In honor of this week's Kanto Legendary presence in Pokémon GO, let's take a look back at some of the most iconic Mewtwo cards from the Pokémon TCG We're covering modern and vintage here, and we'd love to hear from you as well Let us know your four favorite Mewtwo cards in the comments below.[caption[...]
It will feature the Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres taking over most Gyms in the game Maximize on this and every Raid Hour with our tips below.[caption id="attachment_1342038" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mewtwo & the Kanto Birds in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic[/caption]Focus on Mewtwo Of course, if you already have enough Mewtwo Candy and[...]
In honor of Mewtwo's triumphant return to raids today after a grueling absence, let's take a deep dive into this Legendary Pokémon's lore.[caption id="attachment_1338646" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mewtwo in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic[/caption]Dex entry number 150, Mewtwo is a pure Psychic-type species from the Kanto Region, introduced into the world of Pokémon with Generation One[...]
Starting Saturday, February 20th at 9 AM and running until Monday, March 1st at 8 AM local time, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will feature in raids Let's take a look at the top counters to help trainers take down Mewtwo, a pure Psychic-type, which can be encountered in its Shiny form With this Raid[...]
Let's take a look at what the month has to offer.[caption id="attachment_1329829" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mewtwo in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic[/caption]The full February 2021 slate of Tier Five in Pokémon GO includes:
Entei will be appearing in five-star raids from Tuesday, January 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m to Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 10:00 a.m[...]
While there has been nothing confirmed about what these may offer, let's break down the best theories as to what these will entail.[caption id="attachment_1289736" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Are Mega Mewtwo X and Y coming to Pokémon GO? Credit: Niantic[/caption]Okay, so, "theories" may have been the wrong choice of words There's pretty much one thing that Mega EX[...]
There's a lot of strangeness to parse here, so let's get into it.[caption id="attachment_1284725" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mewtwo promotional image for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic[/caption]Niantic began the announcement, which comes following widespread critique of the company's communication practices, by clearing up the timing of Darkrai's tenure in raids.
From Friday, October 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m[...]
Stay tuned for our full breakdown of what is inside, but these are collected exclusively from defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders.
In addition to some of the last event's spawns, Dark-type and Poison-type Pokémon are spawning with a specific focus on Houndour, Purrloin, Poochyena, Spinarak, Skorupi, Stunky, Nuzleaf, Croagunk, Sableye, and Gulpin.
New Special Research[...]
Here's what they found and what it means for the game.[caption id="attachment_1278226" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Shadow Mewtwo in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic[/caption]As we reported earlier, Giovanni will be returning this month The new information that Dataminers have found has been pulled from a punny Special Research titled "An Inter-egg-sting Development." This new set of Team GO[...]
but the leading theory is currently the much-anticipated return of Mewtwo.[caption id="attachment_1272086" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Can we expect to see Mewtwo at the end of October? Credit: Niantic[/caption]Other than a short rotation featuring the non-Shiny-capable Armored Mewtwo, Mewtwo has been absent from Pokémon GO raids since its short stint as an EX Raid Boss in early[...]
Mewtwo
This iconic Generation One Legendary Pokémon has one of the most diverse movesets in the game, starting with its overpowered Legacy Moves of the Psychic-type Psystrike and the Ghost-type Shadow Ball In addition to these, Mewtwo has five other typings in its moveset, and is able to learn the moves Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Focus[...]
Shiny Mewtwo
Normally, a Legendary's Shiny release will take up nearly a whole month of the raid rotation Not so with Shiny Mewtwo It was in raids for one week during Niantic's Ultra Bonus 2019, followed by a make-up raid hour, and then a short tenure in EX raids Mewtwo may be the rarest Shiny Legendary[...]
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Mewtwo with Shadow Ball or Psystrike
Mewtwo famously has two legacy Charged Attacks that each put it at the top of the meta: the Psychic-type Psystrike and the Ghost-type Shadow Ball Both moves are incredibly powerful, so the choice comes down to this: how many Elite Charged TMs do you have? A Mewtwo with both[...]
as well as the first ever release of Shadow Mewtwo Shadow Pokémon have essentially had a darkness placed upon them by Team GO Rocket that makes them strike harder and take more damage: a function in the game called "Shadow Boost." All Shadow Pokémon have a button on their page in Pokémon storage called "Purify,"[...]
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Shadow Legendary BirdsShadow Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres are obtainable
The Team GO Rocket leaders, as we broke, will have the Legendary Birds
You can catch them through defeating the Leaders in the research, so don't panic when your encounter leads to one of their other Shadow PokémonShadow MewtwoGiovanni will fight with Shadow[...]
Dataminers have found an array of interesting new and updates assets in Pokémon GO's code, including badges, new costumed Pokémon, and, most notably, Shadow Mewtwo Though these are not yet officially announced by Niantic, dataminers have also been responsible for releasing information on upcoming Community Days, Jessie and James' arrival, Stantler with bells, and Shadow[...]
Finally, we are getting our first legendary Funko Pokemon as Mewtwo has appeared in the wild This figure is badass and will be a welcomed addition to any fans collection Pre-orders are already available for these Pop vinyls and you can find them all located here.Gotta Pop them all!Pop! Games: PokémonGrow your collection with the[...]
Today, the Lurking Shadows event has dropped into Pokémon Masters, and with it comes two familiar faces in Mewtwo and Giovanni The psychic-linked duo will be available from now until December 18th at 9:59pm PST You'll be able to battle against the duo while also gaining more insight into their arrival on Pasio and their relationship with Team Break[...]
Mewtwo has returned to Pokémon GO, but probably not the way anyone wanted as he will be coming in as the armored version for a limited time Niantic announced over the holiday that he will be appearing in Raid Battles starting on July 10th for a limited time, as you will have a chance to[...]
To help bring in the new year, Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution received a brand new trailer showing off the old and new. The Pokémon Company gave us a rare treat as trailers for the new movies usually don't crop up until a couple months before their release, which is kinda done that way because they[...]
