Shadow Mewtwo Raid Guide

Shadow Mewtwo Raid guide

Psychic

Shadow Mewtwo is a moderately difficult Tier 5 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 54148. 6 can easily defeat Shadow Mewtwo in a raid battle. Shadow Mewtwo is vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, Dark type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Giratina, Yveltal, Volcarona, Darkrai, Hydreigon.

Shadow Mewtwo can obtain below CP values when defeated.

  • 2868 - 2984 CP during Windy weather conditions.
  • 2294 - 2387 CP during other weather conditions.

Shadow Mewtwo is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was May 27, 2023. Shiny Mewtwo is also available from raids in the game.

Weather boost

Shadow Mewtwo raids will be boosted during Windy weather conditions.

Psychic type Damage Relations

Double damage from: Bug
Double damage to: Fighting
Half damage from: Fighting
Half damage to: Steel
No damage from: -
No damage to: Dark

Shadow Mewtwo Raid Counters

  • Giratina

    Giratina is a Ghost, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Sneak   and fast moves: Shadow Claw   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Yveltal

    Yveltal is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Snarl   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Volcarona

    Volcarona is a Bug, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Darkrai

    Darkrai is a Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Feint Attack   Snarl   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Hydreigon

    Hydreigon is a Dark, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Genesect

    Genesect is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Heracross

    Heracross is a Bug, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn   and fast moves: Struggle Bug   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Chandelure

    Chandelure is a Ghost, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Yanmega

    Yanmega is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Weavile

    Weavile is a Dark, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play   and fast moves: Feint Attack   Snarl   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Scizor

    Scizor is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Pinsir

    Pinsir is a Bug type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   Fury Cutter   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Bisharp

    Bisharp is a Dark, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Escavalier

    Escavalier is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Gengar

    Gengar is a Ghost, Poison type Pokémon with charged moves: Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   Shadow Claw   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Honchkrow

    Honchkrow is a Dark, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Durant

    Durant is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Houndoom

    Houndoom is a Dark, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Crunch   Foul Play   and fast moves: Snarl   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Mismagius

    Mismagius is a Ghost type Pokémon with charged moves: Dark Pulse   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Hex   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Scyther

    Scyther is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Night Slash   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Crustle

    Crustle is a Bug, Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor   and fast moves: Fury Cutter   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Trevenant

    Trevenant is a Ghost, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Foul Play   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Shadow Claw   Sucker Punch   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Drifblim

    Drifblim is a Ghost, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ominous Wind   Shadow Ball   and fast moves: Astonish   Hex   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

  • Leavanny

    Leavanny is a Bug, Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Silver Wind   X-Scissor   and fast moves: Bug Bite   which are effective against Shadow Mewtwo.

Shadow Mewtwo Mega counters

Mega Absol, Mega Banette, Mega Beedrill, Mega Gengar, Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Pinsir, Mega Sableye, Mega Scizor, Mega Sharpedo are best Mega counters to battle with Shadow Mewtwo if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.

Shadow Mewtwo moves set

Shadow Mewtwo will use below moves during the battle.

Confusion Fast Psychic 12.5
Flamethrower Charged Fire 31.8
Focus Blast Charged Fighting 40.0
Ice Beam Charged Ice 27.3
Psychic Charged Psychic 35.7
Psycho Cut Fast Psychic 8.3
Thunderbolt Charged Electric 32.0

Shadow Mewtwo raids weather impact

Here is how each weather condition boosts Shadow Mewtwo moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Shadow Mewtwo.

Cloudy Boosts Focus Blast Great for battle
Fog Great for battle
Partly cloudy Great for battle
Rainy Boosts Thunderbolt Great for battle
Snow Boosts Ice Beam Great for battle
Sunny / clear Boosts Flamethrower Great for battle
Windy Boosts Confusion
Boosts Psychic
Boosts Psycho Cut		 Confusion is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Confusion is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Confusion is bad for Bug type Pokemon
Psychic is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Psychic is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Psychic is bad for Bug type Pokemon
Psycho Cut is bad for Ghost type Pokemon, Psycho Cut is bad for Dark type Pokemon, Psycho Cut is bad for Bug type Pokemon

Mewtwo stats

Attack: 330
Defence: 200
HP:
Max CP (level 50): 5511
Max HP (level 50): 193

Shiny Mewtwo

There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Mewtwo if you win the raid. The rate of encounting a shiny Mewtwo can be around 6%.

Raid events