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as , having just came off of a FG Teams session as DH against a Mewtwo player, I can definitely tell you that Gunmen will be KEY in warding off Shadow Balls, much like it is against Lucario's Aura Spheres, because Shadow Balls will rip through Clays (if charged up enough) and possibly Cans (untested), though if its anything like Aura Spheres, the Can will take the hit, be sent flying, and damage you and/or your teammates if it reaches you. While Clay can be reflected, also like other reflectors, Clay can simply take its course without it being shot up. Confusion can help Mewtwo stay in the air like Mario's Cape and even recover (he can make like Villager and go under a non-walled Omega from one side to the other), so do plan around it. Thankfully, Mewtwo is lighter than Lucario, and thus can be KO-ed earlier. He also has a harder time piercing through your arsenal than Lucario does, since his Side B doesn't have Lucario's range on it, without resorting to Teleports, which if badly positioned, can mean a free punish, including our more consistent FSmashes. You can duck or even crawl under Disable and DTilt or even Down Smash him for it. The dog's aerials can definitely challenge his, especially our FAir and BAir and UAir. However, his grounded moves seem to outrange ours, especially DTilt. Thus, aerial approaches with our self-made cover fire may be advised.
"Gunman Guardians" is the perfect name. They protect Duck Hunt against a majority of the projectiles in the game
, , , and [make sure you can block or get away from your Gunmen before Flare Blitz actually reaches him], for example). They, along with Cans and Clays, can help cover both the dog's & other teammates' approaches (though not so much Cans when you've got teammates) as well (without friendly fire, Gunmen and Clays are reliable. With friendly fire, [Mega] Gunmen would be preferable), which is definitely one of the key components of an aggressive rushdown style. Said arsenal can also help penetrate some of the most fortified of camps, especially those that can be set up in team battles withOUT friendly fire. Speaking of team battles, the dog's arsenal is fantastic at keeping teammates that are at 100+% around longer, especially when projectiles and approach moves that can either lead to or directly cause KOs are being thrown around. In that department, Gunmen are among the fastest of the 3 that the dog can send out, with Can probably being the slowest of the 3.'s Mechakoopas & Cannonballs, 's Spin Dashes, 's Thoron (we can duck, DTilt, and crawl under it! If we're close enough to if Thoron's casted, we get a free DSmash for it!), 's Metal Blade & Leaf Shield, and 's Galaxian Ship/Bell/Key/Hydrant are among such moves. Confronting such moves in a team environment, especially without the right partners, is... unnerving, to say the least. Among said examples, it's , , and maybe if he gets to Galaxian Ship &/or launches the Hydrant that would actually be threatening to us.