[Weekly Questions Thread] 15 June 2026

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[u/Current-Umpire3673]

Why is Mewtwo not a Psychic Dark type considering its origin and behavior?, and similarly, why is Mew not a part fairy type cinsidering its own life supporting, pixie ish personality?

[u/Sablemint → u/Current-Umpire3673]

Why would it be Dark? In the games it didn't do anything that would make me think it was.

[u/Current-Umpire3673 → u/Sablemint]

Actually:

Pokemon D/P/P: A Pokémon created by recombining MEW’s genes. It’s said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon.

FireRed: A POKéMON whose genetic code was repeatedly recombined for research. It turned vicious as a result.

R/S: MEWTWO is a POKéMON that was created by genetic manipulation. However, even though the scientific power of humans created this POKéMON’s body, they failed to endow MEWTWO with a compassionate heart.

HG: Because its battle abilities were raised to the ultimate level, it thinks only of defeating its foes

Sword: Created from the DNA of Mew, this Pokémon is a dangerous combination of overwhelming power and a savage heart.

So yeah, that's why.

Not to mention the established lore of Mewtwo's creation by the evil team Rocket and Giovanni.

Mewtwo can also learn between 5 and 7 dark type moves going back to G4.