Mew (Pokémon)

Mew (Japanese: ミュウ, Hepburn: Myū) is one of the fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. It is a small, pink, Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon, it was added to Pokémon Red and Blue by Game Freak programmer Shigeki Morimoto, with the intent of making it obtainable, but was ultimately left out for development and technical reasons. After being discovered through data mining, its presence in the games was surrounded by many rumors and myths, which would end up contributing to the Pokémon franchise's success. For years, Mew was legitimately unobtainable in the games except some specific Pokémon distribution events or glitching.

Mew
Pokémon character
Mew artwork by Ken Sugimori
First gamePokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Created byShigeki Morimoto
Designed byKen Sugimori
Voiced by
In-universe information
SpeciesPokémon
GenderUnknown
TypePsychic

Mew's first film appearance was in Pokémon: The First Movie as one of the side characters alongside Mewtwo. The movie revealed that a fossilized Mew eyelash, found in the Guyana jungle by a team of scientists, was used to create Mewtwo, a genetically enhanced Mew clone. Mew later appeared in Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as a main character alongside Lucario; the backstory of the film revolves around Mew's mysterious history and how it came to be so powerful. Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon had a mirage version of Mew appear as a main character in the movie who helped Ash and friends try to defeat the Mirage Master.

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