This article is about the process of genetic duplication. For the glitch, see cloning glitches.
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Cloning is a process that creates a genetic duplicate of a being that is or was alive.

In the anime

 
The Poké Balls Mewtwo contained its cloning targets in

Cloning has appeared a few times in the anime. Cloning's most prominent appearance is in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

In The Uncut Story Of Mewtwo's Origin, Dr. Fuji creates an enhanced clone of Mew as requested by Giovanni in exchange for funding his primary project, a (failed) attempt to clone his dead daughter Amber, and three test clones of the Kanto starter Pokémon.

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mewtwo itself makes clones (Japanese: コピーポケモン Copy Pokémon) of various Pokémon belonging to the Trainers that have come to New Island. Mewtwo captures the target Pokémon in special Poké Balls (even those currently in their Poké Balls can be caught by them), then sends these Balls through a special cloning machine. All of Mewtwo's clones appear to have been created fully grown, unlike Fuji's clones. All cloned Pokémon (excluding Mewtwo) appear identical to a normal Pokémon of their species, except for multiple black horizontal marks on their bodies.

Mewtwo's clones are also featured in Mewtwo Returns. The clones are revealed to be fertile, even species normally not so.

Cloned Pokémon seen in the anime

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Mewtwo
 
Bulbasaurtwo
 
Charmandertwo
 
Squirtletwo
 
Pikachutwo
 
Venusaurtwo
 
Charizardtwo
 
Blastoisetwo
 
Meowthtwo
 
Psyduck
 
Vulpix
 
Gyarados
 
Seadra
 
Nidoqueen
 
Golduck
 
Tentacruel
 
Vaporeon
 
Pidgeot
 
Scyther
 
Hitmonlee
 
Sandslash
 
Dewgong
 
Rhyhorn
 
Wigglytuff
 
Vileplume
 
Ninetales
 
Rapidash

Trivia

 
Baby clone Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn
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