After the Pokemon Presents in August 2023, players have been collecting their own Mew in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as the Pokemon Company announced a gift code allowing players to get the Pokemon. Trainers are excited to finally own this Legendary Pokemon to add to their Paldean team.

While players are gearing up with their new Pokemon, they might be a bit confused when it comes to knowing exactly what stats and movesets are best for Mew in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Trainers are in luck, as this guide will explain all the best things to have for your Mew in the game to be the best in Tera Raids and other battles.

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Mew Characteristics & Stats

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Those who used the promotional mystery gift code will receive a Mew, the first variant of Mewtwo. Mew's characteristics are listed below for Scarlet and Violet.

  • Type: Psychic
  • Abilities: Synchronize
  • Weak against: Bug-, Ghost-, and Dark-typings

The Synchronize ability is one where an attacker Pokemon paralyzes the holder of the ability, AKA Mew; the same will then be reflected onto the attacker who used the paralyzing move. Next are Mew's statistics; below is the list of its stats in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

  • Heal Points (HP): 100
  • Base Attack (Atk): 100
  • Base Defense (Def): 100
  • Special Attack (SpAtk): 100
  • Special Defense (SpDef): 100

Mew is special in the way that the Pokemon can learn all the different TM's in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, meaning it has a bunch of different moves to be chosen from and allows it to be customized to the Trainer's desires. Below is a list of all the different moves that Mew will want to learn as it levels up automatically and exactly what level it will learn them.

  • Pound at level 1
  • Reflect Type at Level 1
  • Amnesia at level 10
  • Baton Pass at level 20
  • Ancient Power at level 30
  • Life Dew at level 40
  • Nasty Plot at level 50
  • Metronome at level 60
  • Imprison at level 70
  • Transform at level 80
  • Aura Sphere at level 90
  • Psychic at level 100

Best Moveset for Mew

The best Tera Type for Mew tends to be the Dark Tera Type. Below is our suggested best moveset for Mew:

  • Shadow Ball: 15/15
  • Acid Spray: 20/20
  • Chilling Water: 20/20
  • Snarl: 15/15

Mew is a really cool and strong Pokemon that many Trainers will want to make sure they get their hands on. That's everything to know about what moves are best for Mew.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for the Nintendo Switch.

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