Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 4.0 kg
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship100High
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP270
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
100
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
100
Speed
100
Total
600
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Mew
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Emerald
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Mew can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Mimic Copies the target’s last used move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Reflect Type User becomes the target’s type. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Transform User becomes a copy of the target until it leaves battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 20 | Mega Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Metronome Randomly selects and uses any move in the game. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 33 | Psywave Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Life Dew Each Pokemon on the user's side restores 1/4 of its maximum HP, rounded half up. | Water | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Barrier Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 50 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 70 | Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 70 | Me First Uses the target’s move against it before it attacks, with power increased by half. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 90 | Aura Sphere Never misses. | Fighting | Special | 80 | — | 20 |
Sprites & renders
30 sprites & renders for Mew.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Mew”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/mew.
Species data from PokéAPI.