Mewtwo (SSB4)

Mewtwo in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pokémon
Other playable appearance	in Melee
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	Psystrike

“	Mewtwo Strikes Back!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Mewtwo (ミュウツー, Mewtwo) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 as the first downloadable character that was released in mid-late April 2015. It was confirmed to be a playable character during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza on October 23rd, 2014. Its appearance in Super Smash Bros. 4 makes it the first character in all of the series to be downloadable after the game's release; it also makes it the second of three Super Smash Bros. Melee characters that were cut from Super Smash Bros. Brawl to return for Super Smash Bros. 4, after Dr. Mario and preceding Roy. Mewtwo was made available to the public on April 28th, 2015; however, it was available early as a free download as of April 15th to players who registered both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game on Club Nintendo before March 31st, 2015.

Mewtwo is now voiced by Keiji Fujiwara, replacing Masachika Ichimura's work from Super Smash Bros. Melee. As in Melee, Mewtwo has fully voiced victory quotes in Japanese (which are re-recorded versions of its Melee quotes), though they were removed for international versions. Its phrases, and most of its grunts and other voice clips, are inspired by those from Melee.

Attributes

Mewtwo is the second lightest character in the game, possessing above average damage output, as well as fast air and dashing speeds, making it a fairly mobile character. However, despite its floaty nature, it is very easy to combo due to its tall size. As its fighter trophy states, its throws are among the most powerful in SSB4, with even its weakest dealing a respectable 9%. A majority of Mewtwo's attacks make use of its tail, giving it good reach as a result. Nonetheless, its tail attacks deal more damage if used up close (contrary to the aforementioned perk) and are moderately slow, making them easily punishable if dodged or shielded. Shadow Ball, Mewtwo's neutral special, has been given a significant increase in strength to the point that it is now one of its most viable KOing options when fully charged, as well as being capable of breaking shields if it is reflected. The movement recoil it deals when fired has also been increased, which can either result in an unintended self-destruct or be used as a clever method of aiding Mewtwo's recovery. Teleport also has been changed; it has more endlag, momentum, and start-up, and while these traits make it generally more risky to use when warping to the floor due losing its ability to play mindgames, it is still useful due to its range and because it renders Mewtwo invulnerable for a split second.

Confusion and Disable, both of which were notorious in Melee for being virtually useless, have been buffed considerably and now provide help Mewtwo offensively as well as defensively. Confusion is now a proper reflector, which helps Mewtwo deal with zoning-oriented characters and their projectiles. It also provides Mewtwo a slight vertical boost when used in midair, which further helps its recovery, and can help Mewtwo lead into a follow-up. Disable now immobilizes the opponent longer and has decreased cooldown. Additionally, all characters now perform an animation when snapping out of it, essentially giving Mewtwo a cue when to unleash an attack. These modifications make it a much better special attack to use, as Mewtwo can catch a foe by surprise in close combat and then either start any manner of combos or simply finish them off if they are sufficiently damaged enough. Lastly, Mewtwo, along with the rest of the returning Melee veterans, has a Final Smash: Psystrike. It is a large sphere of psychic energy that briefly slows down time upon being launched. When coupled with its ability to bypass walls and its strong launching power, it is a very useful KOing option.

In general, Mewtwo's playstyle is very similar to Palutena's with her default moveset, but with even higher risk and higher reward; like Palutena, Mewtwo must use defensive maneuvers to keep foes from getting in and gaining the advantage at all costs, being cursed with an even taller frame and lighter weight than her. However, rather than being forced into turtling as Palutena is, Mewtwo has a more powerful and reliable projectile as well as slightly better overall power and frame data, which give it more offensive prowess. Ultimately, this classifies Mewtwo as a "high risk/high reward" character similar to Little Mac; due to possessing a number of KOing options that have capable reach as well as a rather formidable grab game, yet being burdened with very light weight and a susceptibility to combos and juggling, it will have to capitalize on reads more often than not. Its specials can be deadly with the correct timing, but they all have their own unique consequences if they do not find their mark or are not used wisely.

Changes from Melee

Mewtwo has received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition from Melee to SSB4, but it is considered nerfed overall, despite being a low- to bottom-tier character in Melee. Although Mewtwo's buffs are significant, Disable and Confusion in particular, they do not properly compensate for its nerfs to its approach, combo game, and survivability, and its major flaws from Melee being retained, or even worsened. However, it is hard to tell whether Mewtwo, as a character, is better than it was in Melee or not.

One of Mewtwo's biggest nerfs in this transition is a large decrease to its already low weight (now being a mere four units heavier than Jigglypuff) and a slight increase to its already tall hurtbox, making Mewtwo significantly easier to KO than in Melee. Teleport, formerly one of its reliable defensive options, has more landing lag, weakening its mix-up utility and its ability to escape pressure. Many of Mewtwo's attacks also have slightly more start-up. The loss of wavedashing also harms Mewtwo, as it aided its combo game and approach in Melee. The removal of double jump cancelling is a double-edged sword. Although it improves Mewtwo's recovery, it also weakens its combo game, as with the loss of wavedashing. Its throw-oriented combo game has been toned down significantly from Melee; one example is that down throw now has slightly more ending lag, making it even more difficult for Mewtwo to set up combos, and thus making Mewtwo one of the only characters with a down throw that cannot combo properly. Although the new game mechanics have helped to create new combos, they do not compensate for the loss of Mewtwo's other more reliable set-ups from Melee.

Despite these nerfs to Mewtwo's best options and especially its flaws, it did receive a number of significant buffs in other areas; for instance, its aerials are better (its down air being the most heavily buffed in the game in terms of power) and it no longer has the worst tech in the game. More specifically, two specials that were previously viewed as useless, Disable and Confusion, were buffed in speed, usage, and the capability to chain into combos. Confusion in particular is now able to transfer projectiles to Mewtwo's ownership, improving its offense, defensive play against projectiles, and assisting in mindgames. Mewtwo's smash attacks were also buffed, with significant increases in knockback being applied to both its forward smash and up smash, improving its previously poor KO ability. Mewtwo can also dash faster than in Melee, which helps its ground game. Also, Mewtwo retains a very powerful up throw and a forward throw that can both deal respectable damage and help refresh many moves affected by stale-move negation. The removal of directional air dodging and heavy landing lag with an air dodge is also a significant buff to its Shadow Ball, which can be used to trap landings much more easily than in Melee. Finally, its new wall jump improves its recovery options.

Overall, Mewtwo has been rebalanced so that its moveset is generally more solid than in Melee, but its survivability, approach and combo options have been nerfed due to its lighter weight and the changes in mechanics from Melee to SSB4. Additionally, in a custom moveset environment, Mewtwo does not receive any benefits, as it lacks custom moves due to its status as a downloadable character. As such, Mewtwo's weaknesses exceed its strengths, and it is widely considered the worst out of the four DLC characters so far, with a high learning curve and a risky playstyle that does not provide it with any overwhelming strengths. However, like King Dedede, Mewtwo's overall viability is debatable, with opinions varying by region. In the western scene, Mewtwo is regarded poorly and is considered by many to be one of the worst characters in the game (or even the worst) due to its most serious flaws from Melee being worsened, with some players claiming that it is even less viable than in that game; additionally, it has a very weak tournament presence, such as being completely absent from EVO 2015. On the other hand, Japanese players favor Mewtwo more highly, as evident with several professional players using it as a secondary and achieving success with Mewtwo by using a more defensive playstyle, occasionally using it as a counterpick against projectile-heavy characters such as Villager.

Aesthetics

• Mewtwo's design has undergone various changes much like the other playable Pokémon in SSB4. Its proportions more closely resemble its most recent appearances in the core Pokémon games, with a smaller head, lighter skin and more bulbous fingers, which are different than that of the design used for its initial trophy.
• Like many characters, Mewtwo's front side faces the screen regardless of which direction it is looking.
• Mewtwo is less vocal overall, as it no longer uses a sound effect when using Confusion, Disable and battering items.

Attributes

• Mewtwo dashes faster (1.4 → 1.696).
• Mewtwo's weight has decreased (85 → 72), resulting in it becoming the second lightest character in the game.
• Mewtwo's air speed is slower (1.2 → 1.15).
• Mewtwo is slightly taller, making it surprisingly easy to hit and combo despite its floatiness.
• Mewtwo crouches lower.
• The removal of double jump cancelling helps and hinders Mewtwo. It improves Mewtwo's recovery, as it can now use aerials or air dodges while keeping its momentum. However, it impairs Mewtwo's combo game.
• The removal of wavedashing and moonwalking significantly hinders Mewtwo's approach.
• Mewtwo's approach is also harmed by the weakening of dash-dancing.
• Mewtwo can now wall jump.
• Mewtwo's techs' animations are more traditional, making it harder to be tech-chased.
• Several of Mewtwo's attack hitboxes do not match their attack trails.
• Item swings have different animations and dash swings no longer have a multiple hit behavior.

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack's first and loop hits deal less damage (6% → 4% (first hit), 2% → 1% (loop)).
• Neutral infinite's animation has been slightly changed. Mewtwo now moves its body and its attacking arm is slightly bent instead of pointing straight forward.
• Neutral infinite has a finisher, where Mewtwo uppercuts with a dark hand.
• Neutral attack comes out 2 frames sooner (frame 8 → 6).
• Dash attack's animation has slightly changed.
• Dash attack's late hit's lingering time is 9 frames shorter.
• Forward tilt comes out 2 frames later (frame 8 → 10). Angled forward tilt lasts 1 frame shorter.
• Down tilt deals less damage (9% → 5% (near), 5% → 4% (far)).
• Down tilt comes out 1 frame later (frame 5 → 6). It also lasts 1 frame shorter.
• Up tilt comes out 2 frames later (frame 6 → 8).
• Sweetspotted forward smash deals 1% less damage (20% → 19%).
• Sourspotted forward smash deals 3% more damage (12% → 15%).
• Sweetspotted and sourspotted forward smash has increased knockback and the former is easier to land than the latter. It also lasts 1 frame longer.
• Forward smash has slightly decreased range. It also comes out 1 frame later (frame 18 → 19).
• Forward smash's start-up animation has slightly changed. Mewtwo now rears back with its side as opposed to bringing both hands back.
• Up smash deals 1% more damage (16% → 17%) and is significantly stronger, now being able to KO under 75% when fully charged and all of its hits land. The first 6 hits also connect together better.
• Up smash has less range overall. Although Mewtwo's slight height increase might help, the 1.0.8 update makes this buff neligible.
• Down smash has increased knockback growth (112 → 118).
• Down smash comes out 1 frame later (frame 20 → 21).

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have decreased landing lag.
• Due to losing a hitbox when landing in the middle of its animation, neutral aerial deals 4% less damage (24% → 20%).
• Neutral aerial has increased knockback and its first 7 hits connect better.
• Neutral aerial comes out 2 frames later (frame 5 → 7).
• Neutral aerial's animation has slightly changed. The electricity now flashes green, yellow, blue, cyan and purple at varying intervals instead of consistently flashing mauve and cyan.
• Near up aerial deals 1% more damage (10% → 11%).
• Mid and far up aerial deals less damage (11% → 9% (mid), 14% → 7% (far)).
• Up aerial's sweetspot is now placed near Mewtwo's body as opposed to the tip of its tail.
• Up aerial lasts 1 frame longer. It also has better combo potential than it did in Melee.
• Up aerial comes out 1 frame later (frame 9 → 10).
• Forward aerial deals 1% less damage (14% → 13%).
• Forward aerial comes out 1 frame later (frame 6 → 7) and lasts 1 frame shorter.
• Forward aerial's launch angle is more diagonal, which allows it to string into each other in another way. It also has horizontal KO power as opposed to vertical KO power.
• Forward aerial's animation has slightly changed. Mewtwo now swipes in a scooping motion instead of turning its body inward towards its swiping direction.
• Forward aerial has increased horizontal range and increased knockback.
• Back aerial comes out 1 frame later (frame 12 → 13).
• Aerial sweetspotted down aerial deals 1% less damage (16% → 15%).
• Down aerial has received arguably the greatest overall strength increase for a down aerial. It is now able to KO grounded opponents at around 134% when sweetspotted and its meteor smash is significantly stronger. As a result, it is no longer one of the worst meteor smashes in Melee and now it is considered one of the best down aerials and meteor smashes in the game.
• Down aerial comes out 3 frames faster (18 frames → 15) and it has increased vertical range.
• Down aerial's animation has slightly changed. Mewtwo now thrusts its leading foot downward in a more pronounced stomping motion and exudes more darkness visual effects.

Throws/other attacks

• Grab range has decreased.
• Dash grab comes out 1 frame later (frame 8 → 9).
• Pummel deals 1% less damage (3% → 2%).
• Pummel is faster.
• Forward throw's Shadow Balls are larger and pass through the thrown opponent, generally making them more reliable.
• Forward throw's Shadow Balls do not travel as far as they did in Melee.
• Forward throw's animation has been changed. Mewtwo now levitates and has a single leg planted down during the throw.
• Back and down throws deal less damage (11% → 10% (back), 11% → 9% (down)).
• Back throw has a new animation. Mewtwo now throws an opponent backwards in a backhanded motion without looking back. Mewtwo also levitates while using it.
• Mewtwo can no longer chain grab with its up or down throws.
• Up throw is weaker, KOing 20-30% later. Despite this, it is still one of the strongest up throws in the game.
• Up throw has slightly increased lag, making it more punishable at low percents.
• Down throw is slightly faster.
• Down throw has slightly increased ending lag, limiting its combo potential and set-ups, and now requiring hard reads. As a result, it is considered one of the worst down throws in the game.
• Down throw's animation has been slightly changed. Mewtwo now does a front flip instead of a full body spin.

Special moves

• Fully charged Shadow Ball is much stronger and has increased range.
• Shadow Ball's charging time has increased and it no longer has a hitbox while charging.
• Shadow Ball's movement pattern is slightly less erratic. While this increases its accuracy, its trajectory is more predictable.
• Shadow Ball pushes Mewtwo back even further when fully charged, especially in midair. While it improves Mewtwo's defensive options and recovery if used correctly, it can also increase the risk of it accidentally self-destructing while off-stage.
• Darkness emanates from both of Mewtwo's hands instead of just one while saving a fully charged Shadow Ball.
• Confusion deals ≈0.9505% less damage (10% → ≈9.0495%).
• Confusion now behaves like a traditional reflector, as it changes reflected projectiles to Mewtwo's ownership and it has a damage multiplier (1.4x).
• Aerial Confusion gives Mewtwo a slight vertical boost after its first use, which slightly improves Mewtwo's vertical recovery.
• Confusion now consists of eight small hits instead of one large hit.
• Confusion's animation has changed. It is now depicted as a ripple of psychic energy rather than a flash of energy, which makes it very closely resemble the animation it has used since Pokémon Black and White.
• Teleport provides Mewtwo with a small amount of forward and/or backward momentum.
• Teleport plays out its momentum-granting endlag even if Mewtwo re-appears on the ground, leaving it open for half a second.
• Teleport has increased start-up, making it slightly easier to punish. However, the increased start-up makes Teleport's direction easier to control.
• Teleport's animation has changed. It is now different than its air dodge, which removes its mindgame potential.
• Disable's stun duration has increased and its lag has decreased, making it much more reliable as a set-up.
• Disable no longer launches or tumbles a stunned or aerial opponent. Instead, it only deals minor damage and minor knockback.
• Disable's animation has slightly changed. Mewtwo now tilts its head at an angle and its eyes turn green when using it.
• Mewtwo now has a Final Smash, Psystrike. Upon activating it, Mewtwo undergoes Mega Evolution to become Mega Mewtwo Y and then immediately uses Psystrike, a powerful sphere of psychic energy that is fired from its palm. Psystrike is able to pass through walls and if it hits any opponents, they are then launched after a powerful mental shock. Psystrike is Mewtwo's signature move in the Pokémon games.

Update history

Mewtwo has received slight buffs from the game updates so far, though they do not appear to aid Mewtwo at all due to its glaring weaknesses remaining intact. On the other hand, Mewtwo slightly benefits from the changes to shield mechanics in updates 1.1.0 and 1.1.1, as the universal increase to shieldstun allows Shadow Ball, some of its sweetspotted attacks and Confusion-reflected projectiles (such as a reflected tree, a fully charged Charge Shot or a fully charged Shadow Ball) to heavily damage a shield.

1.0.8

• Neutral aerial's landing lag decreased: 19 frames → 16.
• Up smash's initial hitbox size decreased.

1.1.0

• Forward throw deals 2.5% more damage: 10.5% → 13%.
• Down smash's knockback growth increased: 112 → 118.
• Down smash KOs 9% sooner.
• Upward angled forward tilt's duration decreased: 3 frames → 2.
• Air dodging while holding an item will result in the item disappearing as well.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			4%	Mewtwo extends its arm and releases repeated pulses of dark energy, finishing with an energy-infused swipe. The first hit can be jab cancelled, which allows Mewtwo to combo it with another neutral attack, a throw or any other attack.
			1% (loop), 2% (finisher)
Forward tilt			10% (near), 9% (mid), 8% (far)	Mewtwo swings its tail forward. Can be angled and has good range, but has low knockback.
Up tilt			6% (nearest), 5% (near), 4% (far), 3% (farthest), 4.5% (farthest hitbox to opponents in front of Mewtwo)	Mewtwo does a flip, striking foes with its tail. Does more damage the closer the opponent is to Mewtwo, has high range, and can hit opponents near Mewtwo's back. Can juggle point blank opponents with two or more hits.
Down tilt			5% (near), 4% (far)	Mewtwo crouches and sweeps its tail in a semi-circle. Mewtwo's fastest tilt, though severely lacking in knockback. Good as an out of shield option.
Dash attack			10% (clean sweetspot), 9% (clean sourspot), 6% (late sweetspot), 4% (late sourspot)	Mewtwo lunges forward and performs a dark energy-infused palm thrust. Has above average knockback if hit with the clean sweetspot.
Forward smash			19% (blast), 15% (arms)	Mewtwo performs a double palm thrust to release a blast of dark energy. Moderate start-up and endlag, but powerful enough to KO quite reliably. KOs at around 114% while the sourspot KOs at around 131%.
Up smash			1% (hits 1-6), 10% (last hit)	Mewtwo thrusts its arm upwards and conjures a galaxy-shaped swirl of dark energy. Can fail to hit small foes, but the final hit deals the highest knockback any of Mewtwo's smash attacks. Good for trapping aerial foes, particularly those near the edge. KOs at around 107% if all of its hits connect.
Down smash			15%	Mewtwo extends its arm downwards and launches a burst of dark energy from its fingertip near its feet. Like the forward smash, it is powerful and has the same start-up as well, but also has the benefit of having slightly less endlag. One of the few down smashes that does not hit on both sides. KOs at around 111%.
Neutral aerial			1% (hits 1-8), 4% (last hit)	Mewtwo discharges electricity around itself before knocking the opponent back on the final hit. The hitbox stays at Mewtwo's body. It does not have a landing hitbox, meaning opponents could end up close to it if the move ends early, but it is a good move for disrupting opponents regardless.
Forward aerial			13%	Mewtwo performs a dark energy-infused swipe. One of the fastest aerials in the game, having 6 frames of start-up and high knockback, making it one of Mewtwo's viable KOing options. Although its low range makes it difficult to connect, it can be used as a follow-up from a down throw. KOs at around 143%.
Back aerial			13% (near), 11% (mid), 9% (far)	Mewtwo whips its tail behind it. It has high disjointed range, but does more damage when the opponent is closer to Mewtwo's body.
Up aerial			11% (near), 9% (mid), 7% (far)	Mewtwo backflips and strikes opponents with its tail, similarly to its up tilt. Does more damage when the opponent is closer to Mewtwo's body. As it has mainly a vertical hitbox, it is unable to hit opponents beside Mewtwo.
Down aerial			14% (grounded opponents, aerial sourspot), 15% (aerial sweetspot)	Mewtwo backflips and then performs a downward arcing stomp while its foot is infused with dark energy. It has been significantly buffed from Melee, as it now sports somewhat fast start-up (Hitting at frame 15, which is 1/4 of a second in SSB4), very high knockback scaling and is an extremely powerful meteor smash when sweetspotted. Grounded opponents are sent diagonally upwards with high knockback, which further makes it a viable KOing option overall and one of the best aerials in the game. KOs at around 134%.
Grab			—	Mewtwo telekinetically grabs a nearby opponent.
Pummel			2%	Hits the foe with a small jolt of electricity. Average speed.
Forward throw			3% (throw), 2% (Shadow Balls)	Mewtwo telekinetically throws the opponent diagonally in the air before firing five small Shadow Balls at them. As of update 1.1.0, it is tied with Ganondorf's and max aura Lucario's forward throws as the most damaging forward throws in the game. However, the Shadow Balls can be reflected if the opponent wears a Franklin Badge.
Back throw			10%	Mewtwo telekinetically tosses the opponent behind it. Has good KOing potential at high percents near the edge. One of the strongest back throws in the game.
Up throw			12%	Mewtwo telekinetically swirls the opponent around its body before launching them upwards. It was the strongest up throw in the game until update 1.0.8, when Charizard's up throw surpassed it when it was buffed in that same update. Despite this, it is still one of Mewtwo's most viable KOing options, especially while under the effects of the rage mechanic. KOs at around 142% against most opponents, although lighter opponents are KO'd even earlier.
Down throw			4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)	Mewtwo telekinetically slams the opponent to the ground and spins to whip them with its tail. Lowest knockback out of Mewtwo's throws, making it used mainly to set up combos into a forward smash, forward tilt or forward aerial.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Mewtwo levitates and spins around, striking opponents with its tail.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Mewtwo levitates and spins around, striking opponents with its tail.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Mewtwo gets up and swipes on both sides.
Edge attack Edge getups			7%	Mewtwo gets up and swipes its tail in front of itself.
Neutral special	Default	Shadow Ball	2.5% (minimum charge), 25% (full charge)	Mewtwo fires a large, dark purple sphere of dark energy. It can be fired immediately or be charged up. While its charge time is quite long, a fully charged Shadow Ball is one of Mewtwo's viable KOing options, as it KOs at around 112%. If used in the air, the recoil will propel Mewtwo backwards considerably, which can help or hinder its recovery. A fully charged Shadow Ball has transcendent priority, but can still cancel out certain projectiles. Deals a great amount of shield damage if fully charged, but not quite enough to break one.
	Custom 1	N/A
	Custom 2	N/A
Side special	Default	Confusion	≈9.0495% (throw), 1.4x (reflected projectiles)	Mewtwo summons a ripple of psychic energy in front of it. Treated as a grab, the ripple can spin opponents around, dropping them in front of Mewtwo which allows it to follow-up with other attacks, or reflect projectiles. In the air, the first use gives Mewtwo a slight vertical boost, which can help its recovery.
	Custom 1	N/A
	Custom 2	N/A
Up special	Default	Teleport	0%	Mewtwo disappears and then reappears soon after in a different place. It is completely invulnerable during the move. It has less endlag if warping directly back onto the ground.
	Custom 1	N/A
	Custom 2	N/A
Down special	Default	Disable	1%	Mewtwo crouches slightly and immediately launches a minuscule spark of psychic energy from its eyes toward the opponent, stunning them. It only works if the opponent is facing Mewtwo and making eye contact with it. If the opponent is in the air, they are slightly launched backward with set knockback. Useful at high percents to guarantee a KO, but difficult to land. It should be noted that Disable can be reflected by a particularly vigilant opponent.
	Custom 1	N/A
	Custom 2	N/A
Final Smash		Psystrike	30%	Mewtwo Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y and performs Psystrike, its signature move in the Pokémon games. Psystrike is a powerful sphere of psychic energy that plows through both foes and walls, and any opponent caught will be stunned before being launched by an intense, mind-shattering blow.

Taunts

• Up Taunt: Mewtwo spins around whilst laughing. This taunt returns from Melee.
• Side Taunt: Mewtwo surrounds itself in an aura of dark energy, similar to Lucario's up taunt.
• Down Taunt: Mewtwo faces the screen while its eyes glow, stretches its arm out, and summons a small spark of dark energy while posing similarly to its official art in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Idle Poses

• Mewtwo motions towards itself with its arm further from the screen.
• Mewtwo draws its arms toward itself and strikes a pose.

Cheer

Mewwww-two!

On-Screen Appearance

Mewtwo, removing itself from a large mass of dark energy, falls gently to the ground. It is similar to Lucario's on-screen appearance with the aforementioned dark energy instead of aura-based energy.

Victory Fanfare

A small excerpt of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme. Shared with Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Lucario, Charizard, and Greninja.

Victory Poses

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• MewtwoPose2WiiU.jpg
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Note: Mewtwo speaks during its Japanese victory poses.

• Does a single spin and then poses, laughing maniacally while doing so.
  • "愚かな！", which translates to "Foolish!"
• Thrusts its hand forward, radiating dark energy, and groans. Very similar to its Down taunt.
  • "私はまけるわけにはいかない！", which translates to "I cannot lose!"
• Turns its back to the screen and looks back over its shoulder, saying "Hmm..."
  • "私はなぜ ここにいるのか...？", which translates to "Why am I here?"

In Competitive play

Notable players

•  Mew²

Alternate costumes

Trophies

Mewtwo's DLC contains matching fighter trophies, which are unlocked as usual (its alternate trophy will also be automatically granted on startup in the Wii U version.) Its existing non-fighter trophy remains in the game, completely unchanged; both it and the Classic trophy are simply labeled "Mewtwo" in-game.

Mewtwo

Mewtwo puts its psychic powers to great use in this game. Not only does it have floaty jumps, but its telekinesis gives its attacks extra reach and its throws added power. However, its light body makes it easy to launch, so if you're willing to take the risk of getting in close, it might just be worth it!

Mewtwo puts its psychic powers to great use in this game. Not only can it float in midair, but its telekinesis gives its attacks extra reach and its throws added power. However, its light body makes it easy to launch, so if you're willing to take the risk of getting in close, it might just be worth it!

: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

: Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (10/2013)

Mewtwo (Alt.)

Mewtwo's Confusion side special not only repels projectiles—it also reflects the damage back on your opponent. Its down special, Disable, stuns an enemy for longer the higher its damage is. Disable only works on foes that are facing Mewtwo.

Mewtwo's Confusion side special not only lets you repel projectiles—it also reflects the damage back on your opponent. Its down special, Disable, stuns an enemy for longer the higher its damage is. As it works by having Mewtwo glare at its foe, this only works if they make eye contact.

: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

: Pokémon X and Pokémon Y (10/2013)

Psystrike

Mewtwo's Final Smash starts as Mewtwo Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo Y. It then fires a huge psychic projectile that penetrates enemies and obstacles. This projectile doesn't do any damage, but it freezes every foe it hits in place. They can even be frozen midjump! Afterward, every foe hit with this projectile will take a powerful psychic hit to the head.

Mewtwo (non-fighter)

Created from modified Mew DNA, Mewtwo was designed to be the ultimate Pokémon. It didn't take on any of Mew's kinder traits and only uses its intelligence to destroy its enemies. Or...so it seems. Perhaps it just feels frightened or even tormented, and that's why it lashes out. Whatever the reason, Mewtwo is not to be messed with.

: Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue (09/1998)

: Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen (09/2004)

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Final Smash (Psystrike)

Videos

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Gallery

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  The differences in graphics between the 3DS and Wii U versions. The Wii U version model was used as its official artwork on Club Nintendo prior to its official trailer.

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  Mewtwo teaser.

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  Official splash art.

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  Mewtwo's amiibo.

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  Mewtwo's appearance in the Wii U version.

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  Fighting Fox.

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  Forward throw.

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  Down smash.

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  With Mew.

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  Using Disable.

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  Transforming into Mega Mewtwo Y...

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  ...and then using its Final Smash.

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  Mewtwo attacking Toon Link in the 3DS version.

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  Fighting Greninja.

Trivia

• Mewtwo's non-fighter trophy has different features than the eventual design of it as a playable character, such as having smaller eyes, a shorter tail, and a lighter shade of purple for its midsection and tail. Mewtwo's playable model and trophy are modeled after the first Pokémon movie, differing slightly from Mewtwo's model in Pokémon X and Y, which has larger and rounder eyes than either of the two to match Mewtwo's official art by Ken Sugimori.
• Mewtwo's appearance in SSB4 and segments of its trailer references the Pokémon movies it is seen in:
  • One segment makes reference to the first Pokémon movie. It it shown next to Mew in reference to the Mew Duo, and further referenced in one of the pictures seen in Mewtwo's profile on the official website. Its introduction tagline, "Mewtwo Strikes Back", is the title of said movie.
  • Another segment makes reference to the sixteenth Pokémon movie, where a different Mewtwo can been seen encountering Genesect, the latter serving as the movie's antagonist. In addition, its Boxing Ring tagline and unlock description, "A Legend Reawakened", is a reference to the movie's title, Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
• As with Roy, Mewtwo's official artwork is posed nearly identically to its official Melee artwork.
• As Mewtwo is a DLC character, it lacks custom moves. However, prior to update 1.0.7 it was possible to access buggy versions of Mewtwo's special moves via a glitch involving shared Mii Fighters. Most of these crash the game, with the exception of both variations of Confusion, a non-functional version of Disable that sends Mewtwo into its helpless state, and a version of Disable which zooms the camera in on Mewtwo and temporarily slows down time, all of which have limited functionality. It is unclear whether the glitch involved accessing custom moves that were incomplete or data not intended for use of custom moves. While the glitch was removed by update 1.0.7, it was still possible to view replays containing these special moves in-game until update 1.0.8 was released.
• Mewtwo folds its arms in several of its animations, including its up taunt, Hammer animation, up tilt, helpless, asleep and teeter, result screen animations, and, humorously, its screen KO animation.
• Mewtwo has only one voice clip when it is KO'd, like Roy and Jigglypuff. This is likely a callback to Melee, as until Brawl, most characters only had one voice clip when being KO'd.
• The visual trails left by Mewtwo's tail attacks change color depending on the costume chosen.
• Mewtwo is the only returning DLC fighter with a new voice actor.
• Mewtwo's light weight in SSB4 contradicts its weight specified in the Pokédex. The Pokédex states that it weighs 269 pounds. However, in SSB4, Mewtwo is only three units heavier than Jigglypuff despite it being more than 20 times heavier than the latter, which weighs only 12.1 pounds according to the Pokédex. This seems to be due to its psychically-induced anti-gravity, as Rosalina has many traits similar to Mewtwo in this respect (tall heavyweight in her home series, constantly levitating via magic, and very light weight in Smash).
• Mewtwo is currently the only DLC veteran whose fighter trophy has no mention of Mewtwo's previous Smash appearance, which was Melee.
• Mewtwo's Alt. Trophy in the Wii U version bears a resemblance to Lucario's Alt. Trophy in the Wii U version; both show the character in a dark alternate costume charging their neutral special.
• Mewtwo is the only fighter from Melee whose falling speed is the same in SSB4.
• Mewtwo's SSB4 moveset consists of 5 official Pokémon moves. This means that this Mewtwo can't possibly exist in the main series Pokémon games, where the limit is 4.
  • Apart from its special moves (Shadow Ball, Confusion, Teleport and Disable), it also uses Psystrike in its Final Smash.