Everything you need to know about Shadow Mewtwo in Pokemon GO

Steven Rondina • 14/Jun/21 • 05:59

Mewtwo has all the time inhabited a particular place in followers’ hearts and endures as one of the standard Pokemon in your complete franchise.

Naturally, that has made Mewtwo one of the sought-after Pokemon in all of Pokemon GO. So what occurs when a particular Shadow Mewtwo launched? Properly, it goes with out saying that followers have been very focused on snapping up the occasion Pokemon.

However how did gamers get it then? And the way can gamers get it now?

Find out how to get Shadow Mewtwo in Pokemon GO

Shadow Mewtwo is the best prize for the Particular Analysis questline “An Inter-egg-sting Growth.” Whereas the identify would recommend that it revolves round hatching eggs, it largely duties gamers with battling Group Go Rocket opponents. The complete mission record is as follows:

Step 1 of 6

• Spin 5 Poké Stops (500 Stardust)
• Defeat Group Go Rocket Grunts (500 Stardust)
• Catch 1 Shadow Pokémon (Meowth encounter)

Rewards: 500 Stardust, 10 Poké Balls, 10 Razz Berry

Step 2 of 6

• Defeat 5 shadow Pokémon (750 XP)
• Make 3 good curveball throws in a row (750 XP)
• Purify 5 shadow Pokémon (750 XP)

Rewards: 1,500 Stardust, 10 Nice Ball, Larvitar encounter

Step 3 of 6

• Defeat a Group Go Rocket chief 3 instances (1,000 XP)
• Hatch 3 eggs (1,000 XP)
• Earn 5 sweet strolling together with your buddy (1,000 XP)

Rewards: 1,500 Stardust, 3 Golden Razz Berries, Toxicroak encounter

Step 4 of 6

• Defeat Group Go Rocket Chief Arlo (1,250 XP)
• Defeat Group Go Rocket Chief Cliff (1,250 XP)
• Defeat Group Go Rocket Chief Sierra (1,250 XP)

Rewards: 5 Tremendous Potions, 1 Tremendous Rocket Radar, 3 Revives

Step 5 of 6

• Discover the Group Go Rocket Boss (2,500 Stardust)
• Battle the Group Go Rocket Boss (1,500 XP)
• Defeat the Group Go Rocket Boss (3 Silver Pinap Berries)

Rewards: 3,000 Stardust, 1 Quick TM, 1 Charged TM

Step 6 of 6

• Declare Reward (2,000 XP)
• Declare Reward (2,000 XP)
• Declare Reward (2,000 XP)

Rewards: 3 Max Revives, 20 Extremely Balls, 1 Elite Charged TM

As a part of step 5, gamers are tasked with defeating Group Go Rocket Boss Giovanni. Hearkening again to the unique Pokemon film, Giovanni battles utilizing Shadow Mewtwo. As soon as gamers defeat him, they’ve the prospect to seize Shadow Mewtwo and are given the selection of purifying it at any time.

How do you get An Inter-egg-sting Growth?

The An Inter-egg-sting Growth Particular Analysis missions have been added to Pokemon GO robotically to gamers who had accomplished all Go Rocket analysis. Gamers who aren’t seeing An Inter-egg-sting Growth showing of their Particular Analysis missions could possibly unlock it by clearing different Go Rocket-related Particular Analysis missions that they’re working by.

Do you have to purify Shadow Mewtwo?

Gamers shouldn’t purify Shadow Mewtwo. Although it’s seemingly tempting to immediately get a high-CP Mewtwo with out a lot effort, Shadow Mewtwo’s harm output is considerably increased than a daily Mewtwo due to how the Shadow Pokemon mechanics work within the recreation. Even when this adjustments in some unspecified time in the future, Shadow Mewtwo could be purified at any time. 

On prime of that, Shadow Mewtwo is considerably rarer than common Mewtwo and will in the end show to be one-of-a-kind for gamers. Although gamers that purify their Shadow Mewtwo will nonetheless get a really robust Pokemon for his or her efforts, they’ll nonetheless be lacking out on a stronger, rarer Pokemon in the event that they make the leap by purifying it.

Who’s stronger, Mewtwo or Mew?

Mewtwo is considerably stronger than Mew in each Pokemon recreation that has been launched thus far.

Within the Pokemon video video games, Mewtwo boasts 670 complete base stats in contrast with Mew’s 600. In Pokemon GO, Mewtwo’s most CP is 4,724 in contrast with Mew’s 3,691. Although the primary Pokemon film introduced Mew as an equal to Mewtwo, that has by no means been the case within the video games.

The one space the place Mew excels over Mewtwo is its moveset. All the best way again to Pink and Blue, it has been a convention that Mew can be taught each teachable transfer there may be together with TMs, TRs, and transfer tutor strikes with only a few exceptions. This offers Mew a substantial amount of versatility in how a participant trains it, however Mewtwo has all the time moved quicker, hit tougher, and simply been usually higher.