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Height
1′04″
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0.4 m
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Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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Weight
8.8 lbs.
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4.0 kg
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8.8 lbs./4.0 kg
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HP
0
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| Base Exp.: 64
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Battle Exp.: 641*
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Mew (Japanese: ミュウ Mew) is a Psychic type Pokémon. It is usually obtainable only by having it transferred to a player's cartridge at special Nintendo-sponsored events. In Pokémon Emerald, Faraway Island exists, allowing players to actually capture Mew, but access to this island requires an Old Sea Chart which is also only available through special events.
Mew's ability is Synchronize, which copies any status ailments the Pokémon might have over to its opponent.
Mew has been notorious since its discovery for its ability to learn every machine move, unique amongst all known Pokémon.
Mew does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon, and is the last Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex.
Biology
Physiology
Mew is normally described as a pink cat-like creature. Mew's hair is so fine, it can only be seen under a microscope. It has a long, skinny tail. Mew has big hind legs, like a rabbit and short arms with three-fingered paws. Mew has triangle-shaped ears and baby-blue eyes. Mew is said to have the DNA of every single Pokémon. It also vaguely resembles a fetus, as it's often depicted in a pink orb similar to an amniotic sac and it's tail as an umbilical cord.
Gender differences
Mew is a genderless Pokémon.
Special abilities
Mew's main abilities include turning invisible at will, creating force-fields of psychic energy and being able to transform into any one of the other 492 species of Pokémon. Mew is capable of wielding every type of attack possible.
Behavior
Mew is an intelligent Pokémon and will only appear to someone with a pure heart. It also acts very childish, wanting everybody it trusts to play with it and laughing most of the time.
Habitat
Reports found on Burned Mansion found in Cinnabar Island in the Kanto region speak of expeditions of scientists, either independent or Team Rocket-run which have had sights of Mew in Guyana, South America, the place where its first sighting was reported. However, since Mew can either make itself invisible or transform itself into any other Pokémon, very few people have knowingly seen it, and it is considered a "mirage".
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
Considering Mew's unique lifestyle as a floating psychic Pokémon, and that no terrestrial animal resembles it, there is not a known diet for Mew.
In the anime
Two different Mew appeared in Pokémon movies. In the first, Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mew engaged in a battle with its clone, Mewtwo. In the eighth movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, another Mew kidnapped Ash's Pikachu and Meowth.
Lawrence III's actions in The Power of One were apparently set in motion due to an Ancient Mew card; the card itself was actually shown in the movie.
A Mirage Mew appears in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, and helps to frustrate the plans of Mirage Master.
Nando has a harp that is designed based on Mew.
In the manga
Pokémon Special
Mew debuted in its own round in the Red, Green & Blue chapter, A Glimpse of the Glow. Here, Red and Green see one in Pallet Town and try to catch it, but they fail. The phantom Pokémon was chased by Team Rocket.
It later appeared in the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, where it saved Red and the people of Vermilion City from the impending crash of the TR helicopter.
In the TCG
- Main article: Mew (TCG)
Other appearances
Mew will sometimes appear out of a Poké Ball. When summoned, it will use Teleport to fly from the screen. The summoner is awarded the "Mew Catcher", worth 10,000 points.
After unlocking every character, there is a 1 in 251 chance of Mew appearing from a Poké Ball. The thrower of the Poké Ball receives 10,000 bonus points for the Mew Catcher bonus.
Mew returns as a rare Pokémon, the chance of it appearing is 1 in 493. Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Mew's case, the items are CDs.
Mew appears in the seventh course, Rainbow Cloud. Although the game is not combat-oriented, the difficulty in photographing Mew effectively make it the game's boss. Mew floats in a bubble that turns opaque when photographed, so players must throw a series of Pester Balls or Food at Mew to get it to come out for a proper shot. Photographing Mew gets an automatic bonus of 2500 points, making it the highest ranking Pokémon in the game with a highest possible score of 10,000 points with perfect positioning, size and pose.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon's short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.
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| Stadium
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A mythical Pokémon of South America. A growing number of people have seen it recently.
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| Generation II
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| Gold
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Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
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| Silver
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Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques.
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| Crystal
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Because it can learn any move, some people began research to see if it is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
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| Stadium 2
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Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
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| Sapphire
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Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
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| Emerald
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A Mew is said to possess the genes of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
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| FireRed
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A Pokémon of South America that was thought to have been extinct. It is very intelligent and learns any move.
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| LeafGreen
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So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.
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| Pearl
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Many scholars regard it as the ancestor of Pokémon since it can use all known moves.
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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| SoulSilver
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Game locations
Mew can be obtained in the Pokémon Red and Blue versions by using the Mew glitch. The Mew glitch also enable countless other normal and rarely-seen glitched Pokémon to be seen and captured, although some of them have been known to cause trouble to people's games.
Mew is otherwise obtainable only in Nintendo promotional events, historically through a direct trade. In Pokémon Emerald, it may be found in Faraway Island, a location that may be reached only with the promotion-only item Old Sea Map.
In Generation III onward, Mew does not obey when found in the wild by use of a cheating device.
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In side games
Also, in Pokémon Stadium, Mew is available as a rental Pokémon for the Master Ball level of the Prime Cup.
Base stats
| Stat
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 600
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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In Generation I, the effectiveness of Ghost-type moves is 0.
Learnset
As a Legendary Pokémon, Mew cannot breed.
By tutoring
In Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald:
In Emerald Version Only:
Special moves
From the Mew Tutor in Mt. Battle in Pokémon XD:
From Everyone's Pokémon Ranch:
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) was the first Pokémon trademark ever registered (granted on March 31, 1994, registration number 2636685 part 12), before even Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター), which was granted on December 26, 1997.
- ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090.
- Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990, application number 平2-51989; before even Pocket Monsters, which was submitted September 11, 1995.
- ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909.
- Mew was the only Pokémon of the first 151 to be left out of the original Pokérap.
- Mew was a little known secret when Pokémon Red and Green Versions were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that Satoshi Tajiri had programmed it into the game.
- The user-designed Neopet species known as the Shoyru was based on Mew with draconic aspects added.
- Lost scientific reports found in the burned mansion of Cinnabar Island state that Mew gave birth. The scientists named the newborn "Mewtwo". This breaks up the basic reproduction method of Pokémon - eggs. However, Mew, as with most legendary Pokémon, cannot produce eggs. Possibly, Mew was fertilized in vitro, and thus it could give birth. This may account for the fact that Nidorina and Nidoqueen are, too, incapable of producing eggs: They are fertilized by their male counterparts and reproduce in a mammal-like fashion.
- In Generation III, Mew was the only Kanto Pokémon not catchable in either FireRed or LeafGreen, as well as the only legendary Kanto Pokémon catchable in Emerald. It received an in-game location while Jirachi did not.
- Starting with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, a special flag must be set on Mew, otherwise it will not obey its trainer. This also goes for Deoxys.
- Mew is the only Genderless Pokémon able to learn Attract and Captivate; however, upon use, they will always fail.
- Mew was considered by many to be the creator of all Pokémon until Generation IV, when Arceus is said in legend to be the "Original One" who shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms (even still, Pearl's Pokédex entry states that Mew is the ancestor of all Pokémon).
- Despite the Pokédex saying repeatedly that Mew can learn any move, it notably cannot learn moves unavailable other than by leveling up, TMs and HMs, and move tutors. Even then, it cannot learn Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, Hydro Cannon, or Draco Meteor by tutoring. A Pokémon that can learn any move, actually, is the non-legendary Generation II Pokémon Smeargle, using Sketch.
- Mew was the second Pokémon ever to be seen on the English anime since it is the second Pokémon to appear in the opening theme song, following Mewtwo.
- Mew's English name is along with that of Muk the shortest of all Pokémon, written with only 3 letters.
- Even though Mew is shown multiple times to turn invisible, it is unable to learn Camouflage. It is also commonly seen Teleporting in the anime, while in the games, the only way to get a legit Mew with Teleport is from Everyone's Pokémon Ranch in Generation IV, or by teaching it TM30 in Generation I.
- Unlike most legendaries, Mew needs only 1,059,860 Exp. to get to Level 100, whereas most legendaries need 1,250,000. It shares this trait with Celebi and Shaymin.
Origin
Mew shares some traits with felines. It is also similar to an animal embryo. It is purported to be the first Pokémon from which all others are descended, in the same way that all animal embryos look identical at an early stage of development.
Name origin
Mew's name may refer to its cat-like appearance, with mew being the sound a kitten makes, the Japanese word unique (myō), or the English word mutant (myūtanto).
In other languages
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External links
For other sprites and images, please see Mew images on Bulbagarden Archives.
