How to get Mew in Pokemon Go? A Brief Guide from ArmadaBoost

Mew is a mythical Pokemon from the Kanto region. Mythical means very rare, elusive, barely every obtainable. That's what it's always been in most games of the series... luckily, not quite so in Go. There you need to complete a lengthy quest line which might have its challenging parts but in general isn't something completely off the wall – we'll talk about it later in more detail.

As for the Pokemon itself, Mew is a Psychic-type fighter with an impressively extensive list of skills (more on that below). While it's certainly a strong Pokemon that is very hard to beat if used correctly, it's rarely seen at the top of meta rankings. The gamut of Psychic Pokemon is quite wide, especially when it comes to high-end options, which makes the competition there severe. In that context Mew isn't often favored over such popular picks as Latios, Latias, Gardevoir, and, most ironically, Mew's own clone, Mewtwo. As of early February 2025, Mew is the 59th recommended Psychic pick on Pokemon Go Hub's ranking which might not be jaw-dropping but is still quite solid.

Base stats make it clear that Mew isn't just about punching its opponents in the face. It's a well-balanced team member who can be used for various purposes:

STAT	VALUE
Attack	210
Defense	210
Stamina	225

Combat stats are consistent with the story told by the base stats:

There's currently one way to get Mew: you need to complete a special research named "A Mythical Discovery". It's an 8-part quest line which culminates in an encounter with Mew during which you can catch it. Let's take a closer look at all the steps.

First, here's a table with the most important information about each step of the research for your convenience:

Step 1-4

These steps are a piece of cake. There's one thing, however, that you should consider: use a Magikarp as the buddy Pokemon while earning candies. Not only has it a low distance requirement for a candy, but also you'll need Magikarp candies later on in step 6 when you'll be tasked to evolve it.

Step 5

Catch a Ditto... It's not the most positively viewed activity in the game, to put it mildly, as the hunt for Ditto can drive anyone crazy. The problem with it is that Ditto is a shapeshifter. It imitates the appearance of other Pokemon and you can't tell if you've been dealing with a real thing or a Ditto until you've caught it. That's right, you'll have to make lots and lots of blind catches to try obtaining this gooey creature. If you don't know where to look for Dittos, it can quickly become rather depressing, infuriating, and frustrating – all at once! 

Don't worry, there's something you can do to narrow the search. Not by as much as we'd hope for but still. Ditto is known to mainly mimic these species:

So there you go: go on a catching spree with these 10 Pokemon in areas teeming with them and at some point you'll certainly get lucky. The worst part of this quest is that if you've already caught a Ditto once, it won't count. Only a new catch does.

The rest of the quest is less painful. Performing 20 Great Throws? You'll have plenty of time to practice trying to catch a Ditto. Catching 10 Ghost type Pokemon? Go on a hunt when it's nighttime in the game: 8 PM to 8 AM – and you'll meet Ghost Pokemon much more often.

Here's a video by AlexNexton showing how you can catch a Ditto:

Step 6

Level 25 and battling in 10 different raids are nothing special. The third, objective, however, is. It tasks you with evolving a Magikarp. And no, if you've already gone through the pain of doing that before, the fruit of that suffering won't count either. You need to evolve it after getting the quest.

So as you know, Magikarp needs the looney number of 400 candies to become a Gyarados. That's lots of walking around with a Magikarp as a buddy Pokemon. We hope that you've taken our advice and did take it for a walk during the first 4 quests. Make sure to feed it with Pinap Berries to double the candy yield.

Here's a video by Swegles showing how you can evolve the coi Pokemon faster:

Step 7

The penultimate quest tasks you with these things:

Step 8

This is the step during which you'll get yourself a Mew. You'll have an encounter with it and you'll have all the time in the world to catch it as it won't attempt to escape or any other dirty tricks like that. Just throw as many high-quality balls at it as you need and eventually you'll get what you've come all this way for.

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Catching Mew won't be the easiest part of your Pokemon Go experience – that's hard to deny. Mew also won't be the strongest fighter on your team if you already have some top-tier Pokemon – that's also true. But if you want to have this unique and flexible creature in your collection, you should just start working on it!

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