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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}}. |