Mewtwo
Psychic
Best attacking moveset: Psycho Cut and Psystrike, worth 17.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mewtwo can learn 24 combinations. Psycho Cut with Psystrike does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Psystrike is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Mewtwo you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Psycho Cut and Psychic, worth 16.4 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Counter Legacy | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Hyper Beam Legacy | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Psystrike Legacy | Psychic | 95 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball Legacy | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Mewtwo has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,724 at level 50, 4,178 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,387 CP at level 20, or 2,984 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,294 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 300 attack · 182 defense · 214 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy |
| Size | 2 m and 122 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Mewtwo does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Psystrike | 28.0 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psystrike | 28.0 |
| Normal | Counter + Focus Blast | 22.0 |
| Rock | Counter + Focus Blast | 22.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Focus Blast | 22.0 |
| Ice | Counter + Focus Blast | 22.0 |
| Dark | Counter + Focus Blast | 22.0 |
| Ghost | Psycho Cut + Shadow Ball | 21.2 |
| Psychic | Psycho Cut + Shadow Ball | 20.2 |
| Psycho Cut + Thunderbolt | 19.4 | |
| Water | Psycho Cut + Thunderbolt | 19.4 |
| Ground | Psycho Cut + Ice Beam | 19.0 |
| Grass | Psycho Cut + Ice Beam | 19.0 |
| Dragon | Psycho Cut + Ice Beam | 19.0 |
| Bug | Psycho Cut + Flamethrower | 18.1 |
| Fire | Psycho Cut + Psystrike | 17.7 |
| Electric | Psycho Cut + Psystrike | 17.7 |
| Fairy | Psycho Cut + Psystrike | 17.7 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Mewtwo is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mewtwo
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 29.8 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 28.8 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 26.8 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 26.6 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 26.6 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 26.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 25.4 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 25.4 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 24.9 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 24.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mewtwo's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.