Editing Mewtwo (PM)

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{{Infobox Character Mod
|name = Mewtwo
|image = {{tabber|title1=Classic|tab1=[[File:PMMewtwo.png|250px]]|title2=Armored|tab2=[[File:PMMewtwoAlt.png|250px]]}}
|mod = Project M
|base = SSBM
|moveset1 = Mewtwo (SSBM)
|altcostume = [[bulbapedia:Mewtwo (original series)|Armored Mewtwo]]
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'''Mewtwo''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. It makes a return from ''Melee'' with significant buffs. It is one of the two characters which were not originally playable in ''Brawl'', the other being {{PM|Roy}}. Mewtwo is ranked 3rd out of 41 on the [[Project M#Tier list|official]] [[tier list]] at the top of the A tier, a significant improvement from its 21st out of 26 placing in ''Melee''.

==Attributes==
As with ''Melee'', Mewtwo is a character that defies most character archetypes in that it is a tall, floaty, slow middleweight with a long disjointed range much like Zelda. Its long tail gives it an advantage against most characters in the cast, similarly to other disjointed characters, due to it allowing it to [[space]] with ease. It also has good zoning capabilities as a result of its tail attacks and [[Shadow Ball]]. It also has many versatile finishers, such as its smash attacks and down aerial. It also has one of the best grab and throw games of the cast, having two chain throws (up and down), two KO throws (up and back), and two combo throws (forward and down). Mewtwo also has one of the best recoveries in the game due to its fast air speed, slow falling speed, float mechanic, high double jump, and all of its specials being useable for recovery.  Mewtwo's greatest strength is its combo game, which is contributed to by its reach, float, frame data, low knockback attacks, and Teleport's new function going from ''Melee'' to ''PM'', offering for versatile combos that can lead directly into its finishers.

However, despite the numerous buffs it received, Mewtwo still has flaws. Its greatest weakness remains its survivability; even with its heavier weight, it maintains its tall frame and floatiness, and when combined with the harsher environment, makes it easy to combo and KO Mewtwo vertically, more so than the slightly floatier {{PM|Samus}} as a result of her extra weight. It also may have trouble KOing outside of combos, despite having many K.O options, due to its finishers generally being slow or having poor range. Mewtwo also has an extremely high technical learning curve to use all of its techniques to the fullest, requiring fast reflexes and nimble fingers.

Despite these weaknesses, Mewtwo's strengths and buffs significantly override them, making it among the most dominant characters in ''PM'''s metagame. However, after update 3.5 released, Mewtwo was notably nerfed, thus slightly reducing its success, though not enough to significantly harm it.

==Changes from ''Melee'' to ''PM''==
Mewtwo was significantly [[buff]]ed from ''Melee'' to ''Project M''. It has almost twice as much range on its tail attacks, its comboing ability has improved considerably with the addition of the float and Teleport's new properties, its survivability has improved, and all attacks received improvements to either damage, knockback, or range. Confusion and Disable were also massively buffed, however, they are still considered situational. While Mewtwo has been nerfed in updates following version 3.0, the nerfs have not severely hurt its tournament results. 

===Aesthetics===
*{{change|Animation for dropping through a [[soft platform]] now has Mewtwo's body flicker briefly.}}
*{{change|For its [[on-screen appearance]], Mewtwo teleports onto the stage and stretches a hand, emitting its cry from the main ''Pokémon'' games, which is also used for its [[Wii Remote]] sound when selected.}} 
*{{change|Mewtwo's up [[taunt]] involves it floating in a sitting pose with closed eyes, similar to how it appeared at [[bulbapedia:Dr. Fuji (anime)|Dr. Fuji]]'s lab in ''[[bulbapedia:M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. Mewtwo keeps floating as long as the taunt input is held.}}
*{{change|Its side taunt is similar to the on-screen appearance, while down taunt is that from ''Melee''.}} 
*{{change|Its spinning victory pose now has it say "{{ja|愚かな.|Orokana.}}" (Foolish.) which is taken from the Japanese version of ''Melee''.}}
*{{change|It also has a new victory pose, replacing the dark fire one, where it spins in place, floating up, and ultimately disappearing. This pose has the same groan from the original, however.}} 
*{{change|Mewtwo's standing pose after losing a match now has it floating while its turned away and looking back, similar to the artwork on the Pokémon selection screen of its appearance in ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon_Stadium_(English)|Pokémon Stadium]]'' before battling it.}}

===Attributes===
*{{change|Mewtwo is [[Weight|heavier]] (85 → 97), now being a semi-middleweight character instead of a lightweight. However, since Mewtwo now exceeds 86 units, it is now vulnerable to Fox's waveshine combos, as it is pushed back by the shine instead of knocked down.}}
*{{buff|Mewtwo's tail is now significantly longer, greatly increasing the reach of any attacks that utilize its tail, such as its tilts. Additionally, only the inner half of the tail has a hurtbox (whereas in ''Melee'' the entire tail had a hurtbox), thus giving Mewtwo significant [[disjointed hitbox]]es for its tail attacks.}}
*{{buff|Mewtwo can now hover in a similar manner to {{PM|Peach}}'s [[float]], though unlike Peach, Mewtwo can gain vertical height from its float. However its float duration is shorter (for about a bit more than one second), and using it will cause Mewtwo to lose its [[midair jump]]. Hovered aerials have their [[landing lag]] removed, though, akin to Peach's [[float cancel]].}}
*{{buff|[[Sidestep]] now involves Mewtwo vanishing, akin to its air dodge. It is significantly shorter than its ''Melee'' version, allowing Mewtwo to act out of it sooner.}}
*{{nerf|Mewtwo is now vulnerable to the [[grab release glitch]].}}

===Ground Attacks===
*{{buff|The minimum amount of hits delivered by the second hit of Mewtwo's [[neutral attack]] is now just one (as opposed to ''Melee''{{'}}s eight hits), making the move optionally much shorter, and therefore allowing Mewtwo to effectively follow-up.}}
*{{buff|All tilts have less ending lag.}}
*{{change|Forward tilt's sweetspot is now located at the tip of the tail, while the rest of the attack is weaker. It no longer has a slash effect.}}
*{{buff|Mewtwo's forward smash has a smaller sourspot, a much larger sweetspot, and the shadow blast is much larger, giving the move about twice the reach. The knockback of the sweetspot is also more powerful.}}
*{{change|Sourspot of forward smash possesses a neutral effect, making it more noticeable.}}
*{{buff|The hits of [[up smash]] link better into each other. The final hit is additionally more powerful and deals slightly more damage.}}
*{{buff|Down smash produces a slightly larger shadow blast to slightly improve its reach, and it now has a sweetspot on the inner half of the move that hits more powerfully, while the sourspot has the move's ''Melee'' power. Additionally, the latter half of the move has a weak lingering hitbox (instead of having no hitbox) and the attack has much less ending lag (having almost no lag after hitboxes cease).}}

===Aerial Attacks===
*{{buff|All aerials have less landing lag.}}
*{{buff|Neutral aerial connects better and is slightly stronger, increasing its overall utility.}}
*{{buff|Forward aerial's hitboxes are more favorably placed, the hitbox being enlarged and moved closer to the tip of Mewtwo's fingers.}}
*{{buff|Down aerial's hitboxes are more favorably placed and specific spacing is no longer required to avoid landing the sourspot, with the sourspot being smaller and placed higher, while the intermediate and sweetspot hitboxes are larger and make up a larger portion of the move. The attack additionally produces slightly stronger knockback.}}

===Grabs and Throws===
*{{buff|[[Forward throw]] changed to crushing opponent in a Shadow Ball, then throwing them ahead. It has the same angle as the original throw, but racks up damage more reliably (now always dealing a fixed amount of damage), and produces much stronger knockback, now being a potential KO move when used near edges.}}

===Special Moves===
*{{buff|[[Shadow Ball]] is stronger, and even when uncharged it has stronger [[knockback]] than before. It also travels considerably faster.}}
*{{buff|[[Confusion]]'s effect now sends victims upwards into a [[tumbling]] state after spinning them, is safe on hit (in ''Melee'', every character could punish the attack on-hit with a back aerial) and produces a slight [[wind]] effect a small distance outside its grab to make it more difficult to punish. It also now acts as a proper [[reflector]], with projectiles reflected by Confusion inflicting damage to the original user, further improving Confusion's utility. It can still pull opponents through platforms (although this is harder than in ''Melee'' as a midair jump must be input first) and the rise up can [[stage spike]] if the platform is solid.}}
*{{buff|[[Teleport]] no longer puts Mewtwo into a [[helpless]] state if used before a midair jump, and acting out of it is possible with anything but an [[air dodge]] (or another Teleport), making it more useful for recovery mix-ups and combos.}}
*{{buff|[[Disable]] has increased reach, now affects enemies from behind, and can no longer be reflected. It also has significantly increased power on midair foes, dealing 9% more damage.}}
*{{nerf|Mewtwo can no longer Teleport downward through [[soft platform]]s that it is standing on.}}
*{{buff|[[Disable]] no longer deals knockback to already-[[Stun|dazed]] characters, nor does it increase their stun time. It does add slightly more damage, however, and the attack not causing knockback enables Mewtwo to follow up with other, stronger attacks.}}

==Revisions==
===v3.01===
*{{buff|Grab release animation sped up to avoid potential grab release combos or re-grabs.}}
*{{change|Up tilt animation cleaned up.}}
*{{change|Model optimized to no longer cause significant lag.}}

===v3.5===
*{{nerf|Tail is 15% shorter.}}
*{{buff|Infinite jabs deal slightly more damage.}}
*{{buff|Up tilt deals slightly more damage at the body.}}
**{{change|Its trajectory and knockback has been altered.}}
*{{buff|Down tilt has less endlag.}}
*{{nerf|Down smash has more endlag.}}
*{{nerf|Forward aerial has slightly more startup.}}
*{{nerf|Up aerial has slightly more startup and more endlag.}}
*{{nerf|Shadow Ball has become smaller.}}
**{{nerf|It also has more startup.}}
*{{buff|Confusion deals more knockback.}}
*{{nerf|Can no longer act out of teleport if used after second jump.}}
*{{nerf|Can no longer teleport through stage corners.}}
*{{change|Disable can no longer clank with opponent's attacks.}}

===v3.6===
*{{change|Shadow Ball and its trail [http://i.imgur.com/zVps6RS.png received a makeover]. This slightly distinct it from Aura Sphere, which was the basis for the move.}}
*{{change|All of Mewtwo's sound and graphical aspects have been carried over from ''Melee''.}}

==Moveset==
Up to date as of version 3.6.

{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | !!Name!!Damage!!Description
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Neutral attack
| rowspan=2 | || 6% || rowspan=2 | Extends its right arm, blasting out a bit of shadow energy, and then extends its left arm, shooting out repeated pulses of dark energy.
|-
|3% (loop)
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward tilt
| || 6% (near), 8% (mid), 10% (far) || Whips its tail forward with minimal knockback. Good for combos. Can be angled up or down.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up tilt
| || 9% (nearest), 8% (near), 6% (far), 5% (farthest) || Quickly backflips, striking foes with its tail. Causes diagonal knockback, and can juggle at early percentages.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down tilt
| || 9% (near), 8% (mid), 5% (far) || Crouches and sweeps its tail in a across the floor in a semi-circle.
|-
! colspan=2 | Dash attack
| || 9% (clean), 6% (late) || Lunges forwards while releasing shadow energy out of both hands. Deals minimal knockback.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|20}} (blast), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (arms) || Thrusts both its hands forward and releases a huge blast of shadow energy from them. Similar to Mario's forward smash, being most powerful the farther away the enemy is. Sweetspot deals both good damage and knockback.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|1}} (hits 1-7), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|10}} (hit 8) || Holds its palm up, releasing a storm of shadow energy that hits multiple times. It's possible to SDI out of the initial hits to avoid the last hit, which deals the most damage and knockback.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|17}} (inner half), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} (outer half), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|7}} (late hit) || Extends its arm downwards and launches a burst of dark energy from its fingertip near its feet. Has moderate starup and little endlag. The attack only hits the side Mewtwo is facing.
|-
! colspan=2 | Neutral aerial
| || 1-2% (hits 1-8), 4% (hit 9), 5% (landing)|| Releases a field of electricity from its body, damaging any opponent in range. The final hit causes stronger knockback and launches opponents.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward aerial
| || 14% || Swipes its left hand forward, engulfed in shadow energy. Causes strong vertical knockback, but has short range.
|-
! colspan=2 | Back aerial
| || 13% (body), 11% (tail) || Whips its tail behind itself, knocking back opponents at mid-to-high percentages.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up aerial
| || 10% (clean near), 12% (clean far), 7% (late near), 9% (late mid), 11% (late far) || Performs a backflip in midair, striking opponents with its tail. Excellent range and can juggle at lower percentages.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down aerial
| || 14-16% (clean), 10-12% (late) || Performs a backflip and thrusts one foot downwards, [[meteor smash]]ing the opponent. The sweetspot is Mewtwo's foot, with the sourspot being its underbelly.
<!--Grab aerial-->
|-
! colspan=2 | Grab
| || &mdash; || Grabs an opponent with psychokinesis. Decent range.
|-
! colspan=2 | Pummel
| || 3% || Zaps the foe with a small jolt of electricity.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward throw
| || 1% (hits 1-5), 8% (throw) || Crushes its foe by compressing them into a tiny Shadow Ball. It is Mewtwo's only move that has been changed in terms of animation, compared to its old forward throw in ''Melee'', where it fired multiple Shadow Balls at its foe.
|-
! colspan=2 | Back throw
| || 11% || Telekinetically tosses its opponent behind itself. Has good KO potential at high percentage and one of the strongest back throws in the game.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up throw
| || 12% || Uses Psychic to swirl the opponent around its body before launching them upwards. One of the strongest up throws in the game. Can be used to set up combos against fast fallers.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down throw
| || 5% (hit 1), 6% (throw) || Slams the opponent to the ground and whips them with its tail. Mewtwo's fastest throw, the tail will also hit behind Mewtwo after the initial attack.
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (front)
| || 7% (tail), 5% (sides) || Telekinetically gets itself up and spins around, striking opponents with its tail. Anyone who comes in contact with Mewtwo will be [[Electric|electrocuted]].
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (back)
| || 6% (tail), 5% (sides) || Telekinetically gets itself up and spins around, striking opponents with its tail. Anyone who comes in contact with Mewtwo will be [[Electric|electrocuted]].
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (trip)
| || 6% (tail), 5% (sides) || Telekinetically gets itself up and spins around, striking opponents with its tail. Does not deal [[electric]] damage.
|-
! colspan=2 | Edge attack (fast)
| || 8% (tail), 6% (body) || Flips onto the stage, striking opponents with its tail.
|-
! colspan=2 | Edge attack (slow)
| || 10% || Telekinetically walks on the side of the stage, then suddenly jumps on the stage and swipes forward.
|-
! colspan=2 | Neutral special
| [[Shadow Ball]] || 3-25% (shot), 0-1% (charging hits) || Mewtwo concentrates shadow energy into a large sphere, which can be canceled partway by pressing either the [[L button|L]] or the [[R button]]. The attack itself is a powerful projectile that travels in a wavy path, exploding when it comes to contact with a surface (though the explosion doesn't do anything). If used in the air, Mewtwo will recoil backwards a great amount, which can help or hinder its recovery.
|-
! colspan=2 | Side special
| [[Confusion]] || 10% || Mewtwo grabs an opponent and telekinetically spins them around in front of itself before releasing them forward. This move is also capable of reflecting projectiles and causing damage to the projectiles' original users. The platform glitch returns in PM as well: using this move on an enemy that is standing on a platform (or thin piece of stage) will pull them through it.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up special
| [[Teleport]] || — || Mewtwo quickly vanishes and reappears in a different location. Can be directed with the analog stick. Mewtwo can also act out of Teleport almost immediately with anything outside of an [[Air dodging|air dodge]]. Teleporting from the ground retains Mewtwo's midair jump while teleporting after a using midair jump is used puts Mewtwo in a [[helpless]] state. Mewtwo is completely intangible while teleporting
|-
! colspan=2 | Down special
| [[Disable]] || 1% (grounded foes), 10% (aerial foes) || Mewtwo releases a short-range beam from its eyes that briefly [[stun|stuns]] the opponent. When used on an airborne opponent, the attack causes more damage as well as horizontal knockback.
|-
! colspan=2 | Final Smash
| {{s|bulbapedia|Psystrike}} || 6%/15% (startup), 3% (hits 1-21), 15% (hit 22) || Similar to Lucario's [[Aura Storm]]; Mewtwo maniacally laughs and flies above the stage, unleashing a powerful beam of dark energy. The beam is wider and deals more damage, but is slower to angle. If all hits from the beam connect, it will almost always [[one-hit KO]] most characters.
|}

==In [[competitive play]]==
===Notable players===

===Active===
*{{Sm|Apoc|USA}} - Ranked 10th in Iowa.
*{{Sm|Casino Wolf|USA}} - Ranked 4th in Arizona.
*{{Flag|Japan}} [[Smasher:Day (Japan)|Day]] - The best Mewtwo in Japan. Sent {{Sm|Charby}} to losers at PM in Japan VI.
*{{Sm|Dru2|USA}} - Ranked 1st on the Arkansas ''Project M'' Power Rankings.
*{{Sm|Frozen|USA}} - Ranked 13th on the 2016 PMRank.
*{{Sm|Fuzz|USA}} - Ranked 1st in Houston. Placed 3rd at [[The Bigger Balc]].
*{{Sm|HM04|USA}} - Ranked 4th on the Connecticut ''Project M'' Power Rankings.

===Inactive===
*{{Sm|EmuKiller|USA}}
*{{Sm|Kaos|USA|p=SoCal}}
*{{Sm|Lunchables|USA}}
*{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}

==Alternate costumes==
Mewtwo's design received a large overhaul from ''Melee'' (which was based off its design in ''Pokémon'' games for the Game Boy) to ''Project M'' (which is based off its design in ''Pokémon'' games for the Nintendo DS), and matches the more realistic environment of ''Brawl'' like other characters. 

It retains all of its costumes from ''Melee'', while also gaining a new gray color scheme and alternate costumes based upon its armor set seen in ''Mewtwo Strikes Back.''

{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
|-
|colspan=8|[[File:Mewtwo Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Mewtwo's alternate costumes in PM]]
|-
|[[File:MewtwoHeadPM.png]]
|[[File:MewtwoHeadGreenPM.png]]
|[[File:MewtwoHeadRedPM.png]]
|[[File:MewtwoHeadBluePM.png]]
|[[File:MewtwoHeadBlackPM.png]] 
|[[File:MewtwoHeadArmorPM.png]] 
|[[File:MewtwoHeadArmorGoldPM.png]]
|[[File:MewtwoHeadArmorBlackPM.png]]
|
|}

*'''Default''': Based off Mewtwo's design from ''Pokémon.''
*'''Green''': The color scheme of a shiny Mewtwo from ''Pokémon.'' This costume is the only one to change its eye color, from purple to green.
*'''Red''': A possible color scheme in ''Pokémon Stadium'' if transferred Pokémon are given a nickname.
*'''Blue''': Another possible color scheme in ''Pokémon Stadium'' if transferred Pokémon are given a nickname.
*'''Gray''': An original "dark" costume.
*'''Default (Armor)''': Based off how it appeared in ''Mewtwo Strikes Back.''
*'''Gold (Armor)'''
*'''Black and Red (Armor)''': Another "dark" costume, inspired by the color scheme of Team Rocket.

On the back of the gray and gold armor color schemes is the inscription "PKMN-150" (which is its National Pokédex number in the games), while the black one instead features the Team Rocket logo.

==Trivia==
*At the time of Mewtwo's creation as a character in the mod, it was not possible to convert animations from ''Melee'' and import them into ''Brawl''. As a result of having to do them all from scratch, Mewtwo's animations alone took approximately 700 hours to create. ''Project M'' Backroom member SiLeNtDo0m credits Haloedhero with the animation work in [http://smashboards.com/threads/floaty-purposes-mewtwo-general.341207/#post-15904161 this forum post.]
*When Kirby copies Mewtwo, he copies Disable rather than Shadow Ball. According to ''Project M'' Backroom member {{Sm|Gimpyfish}}, this is due to the difficulty of programming a new projectile for a pre-existing character.
**An unreleased ''Project M'' build shows though that a proper Shadow Ball ability for Kirby was in development and well under way.
*Mewtwo's SFX are of a significantly lower quality than Melee, despite an [http://forums.kc-mm.com/Gallery/BrawlView.php?Number=207338 unofficial patch] for 3.5 proving that this was unnecessary for the official release.
*Being a Clone Engine character, there are some slightly odd cases with Mewtwo's voice clips during battle:
**Prior to the v3.6 Beta, Mewtwo's sound effects replaced [[Galleom]]'s, resulting in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEgFRimMvmM atypical behaviour] when fighting him. Its sound effects are now shared with {{PM|Lucario}}.
**Mewtwo's voice is heard when it is in its [[Metal]] form. This distinction is shared with Roy.
*[[Mewtwo]] was [https://twitter.com/ProjectMGame/status/389947763590299648 "leaked"] in version 2.6 of ''Project M'', with a screenshot of Mewtwo and {{PM|Pikachu}} on Pokémon Stadium 2 being used as a screen texture on said stage. However, it was barely noticed. These were changed to be different pictures after version 3.0.
*Like {{PM|Roy}}, anything that would normally be exclusive to Mewtwo (namely, a [[Codec Conversations|codec conversation]]) reuses that of {{PM|Mario}}'s.
**However, Mewtwo's "Congratulations" video uses that of {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}}'s.
**Furthermore, clearing Classic mode with Mewtwo grants the player the Mewtwo trophy.
*When accessing [[replay]]s in ''Brawl'', Mewtwo shows up as an iconless character under the name "Pokeystatue".
*Whenever Mewtwo appears while Lucario is in the stage in [[All-Star]] mode, its hands will have an aura effect.
*If one were to delete the custom file used for the announcer calls in ''Project M'' and selects Mewtwo in-game, it reveals to use an unused clip for the [[Fighting Alloy Team]].
*Coincidentally, Mewtwo's Final Smash is named [[Psystrike]], which would become Mewtwo's Final Smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', although it functions very differently.

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