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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
1'4"
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0.4 m
Metric
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1'4"/0.4 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
8.8 lbs.
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4 kg
Metric
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8.8 lbs./4 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 64
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Battle Exp.: 641*
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Mew (Japanese: ミュウ Mew) is a Psychic type Pokémon. It is usually obtainable only by having it transferred to a player's cartridge at special Nintendo-sponsored events. In Pokémon Emerald, Faraway Island exists, allowing players to actually capture Mew, but access to this island requires an Old Sea Chart which is also only available through special events.
Mew's ability is Synchronize, which copies any status ailments the Pokémon might have over to its opponent.
Mew has been notorious since its discovery for its ability to learn every machine and tutor move, unique amongst all known Pokémon.
Mew does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon, and is the last Pokémon in the Kanto Pokédex.
Biology
Physiology
Mew is normally described a pink cat-like creature. Mew's hair is so fine, it can only be seen under a microscope. It has a long, skinny tail. Mew has big hind legs, like a rabbit and short arms with three-fingered paws. Mew has triangle-shaped ears and baby-blue eyes. Mew is said to have the DNA of every single Pokémon.
Gender differences
Mew is a genderless Pokémon.
Special abilities
Mew's main abilities include turning invisible at will, creating force-fields of psychic energy and being able to transform into any one of the other nearly 500 species of Pokémon. Mew is capable of wielding nearly every type of attack possible.
Behavior
Mew is an intelligent Pokémon and will only appear to someone with a pure heart. It also acts very childish, wanting everybody to play with it and beiing laughing most of the time.
Habitat
Mew can live almost anywhere, but it is probably native to South America. However, since Mew can either make itself invisible or transform itself into any other Pokémon, very few people have seen it.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Mew appeared in two Pokémon movies. In the first, Mewtwo Strikes Back, it engaged in a battle with its clone, Mewtwo. In the eighth movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Mew kidnapped Ash's Pikachu and Meowth. In the first movie, it was voiced by 山寺宏一 Kōichi Yamadera, while in the eighth, it was voiced by こおろぎさとみ Satomi Kōrogi.
Jirarudan's actions in The Power of One were apparently set in motion due to an Ancient Mew card; the card itself was actually shown in the movie.
A Mirage Mew appears in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, and helps to frustrate the plans of Mirage Master.
In the manga
Red and Blue see Mew in RB001
In the TCG
The first set that Mew appeared in was the Japanese Fossil set. This card was removed from the English set and was released as a black star promo card instead, this promo has a foil and a non-foil version, with each a different number (foil: 9, non-foil: 8). Mew has also made several more recent occurrences in trading card sets. It has been in Expedition Base Set, EX Legend Maker (1 normal, 1 Pokémon-ex), EX Holon Phantoms (1 normal, 1 Pokémon-ex), EX Dragon Frontiers (as a Pokémon*), POP4 (foil and non-foil) and POP5.
Mew has had many promo cards. In English, there are the 2 above-mentioned black star promo Mew, lilypad Mew (black star promo #47) and Southern Islands. There are several promo Mew cards in Japanese which never got translated, like shiny Mew (a CoroCoro promo), the Japanese players' promo Mew ex and a Pokéball promo Mew.
Mew also appears on some trainer cards, like the Japanese Lucky Stadium, the very rare Mew trophy card given to the winners of the summer challenge in Japan. But also on some regular Trainer cards a Mew can be seen, like Pokémon Fan Club (POP4) and Fieldworker.
Mew is also present in some current decks, for example, Mewtrick, the deck which won Worlds 2006, and also Destiny, a new but very popular deck.
Other appearances
After unlocking every character, there is a 1 in 251 chance of Mew appearing from a Poké Ball. The thrower of the Poke Ball recieves 10,000 bonus points for the Mew Catcher bonus.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Pokédex
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| Pokémon Red and Blue
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So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
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| Pokémon LeafGreen
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| Pokémon Yellow
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When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon's short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.
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| Pokémon FireRed
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A Pokémon of South America that was though to have been extinct. It is very intelligent and learns any move.
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| Pokémon Gold
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Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
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| Pokémon Silver
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Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques.
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| Pokémon Crystal
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Because it can learn any move, some people began research to see if it is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
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| Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
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| Pokémon Emerald
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A Mew is said to possess the genes of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
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| Pokémon Pearl
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Many scholars regard it as the ancestor of Pokémon since it can use all known moves.
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Game locations
Mew can easily be obtained in the Pokémon Red and Blue versions by using the Mew glitch. The Mew glitch also enable countless other normal and rarely-seen glitched Pokémon to be seen and captured, although some of them have been known to cause trouble to people's games.
Other then the Mew glitch, there are only 3 other ways to obtain it:
- At a Nintendo promotional event
- Having it traded by someone else
- Using Gameshark or some other cheating device
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Also, in Pokémon Stadium, Mew is available as a rental Pokémon for the Master Ball level of the Prime Cup.
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 600
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- 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.
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Type effectiveness
RBY
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Later versions
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/HM
By breeding
Mew cannot be bred.
By tutoring
Special moves
Side game data
Template:Side game
Evolution
Trivia
- Mew (then spelt ミュー, not ミュウ) is the first Pokémon trademark ever registered; it was granted on March 31, 1994, registration number 2636685 part 12; before even Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター), which was granted on December 26, 1997.
- ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090.
- Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990, application number 平2-51989; before even Pocket Monsters, which was submitted September 11, 1995.
- ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909.
- Mew was the only Pokémon of the first 151 to be left out of the original Poké-Rap.
- Mew was a little known secret when Pokémon Red and Green were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo were not initially aware that Satoshi Tajiri had programmed it into the game.
- The user-designed Neopet species known as the Shoyru was based on Mew with dragonic aspects added.
Origin
Mew shares some traits with felines. It is also similar to an animal embryo. It is purported to be the first Pokémon from which all others are descended, in the same way that all animal embryos look indentical at an early stage of development.
Name origin
Mew's name may refer to its cat-like appearance, with mew being the sound a kitten makes, the Japanese word unique (myō), or the English word mutant (myūtanto).
In other languages
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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