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{{redirect|Howard|character of the day in [[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]] with the Japanese name of Howard|Milton}} | {{redirect|Howard|character of the day in [[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]] with the Japanese name of Howard|Milton}} | ||
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However, unbeknownst to the outside world, Howard's benevolent front masked far darker intentions. He secretly established the [[Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory|PCL]] and funded the research of Pokémon neurologist [[Dr. Ann Laurent]] to manipulate Pokémon evolution and mind control. To fulfill his ambitions, he hired detective [[Harry Goodman]] to track down {{OBP|Mewtwo|Detective Pikachu}}, who had escaped from the [[Kanto]] region twenty years prior, so it could be experimented on by Laurent's team. Harry helped Howard's men capture Mewtwo, but discovered the truth about his plans and helped Mewtwo escape the lab. Because of this, Howard ordered Harry's assassination at the hands of his genetically modified {{p|Greninja}}, but Mewtwo intervened and saved Harry. Outside of Howard's notice, Mewtwo merged Harry and his {{p|Pikachu}} together, creating {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}}. | However, unbeknownst to the outside world, Howard's benevolent front masked far darker intentions. He secretly established the [[Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory|PCL]] and funded the research of Pokémon neurologist [[Dr. Ann Laurent]] to manipulate Pokémon evolution and mind control. To fulfill his ambitions, he hired detective [[Harry Goodman]] to track down {{OBP|Mewtwo|Detective Pikachu}}, who had escaped from the [[Kanto]] region twenty years prior, so it could be experimented on by Laurent's team. Harry helped Howard's men capture Mewtwo, but discovered the truth about his plans and helped Mewtwo escape the lab. Because of this, Howard ordered Harry's assassination at the hands of his genetically modified {{p|Greninja}}, but Mewtwo intervened and saved Harry. Outside of Howard's notice, Mewtwo merged Harry and his {{p|Pikachu}} together, creating {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}}. | ||
Harry's son [[Tim Goodman]] received word of his apparent death and traveled to Ryme City from | Harry's son [[Tim Goodman]] received word of his apparent death and traveled to Ryme City from Leaventown to place Harry's affairs in order. En route aboard a train, he and the other passengers viewed a public service video detailing Howard's history and the creation of Ryme City. Tim also read about the car accident that apparently claimed Harry's life in one of Clifford Industries' products, the Clifford Post newspaper. The next day, Tim and Detective Pikachu went to the headquarters of Clifford Industries' news network CNM, where they found Howard and Roger recording an advertisement for the city's upcoming Pokémon parade. Howard ended up in an argument with his son over the commercial's script and left the studio accompanied by his {{p|Ditto}}, who [[Transform (move)|shapeshifted]] into a stagehand to assist him. | ||
Howard next appeared when his assistant, | Howard next appeared when his assistant, Ms. Norman, brought Tim and Detective Pikachu to his office following their involvement in an incident at the underground [[Pokémon battle|battle]] ring the Roundhouse. He explained his philosophy on evolution to them by evolving his {{p|Eevee}} into a {{p|Flareon}}, then revealed that he already knew about Tim, Pikachu and their research into the [[R]] gas. When they questioned how he knew these things, he revealed a holographic recording of Harry's accident that confirmed his survival but implicated Mewtwo as the culprit. Furthermore, Howard claimed that Harry was working for him on an investigation into R's source, which he claimed to have been masterminded by Roger. Howard told Tim and Detective Pikachu to find Mewtwo if they wanted to find Harry, but warned them to beware of Roger, who was supposedly in control of the city's police and news media. | ||
After Roger recaptured Mewtwo, Tim raced back to Ryme City with [[Lucy Stevens]] to warn Howard of his son's actions, only to discover Howard wearing the neural link headband developed by Laurent. Realizing too late that Howard was the mastermind of the conspiracy, Tim was powerless to stop Howard from merging his mind into Mewtwo's body. Now empowered with all of Mewtwo's abilities, Howard revealed the truth about his plan: in order to 'cure' all of humanity of their natural flaws, he had Laurent develop the neural link and R so he could use Mewtwo's psychic powers to merge humans into the bodies of their R-afflicted Pokémon. Howard left Tim to be dealt with by Ms. Norman, who had been disguised as Roger when Mewtwo was captured, and set out to expose all of Ryme City to the R contained in the parade balloons. As he carried out his plan, Detective Pikachu appeared and engaged him in battle across the city. He was temporarily stunned by Pikachu's {{m|Volt Tackle}}, but recovered and captured Pikachu, admonishing Tim's parter for believing he could defeat Mewtwo in battle. Detective Pikachu countered that he wasn't trying to defeat Howard but merely stall him, causing Howard to notice Tim about to remove the neural link from his human body. He was unable to prevent Tim breaking the link, forcibly separating him from Mewtwo. His plan for humanity's evolution was subsequently rendered a failure when Mewtwo reversed the fusions he had carried out. | After Roger recaptured Mewtwo, Tim raced back to Ryme City with [[Lucy Stevens]] to warn Howard of his son's actions, only to discover Howard wearing the neural link headband developed by Laurent. Realizing too late that Howard was the mastermind of the conspiracy, Tim was powerless to stop Howard from merging his mind into Mewtwo's body. Now empowered with all of Mewtwo's abilities, Howard revealed the truth about his plan: in order to 'cure' all of humanity of their natural flaws, he had Laurent develop the neural link and R so he could use Mewtwo's psychic powers to merge humans into the bodies of their R-afflicted Pokémon. Howard left Tim to be dealt with by Ms. Norman, who had been disguised as Roger when Mewtwo was captured, and set out to expose all of Ryme City to the R contained in the parade balloons. As he carried out his plan, Detective Pikachu appeared and engaged him in battle across the city. He was temporarily stunned by Pikachu's {{m|Volt Tackle}}, but recovered and captured Pikachu, admonishing Tim's parter for believing he could defeat Mewtwo in battle. Detective Pikachu countered that he wasn't trying to defeat Howard but merely stall him, causing Howard to notice Tim about to remove the neural link from his human body. He was unable to prevent Tim breaking the link, forcibly separating him from Mewtwo. His plan for humanity's evolution was subsequently rendered a failure when Mewtwo reversed the fusions he had carried out. | ||
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==Moves used as Mewtwo== | ==Moves used as Mewtwo== | ||
{{anmov/h|psychic |}} | {{anmov/h|psychic||Mewtwo Shadow Ball Detective Pikachu.png|Using Shadow Ball}} | ||
{{anmov|Psychic|Psychic|Detective Pikachu (movie)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu}} | {{anmov|Psychic|Psychic|Detective Pikachu (movie)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu}} | ||
{{anmov|Ghost|Shadow Ball|Detective Pikachu (movie)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu}} | {{anmov|Ghost|Shadow Ball|Detective Pikachu (movie)|Pokémon Detective Pikachu}} | ||
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===On hand=== | ===On hand=== | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Howard Clifford | |trainer=Howard Clifford | ||
|pkmn=Ditto | |pkmn=Ditto | ||
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|desc=Ms. Norman is a {{p|Ditto}}. It is Howard's Pokémon and his personal assistant. It has been genetically modified to be able to take the form of both Pokémon and humans at will, regardless of whether the individual it is impersonating is nearby or not. | |desc=Ms. Norman is a {{p|Ditto}}. It is Howard's Pokémon and his personal assistant. It has been genetically modified to be able to take the form of both Pokémon and humans at will, regardless of whether the individual it is impersonating is nearby or not. | ||
Ms. Norman's only move as a Ditto is {{m|Transform}}; however, it gains access to other moves when assuming the form of another Pokémon, such as {{m|Hyper Voice}} when impersonating a | Having transformed into Roger, Ms. Norman released the Greninja at the PCL to attack Lucy and Tim. It also successfully captured Mewtwo who had revealed itself to Tim and Detective Pikachu. | ||
Ms. Norman's only move as a Ditto is {{m|Transform}}; however, it gains access to other moves when assuming the form of another Pokémon, such as {{m|Hyper Voice}} when impersonating a {{p|Loudred}}. Like [[Duplica's Ditto]], it cannot transform its eyes, meaning it must wear sunglasses when assuming a human form.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Howard Clifford | |trainer=Howard Clifford | ||
|img= | |img=Howard Flareon Detective Pikachu.png | ||
|cap=Howard's Eevee | |cap=Howard's Eevee | ||
|pkmn=Flareon | |pkmn=Flareon | ||
|stage1=Eevee | |stage1=Eevee | ||
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|pkmn=Greninja (multiple) | |pkmn=Greninja (multiple) | ||
|type1=Water|type2=Dark | |type1=Water|type2=Dark | ||
|img= | |img=Greninja Detective Pikachu.png | ||
|epnum=Detective Pikachu | |epnum=Detective Pikachu | ||
|epname=Pokémon Detective Pikachu | |epname=Pokémon Detective Pikachu | ||