxes can be outranged by many characters, so using it as an approach is meh.A dark energy swipe, fast and powerful.Damage: 13%.The third of his most feared moves. This combos from Down Tilt into itself multiple times. It has great priority, great range, and good damage/KO potential. You can also choose not to string itself into other Forward Airs, and instead go for a missed tech into a jab reset with Shadow Ball.A tail whip behind him.Mewtwo's back air has a disjointed hitbox, dealing 9% at the tip, and 13% up close.Simply if an enemy is behind you, Back Air them. Can be used to poke at enemies in neutral, but it has quite the end lag, so make sure you're safe at the end. I use this when they're offstage due to the coverage and walls of pain.Similar to Up Tilt, a tail attack upwards.9% at the tip, and 11% up close.This is mainly vertical but has good range, as it hits nearly anything in your northern hemisphere. This combos into other Up Airs, and can even kill of the top.A dark energy infused stomp. Along with the other characters, Down Air is Mewtwo's spiking attack.14/15% damage.A meteor smash. I don't often use this, but it's pretty hilarious to get one of these. Down Air can also kill on ground, but much later than most of his other aerials.Mewtwo charges a shadow ball.2.5 when uncharged, increasing all the way to 25% fully charged.Use the small-medium charged variants to poke and wall out opponents, and use the medium-large charged variants to read people and even poke in some situations. A medium-large charged Shadow Ball is more for killing, while small-medium charged Shadow Balls are more for racking up damage. Small-medium charged Shadow Balls are also the only move in Mewtwo's arsenal that is able to Jab Reset opponents.Mewtwo sends a ripple of energy in front of him. This can reflect projectiles.9%. When a projectile is sent to the enemy, the damage is multiplied by 1.4x.This move has 3 main uses, 2 of them being more useful than one. The first is relative to the others, not as useful, and it's when you use it to disrupt an enemy. In this situation youcombo a Confusion into a medium-large charged Shadow Ball, but most players can escape it. The second use is recovery, as it gives you a horizontal boost. And third, a reflector. This amps up the damage on the move. Use this against characters likeSamus or characters that reflect your Shadow Balls likeFox orMario.Mewtwo teleports towards your analog stick. You can teleport in a different location than up if you're fast enough.Deals no damage.Your basic recovery move is Up Special, much like almost every other character. The landing lag is reduced if you finish in the air and then land down, or if you just simply edge cancel it.Mewtwo emits a spark of psychic energy forward, temporarily stunning an opponent if they're facing Mewtwo.1%At higher percents, it guarantees an medium-fully charged Up Smash. There are 3 situations where you can use this. Footstool Disables, Jab Reset combos, and a read.Mewtwo holds an opponent, sending jolts of electricity for a pummel.2% per pummel.An average speed grab with an average speed pummel. Mewtwo has great throws, but I wouldn't pummel too often as it gives them time to DI.Mewtwo tosses the foe forwards, sending shadow balls to hit them.3% for the throw, and 2% per shadow ball. (Totals up to 13% when every Shadow Ball is hit)Mewtwo's most damaging throw, at 13%. I use this in the early game, and then opt for his Back and Up Throw later on. It can chaingrab as well.Mewtwo slams the opponent down and slaps them with his tail.4% for the slam, 5% for the throw.High ending lag, but can be comboed into forward air in some situations. His worst throw when compared to his other throws or other down throws in general, but it's notMewtwo tosses the opponent behind him.10%Great kill throw, second to Ness for strongest back throw launching power. Back Throw them if your back is close to the edge, if not, refer to Up Throw.Mewtwo telekinetically swirls the opponent around him, and sending them up.12%On the edge of a stage, Back Throw will kill earlier, but Up Throw has more consistency, and if you Up Throw on a platform such as the top platform on Battlefield, it kills much earlier.Footstool Disabling is a combo where you're able to get an easy Disable, allowing you for a charged smash attack, preferably Up Smash due to it's early KO power. I'll be going over a setup which involves using Neutral Air first. Instead of Up Smash, you can instead repeat the combo, and infinitely Neutral Air footstool disable your opponent.However, this combo is not omnipotent. It's hard to do against smaller and thinner characters, and on some characters such asLuigi, it's impossible due to where Mewtwo is sent after the footstool.SHAD (Short Hop Air-Dodge), is a technique where you simply, short hop and then air-dodge. This is mainly used to fake out opponents and bait laggy moves. Make sure not to have a name tag or they'll see right through it.Though not exclusive to Mewtwo, some other characters cannot wall jump. To do this is simple:Again not exclusive to Mewtwo, as some characters such asDiddy Kong with his Side B andPikachu with his Up B can also Edge Cancel. It is simple yet difficult. Aim your teleport at the very edge of a platform or the tip of the ledges on the stage, so you can cancel the landing lag and immediately throw out a move, even another teleport. Here's a video of Esam, a professionalPikachu player, showing off Mewtwo's edge cancelling with Teleport.Fox,Falco, andRoy can be chaingrabbed under specific conditions.1. You need to be on a moving platform. (Smashville, Town and City)2. They need to be a fastfaller3. Forward Throw 2 or 3 times.4. Punish with a Forward Air or two.Mewtwo has a defensive play-style, which leads up to his combos after getting a Down Tilt. He can also play aggressive, by either baiting with a SHAD, or even just running in with a Neutral/Forward Air.Down Tilt is a good defensive option and can be good when doing mindgames, due to how fast it is. Simply running up to your opponent, baiting a shield or a spotdodge, and then Down Tilt-ing into your combos. This is countered by rolling, but then you could easily transition into a Dash Attack or Back Air depending on where they roll.Up Tilt is a good defensive option against aerial attacks. Not much to say here.Neutral Air isn't too good in the neutral against an offensive or long range character, as it's very hard to get in, but if you have, it'll cover everything but shield.A good offensive option similar to Neutral Air, but doesn't cover spotdodge or roll, but is good against shields, something Neutral Air lacks.Using this at long range is predictable. Positioning yourself between the edge and the middle is more favourable, since when you throw a Shadow Ball and force a defensive option such as jumping or shielding, you'll be there to punish, but you're not so close that they can try to counterattack you. Be careful against Reflectors such asFox's Shine orMario's Cape.Use this to approach unpredictably, or bait out a laggy move by DI'ing back after an air-dodge, following up with a Forward Air or Down Tilt.Down Tilt combos into Up Smash and most of his aerials, but the most relevant are Neutral Air and Forward Air. Neutral Air can be used to string opponents along or just to rack up damage, and can also be combo'd into a Back Air or Forward Air on the last hit. Forward Air instead is a combo string that deals nearly 40% damage on average.Up Tilt can combo into itself, but most importantly, Up Smash. It can also combo into Neutral and Forward Air.Jab, Down Tilt, JC Up Smash. A great combo for racking up damage.This will cause the enemy to be moved alongside you, so cancelling it on the fourth hit could lead into a footstool disable, but more realistically it'll lead into a Down Tilt.An attack that combos into other aerials such as Forward Air, Neutral Air, or even Up Air again. This does not work on some characters due to their low height, includingDiddy Kong,Olimar,Greninja,Jigglypuff,Kirby,Duck Hunt, andMr. Game and Watch.Forward Air can string into itself and Down Tilts at early percents, as well as a Mewtwo jab lock combo.Forward Throw is mainly used for damage racking and chaingrabbing, which I covered in the Advanced Technique section.I assume you already know what jab locking is, but if you don't, click here. Mewtwo has 3 options for jab locking but they're pretty inconsistent.This one only locks at early percents, but is the fastest option.This works at any percent, but must be either uncharged or barely charged. It's pretty slow, so it only locks once, but versatile.Much like Side Tilt, this only locks at early percents, and is hard to hit on land. The only use I can see for this is if they fall onto a platform and you're facing away at early percents, but you could just B-Reverse Shadow Ball. If you have a fully charged Shadow Ball however, then you could use Back Air.Down Tilt > Footstool > Shadow Ball lock > Punish.Neutral Air > Drag Them Down > Shadow Ball lock > Punish.Back Air > B-reverse Shadow Ball lock > Punish.Confusion > Shadow Ball lock > Punish.This throw isn't as strong as Back Throw on ground, but when on a platform, it can kill earlier. Especially on the Duck Hunt tree, where it calls at around 90%. Use this throw to kill floaty characters.Kill Percent: 133%.This throw is more reliable, as it's easier to get a grab on the edge than it is to get it on a platform, however Mewtwo on the top platform of Battlefield is stronger. Use this throw to kill fast-falling characters.Kill Percent: 120%This can kill early in neutral. Kills well off-stage.Kill Percent: 115%This is used as a spike, but can kill grounded opponents.Spikes At: 33%Ground Kill Percent: 138%.I've grouped them together due to them having the same uses, usually off a read.Up Smash Kill Percent: 104%. Note: This kills earlier on a platform.Side Smash Kill Percent: 84%-89% depending on whether or not you hit the sweet-spot or the arm.Down Smash Kill Percent: 99%Use this as a read, or even in neutral. You can also combo this from a Confusion, and be careful for a counter attack from a reflector.Kill Percent: 90%.A Japanese Mewtwo player who previously played Wario, Pac-Man, and frequently plays Meta Knight and Rosalina & Luma as secondaries. He is often seen as the most skilled Mewtwo player in the world, having high placements at majors such as 5th at EVO 2016, 4th at CEO 2016, 2nd at UGC Smash Open, and being the first Mewtwo to win a national, Pound 2016. Recently Abadango has picked up Bayonetta for certain match-ups, presumably some of Mewtwo's weaker ones such as Diddy Kong and Cloud.A Californian Mewtwo player, and is one of the best Mewtwo in the U.S. Rich Brown has wins over Kameme (formerly known as Kamemushi), Dabuz, iStudying, Mr. ConCon, and Abadango.WaDiRob, or more commonly known as WaDi, is a Mewtwo player from Virginia, who was originally a R.O.B main but later found success with Mewtwo. He has notable wins over Ally, Nairo, Dabuz, ANTi, Pink Fresh, Tweek, Rich Brown, and Marss.