Best Mewtwo Raid Counters in 2022

Another month, another new event and encounters for Pokemon GO, so we prepped the Best Mewtwo Raid Counters in 2022.

At the beginning of this month, Niantic unveiled its plans for events in Pokemon GO throughout June. The first half of June saw the return of the legendary primal Pokemon Groudon and Kyogre. With the 2 Legendary Hoenn Pokemon starting off June, you would expect that Rayquazza would finish out the month of June.

Well, you would be wrong because there is a special Pokemon Crossover Event occurring. Starting on June 16th, Mewtwo will spawn in Legendary raids at 10 AM local time; it will run until July 1st. Trainers who are lucky will have the chance to encounter a shiny Mewtwo. Mewtwo Raid hours will take place on June 22nd and June 29th at 6 P.M local time.

This event is to celebrate the release of the Pokemon Go TCG cards. In the new set the main Alternate art card features Mewtwo in New York City.

Now check out our Mewtwo Raid guide below to learn the best raid counters!

Mewtwo Raid Guide

Mewtwo Raid Stats

Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokemon.

It is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type moves.

Mewtwo’s Raid CP is 54148

Mewtwo’s Base HP is 214

Its Attack is 300 and Defense is 182

The Base catch CP is between 2294 and 2397

The Boosted Catch CP is between 2868 and 2985

It is Weather Boosted by Windy weather

Its fast moves can be Psycho Cut and Confusion

Its Charged moves can be Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Focus Blast, Psychic, and Psystrike.

From June 16th to 23rd, Mewtwo’s Charged move will be Shadow Ball.

From June 23rd to July 1st, Mewtwo’s Charged move will be Psystrike.

Mewtwo Raid Counters

Going into the Mewtwo Raid, trainers will need Pokemon with high defensive stats or type effective attacks. Overall, Mewtwo can be a difficult Legendary Pokemon to take down in Pokemon Go unless you use a well-rounded team. This raid can be easily completed by a team of 4 to 6 trainers; a team of 6 to 20 trainers can easily take it down, so make sure to get a better completionist bonus for additional Balls.

Using Mega Pokemon such as Mega Gengar, Mega Houndoom, or Mega Beedrill will make trainers’ lives easier. Ultimately, you will want to use Dark, Ghost, or Bug-type Pokemon. Be careful, because the raid can be difficult if using Psychic, Ground, Fighting, Water, or Grass-type Pokemon.

Here are the best counters to overcoming the raid. Some of these recommendations can be substituted out for Pokemon with type advantage or a better move set.

Primary Mewtwo Raid Counters:

Mega Gengar – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Giratina (Origin Form) – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Chandelure – Hex & Shadow Ball

Darkrai – Snarl & Dark Pulse

Mewtwo – Psycho Cut & Shadow Ball

Hydreigon – Bite & Dark Pulse

Alternate Mewtwo Raid Counters:

Weavile – Snarl & Foul Play

Yveltal – Snarl & Dark Pulse

Mega Gyarados – Bite & Crunch

Mega Houndoom – Snarl & Foul Play

Tyranitar – Bite & Crunch

Mega Blastoise – Bite & Hydro Cannon

Bisharp – Snarl & Dark Pulse

Krookodile – Snarl & Dark Pulse

Absol – Snarl & Payback

Scizor – Fury Cutter & X-Scissor

Escavalier – Bug Bite & Megahorn

Deoxys (Attack) – Poison Jab & ark Pulse

Banette – Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball

Salamance – Bite & Draco Meteor

Raikou – Thunder Shock & Shadow Ball

Shiftry – Snarl & Foul Play

Mismagius – Hex & Shadow Ball

Cacturne – Sucker Punch & Dark Pulse

Umbreon – Snarl & Foul Play

Genesect – Fury Cutter & X-Scissor

Mega Beedrill – Bug Bite & X-Scissor

Dusknoir – Astonish & Shadow Ball

Pinsir – Bug Bite & X-Scissor

Drifblim – Hex & Shadow Ball

Sharpedo – Bite & Crunch

Hoopa – Astonish & Shadow Ball

Additional Resources

For additional Pokemon Go news or raid guides, check out our Pokemon Go section. Will you be taking on Mewtwo or waiting until July for the new Legendary Pokemon raids? June’s Mega raids continue to be repeat raids from earlier this year; if you have yet to battle Mega Blastoise or Venusaur then you have a second chance.

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Pokemon Go was developed by The Pokémon Company and is available now on iOS and Android.