Mew (Pokémon)

**Mew** is a Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon.

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

Mew is notable for its unique ability to learn every Technical Machine and Move Tutor move (except those exclusive to a particular Pokémon or group of Pokémon, such as Volt Tackle and Secret Sword).

It is a member of the Mew duo along with Mewtwo.

## Biology

Mew is a pink, bipedal Pokémon with mammalian features. It has a rounded, wide snout; triangular ears; and large, blue eyes. It has short arms with three-fingered paws and large hind paws with oval markings on the soles. Its tail is long and thin with an ovoid tip. Its fur is so fine and thin, it can only be seen under a microscope. Mew is said to have the DNA of every single Pokémon contained within its body, allowing Mew to learn and use any attack.

It shows signs of intelligence, curiosity, shyness, playfulness and even selflessness. Mew is incredibly adaptable, able to travel freely in the air or underwater. It can create a green, yellow or pink orb of energy around itself for protection.

Reports found in Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Mansion note scientific expeditions that have sighted Mew in Guyana, South America, the place where it was first discovered. Since Mew can make itself invisible at will, very few people have knowingly seen it, leading some scientists to declare it extinct and most to assume it to be a mirage. It will only show itself to a person who is pure of heart and has a strong desire to see it for themselves.

Mew is the only known Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move Genesis Supernova.

## Game data

### Stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Type effectiveness

While Mew is Transformed into other Pokémon, type effectiveness depends on the type(s) of the Pokémon transformed into.

### Learnset

#### By breeding

 * Moves marked with an asterisk (\*) must be chain bred onto Mew
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mew
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mew

## Trivia

* Despite being a clone of Mew, Mewtwo appears before Mew in the Pokédex.
* Mew is the one of the few gender-unknown Pokémon species that can learn Attract. Said move will fail when used by any Pokémon with unknown gender, including Mew.
* Mew started the trend of every region until Kalos introducing a Mythical Pokémon with a base stat total of 600 and a stat distribution of 100 all around. Others that follow this trend include Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, Land Form Shaymin and Victini.
* Mew is tied with Muk for the shortest name of all Pokémon.
* Mew is the only Kanto Pokémon that grows medium-slowly and has no three-stage evolution family.
* Mew is the only Mythical Pokémon introduced in Kanto.

### Origin

Designer Shigeki Morimoto stated that Mew's design was based on Mewtwo. Its design was made simpler than Mewtwo in order to take up less space on the cartridge.

Appearance wise, Mew's overall physical appearance appears to be based off of domestic cats. Several of Mew's features, such as a short muzzle and large hind feet, are commonly found in cats. Its morphology is also vaguely similar to a jerboa, having large hind legs and a long skinny tail. Mew's earliest design in Japan's Red and Green resembled a vertebrate embryo, featuring a large head and small body. It is believed by scientists to be the last universal common ancestor of all other Pokémon, which, along with its resemblance to an embryo, may be a reference to the recapitulation theory. Mew was soon revised and became mostly mammalian with cat-like traits, while still retaining several embryonic features such as having short fine hair and small forearms.

#### Name origin

Mew may be a combination of *mutant* or *mutation* and *new*.