Mewtwo's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	22.21	695.2	44.5
2.	Confusion	Psystrike *	20.93	655.1	42.0
3.	Psycho Cut	Psychic	20.30	635.4	40.7
4.	Confusion	Psychic	19.49	610.2	39.1
5.	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	19.19	600.7	38.5
6.	Confusion	Shadow Ball *	18.60	582.3	37.3
7.	Psycho Cut	Focus Blast	18.25	571.5	36.6
8.	Psycho Cut	Flamethrower	18.19	569.6	36.5
9.	Psycho Cut	Hyper Beam *	18.11	566.8	36.3
10.	Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	17.98	562.9	36.1
11.	Confusion	Flamethrower	17.74	555.3	35.6
12.	Confusion	Thunderbolt	17.60	551.1	35.3

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Mewtwo's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Mewtwo has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Psycho Cut and Confusion), which cover Psychic-type attacks. When using Psycho Cut and Confusion you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Psycho Cut580.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Psycho Cut has no special effects.

See Psycho Cut details page ↗

Confusion20151.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	20
Energy	15
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	0.6s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	16
Energy	12

Effects

Confusion has no special effects.

See Confusion details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Confusion	20	12.50	15	9.38	1.6s	16	12	-
Psycho Cut	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Mewtwo's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0

Mewtwo's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Mewtwo has access to 8 Charge Attacks (Hyper Beam, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Psychic, Psystrike, and Focus Blast), which cover Normal, Fire, Ice, Ghost, Electric, Psychic, and Fighting-type attacks. When using Psychic and Psystrike you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Hyper Beam *1501003.8s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	150
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	3.3s - 3.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Hyper Beam has no special effects.

See Hyper Beam details page ↗

Flamethrower70502.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Bug
- Steel
- Grass
- Ice

62.5%
- Rock
- Fire
- Water
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Ice Beam90503.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Ground
- Grass
- Dragon

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Ice

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Ice Beam has no special effects.

See Ice Beam details page ↗

Shadow Ball *100503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ghost
- Psychic

62.5%
- Dark

39.1%
- Normal

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	55

Effects

Shadow Ball has no special effects.

See Shadow Ball details page ↗

Thunderbolt80502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Psychic90502.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.8s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Psychic details page ↗

Psystrike *90502.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Poison

62.5%
- Steel
- Psychic

39.1%
- Dark

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.0s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	45

Effects

Psystrike has no special effects.

See Psystrike details page ↗

Focus Blast1401003.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	75

Effects

Focus Blast has no special effects.

See Focus Blast details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	-	2.2s	90	55	-
Focus Blast	140	40.00	100	-	3.5s	150	75	-
Hyper Beam *	150	39.47	100	-	3.8s	150	80	-
Ice Beam	90	27.27	50	-	3.3s	90	55	-
Psychic Special Psychic has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	90	32.14	50	-	2.8s	75	55	-
Psystrike *	90	39.13	50	-	2.3s	90	45	-
Shadow Ball *	100	33.33	50	-	3.0s	100	55	-
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	-	2.5s	90	55	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Mewtwo's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0
Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6