Mewtwo (M01)

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Mewtwo
ミュウツー Mewtwo
Mewtwo Journeys.png
Mewtwo in Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Debuts in Mewtwo Strikes Back
Caught at New Island
Gender Unknown*
Ability Pressure*
Released in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
Current location Unknown
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This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Mewtwo Masachika Ichimura
Shōtarō Morikubo*
Fujiko Takimoto*
Philip Bartlett*
Dan Green*

Mewtwo (Japanese: ミュウツー Mewtwo) is a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon who was cloned from a Mew. It is a main character in Mewtwo Strikes Back and has also made multiple appearances in the main series episodes and other media.

During the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back and in its lead-up episodes (The Battle of the Badge, It's Mr. Mime Time, and Showdown at the Po-ké Corral), Mewtwo is seen working for Giovanni. This has led to Mewtwo being associated with Giovanni in other canons as well, with him even being depicted as Mewtwo's Trainer in some of his appearances, such as Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Masters EX.

In the anime

History

Original series

 
Young Mewtwo crying as Ambertwo dies
Kanto

Approximately twenty years ago, Team Rocket discovered that a Mew was living in Guyana. Many years later, under the orders of the new boss Giovanni, an expedition team of Team Rocket scientists traveled to the area to search for a fossil of Mew, and succeeded in finding an eyelash belonging to it. Giovanni hired Dr. Fuji to clone Mew for him and create the most powerful Pokémon in existence. Fuji agreed, but only in order to continue his research into cloning his deceased daughter, Amber.

One month after the discovery of the eyelash, Mewtwo was successfully created and stored at New Island. At this point, it was still not fully grown and lived in a large tank beside others that contained Bulbasaurtwo, Squirtletwo, Charmandertwo, and Ambertwo. Fuji and the other scientists thought that Mewtwo was unconscious inside its tube, but it was able to communicate telepathically with Ambertwo and the other clones. However, because the cloning process requires a strong life force, all four other clones died. Before this, Mew was revealed to have an immortal life force, explaining why Mew's DNA sample made a successful clone in Mewtwo.

Over the years, Mewtwo matured and grew confused over its origin and place in the world. After resolving to figure out where it belongs, Mewtwo broke out of its tank, with Mewtwo exchanging some words with its creators while asking about the nature of its existence and its destiny. The Team Rocket scientists were happy that they had succeeded in creating the most powerful Pokémon in the world, but that joy turned to horror once Mewtwo retaliated. Realizing that it was just an experiment of mankind, Mewtwo unleashed its fury upon them. Despite the efforts of the security systems that were designed to control it, Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island and all of the scientists in it.

Immediately thereafter, Giovanni found Mewtwo and convinced it to help with Team Rocket's goal of controlling the world. Mewtwo's power was focused as well as restrained by a robotic suit of armor as it performed tasks, such as battling for Giovanni in the Viridian Gym and helping Team Rocket capture Pokémon. At one point, Giovanni, after temporarily (at the time) abdicating the Viridian Gym to Jessie, James, and Meowth, utilized Mewtwo for what was presumably a very serious matter. Mewtwo eventually became tired of being used by Giovanni. It developed a strong hatred for humans and felt that they were weak and selfish beings who were only interested in power and wealth; it also despised the Pokémon who served humans. Mewtwo escaped from Giovanni, destroying Team Rocket headquarters in the process (something that the Team Rocket trio witnessed around the time they themselves momentarily considered defecting from Team Rocket), and relocated to its birthplace on New Island and built a castle there.

Mewtwo issued a challenge to several strong Pokémon Trainers, including Ash Ketchum. It used its powers to create a storm that would serve as a test to see who could make it to the island. Only a handful of Trainers decided to brave the storm and arrive, including Ash and his friends. Upon revealing itself, Mewtwo challenged the Trainers with its clone Pokémon—Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard—to prove its superiority to human Trainers and the superiority of cloned Pokémon in comparison to trained Pokémon. To do this, Mewtwo used a variation of the Poké Balls used by Trainers. Once caught in the Balls, the Trainers' Pokémon were cloned in a downstairs laboratory. However, before Mewtwo could defeat the Trainers and move out into the world, Mew appeared. Mew and Mewtwo fought at length, ceasing only when Ash—exasperated over the drawn-out and fruitless battling—ran into the fray and was caught in their crossfire, which turned his body to stone. After Ash was revived by the tears of the nearby Pokémon, clone and original alike, Mewtwo experienced a change of heart and no longer sought to conquer the world. Mewtwo reasoned that it would be best if no one remembered the events that had transpired, so it erased the memories of all the people and Pokémon and transported everyone but Team Rocket back to the mainland. Mewtwo and Mew left New Island with the cloned Pokémon to seek a proper place for themselves.

 
Mewtwo overlooking an unknown city
Johto

Soon afterwards, Mewtwo and the clones migrated to Johto and eventually settled on Mount Quena. To prevent them from having any encounters with humans, Mewtwo frequently used severe storms to make the mountain inaccessible. One day, a bus full of people was nearly knocked off the road, so Mewtwo decided to use its telekinesis to right the bus and prevent an accident. After its actions were questioned, it explained to its fellow clones that a bus crash would attract even more humans. However, Meowthtwo believed that the act may have also been due to a growing soft spot for humanity, which Mewtwo vehemently denied.

After a few years, Giovanni found Mewtwo's hiding place using one of Team Rocket's satellites and began a plan to capture it once again. However, this plan was foiled when Mewtwo again met with Ash, who did not remember their previous encounter. Giovanni restrained Mewtwo, but Ash and his friends helped it to escape and defeat Giovanni. At the end of the ordeal, Mewtwo erased Giovanni and his soldiers' memories and decided to move throughout the world, searching for the meaning of its life.

Unknown city

In the epilogue to Mewtwo Returns and in some openings and movie previews, Mewtwo has been seen wearing a plain brown cape and moving across rooftops at night.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

 
Mewtwo preparing to battle Ash and Goh

Since its departure from Mount Quena, Mewtwo began protecting several Pokémon that had been abused by humans. They eventually settled on the isolated Cero Island to live in peace.

In Getting More Than You Battled For!, Ash and Goh traveled to Cero Island after Professor Cerise detected an energy signature similar to that of Mew coming from that location. After wandering around the island's wilderness for some time, Ash and Goh fell over a waterfall but were seemingly saved by Mewtwo, who rendered them unconscious and teleported them to a giant tree somewhere on the island. They encountered the Pokémon in Mewtwo's protection shortly before Mewtwo itself appeared and confronted them. Ash, recalling their previous encounter, recognized it, while Mewtwo did not indicate whether it remembered Ash or not. Mewtwo demanded to know why they had come to the sanctuary, leading Goh to reveal his search for Mew. In response, Mewtwo questioned how capturing all of the Pokémon in the world would lead Goh to Mew. Goh explained his belief that capturing Pokémon helps to understand them, and that capturing all Pokémon would thus help him understand Mew since it has the genes of all Pokémon species. Recognizing that Mewtwo was a Pokémon itself, he challenged it with the intent of capturing it. Mewtwo warned them that it was created to be the strongest Pokémon in the world, which motivated Ash to challenge it as well, in order to push himself further down the road to becoming a Pokémon Master. Smiling at their dedication to their dreams, Mewtwo consented to a battle. Despite Ash and Goh's best efforts, Mewtwo easily defeated Pikachu, Cinderace, and Lucario.

After the battle, Mewtwo asked Ash and Goh if they would still pursue their dreams, even though there would be many challenges ahead. In response, they affirmed their dedication to their goals, saying they could rely on their friends. Encouraged by this, Mewtwo revealed its role in protecting the abused Pokémon. Deciding to leave Cero Island with the Pokémon under its protection, Mewtwo parted with Ash and Goh, bidding them farewell with the promise that their journeys had only just begun before teleporting them back to the Cerise Laboratory, allowing them to retain their memories of the encounter.

Mewtwo was mentioned in The Mew from Here!, where Goh used its energy signature to try to find Mew on Faraway Island, with Professor Amaranth having redesigned Goh's sensor device to work based on the data from his encounter with Mewtwo on Cero Island.

Mewtwo briefly appeared alongside its friends in This Could be the Start of Something Big!, flying off in the background as Ash and Goh rode on Lugia.

Personality and characteristics

 
Mewtwo and Giovanni

Throughout the course of the first movie, Mewtwo viewed all humans as its enemy, as Team Rocket's boss Giovanni would usually rely on it for his evil deeds, and the scientists strongly implied they were more pleased with the project being a success than its actual worth as a living being. However, ever since Ash was petrified by the attacks of both Mewtwo and Mew, Mewtwo had a change of heart and did everything to make sure that no one remembered what happened.

Its personality and motives beyond the initial misanthropy were largely different between the Japanese version and the English dub of the original movie. In the former, Mewtwo was insecure about its place in the world largely due to its status as a clone, and it preferred having a more direct confrontation between humanity and naturally-born Pokémon as revenge via its own cloned Pokémon, with the hurricane being more of a means to an end in bringing about this confrontation. In the latter, Mewtwo is significantly more confident in his status as stronger than any known Pokémon in existence, including its template, and it fully intended to destroy the entire world via hurricane as revenge against humanity. On a similar note, Mewtwo also had different reactions regarding developments to its plan, particularly the sudden appearance of its cloned Pokémon. In the Japanese version, he was taken by surprise by the explosion of its lab beneath them, while in the English version, it instead proudly declared "behold!", implying that it anticipated the lab explosion to occur as part of unveiling its clone army. Its characterization in the dub for the remake is much closer to that seen in the Japanese version.

It had calmed down considerably since the events in Kanto, and Mewtwo had grown into a guardian figure for its fellow clones. While it still questioned its place in the world, it felt responsible for its clones and was willing to sacrifice itself in order to keep them safe from harm. While still cautious regarding humans, Mewtwo was also willing to save them if the need called for it, such as when it used Psychic powers to save a busload of tourists; in the Japanese version, it conceded to Meowth-two's speculation that it did this due to having some care for the well-being of the humans (although it was mostly out of pragmatism due to wanting to avoid the risk of being discovered by the resulting news choppers). Its view on humanity was further changed as Ash helped Mewtwo to Purity Spring, when Mewtwo wondered why Ash would help it, Ash claimed that no one needs a reason to help someone. Mewtwo's outlook on life was further influenced by how the spring affected it. As the waters had the same restoring effect on it as they did on other Pokémon, it concluded that the world was its rightful place as well.

After the military operation on Mount Quena came to a head, Mewtwo had initially contemplated on erasing the memories of everyone involved. However, it took Meowth's speech into consideration, as erasing their memories would prevent the clones from learning about their past, and forgetting would not change the fact that things happen. Mewtwo decided to only erase the memories of Team Rocket—excluding Jessie, James, and Meowth—and departed.

By Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Mewtwo had again taken up the role of a protector, this time to a group of Pokémon abused by humans. Even though it did not try to hide its strength, it had mellowed even further following the Mount Quena events, to the point where Ash and Goh's dedication to their dreams made it smile.

Forms

See also: List of Pokémon with form differences → Mewtwo
Armored Mewtwo
(Mewtwo Strikes Back)
Armored Mewtwo
(Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution)
   


Moves used

 
Using Psychic
 
Using Barrier
Move First Used In
Psychic  The Battle of the Badge
Hyper Beam The Birth of Mewtwo
Recover The Birth of Mewtwo
Swift The Birth of Mewtwo
Barrier  Mewtwo Strikes Back
Counter  Mewtwo Strikes Back
Shadow Ball  Mewtwo Strikes Back
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon


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Created

 

 
Pikachutwo
Main article: Pikachutwo

Pikachu was cloned from Ash's Pikachu and battled him. Dubbed "Pikachutwo" and "Pikatwo" by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of Mewtwo Returns.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese Megumi Hayashibara
English Megumi Hayashibara
 

 
Meowthtwo
Meowth was cloned from Team Rocket's Meowth. He was the only clone who refused to fight his counterpart. Dubbed "Meowthtwo" (Japanese: Nyarthtwo) by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of Mewtwo Returns. He was seen often with Pikachutwo in that special.

Unlike the Meowth he was cloned from, Meowthtwo is incapable of speaking human language, as that trait was a learned behavior, and thus not carried in Meowth's genetic makeup.

None of Meowthtwo's moves are known.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese Chiyako Shibahara (M01)
Misuzu Togashi (M22)
English Chiyako Shibahara
 

 
Venusaurtwo
This Venusaur battled Corey's Venusaur, Bruteroot. It easily defeated Bruteroot, first blocking its Razor Leaf and then using its vines to send it flying.

Venusaurtwo's known moves are Vine Whip, Razor Leaf*, and Leaf Storm*.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (M01)
Tsuguo Mogami (M22)
 

 
Charizardtwo
Mewtwo's cloned Charizard battled Ash's Charizard, winning the match easily.

Charizardtwo's known moves are Flamethrower and Seismic Toss.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese Ryota Iwasaki (M22)
 

 
Blastoisetwo
The cloned Blastoise battled Neesha's own Blastoise, Shellshocker. It easily defeated Shellshocker with a single attack.

Blastoisetwo's known moves are Rapid Spin, Hydro Pump*, and Skull Bash*.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese
English Eric Stuart
 

 
Cloned Pokémon
Mewtwo cloned many of the Pokémon owned by the Trainers that came to New Island. Other than the Pokémon already mentioned above, Mewtwo's army included Pokémon cloned from Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle; Misty's Psyduck; Brock's Vulpix; Corey's Pidgeot, Scyther, Hitmonlee, Rhyhorn, and Sandslash; Neesha's Wigglytuff, Rapidash, Dewgong, Vileplume, and Ninetales; and Fergus's Gyarados, Nidoqueen, Seadra, Vaporeon, Golduck, and Tentacruel.

Bulbasaurtwo's only known move is Vine Whip.
Other cloned Pokémon's moves are unknown.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back

Befriended

 
Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo
Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo are three of the original cloning attempts made by Dr. Fuji, along with Ambertwo and Mewtwo itself. They were created after Ambertwo and before Mewtwo, but the cloning attempts failed and all three Pokémon died shortly thereafter, followed soon by Ambertwo.

None of their moves are known.

Debut The Birth of Mewtwo
Voice actors
Japanese Etsuko Kozakura (Bulbasaurtwo)
Yūji Ueda (Charmandertwo)
Satomi Koorogi (Squirtletwo)
English Tara Jayne (Bulbasaurtwo)
Michael Haigney (Charmandertwo)
Eric Stuart (Squirtletwo)
 
Pokémon friends
Since leaving Mount Quena, Mewtwo began protecting several Pokémon that had been abused by humans. They eventually settled on the isolated Cero Island to live in peace and quiet. They included two Mareep, a Mudbray, a Buneary, a Patrat, a Skitty, and a Skiddo.

After Mewtwo battled Ash and Goh, Mewtwo decided to leave Cero Island with them.

They briefly appeared alongside Mewtwo in This Could be the Start of Something Big!, flying off in the background as Ash and Goh rode on Lugia.

None of their moves are known.

Debut Getting More Than You Battled For!

Used

 

 
Fearow
Mewtwo used this Fearow to find Trainers worthy of coming to New Island. It has a camera attached to its neck so Mewtwo can see what it flies over and choose worthy Trainers.

None of Fearow's moves are known.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
 

 
Dragonite
Mewtwo used this Dragonite as a messenger to deliver invitations for Trainers to come to New Island. In the remake, Ash's Charizard also briefly attacked the Dragonite as it was delivering the message.

None of Dragonite's moves are known.

Debut Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese Mitsuru Ogata
English Mitsuru Ogata

Artwork

   
Third poster for the Japanese version of
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Fourth poster for the Japanese version of
Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 市村正親 Masachika Ichimura
森久保祥太郎 Shotaro Morikubo (child; M01)
瀧本富士子 Fujiko Takimoto (child; The Birth of Mewtwo)
English Philip Bartlett (M01)
Dan Green (Mewtwo Returns, M22, JN046)
Unknown (child)
Arabic سام غصن Sam Ghusen
Czech Jaromír Meduna (M01)
Martin Zahálka (M22)
Dutch Victor van Swaay
Finnish Jussi Lampi (M01, M22)
Pasi Ruohonen (Mewtwo Returns)
French Canada Benoît Marleau
Europe Jean-Marc Delhausse
German Frank Muth
Hindi Sanket Mhatre (M01)
Arvind Mehra (M22)
Hungarian Attila Kaszás (M01)
Frigyes Hollósi (Mewtwo Returns)
Indonesian Fitra Hartono (M22)
Rahmad Ilmanto (JN046)
Italian Mario Zucca
Norwegian Ivar Nørve
Polish Marek Obertyn (M01, Mewtwo Returns)
Szymon Kuśmider (M22, JN046)
Portuguese Brazil Guilherme Briggs
Felipe Grinnan (JN046)
Portugal Carlos Freixo
Raul Constante Pereira (M22, JN046)
Russian Олег Куценко Oleg Kutsenko
Владимир Антоник Vladimir Antonik (M22)
Spanish Latin America Enrique Mederos (M01, Mewtwo Returns)
Luis Leonardo Suarez (M22, JN046)
Spain Luis Bajo
Swedish Stephan Karlsén
Thai สุวิวัฒน์ วัฒนาพิริยะอมร (M22)
Turkish Ayhan Kahya
Vietnamese Lê Quốc Trung (M22)


In the games

In the core series

Giovanni's Mewtwo appears in the following games. Its moveset and Mega Stone differs between Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
 
Type:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Mewtwonite X
Mewtwo Lv.70
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Drain Punch
Fighting Physical
 
Type:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Mewtwonite Y
Mewtwo Lv.70
Psystrike
Psychic Special
Aura Sphere
Fighting Special
Psychic
Psychic Special
Ice Beam
Ice Special

In events

A special Mewtwo based on the version that appeared in the twenty-second movie was distributed via serial code to Japanese players of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! as a preorder bonus for attendants of the movie. The serial code was available from April 12 to July 11, 2019, and was redeemable until September 30, 2019. The Mewtwo has maxed out AVs in every stat, and has a CP of 10000.

The OT of Mewtwo, "Professor", possibly refers to Dr. Fuji. The Trainer ID number is based on the premiere date of the first Pokémon movie in Japan, July 18, 1998.

Wonder Card 2 | Mewtwo Gift
#150 Mewtwo   
  Level 70  
Type:
   
Ability*: Pressure
ID: 980718
OT: はかせ
Met: Pokémon Movie 19 (fateful encounter)
Nature: Quiet
Psychic
 Psychic  
Shadow Ball
 Ghost  
Barrier
 Psychic  
Calm Mind
 Psychic  
Games Method Duration
PE serial code hide hide April 12 to September 30, 2019
This Pokémon can be redeemed multiple times per save file by using differing valid serial codes.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

A special Mewtwo with the OT Giovanni was available via serial code to players of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! at the Smyths store in the United Kingdom and Germany from August 9 to September 6, 2019 and at PicWicToys stores in France starting August 9, 2019. The Mewtwo has maxed out AVs in every stat. It is being distributed to promote the new TCG expansion, Sun & Moon—Unified Minds.

The same Mewtwo was distributed in North America via Pokémon Pass the app Pokémon Pass at participating Best Buy stores from November 4–14, 2019. The codes are valid from November 4, 2019 to March 5, 2020.

Wonder Card 502 / 503 | Mewtwo Gift
#150 Mewtwo   
  Level 70  
Type:
   
Ability*: Pressure
ID: 190801
191104
OT: Giovanni
Met: a lovely place (fateful encounter)
Nature: Random
Amnesia
 Psychic  
Psychic
 Psychic  
Teleport
 Psychic  
Recover
 Normal  
Games Method Duration
PE serial code hide hide August 9, 2019 to April 30, 2020
PE serial code hide hide November 4, 2019 to March 5, 2020
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

A special Mewtwo was available via serial code to players in South Korea as a bonus for attendants of the Korean dub screening of the twenty-second movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, on September 30, 2020. The serial was redeemable from September 30 to November 30, 2020. The Mewtwo has maxed out AVs in every stat, three IVs of 31 and three IVs of 30, and a CP of 10000.

Wonder Card 1006 | Mewtwo Gift
#150 Mewtwo (뮤츠)   
  Level 70  
Type:
   
Ability*: Pressure
ID: 200930
OT: 박사
Met: a Pokémon Movie (fateful encounter)
Nature: Quiet
Psychic
 Psychic  
Shadow Ball
 Ghost  
Barrier
 Psychic  
Calm Mind
 Psychic  
Games Method Duration
PE serial code hide hide September 30 to November 30, 2020
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is Korean in origin, regardless of the language of the game.

In the spin-off games

 
Mewtwo in official Pokémon Puzzle League artwork

Pokémon Ga-Olé

Mewtwo appears in Pokémon Ga-Olé.

Disk No. Name Type Grade
P Mewtwo (Promotional disks)  
 



Pokémon GO

A special Mewtwo wearing an exosuit could be encountered and caught in 5-star Raid Battles from July 10 to July 31, 2019, to tie into the Japanese release of Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution. It was brought back to raids from February 25 to March 2, 2020 for the international release of the film, this time knowing Psystrike as an event-exclusive move. Its cloned Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Pikachu were also made available during this event. Unlike other Event Pokémon, Armored Mewtwo's base stats and move pool are unique from its base form's.

 
Armored Mewtwo

Additionally, Giovanni used Shadow Mewtwo during the Team GO Rocket takeover of GO Fest 2020. He also used Shadow Mewtwo during a Team GO Rocket rotation.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Giovanni (Masters)#Mewtwo

Giovanni's Mewtwo appears alongside Giovanni as a sync pair.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#074   Giovanni #0150   Mewtwo
  Mega Mewtwo Y
Psychic
 
Dark
 
  ★★★★★☆EX Legendary Adventures
Lurking Shadow

Pokémon Puzzle League

On the Very Hard and Super Hard difficulties of Pokémon Puzzle League, Mewtwo states it is the Puzzle Master and is the final opponent to defeat. In the background of the battle, an image of Mewtwo is seen along with several of its cloned Pokémon.

Pokémon
 
Pikachutwo
 
Squirtle (clone)
 
Bulbasaur (clone)


Pokémon Zany Cards

Mewtwo appears in Pokémon Zany Cards alongside Giovanni as Wild Match opponents and Special Seven opponents.

In the manga

Movie adaptations

Mewtwo Strikes Back!

Mewtwo appeared in the manga adaptation of the first movie. Although his overall role in the adaptation was the same, he notably had a much different backstory.[1] In this adaptation, Mewtwo looked up to Dr. Fuji as a father and ended up reluctantly destroying the lab, Fuji included, at the latter's request, in order to deny Giovanni's interest of mass-producing Mewtwo as weapons, an action that Mewtwo was still haunted by in the present day. He also had a CoroCoro cup competition set up to arrange for various Trainers to meet him instead of simply supplying them with invitations.

Pokémon
Created
 
Venusaur
 
Charizard
 
Blastoise
Used
 
Dragonite

Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

In the manga adaptation of the first movie's remake, Mewtwo's role was the same as in the movie.

Pokémon
Created
 
Venusaur
 
Charizard
 
Blastoise
 
Pikachutwo
 
Cloned Pokémon
Used
 
Fearow
 
Dragonite

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Mewtwo appeared in Getting More than You Battled For!, playing the same role as it did in the eponymous episode.

Moves used

 
Using Shadow Ball
Move First Used In
Psychic Getting More than You Battled For!
Barrier Getting More than You Battled For!
Shadow Ball Getting More than You Battled For!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon

Befriended
 
Mareep (×2)
 
Mudbray
 
Buneary
 
Patrat
 
Skitty

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards featuring or mentioning Mewtwo or his associated Pokémon.

Mewtwo
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Mewtwo Strikes Back         Unnumbered Promotional cards    
Rocket's Mewtwo   Gym Challenge   14/132 Challenge from the Darkness    
Best of Game   8      
Rocket's Mewtwo ex   EX Team Rocket Returns   99/109 Rocket Gang Strikes Back   064/084
Striking Back Mewtwo         10th Movie Commemoration Set    
Armored Mewtwo   SM Black Star Promos   SM228 SM-P Promotional cards   365/SM-P
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Dragonite   Wizards Black Star Promos   5 Pokémon Web   038/048
Charizard   SM Black Star Promos   SM226 SM-P Promotional cards   366/SM-P
 


Merchandise

SM11a accessories

The Remix Bout subset, the first associated with the Miracle Twin expansion, was officially released on July 5, 2019. Numerous TCG protection and storage solutions became available to purchase from the same day at a variety of retailers.

Sleeves: Each pack contains 64 card sleeves.

The Armored Mewtwo Premium Matte Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド プレミアム・マット アーマードミュウツー Deck Shield Premium•Matte: Armored Mewtwo) feature an official rendering of Mewtwo in its suit of armor as it appears in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution. These sleeves were only available at select retailers, including Toys "R" Us, ÆON, Ito-Yokado, Uny, AL.PLAZA, TSUTAYA, and Bic Camera, participating cinemas, and at Pokémon Centers. These sleeves are also non-glossy and more durable than regular sleeves.

Sleeve images:

Armored Mewtwo Premium
Matte Sleeves
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins
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The Sneak-Peek Tins
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The Sneak-Peek Tins


Trivia

 
Mewtwo's robotic suit in Pokémon Adventures

References

  1. This is because the original theatrical script, used as the basis for the manga adaptation, did not include either The Birth of Mewtwo or the prologue used in the movie, the latter of which had to be added in due to the delay caused by the EP038 incident
  2. https://www.pokebeach.com/2019/07/mewtwo-strikes-back-evolution-impressions-changes-and-sequels

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Human protagonists
AliceAsh Ketchum (M20)AudreyBarazBiancaCallahanCarlitaCoreyDamosDianaDianeEricFergusHarrietJack WalkerJuanita
KarlKathrynKidd SummersKimiaKokoLisaLizabethLorenzoMannesMarenMargoMelodyMerayNeeshaNewton Graceland
Professor LundRafeRaleighRebeccaRisaRowenaSamSheenaSidSir AaronSorrelTonioTorenTory LundTowaVerityYuko
Human antagonists
AlvaAnnieArgus SteelButlerCherieCrossDamonDoctor ZedGalenGooneGrings KodaiIron-Masked MarauderLawrence IIILeviMarcus
MerilynMillis SteelMolly HaleOakleyPokémon huntersPokémon poacherRiotThe PhantomZero
Pokémon
ArceusArticunoCarbinkCelebi (M04)Celebi (M13)CobalionDadaDarkraiDeoxysDialgaDiancieEntei (M03)Entei (M13)GenesectGiratina
Ho-OhHoopaJirachiKeldeoKyuremLatiasLatiosLucarioLugiaMagearnaManaphyMarshadowMew (M01)Mew (M08)Mewtwo (M01)
Mewtwo (M16)MoltresPalkiaPikachu (M20)PikachutwoRaikouRayquazaRegiceRegirockRegisteelReshiramShayminSlowking
Spiky-eared PichuSuicune (M04)Suicune (M13)TerrakionUnownVictiniVirizionVolcanionXerneasYveltalZapdosZekrom
ZeraoraZoroarkZorua
Others
AliciaAllegraAstridBanksBaron AlbertoBlock BotBogieBonjiCarolChrom MolybdenumCTV news crewDabuDavidDionaDonuke
Dr. FujiDundeeFlamelFreddyGabuGhrisGlacineGodeyGurūHeroes of Truth and IdealsHoytInfiJasonJennyJoeJudy
KaiKakoKanataKatoKellieKevinKikoKing of the People of the ValeKyleLaylaLeekuLucianneLuisLuisaMakoMalin
ManukeMarcus's soldiersMauryMayor OliverMeredithMeta GroudonMewtwo's creatorsMiaMilesMimiMirandaMisakiMoose
Mother and daughterMr. WhiteNevaNikolaOld Man DomŌyamaPegPeople of the WaterPhossa MolybdenumPokémon Baccer teams
Queen IleneQueen RinRavineRaymondRickRossSchuylerSharonShepShunSpencer HaleSylvanTakaTammyTanner
TappTatsukiThe Marina GroupTobiasTownesUschiZabu


Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • BrockTracey SketchitMayMaxDawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • CilanSerenaClemontBonnie (Dedenne) • LanaKiaweLillieSophoclesMallowRotom PokédexGoh (Grookey)
Rivals GaryRitchieHarrisonDrewHarleyMorrisonTysonSolidadPaulNandoZoeyKennyConwayBarryUrsulaTripBiancaBurgundyStephanGeorgiaCameronAriaAlainMietteTiernoShaunaTrevorNiniSawyerGladionHoracioHauLeonRaihanHoraceBeaLeague Conference participantsCoordinatorsPerformersWorld Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • JamesMeowthGiovanniButchCassidyDr. NambaMatoriPierceDr. ZagerGozuTabithaMaxieShellyArchieHunter JSaturnCyrusMarsJupiterCharonColressAldithGhetsisBarretMalamarLysandreMableCelosiaAlianaXerosicBryonyTuppZippRappPlumeriaGuzmaVirenRoseOleana
Professors Professor OakProfessor IvyProfessor ElmProfessor BirchProfessor RowanProfessor CarolinaProfessor JuniperDr. FennelCedric JuniperProfessor SycamoreProfessor KukuiProfessor BurnetProfessor CeriseProfessor MagnoliaSoniaProfessor Amaranth
Relatives Delia KetchumDaisyVioletLilyJames's parentsFlintLolaForrestBrock's siblingsNormanCarolineJohannaChiliCressGraceMeyerLana's fatherLana's motherHarper and SarahRangoSimaMimoKiawe's grandfatherMohnLusamineGladionSophocles's parentsMolayneAbeMallow's motherUluWalkerCamilleHalta
Supporting Officer JennyNurse JoyMagikarp salesmanTodd SnapCharles GoodshowCaseyLizaSakuraLanceClairRaoul ContestaMr. SukizoSteven StoneVivian MeridianRobertScottLilian MeridianSolanaBrandonMarianYuzoRhondaCynthiaReggieAngieLookerIzzy and CaraLyraKhouryTobiasDon GeorgeElderAlderLukeFreddy O'MartianIngoEmmetJervisVirgilNAnthea and ConcordiaPorterAlexaSophieCosetteClembotSanpeiMairinAstridDianthaKorrinaGurkinnMonsieur PierrePalermoKeananMalvaSamson OakAnelaHobbesNinaAnnaLakiDanaYansuWickeFabaIlimaAcerolaDiaChloeChrysaRenParkerTaliaLeiDanikaQuillonHopGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsIsland kahunasMany temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon FearowHo-OhSquirtle SquadPink ButterfreeHaunterJigglypuffMewtwoMimeyLapras herdGranbullPichu BrothersLugiaSilverDelibirdWynautLarvitarKyogre and GroudonArticunoDeoxysLake guardiansForces of NatureMeloettaReshiramSuper-ancient PokémonWooperFlorgesSquishyZ2Guardian deitiesBewearToucannon's flockStoutlandOranguruNebbyStuffulUltra BeastsGrandpa ForestNecrozmaLunalaShayminMewRotom PhonesPelipperThievul trioEternatusDrone RotomHero duoLatiasRecurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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