Mewtwo continues to be rolled out to more people after Pokémon GO Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. Although it is a very powerful Legendary, one that many people continue to wait in anticipation for, it received a nerf the day of the Stadium event. But should it have been?
Although Mewtwo's attack stat is sky-high, its defensive capabilities are lacking. This means Mewtwo is officially a glass cannon (like Jynx, Alakazam, and Gengar). And this glass-cannon status really means Mewtwo did not deserve its ten percent nerf. Besides, being the major Legendary of Generation 1, it is supposed to have ridiculous stats.
Sure, its max CP would be over 4,000, but Slaking's max CP will be over 5,000. Mewtwo cannot be left to defend a Gym, anyway. And running later generation's main Legendaries' stats through the CP formula, we continue to see very large CP values.
- HO-OH: 4583
- LUGIA: 3547
- GROUDON: 4804
- KYOGRE: 4804
- RAYQUAZA: 4291
- DIALGA: 4587
- PALKIA: 4494
- GIRATINA (ALTERED FORM): 3908
- GIRATINA (ORIGIN FORM): 4255
- ARCEUS: 4532
- RESHIRAM: 4587
- ZEKROM: 4587
- KYUREM: 4059
- BLACK KYUREM: 5304
- WHITE KYUREM: 5304
- XERNEAS: 4317
- YVELTAL: 4317
- ZYGARDE: 3289
- SOLGALEO: 4722
- LUNALA: 4722
- NECROZMA: 3479
Those CP values are quite impressive. With the exception of Lugia, Zygarde, Necrozma, and Altered Giratina, all values are above 4,000. But none, except for Black and White Kyurem, are above 5,000. So its very obvious that the main Legendaries of each generation are supposed to be in the 4,000's.
Niantic should really remove the nerf on Mewtwo. It may have been put in place originally to keep it fair for others while Mewtwo was exclusive to the people at GO Stadium, and extended to cover the EX Raid field test, but its time to see Mewtwo's full potential.
If you'd like, vote in the poll below about what you think should be done with Mewtwo. Thanks for reading, Trainers!
Although Mewtwo's attack stat is sky-high, its defensive capabilities are lacking. This means Mewtwo is officially a glass cannon (like Jynx, Alakazam, and Gengar). And this glass-cannon status really means Mewtwo did not deserve its ten percent nerf. Besides, being the major Legendary of Generation 1, it is supposed to have ridiculous stats.
Sure, its max CP would be over 4,000, but Slaking's max CP will be over 5,000. Mewtwo cannot be left to defend a Gym, anyway. And running later generation's main Legendaries' stats through the CP formula, we continue to see very large CP values.
- HO-OH: 4583
- LUGIA: 3547
- GROUDON: 4804
- KYOGRE: 4804
- RAYQUAZA: 4291
- DIALGA: 4587
- PALKIA: 4494
- GIRATINA (ALTERED FORM): 3908
- GIRATINA (ORIGIN FORM): 4255
- ARCEUS: 4532
- RESHIRAM: 4587
- ZEKROM: 4587
- KYUREM: 4059
- BLACK KYUREM: 5304
- WHITE KYUREM: 5304
- XERNEAS: 4317
- YVELTAL: 4317
- ZYGARDE: 3289
- SOLGALEO: 4722
- LUNALA: 4722
- NECROZMA: 3479
Those CP values are quite impressive. With the exception of Lugia, Zygarde, Necrozma, and Altered Giratina, all values are above 4,000. But none, except for Black and White Kyurem, are above 5,000. So its very obvious that the main Legendaries of each generation are supposed to be in the 4,000's.
Niantic should really remove the nerf on Mewtwo. It may have been put in place originally to keep it fair for others while Mewtwo was exclusive to the people at GO Stadium, and extended to cover the EX Raid field test, but its time to see Mewtwo's full potential.
If you'd like, vote in the poll below about what you think should be done with Mewtwo. Thanks for reading, Trainers!
SOURCE: Legendary stats were calculated by GamePress