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Misty, May and later Ash arrive in the room where the Mirage Master is holding Oak hostage. The Mirage Master welcomes them and tells them that they will witness the birth of the strongest Pokémon the world has ever seen before turning around and calling for it to awaken. The energy from the Mirage System comes together in the machine, creating a Mirage {{p|Mewtwo}}. The Mirage Master explains that this is not the same Mewtwo as [[Mewtwo (original series)|the one they are familiar with]], then demonstrates its power by having it destroy all of the other Mirage Pokémon in a single attack. He then turns Mewtwo against his enemies, but Oak sends out a {{p|Dragonite}} to defend the group. Resigning himself to not being able to save Yung, Oak urges Ash, May, Misty, and Mew to flee, which they do.

The group reunites with Max outside of the castle gate, but moments later, dozens of rockets shoot out of the castle's towers and land all over the surrounding area before opening up to activate Mirage System generators. This spreads the Mirage Field to the outside world, and the Mirage Master steps out with Mewtwo at his side. Declaring that it is time for the world to bow down to him, he summons forth a Mirage {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Articuno}}, catching the attention of Team Rocket, who have returned and are hiding in a nearby bush. When the Mirage Master mentions that these creations are the result of all his years of hard work, Oak realizes his true identity: Dr. Yung. Laughing, Yung discards his mask and confirms Oak's accusations that the first appearance of the Mirage Master was itself a mirage, and that his motive is revenge on the Pokémon Institute for expelling him after it deemed his Mirage System experiments cruel to Pokémon. Yung activates Entei, Articuno, and Zapdos and sends them after the group. Misty and May send out {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}} and {{TP|May|Combusken}} to assist Pikachu and Dragonite in battling the Mirage Pokémon, but they are easily outmatched. Oak has Dragonite shoot a {{m|Hyper Beam}} at Mewtwo, but Mewtwo catches it and smacks Dragonite to the ground with its tail. Yung then says goodbye to Oak, and Mewtwo's hand morphs into the shape of an {{p|Arcanine}}'s head, allowing it to shoot a {{m|Flamethrower}} at the {{pkmn|professor}}. Pikachu saves Oak by trying to intercept the Flamethrower with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, only to end up badly injured instead. Yung calls for a Hyper Beam of his own, which Mewtwo fires by morphing its hand into a {{p|Rayquaza}}'s head. However, Mew blocks the attack and saves Pikachu, causing Yung to fly into a rage and order Mewtwo to destroy it. Mewtwo batters Mew with its tail, then throws it up into the air with the force of its {{m|Mega Punch}} before morphing both of its hands into {{p|Tropius}} heads to hit Mew with a double {{m|Solar Beam}}. Mew dissolves back into raw code and returns to the Mirage System, horrifying Ash and the others.

With Yung's plans ruined, Oak tries to convince him to surrender and turn himself into the police. Much to Oak's surprise, Yung refuses and states that he has much work still to do on his Mirage System. Yung walks into the burning castle, but when Oak pursues him, rubble falls and blocks the way. Several hours later, Officer Jenny and a team of firefighters search the castle's remains, but are unable to find any sign of Yung. The group talk about how Mew had a true soul despite seemingly being just data from the Mirage System, and Ash decides that one day, he will see Mew again.

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{{Episodestaffheader|colorscheme=Hoso|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon|戦慄のミラージュポケモン|The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon}}

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* This special was first aired between ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'' and ''[[AG137|Hooked on Onix]]'' in the U.S.

** The second time this happened was later that same year when ''[[SS019|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate]]'' premiered in the United States six months before the Japanese version aired.

* All the music used in the special was originally used in the Japanese movies and series. 4Kids mostly used its own, American-composed music for the series.

* The scenes of Pikachu's memories of Lugia, Entei, Celebi, Latias, and Latios come from their respective movie appearances.

*** The one movie from the original series not shown in Pikachu's memories is ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' due to the fact that everyone's memories of that event were erased by {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} at the end of that film.

* The password for Oak's lab, "REDGREEN", is a reference to the original pair of Pokémon games, {{game|Red and Green|s}}.

* As the missiles are launching out of Dr. Yung's castle, Mewtwo and the Mirage Master can be seen standing outside the gate. They are then shown exiting the building a few scenes later. Not only is this a continuity error, but Mewtwo could not have stepped through the gate without the Mirage Field having been deployed.

* In the English version, when Dr. Yung removes his mask after being revealed as the Mirage Master, he briefly continues speaking with a distorted voice after removing the mask. This is not the case in the Japanese version.

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| My amazing training skills, that's what. Doctor Young sent me a letter inviting me to come.

| My amazing training skills, that's what. Doctor Young sent me a letter inviting me.

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| style="background:#fff" | Mirage Master is Dr. Yung?

| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Mr. Mirage is Dr. Yung?

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