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Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Mewtwo Movesets and Best Builds

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This is a complete guide on how to build your Mewtwo for Competitive and Ranked Matches in Pokemon Legends: Z-A! Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Mewtwo, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

PokedexMewtwo
Pokedex		 Mega Mewtwo X Mega Mewtwo X Mega Mewtwo Y Mega Mewtwo Y Competitive Page IconMewtwo
Build

List of Contents

Mewtwo Base Stats, Type, and Weaknesses

Mewtwo Battle Information

Mewtwo
Mega Mewtwo X
Mega Mewtwo Y
Dex #232 Base Stats
Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Stat Value
HP
106
Atk
110
Def
90
Sp. Atk
154
Sp. Def
90
Speed
130
Total 680
Type Effectiveness
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Bug Type IconPokemon Ghost Type IconPokemon Dark Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type IconPokemon Psychic Type Icon
Dex #232 Base Stats
Mega Mewtwo X ImageMega Mewtwo X
Pokemon Fighting Type IconPokemon Psychic Type Icon
Stat Value
HP
106
Atk
190
Def
100
Sp. Atk
154
Sp. Def
100
Speed
130
Total 780
Type Effectiveness
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Flying Type IconPokemon Ghost Type IconPokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type IconPokemon Rock Type Icon
Dex #232 Base Stats
Mega Mewtwo Y ImageMega Mewtwo Y
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Stat Value
HP
106
Atk
150
Def
70
Sp. Atk
194
Sp. Def
120
Speed
140
Total 780
Type Effectiveness
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Bug Type IconPokemon Ghost Type IconPokemon Dark Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fighting Type IconPokemon Psychic Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Best Nature for Mewtwo

Best Natures
Modest
（+Sp.Atk, -Atk）		 Timid
（+Spe, -Atk）

What are Natures?

Best Builds for Mewtwo

Build Name Strengths and Weaknesses
Mewtwo Icon Regular Mewtwo Build
★★★★★		 Strengths:
• Can hold Life Orb to deal more damage than its Y Mega.
• Great matchups against a lot of popular picks.
• Synergizes pretty well with Xerneas, giving you a lot of options for your third slot.
Weaknesses:
• Will burn through your Plus moves due to the the prevalence of Geomancy Xerneas in the meta.
Mega Mewtwo Y IconMega Mewtwo Y Build
★★★☆☆		 Strengths:
• Gets a boost to its Sp. Atk when Mega Evolved.
• Mostly focused on dealing huge single-target damage.
Weaknesses:
• Made more for Long Range battles, struggles badly if faced with Physical Attackers.
• The buff from Mega Evolution is not as great compared to others, might as well allot it for another Pokemon.

Standard Mewtwo Build

Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon 		Held Item Nature
Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Life Orb ImageLife Orb Modest
EV Spread
252 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset
Psychic Aura Sphere
Ice Beam Nasty Plot
Summary
Pokeball Icon Life Orb can make up for not going Mega and can still hold its own.
Pokeball Icon A bit more frail than if you don't go Mega, so you really need to have more Defensive Pivots especially when you have Life Orb.
Pokeball Icon Can further increase damage by not running any Mega, and just using Plus Moves.

This build focuses on Mewtwo just using a Life Orb and relying on Plus Moves. This build is the same as the Mega Mewtwo build, but requires more careful maneuvering due to its frailness combines with Life Orb chip damage.

Held Item

Item Effect / Location
Pokemon Legends ZA - Life Orb ImageLife Orb Effect:
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts the power of the holder's moves, but the holder also loses a small amount of HP upon landing an attack.
Location(s):
• Purchased at Racine Construction (₽ 4980)
• Reward from Side Mission 85

The item chosen for Mewtwo for this build is the Life Orb. This will allow Mewtwo to go beyond the damage of what its Mega can do.

Life Orb: How to Get and How to Use

Other Viable Moves

Psyshock Can replace Psychic, but only if you know you're facing off against Special Walls like Clefable or Sylveon.
Shadow Ball A good alternative to Mystical Fire for the occasional Ghost-types.
Thunderbolt Another alternative to Mystical Fire if your team needs to cover for Gyarados or Skarmory.
Will-O-Wisp Niche use if you want to cripple your opponent's Physical Attackers.

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into Mewtwo's Special Attack and HP to make it hit as hard as possible and take a few hits. The extra 4 EVs are placed into Speed for quicker move cooldowns, but its negligible.

A Modest nature is preferred to help further increase Mewtwo's Special Attack stat.

Pokemon Natures Guide

Mega Mewtwo Y Build

Mega Mewtwo Y ImageMega Mewtwo Y
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon 		Held Item Nature
Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Mewtwonite Y ImageMewtwonite Y Modest
EV Spread
252 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset
Psychic Psyshock
Shadow Ball Nasty Plot

Held Item

Item Effect / Location
Pokemon Legends ZA - Mewtwonite Y ImageMewtwonite Y Effect:
One of a variety of mysterious Mega Stones. A Mewtwo holding this stone will be able to Mega Evolve during battle.
Location(s):
• Mystery Gift Event

The item chosen for Mewtwo for this build is its Mega Stone, Mewtwonite Y.

How to Get Chandelurite Mega Stone

Other Viable Moves

Thunderbolt Another alternative to Mystical Fire if your team needs to cover for Gyarados or Skarmory.
Aura Sphere Another alternative to Mystical Fire if your team needs to cover for Steel-types.
Will-O-Wisp Niche use if you want to cripple your opponent's Physical Attackers.

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into Mewtwo's Special Attack and HP to make it hit as hard as possible and take a few hits. The extra 4 EVs are placed into Speed for quicker move cooldowns, but its negligible.

A Modest nature is preferred to help further increase Mewtwo's Special Attack stat.

Pokemon Natures Guide

How to Use Mewtwo Effectively

Best Used to Get Quick Knockouts

With the combination of a Life Orb or Mega Evolution and its high base Special Attack, it would be difficult for a Pokemon to survive an attack from Mewtwo unless it resists it.

Best Teams for Mewtwo

Use a hyper-offense team that has Pokemon that can complement Mewtwo's offensive pressure.

Steel-Dragon-Fairy Team

Defensive Lead Physical Attacker Special Attacker
Aggron ImageAggron
Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon 		Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon 		Garchomp ImageGarchomp
Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

These three Pokemon are all powerful attackers and can cover for a wide variety of enemies. Switch in and out Pokemon to gain a favourable matchup while also looking to punish your opponent when you have a bad switch in.

Hazard and Status Set Up Team

Defensive Lead Special Sweeper Poison Attacker
Skarmory ImageSkarmory
Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon 		Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon 		Victreebel ImageVictreebel
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon

This team focuses on having two supports to keep enemies away from Mewtwo. Use Victreebel and Skarmory to set up Hazards to prevent your opponents from getting close, and then attack with Mewtwo when you're able to.

Skarmory and Victreebel can also hold their own through Mega Evolution, or just use items like Assault Vest and Big Root respectively to further annoy your opponents.

Best Counters for Mewtwo

Use Attackers That Can Close the Distance Against Mewtwo

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Metagross ImageMetagross
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon 		Ranking: ★★★★★
・Heavy Slam will just knock you out, if you see one switch out immediately.
・Can withstand a Mystic Fire or Shadow Ball due to how tanky it is.
▶️ Metagross Movesets and Best Builds
Mega Gyarados ImageMega Gyarados
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon 		Ranking: ★★★★
・Can Mega Evolve to remove its quad weakness.
・Waterfall then Crunch can prove too much.
▶️ Gyarados Movesets and Best Builds
Dragalge ImageDragalge
Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon 		Ranking: ★★★★
・Can take a Psychic then attack you back with Sludge Wave for kill.
・Can close the gap easily with Surf or Flip Turn.

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