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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''}}
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{{spoilers}}
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[[File:The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon poster.png|thumb|left|230px|English poster]]
[[File:The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon poster.png|thumb|left|230px|English poster]]
Ash is rereading his letter, inviting him to Dr. Yung's lab, to Brock, May, and Max. When he gets there, he is shocked to see Misty and Professor Oak. Dr. Yung appears, and shows them a few [[mirage Pokémon]]. He invites Misty to {{pkmn|battle}} one. Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} against a mirage {{p|Aggron}}. She is shocked that Staryu's most powerful attacks don't even make it blink. Staryu goes out quickly. Ash begins to battle when an {{p|Armaldo}} suddenly locks up. Yung's Mirage Pokémon System has mysteriously locked up! The controller explodes in his hands, and a handful of [[legendary Pokémon]] appear. A stranger, calling himself ''Mirage Master'', uses the system he has just hijacked to his advantage, kidnapping Professor Oak and Dr. Yung. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} cannot get back inside because a bunch of mirage Pokémon stand just inside.
Somewhere in [[Kanto]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling through a forest. Ash reads out loud a letter from a researcher named [[Dr. Yung]], who has invited Ash to his laboratory, the [[Mirage Mansion]], for an exhibition and test of a new battle system Yung developed. When the group arrives at the laboratory castle, they are surprised to find {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} already there, both of them having been invited by Dr. Yung as well. Yung arrives and introduces himself, then demonstrates his system to his guests — using numerous dome-shaped generators located all over his laboratory, Yung creates a number of holographic Pokémon, including {{p|Kabutops}}, {{p|Omastar}} and {{p|Armaldo}}. Identifying these as [[Mirage Pokémon]], Yung explains that his Mirage System can generate any Pokémon using raw data, no matter if it is extinct or exceedingly rare. He then erases the Mirage Pokémon and rewrites the code into a Mirage {{p|Aggron}}, challenging Ash and Misty to battle against it. {{TRT}}, who are covertly watching, decide to steal the Mirage System.


Oak, in the custody of Mirage Master, demands to know where Dr. Yung is. Mirage Master ignores his query, and demands the password to Professor Oak's research lab. Oak refuses while a {{p|Mew}} flies in. Professor Oak is greeting it when Mew is attacked. The Professor demands to know why Mirage Master did that. The Mirage Master says that Mew was a failed creation, and he tells Mew to leave.
Misty challenges the Mirage Aggron first, sending her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} against it. As the battle gets underway, {{AP|Pikachu}} spots a {{p|Mew}} watching from the castle walls, but Mew flees moments later. Misty has Staryu try a number of attacks on Aggron, but none of them have any effect, and Aggron defeats Staryu using unusual attacks including {{m|Thunder Wave}} and {{m|Bullet Seed}}. When [[Max]] comments on this, Yung reveals that the Mirage System can create Pokémon with the capability to use any move, no matter what limits usually exist. This only excites Ash for his battle with Aggron further, and he prepares to challenge the Mirage Pokémon with Pikachu. However, right as they get started, the system crashes and Aggron freezes mid-charge; when Yung tries to fix the problem, the controller for the system explodes in his hands and Aggron vanishes. The system suddenly reactivates and recreates the [[fossil]] Pokémon from earlier, with the addition of two {{p|Aerodactyl}}. A masked man calling himself "Mirage Master" appears on the balcony overlooking the battlefield and declares that he has taken control of the Mirage System before sending the Mirage Pokémon under his control after the group. Yung and Oak are captured by the Aerodactyl while Ash, Misty, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}} and Max escape the reach of the Mirage Pokémon, who cannot travel outside the Mirage Field inside the laboratory's walls.  


Ash, Misty, Brock, May, and Max formulate a plan. Ash and Misty will sneak in through the moat, Brock will alert [[Officer Jenny]] (with the intention of receiving a candlelight dinner for two), and May and Max will wait in case Ash and Misty get in trouble. They split up. Ash and Misty use {{AP|Corphish}} and Staryu to get in.  
With a group of Mirage Pokémon guarding the entrance, Ash and Misty hatch a plan to infiltrate the castle from beneath while May and Max stand watch. Brock, meanwhile, excitedly runs off to fetch [[Officer Jenny]]. Ash and Misty infiltrate the castle with the aid of {{AP|Corphish}} and Staryu, only to encounter Team Rocket, who are sneaking around in the castle's basement. Meanwhile, the Mirage Master holds Oak hostage with a group of Mirage Pokémon. The masked villain explains that he is disgusted by the natural weaknesses all Pokémon possess, and intends to use the Mirage System to create a Pokémon that is free of these flaws. To this end, he demands the access password to Oak's research database, but Oak refuses to give it up. Mew appears in the room, much to Oak's excitement, but the Mirage Master attacks it in a rage using a Mirage {{p|Magnemite}}, deeming it a flawed specimen. The Mirage Master sees the confrontation between Ash, Misty and Team Rocket on a security camera and uses the system to transport his Mirage Pokémon to the basement, where Team Rocket ends up getting blasted off while Pikachu is defeated and captured, Ash is knocked out, and Misty is thrown over the side of a platform. Ash wakes up and finds Mew, but as he greets it, it is injured after landing on a damaged Mirage System generator. Ash frees it, realizing that it is a Mirage Pokémon, albeit one that is different from the other, mindless creations. Meanwhile, the brick Misty is hanging off of far below starts to fall, but she is saved by May, who entered the castle with {{TP|May|Squirtle}} after seeing the explosion that blasted Team Rocket off earlier.


{{TRT}}, after the Mirage System Plans, are looking around. They attempt to burst through a door, only to have it hit them in the noses! Ash and Misty walk through, Team Rocket does the {{motto}}, thereby wasting enough time for Mirage Master to check the camera and send in mirage Pokémon. Team Rocket escapes, Ash, Misty, and {{AP|Pikachu}} are held by two mirage {{p|Machamp}} and a mirage {{p|Ursaring}}. As the three are being carried, Ash sees Mew appear again, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Some various things are blown up, including a wall, signaling to May and Max. May goes in, and tells Max to wait. Pikachu frees all of them, Misty falls over the edge of the bridge, and Pikachu is recaptured, leaving Ash and Mew. Mew is suddenly trapped by a force field, and Ash manages to get Mew free. Ash discovers that Mew is a mirage Pokémon.
As an alternative to accessing Oak's database, the Mirage Master has Pikachu strapped to a machine that extracts Pikachu's memories. Oak reprimands the Mirage Master for this, as the process causes Pikachu great pain, but the Mirage Master refuses to stop until Oak finally breaks down and surrenders the password: {{game|Red and Green|s|REDGREEN}}. The Mirage Master expresses that he is impressed by Oak's work, but then reveals that he has hacked databases worldwide, with {{Tracey}}, {{prof|Elm}}, {{prof|Birch}}, and {{OBP|Joshua|assistant}} discovering the intrusions of their respective laboratories while [[Nurse Joy]] deals with the attack at a [[Pokémon Center]]. The Mirage Master declares that his ultimate Pokémon will soon be born, as energy begins flowing in a special machine designed for this purpose. Meanwhile, Brock confronts Officer Jenny and first demands a date with her before catching himself and telling her that something terrible is happening at Yung's laboratory. Nurse Joy contacts Jenny to reveal the compromising of the computer systems, prompting Jenny to take action.


Pikachu is in a fearsome-looking device. Professor Oak asks what the Mirage Master is doing. Mirage Master says he will extract Pokémon data from Pikachu's memory, and that this would not be needed if Oak was cooperative. Pikachu contorts with pain. He looks at the picture displaying Pikachu's memory. {{p|Lugia}}... {{p|Entei}}... {{p|Celebi}}... {{p|Latios}}... {{p|Latias}}... These are all rare Pokémon Pikachu has seen. Oak cannot stand the look of Pikachu, and enters in the password: {{game|Red and Green|s|REDGREEN}}. Suddenly, Mirage Master has the ability to download information from places around the world. {{Tracey}} and {{pkmn|Professor}}s {{prof|Elm}} and {{prof|Birch}} stare at computers in their labs, while [[Nurse Joy]] deals with problems at the [[Pokémon Center]].
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 (M01)|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.


"You have to believe me, Officer!" Brock pleads to Officer Jenny. "We need to go to Professor Yung's lab for a candlelight dinner... I mean-" Nurse Joy flickers onto the officer's computer. She tells the officer that someone is downloading massive amounts of Pokémon data. Brock tells her about Mirage Master, and they leave.
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.


Misty is hanging onto the edge of a bridge. She suddenly loses her grip, and May appears in the nick of time to save her. They go upstairs. Ash and Mew are there already, and the process of creating the Pokémon finishes in a flash of light. A mirage Mewtwo emerges. He attacks them, and they run. Outside of the boundaries of the Mirage System, the heroes think they are safe. Then, missiles are launched from the towers, and they expand the system! Mewtwo and Mirage Master emerge. Mirage Entei, Articuno, and Zapdos suddenly appear. Oak correctly guesses the identity of the Mirage Master. Mirage Master removes his mask, revealing Dr. Yung! Oak reveals that when Mirage Master first appeared, he was a hologram, and that Yung was expelled from the Pokémon Institute for his research, deemed disrespectful to Pokémon. Yung's Mewtwo and Ash and company battle. Yung is about to obliterate Pikachu when Mew takes the blow. Mew then is absorbed into the Mirage System. Yung says "good riddance," and Mewtwo absorbs the entire Mirage System database. Ash is enraged that Mew is called a failed creation, and the attack begins anew.
Yung smugly repeats his view of Mew as a "flawed specimen" as he says good riddance to it, angering Ash. Ash's harsh words do not move him; instead, Yung decides that Ash merely needs to be taught a lesson and activates another function of the Mirage System. Entei, Articuno, and Zapdos dissolve into code, which is absorbed into Mewtwo's body along with the code of the entire Mirage System database. Now having reached the height of its power, Mewtwo screams out as the heads of numerous Pokémon morph and emerge from its body. Using them, Mewtwo carries out multiple simultaneous attacks, an act that the combined effort of all the group's Pokémon is unable to counter. Gyarados lands near Team Rocket, sending them blasting off once again. As a desperate, last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the battle in Mew's memory, Ash has Pikachu use {{m|Quick Attack}}, but Mewtwo mimics this move and headbutts Pikachu back before Yung orders it to finish Pikachu off with Mega Punch. Mewtwo is suddenly seized by an unseen force as it tries to carry out Yung's order, and Mew reappears, having resurfaced from the data inside Mewtwo's body in order to save Pikachu. Oak realizes that Mew's return from within the Mirage System means that it and its soul were a part of the Mirage System all along. Yung rejects this, still deeming Mew a flawed specimen as he considers its soul a weakness, and tries to force Mewtwo to attack Mew again, only for the Mirage System to freeze up and lock out his commands. Oak tells Ash that the only way to stop Mewtwo is to attack it while Mew still has a hold over it, even though this act will cause Mew to die. Ash hesitates, but when he sees Mewtwo beginning to free itself, he finally orders Pikachu to use {{m|Volt Tackle}}. The explosion that results when Pikachu strikes Mewtwo destroys it. Mew fades away shortly thereafter, but not before sharing a tearful farewell with its friends. Yung watches in horror as the Mirage System generators explode all around him and inside his laboratory, causing his castle to erupt into flames.


Team Rocket is blown away in this fight. Pikachu is about to be killed when Mew holds Mewtwo back! Ash orders Pikachu to perform {{m|Volt Tackle}}, and Mewtwo is destroyed, as are Mew and the System. The fortress is now aflame, and Yung retreats inside. The police are searching, as are firefighters, but they cannot find him yet. The gang discusses what happened, and agree that Mew was far more than just data and certainly not a 'flawed specimen' as Yung believed.
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.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* [[Misty's Staryu]] is revealed to know {{m|Bubble Beam}}.
* [[Misty's Staryu]] is revealed to know {{m|Bubble Beam}}.
* {{an|Professor Oak}} is revealed to own a {{p|Dragonite}}.
* {{an|Professor Oak}} is revealed to own a {{p|Dragonite}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Professor Elm]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Elm]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Birch]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Birch]] (cameo)
* {{OBP|Joshua|assistant}} (cameo)
* [[Dr. Yung]]
* [[Dr. Yung]]
* Police
* Police
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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{{cast/h|Emerald}}
{{cast|Hoso|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash (redub)|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Emerald|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash (redub)|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Hoso|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash (first dub)|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香}}
{{cast|Emerald|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash (first dub)|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香}}
{{cast|Hoso|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Emerald|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Hoso|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Bill Rogers|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Bill Rogers|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Hoso|May (anime)|disp=May|Michele Knotz|Haruka|KAORI|ハルカ|KAORI}}
{{cast|Emerald|May (anime)|disp=May|Michele Knotz|Haruka|KAORI.|ハルカ|KAORI.}}
{{cast|Hoso|Max|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Masato|Fushigi Yamada|マサト|山田ふしぎ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Max|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Masato|Fushigi Yamada|マサト|山田ふしぎ}}
{{cast|Hoso|Professor Oak (anime)|disp=Professor Oak|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Dr. Okido|Unshō Ishizuka|オーキド博士|石塚運昇}}
{{cast|Emerald|Professor Oak (anime)|disp=Professor Oak|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Dr. Okido|Unshō Ishizuka|オーキド博士|石塚運昇}}
{{cast|Hoso|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Michele Knotz|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Emerald|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Michele Knotz|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Hoso|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Hoso|James|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Emerald|James|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Hoso|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Hoso|Dr. Yung|Billy Regan|Dr. Yung|Hidenobu Kiuchi|ドクター・ユング|木内秀信}}
{{cast|Emerald|Dr. Yung|Billy Regan|Dr. Yung|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Hidenobu Kiuchi|ドクター・ユング|木内秀信}}
{{cast|Hoso|Nurse Joy|Michele Knotz|Joy|Yuriko Yamaguchi|ジョーイ|山口由里子}}
{{cast|Emerald|Nurse Joy|Michele Knotz|Joy|Yuriko Yamaguchi|ジョーイ|山口由里子}}
{{cast|Hoso|Officer Jenny|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Junsar|Chinami Nishimura|ジュンサー|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Officer Jenny|Kayzie Rogers{{!}}Jamie Peacock|Junsar|Chinami Nishimura|ジュンサー|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Hoso|Misty's Staryu|disp=Staryu|Shin'ichirō Miki|Hitodeman|Shin'ichirō Miki|ヒトデマン|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Emerald|Misty's Staryu|disp=Staryu|Shin'ichirō Miki|Hitodeman|Shin'ichirō Miki|ヒトデマン|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Hoso|May's Squirtle|disp=Squirtle|Michele Knotz|Zenigame|Tomoe Hanba|ゼニガメ|半場友恵}}
{{cast|Emerald|May's Squirtle|disp=Squirtle|Michele Knotz|Zenigame|Tomoe Hanba|ゼニガメ|半場友恵}}
{{cast|Hoso|Ash's Corphish|disp=Corphish|Bill Rogers|Heigani|Katsuyuki Konishi|ヘイガニ|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Emerald|Ash's Corphish|disp=Corphish|Bill Rogers|Heigani|Katsuyuki Konishi|ヘイガニ|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Hoso|May's Combusken|disp=Combusken|Bill Rogers|Wakasyamo|Chinami Nishimura|ワカシャモ|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Emerald|May's Combusken|disp=Combusken|Bill Rogers|Wakasyamo|Chinami Nishimura|ワカシャモ|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Hoso|Mew (Pokémon)|disp=Mew|Satomi Kōrogi|Mew|Satomi Kōrogi|ミュウ|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Emerald|Mew (Pokémon)|disp=Mew|Satomi Koorogi|Mew|Satomi Koorogi|ミュウ|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Hoso|Mewtwo (Pokémon)|disp=Mewtwo|Katsuyuki Konishi|Mewtwo|Katsuyuki Konishi|ミュウツー|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Emerald|Mewtwo (Pokémon)|disp=Mewtwo|Katsuyuki Konishi|Mewtwo|Katsuyuki Konishi|ミュウツー|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Hoso|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
{{cast|Emerald|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
|}
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Episodestaffheader|colorscheme=Hoso|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon|戦慄のミラージュポケモン|The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon}}
{{Episodestaffheader|colorscheme=Emerald|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon|戦慄のミラージュポケモン|The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon}}
{{Episodestaffbody/1stcol|Created by|原案}}
{{Episodestaffbody/1stcol|Created by|原案}}
* {{r|田尻智}}
* {{r|田尻智}}
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===USA production===
===USA production===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo]]
[[File:The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo]]
* This special first aired between ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'' and ''[[AG137|Hooked on Onix]]'' in {{pmin|the United States}}.
* This was the first Pokémon anime feature to air in the United States earlier than in Japan.
* This was the first Pokémon anime feature to air in the United States earlier than in Japan.
** 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.
** The second time this happened was later that same year when ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!|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.
* All the music used in the special was originally used in the Japanese movies and series, including music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. 4Kids mostly used its own, American-composed music for the series.
* This is the first time [[Michele Knotz]] plays {{an|Misty}}. She would not appear again in the role until ''[[BW116|Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', about seven years later.
* This is the first time [[Michele Knotz]] plays {{an|Misty}}. She would not appear again in the role until ''[[BW116|Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', about seven years later.
* The scenes of Pikachu's memories of Lugia, Entei, Celebi, Latias, and Latios come from their respective movie appearances.
* The scenes of Pikachu's memories of Lugia, Entei, Celebi, Latias, and Latios are taken from their respective movie appearances:
** Lugia: ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
** Lugia: ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
** Entei: ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''
** Entei: ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''
** Celebi: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''
** Celebi: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''
** Latios and Latias: ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''
** Latios and Latias: ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''
*** 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 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|M01}} 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}}.
* The password for [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's lab]], "REDGREEN", is a reference to the original pair of Pokémon games, {{game|Red and Green|s}}.
* The copyright notice on the Japanese version reads ''© 2006 Pokémon USA, Inc./ShoPro. © 2006 Pokémon. © 1995 - 2006 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc.'' Some of the U.S. production credits were also included.
* The copyright notice on the Japanese version reads ''© 2006 Pokémon USA, Inc./ShoPro. © 2006 Pokémon. © 1995 - 2006 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc.'' Some of the U.S. production credits were also included.
* During the opening theme, a brief frame of Dr. Yung standing behind Mewtwo dressed as the unmasked Mirage Master can be seen, spoiling the special's climactic plot twist.
* During the opening theme, a brief frame of Dr. Yung standing behind Mewtwo dressed as the unmasked Mirage Master can be seen, spoiling the special's climactic plot twist.
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* [[Max]] states that {{p|Aggron}} cannot use {{m|Thunder Wave}}, but it is able to legitimately learn the move via [[Move Tutor]] in {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}.
* [[Max]] states that {{p|Aggron}} cannot use {{m|Thunder Wave}}, but it is able to legitimately learn the move via [[Move Tutor]] in {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}.
* When the Mirage {{p|Houndoom}} sends {{TRT}} blasting off, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}'s voice is heard, but only the trio is seen.
* When the Mirage {{p|Houndoom}} sends {{TRT}} blasting off, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}'s voice is heard, but only the trio is seen.
* During a scene where Ash is trying to free {{p|Mew}} from the damaged Mirage System generator, the bottom part of Ash's hoodie is colored blue when it should be yellow instead.
* The footage of Pikachu's memory of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' is of {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} being chased by the Pokémon hunter, which he did not witness.
* The footage of Pikachu's memory of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'' is of {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} being chased by the Pokémon hunter, which he did not witness.
* 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.
* As the missiles are launching out of the Mirage Mansion, 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.
* 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 until his face is on screen. This is not the case in the Japanese version.
* Due to a perspective error, the wreckage of the castle gate that impedes Oak from apprehending Yung seems to fall from empty sky off-screen. The rubble is later shown in a more accurate position beneath the gate arch.
* Due to a perspective error, the wreckage of the castle gate that impedes Oak from apprehending Yung seems to fall from empty sky off-screen. The rubble is later shown in a more accurate position beneath the gate arch.
* In the second dub, Ash erroneously refers to Dr. Yung's villainous persona as "Mr. Mirage", his persona's Japanese name, when his identity is revealed.
* In the second dub, Ash erroneously refers to Dr. Yung's villainous persona as "Mr. Mirage", his persona's Japanese name, when his identity is revealed.
* After Pikachu crashes into a wooden crate, some pieces of the crate are stuck in place at the upper left corner.
* After Pikachu is hit by Mewtwo's {{m|Flamethrower}}, he is shown resting behind Professor Oak and his {{p|Dragonite}}. However, when Mewtwo uses {{m|Hyper Beam}}, the latter two are nowhere to be seen.
* In one scene near the end, the rubble blocking the [[Mirage Mansion]] entrance disappears.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
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=====Dub dialogue changes=====
=====Dub dialogue changes=====
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{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{colorschemelight|Emerald}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Emerald}}"
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! Character
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| {{Ash}}
| {{Ash}}
| 1:58
| 1:58
| My amazing training skills, that's what. Doctor Young sent me a letter inviting me to come.
| My amazing training skills, that's what. You see, Dr. Yung sent me a letter inviting me to come.
| My amazing training skills, that's what. Doctor Young sent me a letter inviting me.
| My amazing training skills, that's what. You see, Dr. Yung sent me a letter inviting me.
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
|10:24
| I promise. I'll get you out of there, Professor.
| I promise. I'm gonna get you out of here, Professor.
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Brock}}
| {{an|Brock}}
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| If so, that's that. Bye! Yahoo!
| If so, that's that. Bye! Yahoo!
| So that's that! Bye! Yahoo!
| So that's that! Bye! Yahoo!
|-
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{Ash}}
| {{Ash}}
| style="background:#fff" | 29:15
|26:03
| style="background:#fff" | Mirage Master is Dr. Yung?
| Whoa! You guys OK?
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Mr. Mirage is Dr. Yung?
| Whoa! Are you guys OK?
|- style="background:#fff;
| {{Ash}}
| 29:15
| Mirage Master's Dr. Yung?
| Mr. Mirage is Dr. Yung?
|}
|}


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=FDBB99|bordercolor=FD7F4F
{{Epilang|color=77FF77|bordercolor=55DD55
|nl={{tt|Het Meesterbrein van de Illusie-Pokémon|The Mastermind of the Mirage Pokémon}}
|nl={{tt|Het Meesterbrein van de Illusie-Pokémon|The Mastermind of the Mirage Pokémon}}
|fi={{tt|Mirage-Pokémonien herra|The master of the mirage Pokémon}}
|fi={{tt|Mirage-Pokémonien herra|The master of the mirage Pokémon}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Mastermind of the Mirage Pokémon, The}}
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[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Masamitsu Hidaka]]
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[[Category:Episodes by one-time animation directors]]
[[Category:Episodes by one-time animation directors]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Akira Watanabe]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Akira Watanabe]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Professor Oak]]


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