Background
Mewtwo is a Psychic type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation1. Mewtwo is a Pokémon that was created by genetic manipulation, and is said to have been born by altering the DNA of Mew.
Availability
- Mewtwo will be in 5 star raids from June 16th, 2022, 10 am Local time, till 1st July 2022, 10 am Local time.
- It’s shiny form will be available.
- Since it is a psychic type, it will be boosted by Windy weather.
- It’s 100% IV is 2387 (Non-Boosted) and 2984 (Boosted).
- Mewtwo caught between June 16th and June 23rd, will have the Exclusive charged attack, Shadow Ball!
- Mewtwo caught between June 23rd and July 1st, will have the Exclusive charged attack, Psystrike!
- Shadow ball Mewtwo will have a raid hour on June 22nd. (6pm-7pm Local time)
- Psystrike Mewtwo will have a raid hour on June 29th. (6pm-7pm Local time)
Counters
Since Mewtwo is a pure psychic, it is weak to Bug, Dark and Ghost type attacks! Any Pokémon with these types of moves serve as effective counters!
Let’s go through some of the best counters below.
Normal Counters-
- Darkrai with Snarl and Shadow Ball.
- Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball.
- Hoopa Bounded and Unbounded with Astonish and Shadow Ball.
- Giratina Origin with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball.
Shadow Counters-
- Shadow Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball(Legacy).
- Shadow Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch.
- Shadow Weavile with Snarl and Foul Play.
Mega Counters-
- Mega Gengar with Lick(Legacy) and Shadow Ball.
- Mega Houndoom with Snarl and Foul Play.
- Mega Gyarados with Bite and Crunch.
Budget Counters-
- Honchkrow with Snarl and Dark Pulse.
- Tyranitar with Bite and Crunch.
- Houndoom with Snarl and Foul play.
- Yanmega with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz.
- Any other pokémon with Dark, Ghost or Bug type attacks also serve as good counters to Mewtwo.
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