Here are the best strategies and team set-ups to take on Mewtwo in the seven-star black Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet.
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Mewtwo Abilities and Moveset
Mewtwo has been made more powerful than ever in Scarlet and Violet.
This legendary Pokémon starts the fight almost immediately with a strong shield designed to rapidly boost its special stats. With already high bases of 154 Sp. Attack, 130 Speed, 90 Defense, and 90 Sp. Attack, Mewtwo is quite formidable.
When you manage to break the Terastalize phase, it will use Rest to heal up and awaken right after using its Chesto Berry. This absolutely must be stopped in order to win the battle.
Below are Mewtwo’s abilities and movesets.
Nature: Modest
Tera Type: Psychic
Item: Chesto Berry
EVs: 252 Defense, 252 Sp. Defense, 6 Sp. Attack
Moveset:
- Aura Sphere
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Psystrike
Best Strategies and Team Comps
In order to defeat Mewtwo, you will need an effective team of mons. Here are the best set-ups to counter the legendary Psychic.
Mew (Offense)
Having at least one Mew on offense is necessary to win the raid. Here are the recommended abilities/stats and moveset:
Abilities/Stats
- Level: 100
- Nature – Bold
- Ability – Synchronize
- Item – Shell Bell
- Tera type – Bug
Moveset
- Nasty Plot
- Struggle Bug
- Pollen Puff
- Acid Spray
Make use of Nasty Plot to buff stats, deal chip damage with Struggle Bug and Acid Spray, and help develop Bug Terastilzation.
Once you Terastalize the offensive Mew, you simply need to spam Pollen Puff and re-buff Nasty Plot when cleared by Mewtwo. This strategy takes time, and coordinating with other players is necessary to time heals.
Mew (Defense)
Having multiple Mew on defense will greatly aid in winning the raid. Here are the recommended abilities/stats and moveset:
Abilities/Stats
- Level: 100
- Nature – Bold
- Ability – Synchronize
- Item – Leftovers/Light Clay/Terrain Extender
- Tera type – Bug
Moveset
- Acid Spray
- Struggle Bug
- Mud-Slap
- Light Screen / Electric Terrain
One defense Mew should make use of Electric Terrain right when Mewtwo’s shield breaks, as this will prevent him from using Rest. Another defense Mew should have Light Screen to boost the Sp. Defense of the team. Both Terrain Extender and Light Clay help to increase the length of the effects, but having Leftovers as an ongoing passive heal is effective too.
When it comes to attack, one defense Mew should make use of Mud-Slap to lower Mewtwo’s Accuracy while the other defense Mew should make use of Acid Spray to lower Mewtwo’s Sp. Defense. If you have another, the third defense Mew should make use of Struggle Bug to lower Mewtwo’s Sp. Attack.
Skeledirge (Offense)
Skeledirge is the final evolution of the starter Pokémon Fuecoco. It is effective for the Mewtwo Tera Raid given its bulkiness, high Sp. Attack, and immunity to Aura Sphere. Here are the recommended abilities/stats and moveset:
Abilities/Stats
- Level: 100
- Nature – Bold
- Ability – Unaware
- Item – Scope Lens
- Tera type – Fairy
Moveset
- Torch Song
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hex / Shadow Ball
- Slack Off
Make use of Torch Song to deal high neutral damage and gradually buff Skeledirge’s Sp. Attack. You can deal effective damage over time (DoT) using Will-O-Wisp. For powerful direct hits, use Hex as it will deal super-effective damage. When you need healing, use Slack Off to recover 50% of Skeledirge’s max HP.
Gholdengo (Offense)
Gholdengo serves as an asset to any team comp when engaging the Mewtwo Tera Raid given its nine resistances and immunity to status moves. Here are the recommended abilities/stats and moveset:
Abilities/Stats
- Level: 100
- Nature – Modest
- Ability – Good as Gold
- Item – Metal Coat
- Tera type – Steel
Moveset
- Metal Sound
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Calm Mind
Make use of Calm Mind to buff Gholdengo’s Sp. Attack, then compliment this with Metal Sound to substantially lower Mewtwo’s Sp. Defense. Continuously deal aggressive damage with the aid of Shadow Ball and Make it Rain.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and released in 2022 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.