Mew

Mew
Generation	Generation I
Generation	Generation I
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Evolutionary Line	No evolution line
Type(s)
Species	New Species Pokémon
Abilities	Synchronize
Pokédex
Previous	Mewtwo
Previous	Mewtwo
Index	151
Index	151
Next	Chikorita
Next	Chikorita
Kanto	151
Kanto	151
Johto	250/255
Johto	250/255
Hoenn	N/A
Hoenn	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	N/A
Unova	N/A
Kalos	N/A
Kalos	N/A
Alola	N/A
Alola	N/A
Galar	N/A
Galar	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Paldea	N/A
Evolves
From	None
Into	None
Gender	Genderless
Gender	Genderless
Weight	8.8 lbs. 4.0 kg
Weight	8.8 lbs. 4.0 kg
Height	1'04" 0.4 m
Height	1'04" 0.4 m
Pokédex color	Pink
Pokédex color	Pink
Shape
Shape
Footprint
Footprint
Cry
Cry

Mew (Japanese: ミュウ Myuu) is a Psychic-type Mythical and Legendary Pokémon, and is the last Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex. Unlike any other Pokémon, it has the ability to learn every TM and HM. Its DNA was cloned to create Mewtwo. It can be only be obtained through Pokemon distribution events.

Biology

Physiology

Mew is a small cat-like Pokémon with large feet with three toes, blue eyes, small pointed ears and a long, skinny tail. It is covered with a layer of fine pink hair, only visible with the aid of a microscope. It has short arms with three fingers on each paw, and has small orange paw pads on the undersides of its feet.

Special abilities

Mew has the Ability Synchronize. This ability allows it to pass on any status problem, except Sleep and Frozen, to its opponent. This ability also raises the encounter rate of Pokémon with its same nature.

Additionally, it is said that Mew's DNA possesses the genetic composition of all existing Pokémon species, thus allowing it to use all known Pokémon techniques. Also, as shown in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, it can change into any Pokémon using Transform. It changed into Meowth, Ho-Oh, Pidgeot, Pikachu, Aipom, Treecko, Taillow, Mime Jr., and Pichu. Its possession of every Pokémon's DNA also allows it to devolve Pokémon, as show in the TCG through its moves Devolution Beam and Devo Crush.

Mew has also shown its ability to Levitate, create force fields, and change its form into any existing species of Pokémon. It is a very versatile and is arguably one of the most powerful Pokémon in every region.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Mew Glitch	Unlimited
Yellow	Mew Glitch	Unlimited
Gold and Silver	Time Capsule	None
Crystal	Time Capsule	None
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Trade	None
Emerald	Faraway Island	One
Diamond and Pearl	My Pokémon Ranch	One
Platinum	My Pokémon Ranch	One
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Mystery Gift, Trade	None
Black and White	Trade	None
X and Y	Transfer	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None

Pokédex entries

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Super Smash Bros.

Mew has been a featured Pokémon in every one of the Super Smash Brothers games.

In original Super Smash Bros., a Mew will fly up without affecting the battlefield. In Super Smash Bros. Melee there is a 1 in 251 chance that a Poké Ball item contains Mew, and if this is the first time the player sees it, they will get an "achievement" after the battle. While it does not attack, the player receives 10,000 points after the battle is over. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it may even leave the player with a CD, a rare item that unlocks additional music in the game. Also, like in Melee, if it is the player's first time seeing Mew, they will get a "Notice" record from encountering him. This can be viewed later, along with the date and time the player received it.

Sprites

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Appearances

Anime

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Mew as it appears in the movie

Mew has been featured in several Pokémon movies, having a large role in most of them.

Mew first appeared in the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back or Pokémon the First Movie, and fought with Mewtwo. Mew's second movie appearance was in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, where Mew from the first movie takes Meowth and Ash's Pikachu to the Tree of Beginning. Mew has also made appearances in other movies.

Mew has been shown several times though in the TV series anime. Mew is in the opening theme of the Pokémon anime series, and it was featured in the TV Movie special Mewtwo Returns, during a flashback sequence of Mewtwo's. In the episode A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!, it appears in one of Meowth's boss fantasies, along with Celebi, Phione, Manaphy, and Jirachi. It appears as a mirage Pokémon in the special The Mastermind of.

• Mew (anime)
• Mew (MS008)
• Mirage Mew

Manga

The first legendary Pokémon that Red saw was Mew; he tried to capture it, but due to his lack of experience he was unable to catch it. In the Emerald arc, Emerald used soil from Mew's birthplace to calm down all the rental Pokémon as Mew is believed to have the DNA of all Pokémon.

Trivia

• Mew was the very first Pokémon trademark ever to be applied for and registered, which is the reason why it was made "the ancestor of all Pokémon."
• Mew is said to hold the DNA of all Pokémon. This is supported by the fact that it is one of only three Pokémon able to learn Transform, the other one through leveling being Ditto (Smeargle may as well by using its own move Sketch ). This also supports the fact that Mew is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
• Mew and Ditto have similar normal and shiny colours.
• Despite Mew's DNA being used to create Mewtwo, Mew comes after Mewtwo in the Pokédex.
• Despite being labelled "the ancestor of all Pokemon" it is unknown if Mew was actually the first Pokémon, it was the first that was trademarked but story wise Arceus is said to have been alone when it was born and Arceus created other Pokémon, it is therefore unknown if Mew was born first and created Arceus or Arceus created Mew to hold the DNA of all Pokémon that Arceus created from then on.
• Although it can learn all moves, Mew can't learn powerful and rare moves such as Blast Burn, Judgment, and Freeze Shock, mainly because some moves are to be learned by a specific Pokémon, and Mew cannot learn them under a specific condition.
• Only known Pokémon to have its DNA used in a cloning process to create a different Pokémon, Mewtwo was created by cloning and gene splicing, Team Rocket (who were behind the experiments) were planning on creating a Mewthree however this plan failed when Mewtwo destroyed the lab.
• In Japan, a pink Nintendo DS was released with Mew on it.
• In Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow it was only officially available through events running during 1999-2000 outside Japan where the events ran approximately 4 years before. Today it's impossible to complete the PokéDex for these games without doing the Mew Glitch or using a memory modification device like the Gameshark, Action Replay, or Xploder.
• Mew was the first event Pokémon introduced.
• Mew wasn't originally going to be an actual Pokémon; it was originally just a prank set up by the developers, and behind the creators' backs, no less. However, due to all the publicity it got, it became official.

Origin

Mew is based on a cat. It also looks similar to a vertebrate embryo.

Name Origin

Mew's name seems to be derived from the word "mew", the sound a cat makes, and possibly "mutant".

Gallery

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Mew on Faraway Island

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data

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