Pokemon Go | Armored Mewtwo Raid Battle Guide: Strategy & Tips

Defeat the legendary Pokemon Armored Mewtwo in this Pokemon GO raid battle strategy guide. Get tips on how to beat it, recommended Pokemon and moves, CP to get 100% IV, and more!

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Stats & Rating	CP Chart
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Recommended Raid Counters

This information is from the previous Armored Mewtwo event. The Pokemon here were chosen based on how effective they were during that event.

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Pokemon	Best Moves	Combo DPS
Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	18.50
Gengar	Lick(※) Shadow Ball	18.14
Chandelure	Hex Shadow Ball	17.18
Darkrai	Shadow Ball	17.03
Hydreigon	Bite Dark Pulse	15.69
Weavile	Faint Attack Foul Play	15.28
Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	15.17
Mewtwo	Psycho Cut Shadow Ball(※)	15.00
Tyranitar	Bite Crunch	14.94
Pinsir	Bug Bite X-Scissor	14.57
Absol	Snarl Dark Pulse	14.48
Honchkrow	Snarl Dark Pulse	14.48
Houndoom	Snarl Foul Play	14.00
Scizor	Fury Cutter X-Scissor	13.75

How To Counter Armored Mewtwo

Hit Its Ghost/Dark Weaknesses

Armored Mewtwo is a pure Psychic type, meaning it has 3 weaknesses: Ghost, Dark, and Bug. Look for one of these 3 types of Pokemon before taking on Mewtwo!

Armored Mewtwo Weakness and Resistances

Damage Multiplier	Type
×2.56	None
×1.6
×0.625
×0.39	None
×0.244	None

Gengar and Giratina Are Best

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Recommended Pokemon To Counter Mewtwo
Gengar	Giratina (Origin Forme)

Gengar and Origin Forme Giratina are our two main recommendations vs. Armored Mewtwo. Both of them have very high base attack and powerful STAB Ghost-type moves.

Gengar Is Weak To Psychic

Gengar is a Ghost/Poison type, meaning he'll take massive damage from Mewtwo's Future Sight and Confusion moves.

Pokemon	Moves It's Weak To
Gengar	・Confusion ・Future Sight ・Earthquake

Bring Dark Type Pokemon

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Recommended Dark-Type Pokemon
Tyranitar	Weavile

Dark types are also an excellent choice vs. Armored Mewtwo, as they take reduced damage from Psychic moves and deal super-effective damage against Mewtwo!

Watch Out For Super-Effective Moves

Unfortunately, since Armored Mewtwo has more than just Psychic moves, you're still very likely to be hit with a super-effective move if you bring the above two Pokemon. We recommend bringing a pure-ghost type as your primary Pokemon for this fight.

Pokemon	Moves It's Weak To
Tyranitar	・Iron Tail ・Dynamic Punch(double weakness) ・Earthquake
Weavile	・Iron Tail ・Rock Slide ・Dynamic Punch (double weakness)

How Many People Do You Need For The Armored Mewtwo Raid?

This information is from a past event.

Bring 7 To Reliably Clear

If you have 7 players above trainer level 30 who are properly hitting Mewtwo's weaknesses, you should be able to take it out within the time limit!

Minimum 3 People

If everyone is above Lvl. 38 with powerful moves at the ready, it's possible to take Armored Mewtwo out with just 3 people.

How Many People Did You Defeat It With?

When Does Armored Mewtwo Spawn?

Making A Return For Pokemon Day

Pokemon Day Events will also be held this year! In addition to Armored Mewtwo raids, there will be other special events taking place as well, including Clone and Party Hat-wearing Pokemon! Make sure you don't miss it!

IV and CP Chart

Max 1821 CP = 100% IVs

The Maximum CP value an Armored Mewtwo caught after a raid battle can have is 1821. If it has 1821 CP, then that means its IVs are also perfect.

CP Goes Up To 2276 In Windy Weather

If the current weather is Windy, the Pokemon's level will increase to 25. In this case, the maximum CP value for 100% IVs is 2276!

Normal	Weather	Boost
1821	Windy	2276

CP / IV Reference Chart

Even when its CP isn't max, it's still possible to determine the IVs of a given Pokemon.

Reference Chart For 98%+ IVs

Less Than 96% Table

Armored Mewtwo Base Stats Info

Armored Mewtwo Type

Type	Weather Boost
Psychic	Windy

Max CP & Base Stats

*Base Stats are set values unique to each species of Pokemon which affect their overall stats.

Max CP	3187	48 /623
HP	214	79 /623
Attack	182	207 /623
Defense	278	8 /623

Recommended Moveset

*Recommended move are rated based on their DPS, EPS, Matching Type Damage Multiplier (x1.2), charge time and number of effective types.

For Gyms/Raids
Confusion / Future Sight
For PvP
Confusion / Rock Slide / Dynamic Punch