Where to get Mewtwo in Pokemon GO? Best raid weaknesses and counters

Mewtwo is a legendary Psychic-type Pokemon with 300 Attack, 182 Defense, and 214 Stamina stats in Pokemon GO. This genetically enhanced clone of Mew is considered to be the first-ever legendary Pokemon in the franchise. With powerful telekinetic abilities, this psychic powerhouse has two Mega Evolutions and extremely powerful moves.

Being one of the rarest catches in Pokemon GO, players have to go through thick and thin to obtain this creature. Fans can obtain Mewtwo through Raids as it's generally a Tier 5 Raid Boss. It has two separate Raid Boss Combat Powers, 54148 CP for regular Tier 5 raids and 66318 CP for Tier 5+ raids. Given below is a guide on how you can deal with Mewtwo as a Raid Boss in Pokemon GO.

Disclaimer: Mewtwo isn’t available as a Raid Boss right now. This is merely a guide for players to refer to.

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Countering and capturing Mewtwo in Pokemon GO

Catching Mewtwo is anything but an easy task as it requires a long list of powerful fighters to beat this legendary Pyschic-type. Unfortunately, Mewtwo is not available in the wild and there are very few occasions where this Pokemon is featured to stand a chance at obtaining it.

Most recently, there was a 5-star Pokemon GO Raid featuring Mewtwo in June 2022, with players even encountering Shiny Mewtwos during the event. The Raid Battle began on Thursday, June 16, at 10:00 am local time and concluded on Friday, July 1, at 10:00 am local time.

Players could also encounter a Shadow Mewtwo through Team Go Rocket Leaders, but it wasn't in their lineup lately. Niantic recently announced that Shadow Mewtwo will make its return later next week in the upcoming Team GO Rocket takeover event. Besides these instances, the 'Inter-egg-sting Development Special Research' back in 2021 also offered an encounter with Mewtwo.

Although Mewtwo isn’t available as a Raid Boss right now, it's safe to assume that there will be more events in the future to encounter and catch this legendary Pokemon. With that being said, given below is a list of counters that you can use to deal with this Psychic-type.

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Mewtwo 5-Star Raid counters in Pokemon GO

• Weavile: Snarl and Foul Play
• Hydreigon: Bite and Dark Pulse
• Tyranitar: Bite and Crunch
• Houndoom: Snarl and Foul Play
• Absol: Snarl and Dark Pulse
• Chandelure: Hex and Shadow Ball
• Gengar: Shadow Ball and Shadow Ball
• Banette: Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
• Trevenant: Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
• Pinsir: Bug Bite and X-Scissor
• Yanmega: Bug Bite and Bug Buzz
• Scizor: Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
• Escavalier: Bug Bite and Megahorn

The aforementioned fighters stand the best chance of defeating Mewtwo in battles as they can exploit the Raid Boss' weaknesses against Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type moves. As a Pokemon GO Raid Boss, its Combat Power is significantly boosted, which is why players are advised to form a team before challenging this powerful monster.

Besides the aforementioned fighters, Mega and Shadow Pokemon like Mega Gengar, Mega Houndoom, and Shadow Mewtwo with the Shadow Ball move are some of the best Pokemon to defeat this 5-Star Raid boss. Since Mewtwo does have a Shiny variant in Pokemon GO, players are advised to look at its tail since a Shiny Mewtwo’s tail is lime green in color.