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type1=Psychic|

current=[[Johto]]|

enva1=Philip Bartlett{{tt|*|M01}}<br>[[Dan Green]]{{tt|*|Mewtwo Returns}} |

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The story of Mewtwo is chronicled in the radio drama ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'', and its animated counterpart, ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]''; the movie ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and the television special ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. It made a brief appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}, notably in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', when {{an|Giovanni}} used it to defeat [[Gary Oak]], and again in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', where it escapes from {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, a scene also chronicled in ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', and later seen again in ''Mewtwo Returns''.

==History==

===Kanto===

Approximately twenty years ago, [[Team Rocket]] discovered that a {{p|Mew}} was living in [[Guyana]]. Many years later, under the orders of the new boss, {{an|Giovanni}}, an expedition team of Team Rocket scientists traveled to the area to search for a fossil of Mew, and succeeded in finding an eyelash belonging to it. Giovanni hired {{an|Dr. Fuji}} to clone Mew for him and create the most powerful Pokémon in existence. Fuji agreed, but only in order to continue his research into cloning his deceased daughter, {{an|Amber}}.

Over the years, Mewtwo matured and grew confused over its origin and place in the world. After resolving to figure out where it belongs, Mewtwo broke out of its tank. The Team Rocket scientists were happy that they had succeeded in creating the most powerful Pokémon in the world, but that joy turned to horror once Mewtwo retaliated. Realizing that it was just an experiment of mankind, Mewtwo unleashed its fury upon them. Despite the efforts of the security systems that were designed to control it, Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island and all of the scientists in it.

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.

===Johto===

===Unknown city===

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==Personality and characteristics==

It had calmed 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. 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.

==Pokémon==

===Created===

{{TrainerPoké

|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara

|vaen=Megumi Hayashibara

}}

|epnum=M01

|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back

|desc={{p|Meowth}} was cloned from {{MTR}} of {{TRT}}. He was the only one of Mewtwo's cloned Pokémon who refused to fight his counterpart. Dubbed "Meowthtwo" (Japanese: Nyarthtwo) by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. He was seen often with Pikachutwo in that special.

==Voice actors==

{{vatable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color light}}

|it=Mario Zucca

|pt_br=Guilherme Briggs

|es_eu=Luis Bajo

|es_la=Enrique Mederos

|fr_eu=Jean-Marc Delhausse

|no=Ivar Nørve

|sv=Stephan Karlsén

|pl=Marek Obertyn}}

==In the games==

On the Very Hard and Super Hard difficulties of [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], Mewtwo states it is the Puzzle Master and is the final opponent to defeat. In the background of the battle, an image of Mewtwo is seen along with several of its cloned Pokémon.

==In the manga==

===In the movie adaptations===

Mewtwo appears in the {{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back!|manga adaptation}} of the first movie.

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==In the TCG==

{{cardlist/header|Mewtwo's Dragonite|Colorless|char=yes}}

{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Dragonite (Wizards Promo 5)|Dragonite]]|type=Colorless|enset=Wizards Black Star Promos|ennum=5|jpset=Pokémon Web|jprarity=Rare|jpnum=038/048}}

* In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Mewtwo uses {{m|Shadow Ball}}, a move never before seen in any Pokémon media.

* 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".

==Related articles==

{{Animespecies|Mewtwo}}

* [[Mewtwo (Best Wishes series)]]

* [[Mewtwo (Adventures)]]