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'''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''戦慄のミラージュポケモン''' ''The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon'', officially ''Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon'' in Japan) is a special episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in the United States on April 29, 2006, and was broadcast as streaming video from the TV Tokyo ''Anitele'' website from October 13 to October 31, 2006.
'''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''戦慄のミラージュポケモン''' ''The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon'', officially ''Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon'' in Japan) is a special episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in the United States on April 29, 2006, and was broadcast as streaming video from the TV Tokyo ''Anitele'' website from October 13 to October 31, 2006.


According to [[The Pokémon Company International]], the company wanted to give a special to American fans for [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary|Pokémon's 10th anniversary]]. The special was the first aired appearance of the English dub's [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|new voice actors]]. In Japan, the special was aired as a trial of delivering animated episodes over broadband.<ref>[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/ir/pdf/1198207068.pdf ポケモン10周年記念特別アニメ「戦慄のミラージュポケモン」アメリカ発日本未公開アニメをブロードバンドで無料配信!]</ref>
According to [[The Pokémon Company International]], the company wanted to give a special to American fans for [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary|Pokémon's 10th anniversary]]. The special was the first aired appearance of the English dub's [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|new voice actors]]. In Japan, the special was aired as a trial of delivering animated episodes over broadband.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160308054508/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/ir/pdf/1198207068.pdf ポケモン10周年記念特別アニメ「戦慄のミラージュポケモン」アメリカ発日本未公開アニメをブロードバンドで無料配信! (archived)]</ref>


In the special, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} are invited to the mansion of [[Dr. Yung]], a Pokémon {{tc|scientist}} who has developed a machine to create Pokémon. However, he is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger who wishes to use the system to produce Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses, and is enraged by the sudden presence of {{p|Mew}}.
In the special, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} are invited to the mansion of [[Dr. Yung]], a Pokémon {{tc|scientist}} who has developed a machine to create Pokémon. However, he is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger who wishes to use the system to produce Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses, and is enraged by the sudden presence of {{p|Mew}}.