15 Things Mew Can Do That Mewtwo Can’t
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Mewtwo is tough, but Mew has a lot of hidden secrets up his sleeve. The battle of the psychic Pokémon!
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The question of which is ‘better’ is one of the oldest known to humankind. We just can’t get away from this whole competitive idea. Right from an early age, there we were at recess, demanding to know which our classmates think is better: Nintendo or Sega. This is totally subjective, but friendships were won and lost and sexualities questioned over this decision.
The question of whether Mew or Mewtwo is better is another controversial one. On the one hand, Mewtwo brings much more to the table in terms of sheer power, if we’re talking special attack stats in the games. That’s enough for some straight away, but it can be a tough one to answer. Did you watch Mewtwo carve a path of death and destruction through the movie? If you did, you might be inclined to think it’s stronger and better too.
You’ve got to look inside, though, and consider the facts from all angles. This is one of the inspirational after school special messages that Pokémon has always tried to get across. It’s not just about power, it’s about trusting and believing and all of that flowery hippy stuff.
Mew might seem relatively harmless in comparison. It is the quiet, unassuming ying to Mewtwo’s CRUSH AND DESTROY yang. The party pooper. Despite that, it’s not to be underestimated. This little guy has powers and abilities that the volatile clone Pokémon will never have. Buckle up, friends, and let’s take a look at 15 Things Mew Can Do That Mewtwo Can’t.
15 Shapeshifting That Ditto Would Be Proud Of
Ditto, I think we can all agree, isn’t the most awe-inspiring of Pokémon. It’s just an adorable little hunk of jello nothing, and while that’s kind of a talking point at parties, it’s really not going to get you too far in life. That don’t impress me much, as Shania Twain once said.
The one thing Ditto is known for is stealing the appearance, stats (bar HP) and moves of opposing Pokémon, by means of Transform. This ability was once unique to it, but there are now two other Pokémon who can use this move: Smeargle (by means of Sketch) and Mew. Granted, Mew can’t make much use of it, but it’s one extraordinary thing that Mewtwo can’t do. That’s 1-0 to Mew, right there.
14 LEARN ALL OF THE MOVES!
As far as Psychic type special attackers go, Mewtwo is incredibly versatile. This thing’s got the kind of movepool that most others would sell their spouses and run their grandma through a meat grinder for. Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Energy Ball… it gets access to all kinds of things it shouldn’t really. Like a generation one Normal type on steroids.
But hey, do you think Mew’s impressed? Heck no. S/he’s still going all sassy Shania on Mewtwo’s butt. After all, what’s better than learning a lot of different moves? Learning every damn move, that’s what. The little guy is compatible with every TM and Move Tutor move in the game, only missing out on exclusive moves like Secret Sword. As such, you can never be sure what this teeny tricksy Pokémon is going to want to do.
13 Actually Show Its Face In Standard Play
As I say, Mew is quite unpredictable when you come across it in battle. Which you will do on occasion, unlike its uppity clone child. Mewtwo, being the unrepentant, no-effs-given powerhouse that it is, was banished straight to Ubers by competitive community Smogon. While these guys tend to have a monopoly on generally-accepted unofficial rules, this is also usually the case in an official tournament setting too.
Nintendo and Game Freak’s own tournament rules usually keep the legendary big boys on the ban list, although recent years have seen the likes of Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon being made legal. Away from these cases, Mew is usable in Smogon OU (that is, standard play), while Mewtwo certainly isn’t. Mew’s fair game though, for reasons we’ll get into next.
12 Do More Than Just Plain Bring The Pain
When Mew arrived with generation one, it started a trend in the games that ran all the way up to Black and White. This trend was for Mythical Pokémon with a perfectly-rounded base 100 in all six stats. The Pokémon who opted not to hate and appreciate, hopping on the bandwagon, were Celebi, Jirachi, Manaphy, Shaymin (in its original adorable hedgehog-y forme) and Victini.
As such, Mew is not a too stronk, nerf plz threat for standard competitive play. While neither its offenses or defenses are stellar, it has a great versatility, particularly when you consider the range of moves it can access. I’ve always had a lot of fun using Mew, whether as a boosting sweeper (physical with Swords Dance or special with Nasty Plot), a handy supporter or more of a tank.
11 Keep His Darn Cool
If there’s one thing we all know about Mewtwo, it’s that the guy can be a little on the temperamental side. You don’t want to be the unfortunate henchman who has to snivel his way into Mewtwo’s lair and explain that Bond has escaped. Mewtwo isn’t the kind of cloned super-feline who takes bad news graciously.
Whether in the movie or series lore generally, this much shines right through. You’re walking on the finest of eggshells while Mewtwo’s around. By contrast, its parent Pokémon is all kinds of timid and chill. Mew isn’t one to seek confrontation, nor is it one to throw the kind of temper tantrum that leaves a smoking crater the size of Albuquerque in its wake.
10 Be A Pain In The Butt In Pokémon Snap
As with a lot of legendary and mythical Pokémon, Mew is so reclusive that many people in the Pokéverse consider it a mirage. You often see this sort of thing stated in the Pokédex entries of these guys; which is fair enough. After all, I guess your chances of cruising off to work and seeing an Articuno just chilling outside (yep, that pun was intended, and I’m quite proud of it) are slim to bupkus.
Even with all of that said, however, I doubt that any other Pokémon goes to such extreme, pain-in-the-butt lengths to avoid the paparazzi that Mew does. This little guy, you’ll remember, is the de facto final boss of Pokémon Snap, and man does it hate having its photo taken. All that dodging, weaving, bouncing, barrier-making… this was all kinds of a bad time for me as a child.
9 The Most Desirable Superpower Of All
Well, that’s debatable, naturally. The classic Invisibility vs Flight argument has been raging for decades, and there’s no sign of that ever going anywhere. The power to render yourself invisible is one of the most popular picks in any debate on the subject, though, that’s what’s important here.
You know who can’t do this? Mewtwo. You know who can? Well, Albus Dumbledore for one, but Mew, that’s who.
Being the good, upstanding, benevolent little dude that it is, Mew does not abuse this power. It’s never gone all supervillain on our butts. All it does is use this ability to keep out of the limelight, remain undetected and undisturbed. As we’ve seen before, it’s a timid, solitary creature; the acorn fell super far from the tree when Mewtwo was born.
8 Pink Energy Bubbles A Speciality
Whenever Mewtwo is seen, be it in the movies, games or other media, it’s usually depicted in the act of firing some kind of energy blast or other. That’s just what Mewtwo does. It is its thing. Shadow Ball, Aura Sphere, something else… it finds meaning in life only in firing these powerful projectiles at everyone’s darn faces.
Mew, again being the less batcrap crazy, Hulk smash-y of the Mew duo, has an entirely different party trick. It’s able to learn just about any move in the series, but its signature power is these energy bubbles it produces. In keeping with its mischievous but peaceable personality, these are not weapons as such, but serve a variety of purposes for the Pokémon. Transportation, defense (darn those bubbles in Pokémon Snap), anything it fancy really.
7 Glitch Its Way Into Pokémon Red And Blue
As we all know, defeating Pokémon Red and Blue’s League and becoming the new champion is not the end of things. That’s the protagonist’s main goal, granted, but becoming the very best like no-one ever was is just the start of it. If you want to catch ‘em all, you’ve got to hope right back into it, head on through that cave you can now access and take down Mewtwo.
You can’t miss the guy. It’s huge and furious and right there in your face. The ever-elusive Mew, however, is much more difficult to obtain. For most Red and Blue players, it could only be acquired by means of a cheat device, or by exploiting the elaborate ‘Mew Glitch.’ Not forgetting, of course, all that business about using Strength on a truck.
6 Pass As A Household Pet
You know, by the standards of the Pokémon world, this wouldn’t be such an odd thing at all. There’s no sign of regular domesticated animals as we know them, but NPCs we meet have the next closest things as pets: Persians, Furfrous, those sorts of things. Just look at Mew, and try telling me it wouldn’t look right at home squatting over anyone’s litter tray. You know it’s true.
Often times, legendary Pokémon look like huge, generic, Tokyo-crushing monsters of hulking death and ruin. By contrast, mythical ‘mon (a similar but distinct group) are often smaller and cuter.
Mewtwo is almost seven tall, and isn’t going to be swayed by your dangling a catnip-laden treat in its direct. Mew, on the other hand, wouldn’t be above playing the piano in viral videos on the web, given half a chance.
5 Disappoint In Super Smash Bros.
Again, this one’s fairly up in the air. Despite Mewtwo’s menacing appearance and look-ma-I’ve-got-two-different-mega-forms-and-they-can-both-crush-your-skull-into-spam reputation, it’s really not much cop as a Smash Bros combatant. As a playable character in Smash Bros Melee and Smash Bros Wii U/3DS, it’s characterized by its powerful throws and super, super lightweight. A very floaty, tricksy character, most were not impressed by Mewtwo at all.
I found the iconic Psychic type a lot of fun to play, though, and was thrilled when it was confirmed to return for the Wii U and 3DS editions of Smash. Mew’s appearances in Smash divided the community too. For some, its rare appearance in a Poké Ball was a blessing, as it dropped rare items for the player to collect. For others, it was a missed opportunity, as this special Pokémon doesn’t really do anything.
4 De-evolving Its Fellow Pokémon (In The TCG)
Now this, right here, is a party trick to be proud of. I don’t care what you learned to fire out of your ladyparts in band camp, this is where it’s really at.
Mew is constantly referenced as the first Pokémon. The genetic big deal. Gameplay wise, this is the reason why it is able to learn just about anything, and also why it can transform readily into any other Pokémon.
Over in the TCG, these sorts of things are heavily referenced too. Mew has special abilities like Devolution Beam and Devo Crush, which allow the player to reverse the evolution of their opponent’s Pokémon. This is a really neat and exclusive concept in the TCG, and it hints at another huge distinction between Mew and its clone child.
3 Play Who’s-The-Creator With Arceus
All those fancy-shmancy de-evolution abilities of Mew’s lead us neatly into this next point. Some fans are unaware that there’s a bit of a who came first, the chicken or the egg situation going on between Mew and Arceus. Let’s take a look.
As I’m sure you know, Arceus is generally regarded as the god of all Pokémon, Alpha, and Omega, the guy you just don’t freaking screw with. While all of this is well established, it clashes as horribly as the colors in one of Will Smith’s Fresh Prince jumpsuits when Mew is thrown into the mix.
As we saw in the last entry, Mew is recognized as the ‘first’ Pokémon, which is why it has the unique powers it does. All of which begs the question: Did Arceus create Mew, or did Mew create Arceus?
2 Its Claim To Fame As A ‘Joke Character’
During the development of Pokémon Red and Green (as the two games were known in Japan), office jokester Shigeki Morimoto programmed Mew into the titles super late on. The New Species Pokémon was never intended as a legitimate member of the original roster, but as an in-joke among members of the team.
As Morimoto told Nintendo Power magazine sometime later, Mew was created only two weeks before the development of the games was completed. Nintendo themselves didn’t initially know about the little guy’s existence. Fan response to Mew was so favourable, though, that it was soon established as an official member of the roster. Difficult as it may have been to get hold of in those primitive, wi-fi-less days. We’re glad it managed to claw its way in, as it’s still one of the most beloved mythical Pokémon.
1 Definitely Score The Chibi Vote
And finally, we arrive at this inevitable point. While this isn’t a super serious consideration when it comes to competitive Pokémon, it’s still something we’ve got to bear in mind. How many of us, jumping into a new adventure in a new gen, haven’t chosen Pokémon for the team based purely on looks? As craptacular as Toucannon is, honestly, I loved the thing at first sight and used it all the way through my Sun playthrough.
Pokémon players differ in these sorts of ways. Some of us opt only to use the most powerful competitively, while others go for the cutest designs or their favorites. I guess in that sense, the Mew duo represent both sides of the coin. I don’t see Mewtwo winning Miss America anytime soon, with that face, but Mew is still one of the most adorable ‘mon in series history.
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