#0151
Mew
New Species Pokémon
When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon’s short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight4.0 kg
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
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) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Mew
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed 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
| 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 | 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
25 sprites & renders for Mew.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Mew”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/mew.
Species data from PokéAPI.