Mew (Pokémon)

This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Mew.

**Mew** (Japanese: **ミュウ** *Mew*) is a Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

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

Mew is notable for its unique ability to learn every Technical Machine, Technical Record, Hidden Machine, and Move Tutor move (except those exclusive to a particular Pokémon or group of Pokémon, such as Draco Meteor 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.

As demonstrated by its behavior in the first and eighth Pokémon movies, it shows signs of intelligence, curiosity, shyness, playfulness, and even selflessness. Mew is incredibly adaptable, able to travel freely in the air or underwater. As seen in Pokémon Snap and the Super Smash Bros. series, it can create a green, yellow, or pink orb of energy around itself for protection, although only the pink orb is seen in the latter.

Reports found in Cinnabar Island's Template:Ka 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.

Verela is the most common region for Mew sightings to occur, and even then, they are exceptionally rare. Its wide range of accessible powers and relative obscurity have caused it to enter legend as the "fairy sorceror." Fittingly to this description, it appears as one of witch dragon Berantegon's minions in the Legend of the Land-Slicer.

Mew is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Move Genesis Supernova. Additionally, in Generation AN-I exclusively, its Egg Group was changed to "Ditto" so that it could breed with any Pokémon except itself, likely due to the combination of inability to transfer Ditto from a prior generation and the lack of Ditto in the Verelan Pokédex.

## Game data

### NPC appearances

* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Mew is the guardian of the Grass Cornet.
* In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Mew takes Pikachu and their friends Chikorita, Piplup, and Charmander to the PokéPark. He then appears to Pikachu in a dream once they've arrived in the PokéPark and tells Pikachu to collect pieces of the Sky Prism so that peace can be restored to the PokéPark. Once all the pieces have been obtained Mew awaits Pikachu at the Sky Pavilion where he plays. In this game, Mew is referred to as male, despite having unknown gender in the core series.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Light in the Shadows: A particular Mew, an Alta Island resident, calls forth the player to the land of Lysilea.

### Held items

 Events\* | Salac Berry Salac Berry (100%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

* 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**.

### 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 in Generation VIII
* Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
* Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mew in that game.
* **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
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

## Trivia

* Despite being a clone of Mew, Mewtwo appears before Mew in the Pokédex.
* Mew was the only Pokémon out of the first 151 to be left out of the original version of the Pokérap. That was probably because Mew still wasn't announced outside of Japan at that time.
* In Generations I and II, due to technical limitations, *New Species* is labeled in game as *NEW SPECIE* (and in early versions, labeled as *NEWSPECIES*).
* Mew was a little-known secret when

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 were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that Shigeki Morimoto had programmed it into the game.
	+ In an interview with Game Freak and Creatures, Inc. in Nintendo Power issue 134, Shigeki Morimoto revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished.
	+ At the Heahea City Game Freak office in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Shigeki Morimoto states that he created Mew, including its pixel art, cry and Pokédex entry (the one reused in Pokémon FireRed). He also says it was right at the very end of game development.
* In Generation III, Mew is the only Generation I Pokémon that cannot be encountered in FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as the only Generation I Legendary or Mythical Pokémon that can be encountered in Emerald.
* Mew is tied with Mewtwo for the most anime opening appearances of any Legendary or Mythical Pokémon, with seven in Japan.
* Mew is the only Pokémon species with unknown gender that is legitimately able to learn Captivate, and one of the few that can learn Attract. Both moves fail when used by any Pokémon with unknown gender, including Mew.
* In Super Smash Bros. it has a chance of 1 out of 151 to appear, in Super Smash Bros. Melee, its chance to appear is 1 out of 251, and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, its chance to appear is 1 out of 493. This is a reference to how many Pokémon were out during the release of each game (151 in Generation I, 251 in Generation II, and 493 in Generation IV).

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* Mew shares the move Transform with Ditto, along with also sharing the same Shiny coloration and the same weight. In addition, in

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, Ditto can be encountered in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island, where diary entries on Mew can be found.
* The US release of Mew as an event for

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 happened on the ten-year anniversary of the original release of Gold and Silver.
* Mew was voted the most popular Pokémon in the Template:N, which included all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from the first four generations.
* Mew started the trend of every generation (through Generation V) 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 Forme Shaymin, and Victini.
* The only ways to legitimately obtain a Shiny Mew is via the Generation II Gotta Catch Em All Event in Thanksgiving 2002 or the Old Sea Map on a Japanese copy of

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.
* Mew is one of two Pokémon to have the shortest English Pokémon name, Muk being the other.
* Mew is the only Generation I Pokémon that grows medium slowly and has no three-stage evolution family.
* Mew is the only Pokémon obtainable in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! that cannot have the Pokémon GO origin mark GO origin mark.

### Origin

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Mew has several similarities to that of a vertebrate embryo, due to its short fine hair and small forearms. Additionally, Mew's overall physical appearance appears to be based off of domestic cats, which can be seen with the shape of its head and large hind legs. Its morphology is also vaguely similar to a jerboa, having large hind legs and a long skinny tail. 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.

Moreover, Mew's design was based on Mewtwo. It was made simpler than Mewtwo's so that it would take up less space on the cartridge.

#### Name origin

Mew may be derived from 妙 *myō* (strange/unusual), or *mutant* (myūtanto), or it may be a combination of *mystery* and *new* (considering that it is mysterious and "newly" discovered).

## Related articles

* Mew duo
* Mew (M01)
* Mew (M08)
* Mew (Adventures)
* Mythical Pokémon

## Notes

1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en\_GB/news/iwata/iwata\_asks\_-\_pokmon\_heartgold\_version\_\_soulsilver\_version\_16288\_16289.html
2. ↑ https://nintendoeverything.com/game-freaks-shigeki-morimoto-on-mew-why-it-was-initially-rare-design-more/