Mewtwo (PM)

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Mewtwo in Project M and Project+
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Universe	Pokémon
Base game appearance	Melee
Alternate costume	Armored Mewtwo

Mewtwo is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. It is one of the two characters that was not originally playable in Brawl, the other being Roy.

Attributes

Mewtwo's alternate costume

Changes from Melee to PM

Mewtwo was significantly buffed from Melee to Project M.

• Mewtwo is heavier, now being a middleweight character instead of a lightweight.
• Mewtwo's tail is now significantly longer, greatly increasing the reach of any attacks that utilize its tail, such as its tilts. Additionally, only the inner half of the tail has a hurtbox, whereas in Melee the entire tail had a hurtbox (thus giving Mewtwo significant disjointed hitboxes for his tail attacks).
• When not holding the attack button, second hit of jab only delivers one hit, leaving Mewtwo less vulnerable.
• All tilts have less ending lag.
• Mewtwo's forward smash has a smaller sourspot, a much larger sweetspot, and the shadow blast is much larger, giving the move about twice the reach. The knockback of the sweetspot is also more powerful.
• The hits of up smash link better each into other. The final hit is additionally more powerful and deals 2% more damage (for 17% total if all hits connect).
• Down smash improved; it produces a slightly large shadow blast to slightly improve its reach, now has a sweetspot on the inner half of the move that hits more powerfully and deals 2% more damage for 17% (while the sourspot has the move's Melee power), the latter half of the move has a weak lingering hitbox that deals 7% damage (instead of having no hitbox), and the attack has much less ending lag (having almost no lag after hitboxes cease).
• Aerials have less landing lag.
• Down aerial's hitboxes are more favorably placed and specific spacing is no longer required to avoid landing the sourspot, with the sourspot being smaller and placed higher, while the intermediate and sweetspot hitboxes are larger and make up a larger portion of the move. The attack additionally produces slightly stronger knockback.
• Forward throw changed to condensing opponent in a Shadow Ball, then throwing them ahead. It has the same angle as the original throw, but racks up damage more reliably (dealing a consistent 13% in damage instead of varying between 9-18%), and produces much stronger knockback, now being a potential KO move when used near edges.
• Shadow Ball is stronger, and even when uncharged it has stronger knockback than before. It also travels considerably faster.
• Confusion's effect now sends victims upwards into a tumbling state after spinning them, and produces a slight wind effect a small distance outside its grab to make it more difficult to punish. It also now acts as a proper reflector, with projectiles reflected by Confusion inflicting damage to the original user, further improving Confusion's utility. It can still pull opponents through platforms and the rise up can stage spike if the platform is solid.
• Teleport no longer puts Mewtwo into a helpless state, and acting out of it is possible with anything but an air dodge (or another teleport).
• Disable has increased reach, now affects enemies from behind, and can no longer be reflected. It also has significantly increased power on midair foes, dealing 9% more damage (for 10% total).
• Mewtwo can now hover in a similar manner to Peach's float. While Mewtwo can float in any direction, its float duration is shorter (for about a bit more than one second) and can only be done after a single jump; using it will cause Mewtwo to lose its midair jump. Hovered aerials have decreased landing lag, though, akin to Peach's float cancel.
• Mewtwo is now vulnerable to the grab release glitch, but regains its double jump.
• Disable cannot deal knockback to already-dazed characters, and it doesn't increase their stun time either.
• Forward tilt's sweetspot is now located at the tip of the tail, while the rest of the attack is weaker. It no longer has a slash effect.
• Sourspot of forward smash possesses a neutral effect, making it more noticeable.
• Sidestep now involves Mewtwo vanishing, akin to its air dodge.

In terms of cosmetic changes, Mewtwo now has a black costume in addition to two Armored Mewtwo costumes. For its on-screen appearance, Mewtwo teleports onto the stage and stretches a hand, emitting its Pokémon cry. Mewtwo's up taunt involves it floating in a sitting pose with closed eyes, similar to how it appeared at Dr. Fuji's lab in Mewtwo Strikes Back. Mewtwo keeps floating as long as the taunt input is held. Its side taunt is similar to the on-screen appearance, while down taunt is that from Melee. Its spinning victory pose now has it say "愚かな" (Orokana) which is taken from the Japanese version of Melee. It also has a new victory pose, replacing the dark fire one, where it spins in place, floating up, and ultimately disappearing. This pose has the same groan from the original, however.

Armored Mewtwo

Armored Mewtwo appears as Mewtwo's alternate costume. It is based upon the armor donned by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

• There are two colors schemes available for this alternate costume: one silver as it was in the movie and one gold with a gray color scheme for Mewtwo itself.
• On the back of the armor is the inscription "PKMN-150", which is its National Pokedex number in the games.

Moveset

Up to date as of Demo 3.0.

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Dark Flash, Dark Flame	6%, 2%	Mewtwo thrusts both hands out in sequence before steadily releasing a stream of shadow energy from one of them.
Forward tilt	Tail Whip	8% (10% tipped, 6% sour)	Mewtwo whips its tail forward with minimal knockback. Good for combos.
Up tilt	Tail Flip	8% (10% close, 6% sour)	Mewtwo telekinetically backflips, swinging its tail as it does so. Causes diagonal knockback, and can juggle at early percentages.
Down tilt	Tail Sweep	8% (9% base, 5% tipped)	Mewtwo crouches and spins, swinging its tail out and knocking opponents into the air.
Dash attack	Dark Torch	9%	Mewtwo lunges forwards with its hands out, releasing shadow energy from them. Minimal knockback.
Forward smash	Shadow Blast	12% (16% charged) Blast: 20% (27% charged)	Mewtwo thrusts its hands forward and releases a huge blast of shadow energy from them.
Up smash	Galaxy Force	1-2%, 10% finisher	Mewtwo holds its palm up, releasing a storm of shadow energy that hits multiple times.
Down smash	Shadow Bomb	17% (23% charged)	Mewtwo hits downward with a single burst of shadow energy from its pointer finger. The attack only hits the side Mewtwo is facing.
Neutral aerial	Body Spark	1-2%, 4-5% finisher	Mewtwo releases a field of electricity from its body, damaging anybody in range. Final hit causes knockback.
Forward aerial	Shadow Claw	14%	Mewtwo claws forward with its hand covered in shadow energy. Causes vertical knockback at higher percentages.
Back aerial	Tail Flail	11%	Mewtwo looks backwards and flings its tail out, knocking back opponents at mid to high percentages.
Up aerial	High Tail Flip	10%	Mewtwo performs a back flip, hitting opponents with its tail. Excellent range and can juggle at lower percentages.
Down aerial	Meteor Kick	16%	Mewtwo performs a flip and thrusts its leg downwards, spiking the opponent.
Grab	Psychic	—	Mewtwo telekinetically immobilizes its opponent. Decent range.
Pummel	Dark Shock	3%	Mewtwo shocks the opponent in its grasp.
Forward throw	"Gravity Squeeze"	13%	Mewtwo crushes its foe in a shrinking Shadow Ball, then throws them forward. Name is unofficial and was coined by TKBreezy, in reference to a similar move used by Magneto in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
Back throw	Reverse Throw/Telekinesis	11%	Mewtwo uses Psychic to throw its enemy backward.
Up throw	Psychic Whirlwind	12%	Mewtwo uses Psychic to spin its foe around itself before throwing them upward.
Down throw	Tail Slap	5% (Tail), 6% (Slam)	Mewtwo throws its enemy down and hits with its tail. Mewtwo's fastest throw, the tail will also hit behind Mewtwo after the initial attack.
Floor attack (front)
Floor attack (back)
Floor attack (trip)
Edge attack (fast)
Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special	Shadow Ball		Mewtwo concentrates shadow energy into a large sphere, then throws it at its foe. Noticeably faster and stronger in Project M, even uncharged Shadow Balls can cause significant knockback.
Side special	Confusion	10%	Mewtwo telekinetically spins the opponent in front of it. Classified as a command grab, the move does no damage otherwise, but can combo into other moves on heavier opponents. In Project M, the move is now capable of properly reflecting projectiles and causing damage to the projectiles' original users.
Up special	Teleport	-	Mewtwo quickly vanishes and reappears in a different location. Can be directed with the analog stick. In Project M, Mewtwo no longer goes into a helpless state after the move, and can act out of Teleport almost immediately with anything outside of an air dodge.
Down special	Disable	1% (10% on airborne opponents)	Mewtwo releases a short-range beam from its eyes that briefly stuns the opponent. When used on an already stunned or airborne opponent, the attack causes horizontal knockback instead.
Final Smash	Psystrike	15% from rising to the top of the screen, 78% from the beam total; 93% total	Similar to Lucario's Aura Storm; Mewtwo laughs and flies above the stage, unleashing a powerful beam of dark energy. It has a wider size, moves slowly, but is more powerful. Has strong knockback. If all hits from the beam connect, it will almost always one-hit KO most characters.

In competitive play

Notable players

•  JCaesar
•  Mew2King
•  Taj

Trivia

• At the time of Mewtwo's creation as a character in the mod, it was not possible to convert animations from Melee and import them into Brawl. As a result of having to do them all from scratch, Mewtwo's animations alone took approximately 700 hours to create. Project M Backroom member SiLeNtDo0m credits Haloedhero with the animation work in this forum post.
• When Kirby copies Mewtwo, he copies Disable rather than Shadow Ball. According to Project M Backroom member Gimpyfish, this is due to the difficulty of programming a new projectile for a character.
• Psystrike still possesses an aura effect during Mewtwo's ascent.
• Mewtwo's sound effects replace Galleom's, resulting in atypical behaviour when fighting him.
• Mewtwo is the only character that has the announcer echo twice when selected.

External links

• Project M character page