How to Get Mew in Emerald: Faraway Island

How to Get Mew in Emerald: Faraway Island — Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald guide card

Catch level 30 Mew on Emerald's Faraway Island. The Old Sea Map was a Japan and Taiwan event item and is no longer distributed.

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Mew is a level 30 wild encounter on Emerald’s Faraway Island. The Old Sea Map was distributed only to Japanese cartridges in 2005 and Taiwanese cartridges in 2006. Those events have ended.

Game
Emerald
You need
The Old Sea Map (2005/2006 event item) in the Bag
Where
Faraway Island — Mr. Briney’s ferry from Lilycove City
Encounter
Mew at level 30, hiding in tall grass

Faraway Island is on the Hoenn map. You can also open Mew’s Pokédex page or Mew’s location page.

Mew’s hide and seek in the island grass

Warning — Do not cut the grass: Using Cut on the field makes Mew disappear from the island. Leave the grass intact and follow the tail.

  1. Depart from Lilycove With the Old Sea Map in the Bag, show it to the ferry attendant at Lilycove harbor. On the first trip Mr. Briney comes along, and the S.S. Tidal sails for the island.
  2. Enter the tall grass Follow the island path to the single field where Mew is hiding.
  3. Follow the tail Watch for Mew’s tail above the grass and move toward its latest position until the battle starts.
  4. Catch the level 30 Mew It battles normally instead of fleeing. Apply sleep or paralysis and save before the chase.
The player in Lilycove harbor facing the ferry attendant, who stands at the gangway of the docked S.S. Tidal
Lilycove harbor: the ferry attendant waits at the gangway of the S.S. Tidal. Talk to her with the Old Sea Map in your Bag to sail for the island. Select the image to open the harbor on the map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

The ferry lands at the southern pier. Climb north to the forest.

The player on the Faraway Island pier with the S.S. Tidal moored below and stone steps leading up the rocky slope
Where the ferry lands you: the pier at the south end of Faraway Island, with the S.S. Tidal moored below. The steps at the top of the pier lead up the rocky slope; the forest is further north, out of shot. Select the image to open the island’s shore on the map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Mew waits below the forest’s tall grass. Approach it, then follow its tail through the grass until the battle starts.

Mew standing on the open ground below the tall grass in the Faraway Island forest, the player just inside the clearing
Mew on the open ground below the tall grass, as you walk in from the south. The moment it spots you it darts up into the grass and disappears: from here on, follow the tail. Select the image to open the forest on the map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

The level 30 Mew battle

Mew has Synchronize and the moves Pound, Transform, Mega Punch and Metronome. Transform can copy your lead’s moveset, so bring a lead whose attacks are safe to face.

For a color-matching catch: Mew’s matching balls from Gen 3’s own lineup.

  • Mew Normal: Poké Ball, Premier Ball — Shiny: Dive Ball, Great Ball, Poké Ball

Mew on Faraway Island: quick answers

Can I get the Old Sea Map event in Emerald today?
No. The required GBA event distributions ended and were region-limited.
Does Mew flee like a roaming Pokémon?
No. Once cornered, it starts a normal level 30 battle.
What happens if Mew is defeated?
It can return after you re-enter the Hall of Fame.