SSBU/Mewtwo/Combos

Mewtwo

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Combos

Mewtwo's combo game is extremely flexible and reaction based, but is mostly simple to understand, with dedicated combo starters, enders and extenders. Mewtwo can also often opt to go for airdodge or mashing reads at any point during combos for potentially devastating mixups.

Combo Theory

Common Combo Starters

Down Tilt

One of Mewtwo's most important starters due to being a long low poke, works up to fairly high%
Most commonly routed into Fair, (IDJ)Uair, and Nair

Up Tilt

Grounded hits are extremely consistent from up to mid%, but aerial connects, especially with the outer hitboxes, can be inconsistent
Most commonly routed into Nair or Bair

Shadow Ball

Works at nearly any %, but depends on your Shadow Ball charge and distance from opponent
The higher your charge, the lower % is needed to combo afterwards, but the more rewarding your potential combo may be
No charge Shadow Ball is most commonly routed into Grab, a different grounded starter, and notably a Footstool Disable
Shadow Balls that actually put the opponent into knockback are generally routed into an aerial

Nair

Doing Nair out of a shorthop and then immediately landing and following up works up to low-mid%
Most commonly routed into Dash Attack or Fair
Mewtwo must react to the direction the opponent gets sent and follow up accordingly

Dragdown Nair

Technically works at any%
Most often routed into Down Tilt, Up Tilt, Jab or Grab
Must react to the side of Mewtwo the opponent lands on

PUNair

Set knockback; works at any%
Most often routed into Up Tilt at low%, IDJ Uair at mid%, and Up Smash at high%

Falling Fair

Works up to mid%
Most commonly routed into another Fair or a grounded starter at low%

Falling Uair

Works up to mid to high%
Most commonly routed into another aerial

Dair

Grounded hit works up to low to mid%
Most commonly routed into another aerial
Using its spike onstage as a combo starter can be teched by the opponent, but otherwise can be routed into Up Air or Up Smash on reaction

Disable

Works at any %
Combo into literally anything you want unless landed at low%, in which case you'll have to do something relatively quick to avoid your opponent mashing out

Common 'Combo' Starters

This section is reserved for Mewtwo's moves that put the opponent into 50/50 situations, or actually are combo starters under specific circumstances. Confusion

Puts the opponent in an uncomfortable situation on either grounded or aerial versions, but the grounded version can be more reliably mashed out of with fast options if Mewtwo goes for an immediate Fair due to the extra jumpsquat frames
Aerial version combos into Fair after 140%

Down Throw

Only a 50/50 at low %, at mid-high% combos into Fair, but only on DI in. As such, it's recommended to forego pummeling when landing a grab to lower the chance of the opponent reacting to and DI-ing down throw correctly.

Down Tilt outer hitbox

Extremely dependent on character and DI to get any concrete followups off of, but nonetheless it may be more worth it to commit to a mixup situation after landing this instead.

Dash Attack

The strong hit only functions as a 'combo' starter at low%, while the late hit only up into mid%. You'll get away with instantly going for Fair much more often than the other 'combo' starters here, as opponent's typically don't expect additional pressure off a burst option like Dash Attack.

Combo Fillers

Many of Mewtwo's combo starters also function as combo extenders, most commonly seen with comboing into either Down Tilt or Up Tilt after a weaker Shadow Ball, Dragdown Nair, or even after each other.

IDJ Uair

Commonly routed into from Down Tilt, falling Uair or Dair, and PUNair
Commonly used to combo into a Fair

Combo Enders

Fair

Mewtwo's most common ender by far, and for good reasons: Really good and easy to route into. Mewtwo gets a lot of mileage when ending combos with this move, as it does a lot of damage, often sets up for additional pressure, and even naturally makes certain combos kill confirms by virtue of how much knockback Fair has. The only downside to this is how staling can affect Fair's effectiveness when used elsewhere.

Bair

Replacement combo ender for when the opponent is just too far away, or when Fair is simply staled to a comical amount. Only really optimal out of mid-high charge Shadow Ball's or to set up better for edgeguards due to its lower knockback angle.

Up Smash

Niche kill confirm ender. Most consistent when done out of PUNair, but can be done out dragdown Nair, although this is only recommended against taller characters.

Forward Tilt

Niche ender that sets up for tech chases at low%, usually after a Shadow Ball or shorthop Nair, or as a kill option when done out of a pivot, typically when following behind a Shadow Ball.

Example Combos

Down Tilt > Fair

The Mewtwo classic. You can't really go wrong with this.

Falling Fair/Uair/Dair > Fair

Most of Mewtwo's aerials grant easy combos when landing with them.

Shadow Ball > Anything!

Depending on % and charge, different followups are needed. Low charge is nearly always followed up with a Grab, footstool Disable or any other combo starter. Mid-High charges are nearly always reactively comboed into any of Mewtwo's aerials or another starter.

Shorthop > fastfall Nair > Dash Attack/Fair/Forward Tilt

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Up Tilt > Nair/Fair/Bair/Uair

When hitting with Up Tilt it's easy but necessary to react to your opponent's DI, % and what hit connects, and to followup accordingly.

Dragdown Nair > Jab/Down Tilt/Up Tilt/Grab

With the occasional exception of Up Tilt, must react to what side of Mewtwo the opponent lands on.

PUNair > Any Aerial/Up TIlt/Up Smash

PUNair is set knockback; any followup will work at any %.

Aerial Confusion > Fair

Only true >140%

Down Tilt > Nair > Dash Attack

Low % only

Down Tilt > Up Tilt > Nair/Fair/Bair/Uair

Low % only

Down Tilt/Falling Uair/PUNair > IDJ Uair > Fair/Uair

Extremely powerful kill confirm at ledge when done into Fair, works from about 35-65% into Fair on most characters. Otherwise Mewtwo's most damaging and consistent BnB.
Somewhat difficult execution, especially due to needing to drift forward during the whole combo.

Other Combos, Frame Traps, and 50/50s

In situations where you don't think your combo starter will net you a guaranteed followup, or if you just want to try and end the stock early, Mewtwo has many tools to read the opponent with, such as Fair, your Smash Attacks, Disable and Shadow Ball.

Footstool Disable