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Mew (Pokémon)

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Mew
ミュウ Mew

Artwork from FR/LG
Type Species
 Psychic  New Species Pokémon
Ability Exp. at 100
Synchronize 1,059,860
Pokédex
Kanto
#151 		Johto
#250 		Hoenn
#306* 		Sinnoh
#—
Browser
Fiore
R-213 		Almia
R—
Height Weight
1'04" 8.8 lbs.
Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate
Pink Image:Body06.png Image:F151.png 45
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg groups Egg cycles
No eggs 121 (30855 steps*)
EV yield
HP
3 		Atk
0 		Def
0 		Sp.Atk
0 		Sp.Def
0 		Speed
0 		Exp.
64

Mew (Japanese: ミュウ Mew) is a Psychic-type legendary Pokémon.

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

Mew is notable for its ability to learn every machine move, unique amongst all known Pokémon.

Mew is the last Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex.

Contents

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, and is often depicted in a pink orb similar to a womb.

Gender differences

Mew is a genderless species.

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. It also has the ability to float in mid-air, in much the same fashion as Celebi.

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. It laughs most of the time. It is attracted to lullabies and will try to stay as close to the music as possible.

Habitat

Rare Pokémon

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 had sighted 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 called a mirage by most.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Considering Mew's unique lifestyle as a floating Psychic Pokémon, and that no terrestrial animal resembles it, there is no known diet for Mew. However, it can be found with the Lum Berry, which might offer a clue as to what it eats.

In the anime

   Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.

Major appearances

Mew (Mewtwo Strikes Back)

In Mewtwo Strikes Back

In this movie, Mew made a couple cameo appearances at the start of the movie. A Mewtwo was cloned from Mew's DNA, extracted from Mew's eyelash. Later, Mew started appearing around New Island while Mewtwo was testing his starter Pokémon clones. Mew followed Team Rocket into the main part of the island so it could stop Mewtwo from destroying the world.

Mew makes a small appearance in the hour-length special Mewtwo Returns, the sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back. Mewtwo sees it after being thrown into the Purity Spring.

Mew (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew)

In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

Another Mew first appeared as a Taillow, landing on Cameran Palace and then transforming into Treecko. It continued transforming, and transformed into an Aipom to play with Ash's Pikachu. Ash and the others released their Pokémon to play with what they thought was an Aipom.

After taking them to an attic, Kidd Summers sent her two Weavile after it. To escape, it teleported itself, along with Pikachu and Meowth. It then transformed once again into a Pidgeot and flew the Pokémon to the Tree of Beginning. While Ash and the others were looking for Pikachu, Mew kept it entertained with toys.

Mew also nearly sacrificed itself to save the Tree of Beginning. Lucario stepped in and was able to save Mew, but ended up sacrificing itself.

Mew is believed to still reside at the Tree of Beginning. It is last seen playing with a Bonsly.

Minor appearances

Nando's Mew Harp

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 interfere with the plans of Mirage Master.

Nando has a harp that is designed based on a Mew.

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

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 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 in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros./Melee/Brawl

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 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 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.

Pokémon Snap

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

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
I Red So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
Blue So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
Yellow When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon's short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.
Stadium A mythical Pokémon of South America. A growing number of people have seen it recently.
II Gold Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
Silver Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques.
Crystal Because it can learn any move, some people began research to see if it is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
Stadium 2 Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
III Ruby 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.
Sapphire 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.
Emerald 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.
FireRed A Pokémon of South America that was thought to have been extinct. It is very intelligent and learns any move.
LeafGreen So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
IV Diamond Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.
Pearl Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.
Platinum Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Area
I Red Blue None Trade
Yellow None Trade
II Gold Silver None Trade
Crystal None Trade
III Ruby Sapphire None Trade
Emerald One Faraway Island (requires Old Sea Map)
FireRed LeafGreen None Trade
Colosseum None Trade
XD None Trade
IV Diamond Pearl None Pal Park
Platinum None Pal Park
 Pal Park  Forest


In side games

Mew in Pokémon Snap
Game Location
Pokémon Snap Rainbow Cloud
Pokémon Trozei! Random Agent Cards
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red/Blue Rescue Team 		Buried Relic (36F-98F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time/Darkness 		Mystery Jungle (Interior)
Pokémon Ranger Olive Jungle (Event mission 3)
My Pokémon Ranch Store 999 Pokémon*

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

In events

Event Location Year Level
Hadou Mew Japan 2005 10
PokéPark Mew Taiwan 2006 30
Toys "R" Us United States 2006 10
Palcity Mew Japan 2007 50
Aura Mew Europe 2007 10
Nintendo of Korea Korea 2009 50

Base stats

Stat Base At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
Min. Max. Min. Max.
HP: 100
 
 160 207 310 404
Attack: 100
 
 94 167 184 328
Defense: 100
 
 94 167 184 328
Special Attack: 100
 
 94 167 184 328
Special Defense: 100
 
 94 167 184 328
Speed: 100
 
 94 167 184 328
Total: 600 Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
  • This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was 100.


Type effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Start Transform Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 1 ♥
10 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
20 Metronome Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥
30 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
40 Barrier Psychic Status — —% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
50 AncientPower Rock Special 60 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
60 Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Cute 0
70 Me First Normal Status — —% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
80 Baton Pass Normal Status — —% 40 Cute 0
90 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20 Cute 0
100 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 90 —% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

By events

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Obtained in Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Palcity Events Aura SphereLv 50 Fighting Special 90 —% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Palcity Events and My Pokémon Ranch Teleport Psychic Status — —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
My Pokémon Ranch Synthesis Grass Status — —% 5 Smart 0
My Pokémon Ranch Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
Image:Pin151.png Acquisition: Catch Image:Pin151.gif


Pokémon Trozei!
Image:Trozeiani151.gif Rarity: Rare Image:Trozeiani151.gif
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 0.9% Friend Area: Final Island
Phrases
51%-100% HP It makes me happy being with you!
26%-50% HP Oh, no! My HP is half gone!
1%-25% HP I can't go on! My HP is almost gone!
Level Up I leveled up! Doesn't that make you happy?
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Psychic  Loops: 18 Minimum Experience: 150
Poké Assist: Image:Psychicpa.PNG ( Psychic ) Field Move: None Maximum Experience: 150
"Mew is a rare Pokémon considered to be a mirage. It does flips and can go invisible."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Image:MDP151.png Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 20% IQ Group: H

Evolution

Does not evolve
Image:151.png
Mew
 Psychic 

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
Image:Spr_1b_151.png Image:Spr_1y_151.png Image:Spr_1g_151.png Image:Spr_b_g1_151.png
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
Image:Spr_2g_151.png Image:Spr_2s_151.png Image:Spr_2c_151.gif Image:Spr_b_g2_151.png
Image:Spr_2g_151_s.png Image:Spr_2s_151_s.png Image:Spr_2c_151_s.gif Image:Spr_b_g2_151_s.png
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
Image:Spr_3r_151.png Image:Spr_3e_151.gif Image:Spr_3f_151.png Image:Spr_b_g3_151.png
Image:Spr_3r_151_s.png Image:Spr_3e_151_s.gif Image:Spr_3f_151_s.png Image:Spr_b_g3_151_s.png
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Back
Image:Spr_4d_151.png Image:Spr_4p_151.png NO SPRITES
AVAILABLE 		Image:Spr_b_g4_151.png
Image:Spr_4d_151_s.png Image:Spr_4p_151_s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_151_s.png
Mew For other sprites and images, please see Mew images on Bulbagarden Archives.

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 version of the 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.
  • In the games, lost scientific reports found in the burned mansion of Cinnabar Island state that Mew "gave birth... The scientists named the newborn "Mewtwo." This is in defiance of the basic reproduction method of Pokémon, eggs. However, Mew, like most other legendary Pokémon, cannot produce eggs in the games.
  • 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, a special flag must be set on Mew, otherwise it will not obey its Trainer. This also goes for Deoxys. This is to make sure that the Mew has been obtained from an event, and so hackers do not overuse it in battles.
  • Mew is the only genderless Pokémon able to learn Attract and Captivate; however, when used by Mew, they will fail unless the opposing Pokémon is also genderless.
  • Mew's English name, only three letters long, is the shortest of all Pokémon. It shares this distinction with Muk.
  • Even though Mew has been shown able 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 Mew with Teleport is from My Pokémon Ranch in Generation IV, or by teaching it TM30 in Generation I. However it may still utilize both of these moves (along with Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, Hydro Cannon, and Draco Meteor) through the use of Metronome.
  • 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 both Celebi and Shaymin.
  • Mew's sprite in the original Japanese Pokémon Red and Green as well as all of its Generation I backsprites feature notably different physical features for Mew than later appearances, especially its head, neck, and back.
  • Mew's Generation II sprites feature it with a noticeably shortened tail which was carried on to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The tail was changed back to its extra long skinny appearance in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, though FireRed and LeafGreen backsprites still show Mew's short tail.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Melee, its chance to appear is 1 out of 251, which is the total number of Pokémon in Generation II, while in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, its chance to appear is 1 out 493, which is the total number of Pokémon in Generation IV.
A wild Mew found using the Mew glitch

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. After certain conditions are met, a Mew can be transferred to a Generation IV game from My Pokémon Ranch.

Origin

Mew shares some traits with felines. It is also similar to a vertebrate embryo. It is purported by scientists to be the ancestor of all other Pokémon, a reference to the recapitulation theory.

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

Related articles

External links

  • Mirage, the fanlisting for Mew.

Notes


By year: 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
By event: 10th Anniversary • Jeremy
Movies • Tanabata • With effects
In games: Colosseum • Box • XD • Channel
PBR • Ranger • Ranch • Shadows of Almia
In-game (IV)
Items: GS Ball • Eon Ticket • Mysticticket
Aurora Ticket • Old Sea Map • Secret Key
Member Card • Oak's Letter • Azure Flute
Berries • Pokétch Apps
Pokémon: Mew • Celebi • Jirachi • Deoxys
Manaphy • Darkrai • Shaymin • Arceus
Others: Mystery Gift • Notable ID nos.
Wonder Cards (Events • Games)
Kanto: Articuno • Zapdos • Moltres • Mewtwo • Mew
Johto: Raikou • Entei • Suicune • Lugia • Ho-Oh • Celebi
Hoenn: Regirock • Regice • Registeel • Latias • Latios
Kyogre • Groudon • Rayquaza • Jirachi • Deoxys
Sinnoh: Uxie • Mesprit • Azelf • Dialga • Palkia • Giratina • Cresselia
Darkrai • Manaphy • Phione • Regigigas • Heatran • Shaymin • Arceus
Super Smash Bros. series
Games: Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Characters: Pikachu • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Pichu • Pokémon Trainer (Squirtle • Ivysaur • Charizard) • Lucario
Stages: Saffron City • Pokémon Stadium • Poké Floats • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Spear Pillar
Poké Ball: Articuno • Beedrill • Bellossom • Blastoise • Bonsly • Celebi • Chansey • Charizard • Chikorita • Clefairy • Cyndaquil • Deoxys
Electrode • Entei • Gardevoir • Goldeen • Groudon • Gulpin • Hitmonlee • Ho-Oh • Jirachi • Koffing • Kyogre • Latias and Latios
Lugia • Manaphy • Marill • Meowth • Mew • Metagross • Moltres • Munchlax • Onix • Piplup • Porygon2 • Raikou • Scizor
Snorlax • Staryu • Starmie • Suicune • Togepi • Torchic • Unown • Venusaur • Weavile • Weezing • Wobbuffet • Zapdos
Stickers & Trophies: Melee Trophy list • Brawl Sticker list • Brawl Trophy list
Misc: The Subspace Emissary • My Music • Final Smash • Pokémon Change • Brawl cameos
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