Now that you're the undisputed Pokémon League champion, it's time to capture the experimental Pokémon known as Mewtwo. If you select Continue after the credits roll, you'll pick up where you left off, with all of your Pokémon intact. Go back to Route #24, just north of Cerulean City. Dive into the water and Surf south until you reach a cave. Mewtwo is in there, on the lowest level.
One last challenge
The game's not over quite yet. After the ending, the game will automatically be saved. Load it up any time afterwards and you'll find yourself where it all began, at your home in Pallet Town. Nothing has changed anywhere in the world, except for one small detail. The guy standing outside of the cave right outside of Route #4 is gone, and you can now enter the game's final dungeon. To get there, you'll need to go up to Route #24 and Surf to the south.
The only real treasure in this cave is Mewtwo, the Pokémon that awaits at the end, a la Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres. He's even harder to catch than those three, though, so hit a Poké Center first and get out that Master Ball. In Addition to Mewtwo, the Unknown Dungeon is one last opportunity to catch some rare Pokémon and fill up your Poké-Dex. You can get Pokémon that were previously only available in the Safari Zone. like Chansey and Rhyhorn, as well as evolved forms of more common Pokémon.
The dungeon's layout differs drastically between the Red/Blue and Yellow game paks, so both maps are presented here. Getting to the end is easier in Red/Blue, where you can go straight to point E, then to F and G. Yellow players will need to hit each and every ladder from A to G in order.
A
Full Restore
B
PP Up
C
Ultra Ball
Red/Blue F2 encounters
Venomoth
20%
20%
Dodrio
20%
20%
Kadabra
8%
8%
Electrode
12%
12%
Marowak
12%
12%
Rhydon
8%
8%
Wigglytuff
8%
8%
Chansey
4%
4%
Ditto
8%
8%
A
Nugget
B
Max Elixer
C
Full Restore
Red/Blue F1 encounters
Golbat
16%
16%
Hypno
18%
18%
Magneton
16%
16%
Sandslash
N/A
6%
Parasect
6%
6%
Raichu
6%
6%
Arbok
6%
N/A
Venomoth
10%
10%
Dodrio
10%
10%
Kadabra
6%
6%
Ditto
6%
6%
A
Max Revive
B
Ultra Ball
Red/Blue B1 encounters
Marowak
18%
18%
Rhydon
16%
16%
Electrode
14%
14%
Sandslash
N/A
4%
Parasect
12%
12%
Raichu
12%
12%
Arbok
4%
N/A
Chansey
12%
12%
Ditto
12%
12%
A
Rare Candy
B
Ultra Ball
C
Max Revive
D
Full Restore
Yel. F2 encounters
Sandslash
10%
Golbat
36%
Gloom
10%
Weepinbell
10%
Graveler
10%
Rhyhorn
8%
Rhydon
8%
Ditto
8%
A
Ultra Ball
B
Max Revive
C
Max Ether
D
Rare Candy
Yel. F1 encounters
Sandslash
6%
Golbat
40%
Gloom
14%
Weepinbell
12%
Graveler
14%
Parasect
8%
Venomoth
8%
Ditto
8%
A
Ultra Ball
B
Max Ether
C
Ultra Ball
D
Max Revive
Yel. B1 encounters
Golbat
36%
Graveler
16%
Ditto
12%
Rhyhorn
10%
Rhydon
10%
Chansey
8%
Lickitung
8%
#150 Mewtwo
Mastering Mewtwo
To reach Mewtwo, use the maps to follow the ladders back and forth between the levels. Follow the ladders in order from A to G. Once you reach the lowest level, go to the bottom-right corner to find Mewtwo. The only guaranteed way to capture Mewtwo is to use the Master Ball you received from the president of Silph Co. If you have the Master Ball don't bother fighting; just use it right away. If you don't have the Master Ball, you'll have to snare Mewtwo the old-fashioned way.
Not only is Mewtwo the strongest Pokémon in the game, but he starts at level 70. So if you're trying to catch him with Ultra Balls, the experience will make catching Zapdos seem like a picnic by comparison. You can whittle him down with power techniques like Thunder Blizzard and sky attack, but he might just Recover all that health back. He's weak to Bug attacks, but most Bug Pokémon don't actually learn any Bug attacks beyond Leech Life. Beedrill and Jolteon both learn Pin Missile, which is pretty good, but Mewtwo's Psychic attack will lay waste to just about any Pokémon except for other Psychics and moltres. It's a tough fight, but it won't matter if you still have that Master Ball… Just toss it on turn one and start thinking of nicknames for your new pet though alot of people use it on moltres.
Mewtwo is simply the best Pokémon in the game with phenomenal stats in every category.