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Mew (Japanese: ミュウ Mew) is a Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Mew is notable for its unique ability to learn every Technical Machine, Technical Record, Hidden Machine, and Move Tutor move (except those exclusive to a particular Pokémon or group of Pokémon, such as Draco Meteor and Secret Sword).

Mew is the last Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex in games prior to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

It is a member of the Mew duo along with Mewtwo.

Biology

Mew is a pink, bipedal Pokémon with mammalian features. It has a rounded, wide snout, triangular ears, and large, blue eyes. It has short arms with three-fingered paws and large hind paws with oval markings on the soles. Its tail is long and thin with an ovoid tip. Its fur is so fine and thin, it can only be seen under a microscope. Mew is said to have the DNA of every single Pokémon contained within its body, allowing Mew to learn and use any attack.

As demonstrated by its behavior in the first and eighth Pokémon movies, it shows signs of intelligence, curiosity, shyness, playfulness, and even selflessness. Mew is incredibly adaptable, able to travel freely in the air or underwater. As seen in Pokémon Snap and the Super Smash Bros. series, it can create a green, yellow, or pink orb of energy around itself for protection, although only the pink orb is seen in the latter.

Reports found in Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Mansion note scientific expeditions that have sighted Mew in Guyana, South America, the place where it was first discovered. Since Mew can make itself invisible at will, very few people have knowingly seen it, leading some scientists to declare it extinct and most to assume it to be a mirage. It will only show itself to a person who is pure of heart.

Mew is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Move Genesis Supernova.

In the anime

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In the main series

Major appearances

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Mew fought its clone Mewtwo to stop it from destroying the world. Afterwards, it made cameo appearances in anime works related to the movie, such as The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin and Mewtwo Returns before the movie was remade into Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.

Another Mew was the guardian of the Tree of Beginning in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Mew (recurring)

Mew in the main series

Mew first appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!, four years prior to the events of Pokémon - I Choose You!. Goh and Chloe spotted it while attending Professor Oak's Summer Camp, where it was seen battling a Nidoking. Mew soon ran off, leading Goh and Chloe to chase it. Mew saved a baby Kangaskhan from a fall before leaving. After reporting this to Professor Oak, Goh became determined to make Mew his first capture.

In the present day in Dreams Are Made of These!, Mew Transformed into a Lugia and attacked Team Rocket, who had captured Ash's Pikachu, Goh's Raboot, and Chloe's Yamper, freeing the trapped Pokémon. Everyone thought it was Lugia, but once it left, Mew revealed itself.

Mew reappeared in a flashback in JN032.

Its known moves are Teleport, Fire Blast, and Transform.

Other

A Mew appeared in PK14.

In The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, a Mirage Mew helped sabotage the Mirage Master's plans.

Minor appearances

A Mew appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, a Mew was attacked by Mewtwo.

Mew made its main series debut in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!. As of this episode, every Generation I Pokémon appeared in at least one episode of the anime.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, an image of a Mew was on a computer screen used by Mewtwo's creators.

A Mew made a cameo appearance in the ending credits in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.

In Alola, Kanto!, a Mew was flying around near Professor Oak's Laboratory. This is the latest main series physical debut of any of the original 151 Pokémon.

In Pokémon Origins

At the end of File 4: Charizard, a Mew was the only Generation I Pokémon that Red had not caught by the end of the miniseries.



In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Two different Mew appear in the manga adaptations of the first and eighth Pokémon movies.

In the Pocket Monsters manga

A Mew appeared in a flashback in JNM02.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mew debuted in A Glimpse of the Glow.

In The Jynx Jinx, Green's Ditto, nicknamed Ditty, transformed into Mew as an example to Red. It later used this form to lure the Team Rocket Grunts away.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Mew appeared as a silhouette in Let's Aim For The Goal!.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Mew appeared in Obtain the Moon Stone!!, where it was revealed to be a woman who accidentally transformed into Mew after an experiment went wrong. She eventually reverted to her normal form.

Giovanni caught a Mew as part of the supplies used for the creation of Mewtwo. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

Red befriended a Mew in Showdown! Clefairy VS Mew!!.

In the TCG

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros., Mew will sometimes appear out of a Poké Ball. When summoned, it will use Fly to leave the arena. In single-player, the summoner is awarded the "Mew Catcher" bonus, worth 10,000 points.

After unlocking every character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is a 1 in 251 chance of Mew appearing from a Poké Ball. The thrower of the Poké Ball receives the same "Mew Catcher" bonus.

Mew returns again as a rare Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the chance of it appearing is 1 in 493 this time. Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Mew's case, the items are CDs. However, once all the pick-up CDs are obtained, it will drop Stickers instead.

Mew returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and comes out of a Poké Ball (rarely) and/or Master Ball (rare, but less rare than a Poké Ball).

Mew returns yet again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, once again as a rare Poké Ball summon, but also as a Spirit.

Throughout the series, Mew, much like Mewtwo, is roughly akin to its portrayal in the first movie, especially having Kōichi Yamadera reprise his role.

Melee trophy information

Mew is an extremely rare Pokémon that has been seen by only a few people. Information on every Pokémon in the world is contained in Mew's cell structure, so it has the ability to use any and all TMs and HMs. Some Pokémon scholars believe Mew to be the ancestor of all existing Pokémon, but the idea is debatable.

Brawl trophy information

"A New Species Pokémon. An extremely rare Pokémon that contains the DNA of all other Pokémon, it is thought by many scholars to be a Pokémon ancestor, considering the wide range of moves it can use. On top of being able to make itself invisible, Mew can also transform into any opponent Pokémon and use characteristics and moves in exactly the same way."

3DS/Wii U trophy information

NA: Mew is a Pokémon previously thought to be extinct but rediscovered by Dr. Fuji. This Legendary Pokémon doesn't often show itself to humans, so it is considered quite lucky to see one. In Smash Bros., Mew will appear and then use Fly to sail away, leaving behind a gift. Thanks, Mew!

PAL: Mew was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered by Dr. Fuji in Guyana. This Mythical Pokémon doesn't often show itself to humans, so it's considered very lucky to see one. In this game, it will float upwards and leave a present behind. If only Mew would turn up more often, eh?

Mew appears in the seventh course, Rainbow Cloud. Although the game is not combat-oriented, the difficulty of photographing Mew effectively makes it the game's boss. Mew floats in a bubble that turns opaque when the zoom is activated, so players must throw a series of Pester Balls or Food at it to break the bubble so Mew will come out for a clear shot. Photographing Mew gets an automatic bonus of 2500 points, making it the highest-ranking Pokémon in the game with the highest possible score of 10,000 points with perfect positioning, size, and pose.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Also, in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, Mew is available as a rental Pokémon after the player beats Round 1 of the Prime Cup.

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

While Mew is Transformed into other Pokémon, type effectiveness depends on the type(s) of the Pokémon transformed into.

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding. Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mew in Generation VIII

onto Mew in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.

Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mew in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mew

indicates a move that gets when used by Mew Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mew

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mew Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

In Pokémon GO, Mew can be obtained by completing the Special Research, A Mythical Discovery.

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Mew is similar to a vertebrate embryo. It shares many traits with cats. Its morphology is also vaguely similar to a jerboa, having large hind legs and a long skinny tail. It is believed by scientists to be the last universal common ancestor of all other Pokémon, which, along with its resemblance to an embryo, may be a reference to the recapitulation theory.

Moreover, Mew's design was based on Mewtwo. It was made simpler than Mewtwo's so that it would take up less space on the cartridge.[2]

Name origin

Mew may be derived from 妙 myō (strange/unusual), or mutant (myūtanto), or it may be a combination of mystery and new (considering that it is mysterious and "newly" discovered).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ミュウ Mew From mew the sound a kitten makes French Mew Same as English/Japanese name Spanish Mew Same as English/Japanese name German Mew Same as English/Japanese name Italian Mew Same as English/Japanese name Korean 뮤 Mew Transliteration of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 夢夢 Muhngmuhng From 夢 muhng doubled Mandarin Chinese 夢幻 / 梦幻 Mèng Huàn Means "dream" or "illusion" More languages Albanian Mju Transcription of English/Japanese name Arabic ميو Mew Transcription of English/Japanese name Bulgarian Мю Myu Transcription of English/Japanese name Greek Μιου Miou

Μεόυ Meóu Transliteration of English/Japanese name Hebrew מיו Myu Transliteration of English/Japanese name Hindi मिउ Mew Transliteration of English/Japanese name Russian Мью M'yu Transcription of English/Japanese name Thai มิว Mew Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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