Mewtwo (M01): Difference between revisions

|epnum=EP063

|epname=The Battle of the Badge

|enva1=Jay Goede{{tt|*|credited as Philip Bartlett, M01}}<br>[[Dan Green]]{{tt|*|Mewtwo Returns, M22}}<br>Unknown{{tt|*|child}}

'''Mewtwo''' (Japanese: '''ミュウツー''' ''Mewtwo'') is a {{type|Psychic}} [[Legendary Pokémon]] who was [[Cloning|cloned]] from a {{p|Mew}}.

[[File:Young Mewtwo crying.png‎|thumb|left|250px|Young Mewtwo crying as Ambertwo dies]]

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 [[Caught Pokémon|Pokémon who served humans]]. Mewtwo escaped from Giovanni, destroying Team Rocket headquarters in the process (something that the [[Team Rocket trio]] witnessed, ironically around [[EP065|the time]] they themselves considered defecting from Team Rocket), and relocated to its birthplace on New Island and built a castle there.

Mewtwo then issued a challenge to several strong [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, 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 {{ashfr}}. Upon revealing itself, Mewtwo challenged the Trainers with its clone Pokémon—{{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, and {{p|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 {{DL|Poké Ball|Other variants|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, {{OBP|Mew|M01}} 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.

In ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]'', Ash and [[Goh]] traveled to Cero Island after [[Professor Cerise]] detected an energy signature similar to that of {{OBP|Mew|recurring}} 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, {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}, and {{AP|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. It then teleported them back to the [[Cerise Laboratory]], allowing them to retain their memories of the encounter.

[[File:Giovanni and Mewtwo.png|thumb|left|250px|Mewtwo and Giovanni]]

Its personality and motives beyond its 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. Its characterization in the dub for [[M22|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 about humans, it was also willing to save them if needs be, such as when he used his 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 news choppers). Its view on humanity was further changed as Ash helped Mewtwo to Purity Spring, Ash claiming that no one needs a reason to help someone. Mewtwo's outlook on life was further influenced by how the spring affected it, as if the waters had the same restoring effect on it as they did on other Pokémon, then it concluded that the world was its rightful place as well.

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 considerably, to the point where Ash and Goh's dedication to their dreams made it smile.  

|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Ryouta Iwasaki

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|desc=Mewtwo used this {{p|Dragonite}} as a messenger to deliver invitations for Trainers to come to [[New Island]].

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|en=Philip Bartlett ([[M01]])<br>[[Dan Green]] ([[Mewtwo Returns]], [[M22]])<br>Unknown (child)

|pt_br=Guilherme Briggs

|id=Fitra Hartono ([[M22]])

|es_la=Enrique Mederos

|fi=Jussi Lampi ([[M01]])<br>Pasi Ruohonen ([[Mewtwo Returns]])

|pl=Marek Obertyn ([[M01]], [[Mewtwo Returns]])<br>Szymon Kuśmider ([[M22]])

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A special Mewtwo with the [[Original Trainer|OT]] [[Giovanni]] was available via serial code to players of [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] at the {{wp|Smyths}} store in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|Germany}} from August 9 to September 6, 2019 and at PicWicToys stores in {{pmin|France}} starting August 9, 2019. The Mewtwo has maxed out [[awakening values|AV]]s in every stat<!--, and has a [[Combat Power|CP]] of 10000-->. It is being distributed to promote the new TCG expansion, ''{{TCG|Unified Minds|Sun & Moon—Unified Minds}}''.

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A special Mewtwo wearing an exosuit could be encountered and caught in 5-star [[Raid Battle]]s from July 10 to July 31, 2019, to tie into the Japanese release of ''[[M22|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 {{DL|Psystrike (move)|Pokémon GO|Psystrike}} as an event-exclusive move. Its cloned Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Pikachu were also made available during this event. Unlike other {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Event Pokémon}}, Armored Mewtwo's base stats and move pool are unique from its base form's.

Additionally, [[Giovanni]] used [[Shadow Pokémon (GO)|Shadow]] Mewtwo during the [[Team GO Rocket]] takeover of GO Fest 2020. He is expected to use Shadow Mewtwo during a future Team GO Rocket rotation.

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====In [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====

[[File:Armored Mewtwo M22 manga.png|thumb|150px|Mewtwo in ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}]]

Mewtwo appears in the {{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back!|manga adaptations}} of the first movie and its {{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution|remake}}. Although his overall role in the first movie's manga adaptation was the same, he notably had a much different backstory.<ref>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</ref> 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.

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

====Pokémon====

=====Created=====

| {{InactivePoké|Mewtwo|Venusaur|003Venusaur.png|Grass|Poison|size=100px|link=no}}

| {{InactivePoké|Mewtwo|Charizard|006Charizard.png|Fire|Flying|size=100px|link=no}}

| {{InactivePoké|Mewtwo|Blastoise|009Blastoise.png|Water|size=100px|link=no}}

=====Used=====

| {{InactivePoké|Mewtwo|Dragonite|149Dragonite.png|Dragon|Flying|size=100px|link=no}}

Mewtwo appears in [[JNM15]], playing the same role as it did in the anime.

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* The city that Mewtwo overlooks at the end of ''Mewtwo Returns'' resembles {{wp|New York City}}. Structures similar to the {{wp|Chrysler Building}} and {{wp|MetLife Building}} can be seen in the distance. The [[narrator]] refers to it as "a faraway city".

** Incidentally, [[New Tork City|the setting]] of ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'', a later movie starring a {{OBP|Mewtwo|M16|different Mewtwo}}, would be directly based upon New York City.

* Some elements revolving around Mewtwo are [[List of cross-canon references|referenced]] in the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} of the Pokémon Adventures {{pkmn|manga}}: