Mewtwo (M01)

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Mewtwo ミュウツー Mewtwo

File:Mewtwo anime.png Mewtwo

Debuts in The Battle of the Badge Caught at New Island Gender Genderless* Ability Unknown Released in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral Current location Johto

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Mewtwo Masachika Ichimura Showtaro Morikubo (child) (M01) Fujiko Takimoto (child) (BoM) Phillip Bartlett (M01) Dan Green (MR)

Mewtwo (Japanese: ミュウツー Mewtwo) is a Psychic-type legendary Pokémon cloned from a Mew.

The story of Mewtwo is chronicled in the CD drama The Birth of Mewtwo, the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back, the television special Mewtwo Returns, and the bonus short from Mewtwo Returns titled "The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin". He made a brief appearance in the anime in The Battle of the Badge, when Giovanni used him to defeat Gary Oak, and in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where he escapes from Team Rocket HQ (a scene also chronicled in Mewtwo Strikes Back, and later seen again in Mewtwo Returns).

History

Young Mewtwo crying as Ambertwo dies

Approximately twenty years before the present, Team Rocket discovered that a Mew was living in Guyana. Many years later, under the orders of its new leader, Giovanni, Rocket members went back to the area to search for Fossils. They succeeded in finding an eyelash belonging to Mew. Giovanni asked Dr. Fuji to clone Mew for him. Fuji agreed because he wanted to use Team Rocket's research funds to attempt to clone his deceased daughter, Amber.

One month after the discovery of the eyelash, Mewtwo was successfully created and was stored at New Island. At this point, he was still not fully grown and lived in a large test tube alongside a tube containing Ambertwo. Fuji and Giovanni thought Mewtwo was sleeping inside his tube, but he was able to communicate telepathically with Ambertwo. However, because the lifeforce of a human is not as strong as a Pokémon's, the Amber clone died. Mewtwo also grew alongside three other clones, a Bulbasaurtwo, Squirtletwo, and Charmandertwo. However, these clones died shortly before the Amber clone, suggesting that Mewtwo's lifeforce is even stronger than a normal Pokémon's.

Eventually, Mewtwo fully matured and broke out of his test tube. Those responsible for his creation were happy that they succeeded in their goal of creating the world's most powerful Pokémon. Enraged and confused about the circumstances that led to his creation and powers, Mewtwo attacked the scientists on New Island. Despite the efforts of security systems that attempted to control him, Mewtwo destroyed the island and all the scientists on it.

In his robotic suit, under observance by Giovanni

Immediately thereafter, Giovanni found Mewtwo and convinced him to help with Team Rocket's goal of controlling the world. Mewtwo's power was focused, as well as weakened and controlled, by a robotic suit of armor as he performed tasks such as battling under Giovanni within the Viridian Gym and helping Team Rocket capture Pokémon. Eventually Mewtwo became tired of being used by Giovanni. He developed a strong hatred for humans, and thought that they were weak and selfish beings only interested in power and wealth; he also despised the Pokémon who served humans. He escaped from Giovanni, destroying Team Rocket headquarters in the process, and relocated to his birthplace on New Island, where he built his own headquarters. Mewtwo then issued a challenge to several strong Pokémon Trainers, including Ash Ketchum. He used his 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 managed to brave the storm and arrive, including Ash and his friends. Upon revealing himself, Mewtwo challenged the Trainers with a Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard (all cloned) to prove his superiority to human Trainers and the superiority of cloned Pokémon to trained Pokémon. To do this, he used a variation of the Poké Balls used by Trainers. Once caught in the Balls, the Pokémon that had been brought to the island were cloned in an upstairs laboratory. However, before Mewtwo could defeat the Trainers and move out into the world, Mew appeared. The two Pokémon fought and ceased battle when Ash was caught in their crossfire and turned to stone. After Ash is revived by the tears of the nearby Pokémon, clone and original alike, Mewtwo experiences a change of heart and stops his destructive rampage. Wanting to find himself, Mewtwo erased the memories of those present and he and his clones left New Island for Johto, eventually settling on Mt. Quena. During this time, presumably to prevent any chance of any humans encountering them, it frequently enclosed the mountain with a severe storm. However, it isn't willing to allow a bus full of humans to die from being knocked off course, using his telekinesis to place the bus back on the road, namely because that would result in more humans arriving to investigate for, and help, any survivors, thus making it even more risky, although the clone Meowth believes that Mewtwo also did it due to a growing soft spot for humanity.

Wearing his cape during the introductory sequence of Jirachi: Wish Maker

A few years later, Giovanni found Mewtwo's hiding place via one of their satellites and began a plan to capture him once again. However, this plan was foiled when Mewtwo again met with Ash, who did not remember their previous encounter. Giovanni restrained Mewtwo, but his friends helped him to escape and defeat Giovanni. At the end of the ordeal, Mewtwo erased Giovanni and his soldiers' memories of him, and decided to move throughout the world searching for the meaning of his life.

In the epilogue to Mewtwo Returns and in some TV series opening sequences and movie previews, Mewtwo has been seen wearing a plain brown cape and moving across rooftops at night.

He also had a passing mention in the special The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, when the mirage Mewtwo was created, Mirage Master claimed "This is not the Mewtwo you are familiar with", possibly meaning he saw Pikachu's memory of Mewtwo.

Moves used

Using Barrier	Move First Used In Psychic † The Battle of the Badge Barrier † Mewtwo Strikes Back Counter Mewtwo Strikes Back Shadow Ball † Mewtwo Strikes Back Disable Mewtwo Strikes Back*
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon

Created

		Pikachutwo ♂
		Main article: Pikachutwo Pikachu was cloned from Ash's Pikachu, and battled against it. Dubbed "Pikachutwo" or "Pikatwo" by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of Mewtwo Returns.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara
English	Megumi Hayashibara

		Meowthtwo ♂
		Meowth was cloned from Meowth of Team Rocket. 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. Unlike the Meowth he was cloned from, Meowthtwo is incapable of speaking human language.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back
Voice actors
Japanese	Chiyako Shibahara
English	Chiyako Shibahara

		Venusaurtwo
		This Venusaur battled against Corey's Venusaur, Bruteroot. It easily defeated Bruteroot, first blocking its Razor Leaf and then sending it flying. Venusaurtwo's only known move is Vine Whip.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

		Charizardtwo
		Mewtwo's cloned Charizard battled against Ash's Charizard, winning the match easily. Charizardtwo's only known move is Flamethrower.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

		Blastoisetwo
		The cloned Blastoise battled against Neesha's own Blastoise, Shellshocker. It easily defeated Shellshocker with a single attack. Blastoisetwo's only known move is Rapid Spin.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

		Cloned Pokémon
		Mewtwo cloned many of the Pokémon owned by the Trainers that came to New Island. Other than the Pokémon already mentioned above, Mewtwo's army included Pokémon cloned from Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle; Misty's Psyduck; Brock's Vulpix; Corey's Pidgeot, Scyther, Hitmonlee, Rhyhorn, and Sandslash; Neesha's Wigglytuff, Rapidash, Dewgong, Vileplume, and Ninetales; and Fergus's Gyarados, Nidoqueen, Seadra, Vaporeon, Golduck, and Tentacruel. Bulbasaurtwo's only known move is Vine Whip
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Befriended

		Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo
		Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo are three of the original cloning attempts made by Dr. Fuji, along with Ambertwo and Mewtwo himself. Unfortunately the cloning attempts failed, and all three Pokémon died quickly after.
Debut	The Birth of Mewtwo

Used

		Fearow
		Mewtwo used this Fearow to find Trainers worthy of coming to New Island. It has a camera attached to its neck so Mewtwo can see what it flies over.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

		Dragonite
		Mewtwo used this Dragonite as a messenger to deliver invitations for Trainers to come to New Island.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Voice actors

In the games

On the Very Hard and Super Hard difficulties of Pokémon Puzzle League, Mewtwo states he 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 his cloned Pokémon.

In the TCG

Mewtwo's Dragonite has served as the basis for one card in the TCG. The following is a list of cards based on Mewtwo's Dragonite.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Expansion	#
Dragonite		43	-	Wizards Black Star Promos	05

Trivia

Mewtwo overlooking a city at the end of Mewtwo Returns

• In the first movie, Mewtwo used Shadow Ball despite this move not being released at the time.
• The city that Mewtwo is seen overlooking at the end of Mewtwo Returns bears a great resemblance to real life New York City. Buildings that resemble the Chrysler Building and Metlife Building can be seen in the distance. The narrator refers to it as "a far away city."

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mewtwo.

• Mewtwo (Adventures)
• Blue's Mewtwo

Giovanni's Pokémon
On hand:	Persian
Status unknown:	Golem	Kingler	Kingler	Machamp	Rhydon	Cloyster
Escaped:	Mewtwo
Given away:	Koffing	Woobat	Yamask	Frillish	Amoonguss
Controlled:	Meloetta	Landorus	Tornadus	Thundurus
Origins only:	Charmander
Pocket Monsters only:	Hitmonlee	Hitmonchan
For Pokémon owned by the version of Giovanni that appears in Pokémon Adventures, see here; for a full list of Pokémon owned by the version of Giovanni that appears in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters series, see here

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