Gen 3 Mew [DONE]

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[OVERVIEW]


Mew's well-rounded stats and almost unmatched movepool mean it can fulfill almost any role its team requires it to. While its stats are nothing to scoff at, they're not particularly noteworthy either, leaving it in the shadow of at least one Pokemon in any given role it wishes to fill. Mewtwo in particular is a direct upgrade in most cases. However, one can use both on offensive teams because Species Clause bans just using two Mewtwo.

[SET]
name: Lum Berry Explosion Lead
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder
move 3: Fire Blast / Taunt
move 4: Explosion
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 104 SpA / 52 SpD / 20 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This Mew can function as a potent anti-lead, having a good matchup against the majority of the metagame. Thunder Wave paralyzes common leads such as Kyogre, Latios, and Latias. With the Special Attack investment, Thunder 3HKOes Kyogre. Fire Blast puts Groudon in KO range of Explosion and beats Steel-types that might want to switch in to take the Explosion. Explosion removes anything that doesn't resist it, paving the way for sweepers such as Mewtwo and Deoxys-A. 80 Defense EVs avoid a 2HKO from standard Groudon and an OHKO from Deoxys-A's Shadow Ball, while 52 Special Defense EVs allow Mew to avoid being 2HKOed by Latios's Dragon Claw and OHKOed by offensive Kyogre's Hydro Pump. 20 Speed EVs allow Mew to outspeed Deoxys-D and most defensive Kyogre and Groudon. Lum Berry helps deal with paralysis from Thunder Wave, Thunder, and Body Slam. Taunt is an option to shut down Deoxys-D, Curse Snorlax, and Swords Dance Groudon without needing to use Explosion.


Team Options
========

Mew's sole purpose as a lead is to give Mewtwo-like utility while freeing you up to use Mewtwo in the back. They form a potent Explosion + Self-Destruct core that removes at least two foes. Even if Mewtwo isn't running Self-Destruct, it appreciates Mew overwhelming its checks. Offensive Normal-types such as Snorlax and Slaking greatly enjoy Mew beating Steel-types with Fire Blast or chipping them with Explosion. Groudon enjoys its checks in Latios, Latias, and Kyogre being paralyzed by Thunder Wave or Thunder, or even being OHKOed by Explosion, allowing it to win the weather war and use Earthquake more freely. Choice Band Deoxys-A also appreciates Mew using Fire Blast and Explosion against Steel-types and Explosion on Snorlax, as it can then lock itself into Extreme Speed or Shadow Ball.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Earthquake / Brick Break
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Jolly
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

Swords Dance Mew is a decent wallbreaker. Shadow Ball hits very common Psychic-types like Latios, Latias, Lugia, and Deoxys-D. Explosion will assuredly blow away almost anything that doesn't resist Normal. Earthquake gives great coverage, taking care of most Steel-types that resist Shadow Ball. Brick Break is a reliable compromise that hits both the Steel-types like Forretress and Metagross and the Normal-types like Snorlax and Blissey at the cost of dealing less damage to the former. 220 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Mew to outspeed Modest Latios, Modest Latias, and any Rayquaza. Lum Berry allows Mew to offensively check Snorlax, Latios, and Latias without fear of status.


Team Options
========

As this set is usually not seen in the lead slot, a Mewtwo lead can cover most of Mew's checks by overwhelming them with its powerful coverage, taking advantage of the significant overlap in their checks. Snorlax is a good partner, as Mew can weaken Steel-types and take on Ho-Oh for Snorlax while also forming a good pivot core that can take physical Deoxys-A's best moves in Superpower and Shadow Ball. Choice Band Heracross and Deoxys-A are amazing partners, sharing their checks with Mew in defensive Kyogre, Groudon, and Ho-Oh and overwhelming them so that one can sweep.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Rock Slide can be run on the Swords Dance set over Earthquake to beat Ho-Oh at the cost of hitting Steel-types. Soft-Boiled is another Swords Dance option so that Mew can get more boosts, but running coverage is usually better. An itemless set utilizing Thief is a neat idea to cripple Latias, Latios, Kyogre, and Groudon, but simply attacking is usually more useful. Ice Beam is a good way to chip Groudon, Latios, and Latias but means missing out on a lot of the utility that other moves provide. Hypnosis can take a Pokemon out of commission, but its horrible accuracy and direct competition with Thunder Wave mostly makes it undesirable.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ho-Oh**: Mew's offensive stats are not good enough to break through Ho-Oh, which can avoid a 2HKO from Thunder and force Mew to use Explosion in quite a telegraphed manner. It cannot take on said Explosion if it's been chipped, however.

**Snorlax**: Snorlax has enough bulk to take on any special attack Mew throws its way and often runs Protect to scout for Explosion. However, a bad prediction can mean it gets OHKOed by Explosion.

**Ghost-types**: Albeit rare, Ghost-types such as Dusclops and Gengar can take on Mew's special attacks and ignore Explosion, but they do not appreciate being paralyzed.

**Heracross**: Heracross can outspeed Mew and OHKO it with Megahorn while dodging an OHKO from Fire Blast.

**Sun Teams**: Groudon can take any one hit from Mew, and the usual backbones of sun teams can easily handle Mew's moveset and have ways to sponge Explosion.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lasen, 273339]]
- Quality checked by: [[SuperEpicAmpharos, 306959], [Exiline, 246168]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoGyro, 331519], [Finland, 517429]]
 
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Changelog: cleared up some phrasing, moved softboiled to other options for the SD set, added rock slide and thief to OO and Sun teams as a check/counter. Hypnosis was re-added after SEA said "yo, it's a funny move. Add it or I'm not giving you the stamp famalamalam"
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:rs/mew:
[OVERVIEW]


Mew is blessed with base 100 stats across the board and access to every TM in the game,(add space)making its utility and coverage almost unmatched. As such, Mew can fulfill almost any role its team requires it to. While its stats are nothing to scoff at, they're not particularly noteworthy either, leaving it in the shadow of at least one Pokemon in any role it wishes to fill. Mewtwo in particular is a direct upgrade in most cases. However, one can use both on offense oriented teams as a way to slightly circumvent Species Clause and bring two almost identical Pokemon.

[SET]
name: Lum Explosion Lead
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder
move 3: Fire Blast / Taunt
move 4: Explosion
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 104 SpA / 52 SpD / 20 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This Mew can function as a potent anti-lead, having a good match-up against the majority of the lead metagame. Thunder Wave allows it to paralyze common leads such as Kyogre, Latios, and Latias. 104 Special Attack EVs allow Mew to 3HKO Kyogre with Thunder. Fire Blast puts Groudon in range of Explosion, while also beating Steel-types that might want to switch in to take the Explosion. Explosion completely removes anything that doesn't resist it, paving the way for one of your sweepers in the back such as Mewtwo and Deoxys-A. 80 Defense EVs allow it to dodge a 2HKO from standard Groudon and the OHKO from Deoxys-A's Shadow Ball, while 52 Special Defense EVs allow it to avoid being 2HKOed by Latios's Dragon Claw and OHKOed by offensive Kyogre's Hydro Pump. 20 Speed allows Mew to outspeed Deoxys-D and most defensive Kyogre and Groudon. Lum Berry helps deal with paralysis from Thunder Wave,(add space)Thunder, and Body Slam. Taunt is an option to shut-(RH)down aforementioned Deoxys-D and attempts to set up (if you want, you could switch this to ‘setup attempts’)from Curse Snorlax and Swords Dance Groudon without needing to use Explosion.


Team Options
========

Mew's sole purpose as a lead is to free up Mewtwo in the back. They form a potent core where the former Explodes and the latter uses Selfdestruct to effectively remove at least two Pokemon from the opponent's side. Even if Mewtwo isn't running Selfdestruct, it appreciates Mew overwhelming its checks regardless. Offensive Normal-types such as Snorlax and Slaking are also extremely appreciative of Mew beating Steel-types with Fire Blast or chipping them with Explosion. Groudon enjoys its checks in Latios, Latias, and Kyogre being paralyzed by Thunder Wave or Thunder or even being OHKOed by Explosion, allowing it to win the weather war and opt for Earthquake more freely. Choice Band Deoxys-A also appreciates Mew using Fire Blast against Steel-types or Exploding in front of them or Snorlax, as it can then lock itself into Shadow Ball or Extreme Speed.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Earthquake / Brick Break
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Jolly
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set utilizes Swords Dance to turn Mew into a decent wallbreaker. Shadow Ball hits the very common Psychic-types of the metagame like Latios, Latias, Lugia, and Deoxys-D hard. Explosion will assuredly blow away almost anything that doesn't resist Normal. Earthquake gives great coverage, taking care of almost (because skarmory)all the Steel-types that resist Mew's Shadow Ball. Brick Break is a reliable compromise that both hits both the Normal-types like Snorlax and Blissey,(AC) and the Steel-types like Forretress and Metagross at the cost of dealing less damage to the latter. 220 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Mew to outspeed Modest nature Eon twins and max Speed Rayquaza. Lum Berry is employed to avoid status conditions from either direct status moves or as secondary effects from moves such as Body Slam and Ice Beam.


Team Options
========

As this set is usually not seen in the lead slot, a Mewtwo lead can cover most of Mew's checks by overwhelming them with its powerful coverage, taking advantage of the significant overlap in their checks. Snorlax is a good partner, as Mew can weaken Steel-types and take on Ho-Oh for Snorlax while also forming a good pivot core with it that can take physical Deoxys-A's best moves in Superpower and Shadow Ball. Choice Band Heracross and Deoxys-A are amazing partners, sharing their checks in defensive Kyogre, Groudon, and Ho-Oh and overwhelming them so that one the breakers can sweep the opposing team.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Rock Slide can be run on the Swords Dance set over Earthquake to allow Mew to beat Ho-Oh at the cost of Mew being unable to hit Steel-types for any meaningful amounts of damage. Soft-bBoiled on the same set can replace one of the coverage options so that Mew can get more Swords Dances in, but the coverage is usually better. A set without an item utilizing Thief is a neat idea to cripple Latios and Latias as well as Kyogre and Groudon, but simply attacking them and then clicking Explosion covers more options. Ice Beam is a good way to chip Groudon, Latios, and Latias but it means missing out on a lot of the utility the other moves provide. Hypnosis can take a Pokemon out of commission but its horrible accuracy and direct competition with Thunder Wave mostly makes it undesirable.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ho-Oh**: Mew's offensive stats are not good enough to break through Ho-Oh, which can avoid the 2HKO from Thunder and force Mew to Explode in quite a telegraphed manner. It cannot take on said Explosion if it's been chipped, however.

**Snorlax**: Snorlax has enough bulk to take on any special attack Mew throws its way and often runs Protect to scout for Explosion. However, a bad prediction can mean it gets OHKOed by Explosion.

**Ghost-types**: Albeit rare, Ghost-types such as Dusclops or Gengar can take on Mew's special attacks and ignore Explosion, but they do not appreciate being paralyzed.

**Heracross**: Heracross can outspeed Mew and OHKO it with Megahorn while dodging the OHKO from Fire Blast, but it can't take an Explosion head-on.

**Sun teams**: Groudon can actually survive any 1 hit that Mew throws its way and the usual backbones of sun teams can easily handle Mew's moveset and always carry a mon that can sponge the potentially incoming Explosion.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lasen, 273339]]
- Quality checked by: [[superepicampharos, 306959], [Exiline, 246168]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
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[OVERVIEW]


Mew is blessed with base 100 stats across the board and access to every TM in the game,making its utility and coverage almost unmatched. As such, Mew's well rounded stats and almost unmatched movepool mean it can fulfill almost any role its team requires it to. While its stats are nothing to scoff at, they're not particularly noteworthy either, leaving it in the shadow of at least one Pokemon in any role it wishes to fill. Mewtwo in particular is a direct upgrade in most cases. However, one can use both on offense oriented teams as a way to slightly circumvent Species Clause and bring two almost identical Pokemon.

[SET]
name: Lum Explosion Lead
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder
move 3: Fire Blast / Taunt
move 4: Explosion
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 104 SpA / 52 SpD / 20 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This Mew can function as a potent anti-lead, having a good matchup against the majority of the metagame. Thunder Wave allows it to paralyzes common leads such as Kyogre, Latios, and Latias. 104 Special Attack EVs allow Mew to 3HKO Kyogre with Thunder With the Special Attack investment, Thunder 3HKOes Kyogre. Fire Blast puts Groudon in KO range of Explosion, (comma) while also beating and beats Steel-types that might want to switch in to take the Explosion. Explosion completely removes anything that doesn't resist it, paving the way for one of your sweepers in the back such as Mewtwo and Deoxys-A. 80 Defense EVs allow it to dodge 2HKO from standard Groudon and the avoid a 2HKO from standard Groudon and an OHKO from Deoxys-A's Shadow Ball, while 52 Special Defense EVs allow it to avoid being 2HKOed by Latios's Dragon Claw and OHKOed by offensive Kyogre's Hydro Pump. 20 Speed allows Mew to outspeed Deoxys-D and most defensive Kyogre and Groudon. Lum Berry helps deal with paralysis from Thunder Wave, Thunder, and Body Slam. Taunt is an option to shut down aforementioned Deoxys-D, (comma) Curse Snorlax, and attempts to set up from Curse Snorlax and Swords Dance Groudon without needing to use Explosion.


Team Options
========

Mew's sole purpose as a lead is to free up Mewtwo in the back. They form a potent core where the former Explodes and the latter uses Selfdestruct to effectively remove at least two Pokemon from the opponent's side Explosion + Self-Destruct core that removes at least two foes. Even if Mewtwo isn't running Self-Destruct, it appreciates Mew overwhelming its checks regardless. Offensive Normal-types such as Snorlax and Slaking are also extremely appreciative of Mew beating Steel-types with Fire Blast or chipping them with Explosion. Groudon enjoys its checks in Latios, Latias, and Kyogre being paralyzed by Thunder Wave or Thunder or even being OHKOed by Explosion, allowing it to win the weather war and opt for Earthquake more freely. Choice Band Deoxys-A also appreciates Mew using Fire Blast and Explosion against Steel-types or Exploding in front of them or Snorlax and Explosion on Snorlax, as it can then lock itself into Shadow Ball or Extreme Speed.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Earthquake / Brick Break
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Jolly
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This set utilizes Swords Dance to turn Mew into Swords Dance Mew is a decent wallbreaker. Shadow Ball hits the very common Psychic-types of the metagame like Latios, Latias, Lugia, and Deoxys-D. Explosion will assuredly blow away almost anything that doesn't resist Normal. Earthquake gives great coverage, taking care of all the Steel-types that resist Mew's Shadow Ball. Brick Break is a reliable compromise that both hits both the Normal-types like Snorlax and Blissey and the Steel-types like Forretress and Metagross at the cost of dealing less damage to the latter. 220 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Mew to outspeed Modest nature Eon twins and max Speed Latios, Modest Latias, and any Rayquaza. Lum Berry is employed to avoid status conditions from either direct status moves or as secondary effects from moves such as Body Slam and Ice Beam. (this is borderline just saying what lum objectively does, rewrite with practical examples)


Team Options
========

As this set is usually not seen in the lead slot, a Mewtwo lead can cover most of Mew's checks by overwhelming them with its powerful coverage, taking advantage of the significant overlap in their checks. Snorlax is a good partner, as Mew can weaken Steel-types and take on Ho-Oh for Snorlax while also forming a good pivot core with it that can take physical Deoxys-A's best moves in Superpower and Shadow Ball. Choice Band Heracross and Deoxys-A are amazing partners, sharing their checks in defensive Kyogre, Groudon, and Ho-Oh and overwhelming them so that one the breakers can sweep the opposing team.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Rock Slide can be run on the Swords Dance set over Earthquake to allow Mew to beat Ho-Oh at the cost of Mew being unable to hit Steel-types for any meaningful amounts of damage. Soft-boiled on the same set can replace one of coverage options Soft-Boiled is another Swords Dance option so that Mew can get more Swords Dances in boosts, but the coverage is usually better. A set without an item utilizing Thief is a neat idea to cripple Latios and Latias as well as Kyogre and Groudon, but simply attacking them and then clicking Explosion Latias, Latios, Kyogre, and Groudon, but simply attacking covers more options. Ice Beam is a good way to chip Groudon, Latios, and Latias but it means missing out on a lot of the utility the other moves provide. Hypnosis can take a Pokemon out of commission, (comma) but its horrible accuracy and direct competition with Thunder Wave mostly makes it undesirable.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ho-Oh**: Mew's offensive stats are not good enough to break through Ho-Oh, which can avoid the a 2HKO from Thunder and force Mew to Explode use Explosion in quite a telegraphed manner. It cannot take on said Explosion if it's been chipped, however.

**Snorlax**: Snorlax has enough bulk to take on any special attack Mew throws its way and often runs Protect to scout for Explosion. However, a bad prediction can mean it gets OHKOed by Explosion.

**Ghost-types**: Albeit rare, Ghost-types such as Dusclops or and Gengar can take on Mew's special attacks and ignore Explosion, but they do not appreciate being paralyzed.

**Heracross**: Heracross can outspeed Mew and OHKO it with Megahorn while dodging the an OHKO from Fire Blast, but it can't take an Explosion head-on.

**Sun teams**: Groudon can actually survive any 1 hit that Mew throws its way take any one hit from Mew, and the usual backbones of sun teams can easily handle Mew's moveset and always carry a mon that can sponge the potentially incoming have ways to sponge Explosion.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lasen, 273339]]
- Quality checked by: [[superepicampharos, 306959], [Exiline, 246168]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
 

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[OVERVIEW]


Mew's well-rounded (added hyphen) stats and almost unmatched movepool mean it can fulfill almost any role its team requires it to. While its stats are nothing to scoff at, they're not particularly noteworthy either, leaving it in the shadow of at least one Pokemon in any given role it wishes to fill. Mewtwo in particular is a direct upgrade in most cases. However, one can use both on offense oriented teams as a way to slightly circumvent Species Clause. offensive teams because Species Clause bans just using two Mewtwo.

[SET]
name: Lum Berry Explosion Lead
move 1: Thunder Wave
move 2: Thunder
move 3: Fire Blast / Taunt
move 4: Explosion
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 104 SpA / 52 SpD / 20 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

This Mew can function as a potent anti-lead, having a good matchup against the majority of the metagame. Thunder Wave paralyzes common leads such as Kyogre, Latios, and Latias. With the Special Attack investment, Thunder 3HKOes Kyogre. Fire Blast puts Groudon in KO range of Explosion and beats Steel-types that might want to switch in to take the Explosion. Explosion removes anything that doesn't resist it, paving the way for sweepers such as Mewtwo and Deoxys-A. 80 Defense EVs avoid a 2HKO from standard Groudon and an OHKO from Deoxys-A's Shadow Ball, while 52 Special Defense EVs allow it Mew to avoid being 2HKOed by Latios's Dragon Claw and OHKOed by offensive Kyogre's Hydro Pump. 20 Speed EVs allows Mew to outspeed Deoxys-D and most defensive Kyogre and Groudon. Lum Berry helps deal with paralysis from Thunder Wave, Thunder, and Body Slam. Taunt is an option to shut down Deoxys-D, (comma) (dont remove the actual comma; you just left in a checker mark) Curse Snorlax, and Swords Dance Groudon without needing to use Explosion.


Team Options
========

Mew's sole purpose as a lead is to free up Mewtwo in the back. give Mewtwo-like utility while freeing you up to use (I imagine?) Mewtwo in the back. They form a potent Explosion + Self-Destruct core that removes at least two foes. Even if Mewtwo isn't running Self-Destruct, it appreciates Mew overwhelming its checks. Offensive Normal-types such as Snorlax and Slaking are extremely appreciative of greatly enjoy Mew beating Steel-types with Fire Blast or chipping them with Explosion. Groudon enjoys its checks in Latios, Latias, and Kyogre being paralyzed by Thunder Wave or Thunder, (AC) or even being OHKOed by Explosion, allowing it to win the weather war and opt for use (unless you mean like, allowing it to / helping it run eq in its moveset) Earthquake more freely. Choice Band Deoxys-A also appreciates Mew using Fire Blast and Explosion against Steel-types and Explosion on Snorlax, as it can then lock itself into Shadow Ball or Extreme Speed. Extreme Speed or Shadow Ball.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Earthquake / Brick Break
item: Lum Berry
ability: Synchronize
nature: Jolly
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========

Swords Dance Mew is a decent wallbreaker. Shadow Ball hits very common Psychic-types like Latios, Latias, Lugia, and Deoxys-D. Explosion will assuredly blow away almost anything that doesn't resist Normal. Earthquake gives great coverage, taking care of all the most (not skarmory) Steel-types that resist Shadow Ball. Brick Break is a reliable compromise that hits both the Normal-types like Snorlax and Blissey and the Steel-types like Forretress and Metagross and Normal-types like Snorlax and Blissey at the cost of dealing less damage to the latter. former. 220 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Mew to outspeed Modest Latios, Modest Latias, and any Rayquaza. Lum Berry allows Mew to offensively check Snorlax, Latios, and Latias without fear of status.


Team Options
========

As this set is usually not seen in the lead slot, a Mewtwo lead can cover most of Mew's checks by overwhelming them with its powerful coverage, taking advantage of the significant overlap in their checks. Snorlax is a good partner, as Mew can weaken Steel-types and take on Ho-Oh for Snorlax while also forming a good pivot core that can take physical Deoxys-A's best moves in Superpower and Shadow Ball. Choice Band Heracross and Deoxys-A are amazing partners, sharing their checks with Mew in defensive Kyogre, Groudon, and Ho-Oh and overwhelming them so that one can sweep.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Rock Slide can be run on the Swords Dance set over Earthquake to beat Ho-Oh at the cost of hitting Steel-types. Soft-Boiled is another Swords Dance option so that Mew can get more boosts, but the running coverage is usually better. A set without an item An itemless set utilizing Thief is a neat idea to cripple Latias, Latios, Kyogre, and Groudon, but simply attacking covers more options. is usually more useful. ("covers more options" is a bit vague; you could also keep it and specify more what options are being covered) Ice Beam is a good way to chip Groudon, Latios, and Latias but means missing out on a lot of the utility the that other moves provide. Hypnosis can take a Pokemon out of commission, but its horrible accuracy and direct competition with Thunder Wave mostly makes it undesirable.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Ho-Oh**: Mew's offensive stats are not good enough to break through Ho-Oh, which can avoid a 2HKO from Thunder and force Mew to use Explosion in quite a telegraphed manner. It cannot take on said Explosion if it's been chipped, however.

**Snorlax**: Snorlax has enough bulk to take on any special attack Mew throws its way and often runs Protect to scout for Explosion. However, a bad prediction can mean it gets OHKOed by Explosion.

**Ghost-types**: Albeit rare, Ghost-types such as Dusclops and Gengar can take on Mew's special attacks and ignore Explosion, but they do not appreciate being paralyzed.

**Heracross**: Heracross can outspeed Mew and OHKO it with Megahorn while dodging an OHKO from Fire Blast.

**Sun Teams**: Groudon can take any one hit from Mew, and the usual backbones of sun teams can easily handle Mew's moveset and have ways to sponge Explosion.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Lasen, 273339]]
- Quality checked by: [[SupErepicAmpharos, 306959], [Exiline, 246168]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoGyro, 331519], [Finland, 517429]]

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