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Mew (#151)

Mew (#151) is a Psychic-type New specie Pokémon in Pokémon Red. Mew was only ever given out at events, but the famous Mew glitch (the trainer-Fly trick) makes a wild one appear. It doesn't evolve. Its best stat is HP (100), and its base stat total of 500 ranks #2 of 151.

Mew pixel-art sprite
Mew, drawn from code for Pokémon Claude Red
National No.
#151
Type
Psychic
Category
New specie Pokémon
Height
1′04″ (0.4 m)
Weight
9.0 lb (4.1 kg)
Catch rate
45 of 255
Base EXP
64
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Mew is so seldom encountered that many researchers treat sightings of it as rumor. Its genes are said to hold the base model of every Pokémon.

Where to find Mew in Pokémon Red

Mew was only ever given out at events, but the famous Mew glitch (the trainer-Fly trick) makes a wild one appear.

Base stats

StatBaseRank
HP100#11 of 151
Attack100#22 of 151
Defense100#14 of 151
Special100#19 of 151
Speed100#15 of 151
Total500#2 of 151

Generation I uses a single Special stat for both special attack and special defense.

Evolution

  1. Mew pixel-art spriteMew

Type effectiveness against Mew

Damage takenTypes
4× (double weakness)—
2× (weak to)Bug
½× (resists)Fighting Psychic
¼× (double resistance)—
0× (immune)Ghost

Moves learned by level up

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracyPP
StartPoundNormal40100%35
10TransformNormal—100%10
20Mega PunchNormal8085%20
30MetronomeNormal—100%10
40PsychicPsychic90100%10

TM and HM moves

TM/HMMoveTypePower
HM01CutNormal50
HM02FlyFlying70
HM03SurfWater95
HM04StrengthNormal80
HM05FlashNormal—
TM01Mega PunchNormal80
TM02Razor WindNormal80
TM03Swords DanceNormal—
TM04WhirlwindNormal—
TM05Mega KickNormal120
TM06ToxicPoison—
TM07Horn DrillNormal—
TM08Body SlamNormal85
TM09Take DownNormal90
TM10Double-EdgeNormal100
TM11Bubble BeamWater65
TM12Water GunWater40
TM13Ice BeamIce95
TM14BlizzardIce120
TM15Hyper BeamNormal150
TM16Pay DayNormal40
TM17SubmissionFighting80
TM18CounterFighting—
TM19Seismic TossFighting—
TM20RageNormal20
TM21Mega DrainGrass40
TM22Solar BeamGrass120
TM23Dragon RageDragon—
TM24ThunderboltElectric95
TM25ThunderElectric120
TM26EarthquakeGround100
TM27FissureGround—
TM28DigGround100
TM29PsychicPsychic90
TM30TeleportPsychic—
TM31MimicNormal—
TM32Double TeamNormal—
TM33ReflectPsychic—
TM34BideNormal—
TM35MetronomeNormal—
TM36Self-DestructNormal130
TM37Egg BombNormal100
TM38Fire BlastFire120
TM39SwiftNormal60
TM40Skull BashNormal100
TM41Soft-BoiledNormal—
TM42Dream EaterPsychic100
TM43Sky AttackFlying140
TM44RestPsychic—
TM45Thunder WaveElectric—
TM46PsywavePsychic—
TM47ExplosionNormal170
TM48Rock SlideRock75
TM49Tri AttackNormal80
TM50SubstituteNormal—

Frequently asked questions

Where do you find Mew in Pokémon Red?

Mew was only ever given out at events, but the famous Mew glitch (the trainer-Fly trick) makes a wild one appear.

What type is Mew?

Mew is Psychic type. It takes double damage from Bug and is immune to Ghost.

Does Mew evolve?

No, Mew doesn't evolve in Pokémon Red.

What moves does Mew learn?

Mew starts with Pound and learns Transform (Lv 10), Mega Punch (Lv 20), Metronome (Lv 30), and Psychic (Lv 40) by leveling up. It can learn 55 TMs and HMs.

What are Mew's base stats?

HP 100, Attack 100, Defense 100, Special 100, Speed 100, for a total of 500.