just what is mew?

[Moon lucario]

ive been thinking about this a lot and i cant figure it out. is mew a mouse or a cat?

 

[Sydian]

Mew is a pretty kitty. :3

-filler-

 

[Moon lucario]

but he has like a lot of mouse-like features; more mouse features then a cat does. =P

 

[sol52]

maybe hes a pink cat-mouse thingy

 

[Azonic]

He was supposed to be a cat. Hence "Mew", a sound a cat makes. To contradict this, it has a long mouse-like tail, and its forward legs are more mouselike than catlike. Though it does have cat hears, and its snout looks like it belongs to a cat. It is supposed to be a cat though.

 

[Scales]

Yes it is a cat with mouse like qualities who flies around and is shaped like a fetus. The mother of all pokemon.

 

[Moon lucario]

but it cant be that. if u look at it it looks like a cat lolz dont we all agree?

 

[Le_Avatar]

It's a legendary pokemon... As Raikou, Entei and Suicune are not dog or cat... They're legendary pokemon :P

 

[Legobricks]

The PokéDex entries in the games should say. Pikachu for example is an "electric mouse Pokémon".

Now, I don't care enough about it to set out to see Mew in any of the games, so I leave getting its entry to you...

 

[hothead]

i don't know but i would say it was a cat because of the cry it makes when it gets sent into battle

 

[DiggorysGremlin]

It's a FOETUS people. Yes, that's how you spell it. It's transforms, it's APPARENTLY the ancestor of all Pokemon and in the first movie, you can see Mew in a bubble in the FOETAL POSITION. Point made. I declare this thread dead.

 

[Vyro]

mew is obviously a cat! I mean it's name is mew what more proof do you need?

 

[XaRhS]

anyways.....all of the pokemon are reflecting something.....for example smeargle is a painter!ursaring is a bear.......etc.

 

[El Gofre]

Diggory, a foetus spends the final trimester upside down in the womb. I've never seen mew flying upside down. Besides, since when have foetus had massive feet and tails?

Mew is neither a cat, nor a mouse. It's like trying to categorise mewtwo, celebi ect. But of the options given it's a mouse

 

[XaRhS]

don't torture yourselves.the main point is that mew is a legendary no matter what animal it is

 

[Murkrow]

heres a link to find out lots more about mew if interested:
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mew_(Pokémon)

To quote:
Origin


Mew shares some traits with felines. It is also similar to an animal embryo. It is purported to be the first Pokémon from which all others are descended, in the same way that all animal embryos look identical at an early stage of development.
Name origin

Mew's name may refer to its cat-like appearance, with mew being the sound a kitten makes, the Japanese word unique (myō), or the English word mutant (myūtanto).



Enuff said.

 

[DiggorysGremlin]

It is also similar to an animal embryo. It is purported to be the first Pokémon from which all others are descended, in the same way that all animal embryos look identical at an early stage of development. [quote]

Exactly. And it's name MAY be mew, or myuu in Japanese, but that is the SOUND it makes, and bases it off of that. Sure it sounds like a cat, but read the entire comment I quoted than. However, this is discussing What Mew IS, not what it's name means, but I used that as an example.

In closure, just read the quote.

 

[Motsuko Live]

Species: New Species Pokemon

Mew is a new species Pokemon. It doesn't have to be based of a cat or a mouse. I mean, look at Gastrodon! What the hell was that thing based off of ...wait. Maybe it's a slug *shot'd*

Anyways, there's still tons of Pokemon who aren't based on a anything at all! Who says Mew has to be either cat or mouse. Why can't it be in between?

 

[CartoonJunkie]

Well, whatever it is, I think it looks like a fetus. :P

 

[EmpoleMew]

Mew is a new species Pokemon. It doesn't have to be based of a cat or a mouse. I mean, look at Gastrodon! What the hell was that thing based off of ...wait. Maybe it's a slug *shot'd*[/SIZE=1]

In the case of Gastrodon, its a play on the words "gastropod" and "mastodon" in terms of name. Those words relate to snails and slugs, although that is relevantly off-topic.

Mew, however, is supposedly a kitten. Yes, it does have a sort of fetus shape and thus, its tail could be the umbilical cord. (Do kittens have those?) But then that means...

Mew is really Giygas!