

Now I’ve got a real soft spot for Celebi, not least because I think Gold and Silver (or more specifically Heart Gold and Soul Silver) are still the pinnacle of Pokémon games. I’ll never forget the adorable little ‘mew’ noise the creature lets out, and I’ll also never forget the playground rumours of using strength to find a Mew hidden under a truck by the S.S. Mew was shown to be a cat-like and endearingly innocent creation, almost ambivalent towards the humans of the world, but still a force for good.

A stroke of genius.īoth Mew and Mewtwo gained even more notoriety in the incredibly successful (within my friendship group at least) Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. Think about it, basing your legendary Pokémon all around another mythical Pokémon that you can’t even catch in the game. That’s some amazing world-building and exciting development of a Pokémon before we see them that the Pokémon games have rarely done since. In fact, there are breadcrumbs alluding to the existence of Mew littered throughout research notes all over the region of Kanto. Let’s get cracking with our list of the best mythical Pokémon For even more great Pokémon guides (and questionable picks) be sure to check out our guides covering the best starter Pokémon, monkey Pokémon, fish Pokémon, cat Pokémon, and dog Pokémon.
