Talk:Mewtwo vs Infinite/@comment-27518422-20190124170645

I was going to do this at one point. Ah well.

I think I prefer Infinite, but Mewtwo wins imo. No, not by calling him weak though that would be amazing. Mewtwo could destroy the Phantom Ruby with telepathy, or at least disrupt his use of it. Infinite holds durability and speed advantages, but Mewtwo isn't drastically slower. And he can use things like Disable to render Infinite idle.

Although, if Mewtwo opens up more modestly, it could allow Infinite's duplicates to take their toll. Shadow, Metal, Zavok etc were all copies with similar strength to the originals (allegedally) and if Mewtwo gets carried away trying to fight them all he might succumb to the numbers game.

That said, Mewtwo could counter by disabling the copies. He did a similar feat on the Pokemon in the first movie. He removed all their special abilities, and if he did that to these guys, then they'd be lambs for the slaughter.

But, Infinite could create illusions to offset Mewtwo. Provided the Pokemon could not use his psychic powers to clear his mind/see through the illusions. Infinite could best Mewtwo in a physical battle, but it is not in Mewtwo's interest to prolong the battle and waste time with close range engagements. Instead, I see it more likely for Mewtwo to use his ranged attacks like Shadow Ball and Swift or Aura Sphere - the latter two of which 'never miss'.

Even with his game features, Mewtwo has advantages. He has Pressure, forcing Infinite to exert twice as much energy in the fight. Whittling him down quicker allows Mewtwo to kill him easier. Though Infinite may use his summoned cubes and pillars to keep Mewtwo from capitalising quickly.

Mewtwo is the only one with ways to increase his stats through Barrier, Light Screen etc, meaning he gradually gets stronger whereas Infinite gets fatigued.

Overall, I favour Mewtwo. Infinite, much like Shadow before him, holds his own advantages going into the battle, but Mewtwo has more to work with. And he could also use images of Infinite's past to shatter his confidence/psyche and give Mewtwo openings. Mewtwo should have this. Look forward to it either way.