In Pokémon GO, Mewtwo returns. This time it has armor and therefore different stats. But how strong will this armored Mewtwo be?
When will armored Mewtwo be available? This Mewtwo form will be available tonight, on July 10th, at 10 PM in raids. You have time to battle it until July 31st.
Will it be strong? In short: Armored Mewtwo will be significantly weaker than normal Mewtwo. We will show you the stats here and explain how useful Mewtwo will be.
Armored Mewtwo – How strong will it be?
What do the stats say? To give you a direct comparison, we will show you the differences between armored Mewtwo and normal Mewtwo.
| Stat | Armored Mewtwo | Normal Mewtwo |
| Attack Stat | 182 | 300 |
| Defense Stat | 278 | 182 |
| HP Stat | 214 | 214 |
| Max CP | 3187 | 4178 |
What does this mean for armored Mewtwo? This Mewtwo will be quite weak and not comparable to normal Mewtwo at all.
The defense stat is quite high, which does not really matter, as you cannot put Mewtwo in a gym. However, the attack stat will be rather weak. Pokémon like Pidgeot or Sandshrew have the same strong attack stat. These are also not useful in battle.
What moves can it learn? Armored Mewtwo learns different moves than normal Mewtwo. It has:
- Fast Moves: Confusion (Psychic Type), Steel Wing (Steel Type)
- Charge Moves: Future Sight (Psychic Type), Earthquake (Ground Type), Rock Slide (Rock Type), Dynamic Punch (Fighting Type)
That’s why the raid fight will be difficult: Armored Mewtwo is quite hard to defeat as a raid boss. This is due to its high defense stat and especially the moves. Almost every attack is a good counter against your top attacker.
For example, Tyranitar will be taken down by Dynamic Punch. Bug Pokémon like Scizor or Pinsir are very effectively hit by Rock Slide.
How many people are needed in the raid? Despite all these difficulties, you can defeat Mewtwo with three players. However, you need very strong counters. It becomes easier with 4-5 players, where defeating Mewtwo becomes significantly easier.
Will armored Mewtwo be useless? In battle, you will not deal much damage with this Mewtwo. Hence, it will rather become a collector’s item. Or a significantly worse alternative among the psychic attackers.
However, Mewtwo is worth it for collecting candies. You can catch the armored Mewtwo and then use the candies obtained to power up a normal Mewtwo. These are always worth it in battle.
In Pokémon GO, there are now new moves as well. We will show you which of them are worthwhile:
