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Pokemon Gohas been one of the best mobile games since its launch in 2016. Fortunately, the most popular mythical Pokemon in the series has been added to Pokemon Go: Mew. Mew was introduced in a Special Research in 2018 and is available to all players.
Related:Pokemon Go: All Special Evolutions
Mew was a part of the very first Pokemon games, known as Red and Blue. Generation 1 has become some of the most beloved Pokemon for all the fans, and Mew was the climax of it all. Being the mythical Pokemon of the game meant it was the hardest to catch, and you had to beat the whole thing to even get the chance to catch them. Well, Pokemon Go makes that venture a tad bit easier for us, and we’re here to help you through that process.
Updated June 06, 2025, by Sean Murray:If you’re looking for how to catch Mew in Pokemon Go, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve refreshed this guide with improved formatting and a few more breakout tips to make catching your Mew that much easier.
How To Catch Mew
to catch Mew, players must complete theSpecial Research"A Mythical Discovery".
A Special Research is a story-stylized quest told by Professor Willow, most of the time with multiple steps in order to complete the research. For A Mythical Discovery,there are eight stepsin order to catch Mew. These steps must be fully completedbeforethe next stage is unlocked, and you are given astep completion reward.
500 XP
Completion Reward
10 Great Balls, 1 Incubator, 3 Lure Modules
Incubatorsare for hatching Pokemon eggs, which are obtained by spinning Pokestops.Lure Modulesare great for luring Pokemon to your location for 30 minutes. Best saved forCommunity Days, where shiny odds are increased.
Earn 2 Candy while walking with your Buddy
1000 XP
2,000 Stardust, 3 Incense, 20 Great Balls
Great throwsare accomplished by precisely throwing a Pokeball inside aPokemon’s hitbox. All Pokemon have a hitbox thatis visible to you as a circle. Throwing a ball at the Pokemon while the circle appears big gives a"Nice"throw. While the smaller the circle and the more accurate the throw, you can get a"Great"throw, and even smaller an"Excellent"throw.
1500 XP
Battle in 2 Raids
Battle in a Gym 2 times
1 Charged TM, 1 Fast TM, 2 Star Piece
Raidscan be battled with up to 20 people and normally appear above gyms and last for an hour. WhereasGymsare a competition between team Valor (red), Mystic (blue), and Instinct (yellow). Players are able to battle theiropposingteam’sgym for a chance to take it over as their own team’s gym.
2000 XP
Earn 5 Candies walking with your Buddy
4000 Stardust, 3 Lure Modules, 20 Great Balls
In order to get aSilver Kanto Medalyou mustcatch and register 50 Pokemoninto your Pokedexfrom the Kanto region. Kanto are all generation 1 Pokemon, and normally, the most popular. A great way to get these medals fast is to keep your eye out forPokemon Go Community Daysas they spawn specific regional Pokemon inmass quantities.
2500 XP
1 Premium Raid Pass, 1 Lucky Egg, 15 Revives
Ditto is a time-consuming and slightly difficult task.In order to catch a Dittoin Pokemon Go,you must search between 16 different Pokemonfound in the wild because of Ditto’s ability is to disguise themselves as other Pokemon. These sixteen Pokemon include: Weedle, Paras, Venonat, Voltorb, Hoothoot, Ledyba, Spinarak, Hoppip, Remoraid, Seedot, Whismur, Skitty, Gulpin, Numel, Bidoof, and Foongus.
3000 XP
Battle in 10 Raids
6000 Stardust, 5 Rare Candy, 3 Incense
Completing Step 6 unlocks theSpecial Research “A Ripple in Time.“This is an eight-step special research as well that gives players the opportunity to catch the mythical PokemonCelebi.
Use 50 Berries to help catch Pokemon
3500 XP
Mew, 20 Ultra Balls, 8000 Stardust
AGold Kanto Medalis obtained by catching andregistering 100Kanto region Pokemon into a Pokedex.
4000 XP
10000 Stardust, 1 Super Incubator, 20 Mew Candy
Upon completion, you are allowed to catch Mew.Mew will appear on-screen, andyou will be given unlimited Pokeballs to catch them. Mew is not particularly a good raid Pokemon, but they will look great in your Pokedex!
For this specific research,Mew is shiny-locked,so players will not have the opportunity to obtain their shiny variant.
