Mewtwo (M01)

Mewtwo ミュウツー Mewtwo

File:Mewtwoanime.jpg Mewtwo

Debuts in Battle of the Badge Caught at New Island Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in Showdown at the Poké Corral Current location Johto

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Mewtwo Masachika Ichimura (adult) Fujiko Takimoto (child) Phillip Bartlett (MSB) Dan Green (MR)

Mewtwo (Japanese: ミュウツー) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon cloned from a Mew. His Japanese voice actors are 市村正親 Masachika Ichimura (adult) and 瀧本富士子 Fujiko Takimoto (child). His English voice actors are Phillip Bartlett (Mewtwo Strikes Back) and Dan Green (Mewtwo Returns)

The story of Mewtwo is chronicled in The Birth of Mewtwo (CD drama), Mewtwo Strikes Back (movie), and Mewtwo Returns (TV special). He made a brief appearance in the Pokémon television series 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 headquarters (a scene also chronicled in Mewtwo Strikes Back).

History

Approximately twenty years before the present, Team Rocket discovered that a Mew was living in the Andes Mountains. 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 on New Island. At this point, he was still not fully grown and lived in a large test tube alongside a tube containing Amber. Fuji and Giovanni thought Mewtwo was sleeping inside his tube, but he was able to communicate telepathically with Amber. However, because the willpower of a human is not as strong as a Pokémon's, the Amber clone died due to exhaustion from being cloned.

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. A computer attacked and attempted to kill him to protect the scientists, but Mewtwo quickly recovered and destroyed the island and everyone on it.

Later, Giovanni found Mewtwo and convinced him to help with Team Rocket's goal of controlling the world. Mewtwo's power was harnessed in armor. Eventually Mewtwo became tired of being used by Giovanni. He developed a strong hatred for humans, who he thought were weak beings only interested in power and greed, and he also despised the Pokémon who served humans. He escaped from Giovanni, destroying Team Rocket headquarters in the process. He relocated to New Island, his birthplace. There he issued a challenge to several strong Pokémon trainers, including Ash Ketchum. Only a handful of trainers made the hard trip to the island, and Mewtwo challenged them to prove his superiority. However, before he could defeat the trainers and move out into the world, Mew appeared. The two Pokémon fought and only stopped when Ash's life was put in danger. Mew convinced Mewtwo to stop his destructive rampage. Mewtwo, wanting to find himself, erased the memories of those present and left New Island for Johto.

A few years later, Giovanni found Mewtwo's hiding place and began a plan to capture him once again. However, this plan was foiled when he once again met with Ash, who did not remember his previous encounter with Mewtwo. Giovanni restrained Mewtwo, but Ash and friends helped him to escape and defeat Giovanni. At the end of the ordeal, Mewtwo 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.

Moves used

• Psychic
• Barrier or Protect
• Shadow Ball
• Counter
• Swift
• Psybeam or Hyper Beam

Pokémon

Created

Pikachu	Meowth	Vileplume	Venusaur	Seadra	Scyther
Charizard	Vulpix	Ninetales	Wigglytuff	Tentacruel	Vaporeon
Gyarados	Nidoqueen	Rhyhorn	Psyduck	Golduck	Blastoise
Bulbasaur	Squirtle	Hitmonlee	Dewgong	Rapidash	Sandslash Related articles For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mewtwo. Team Rocket's Pokémon Travel with: Meowth  Rotom Phone  Jessie James On hand: Wobbuffet  Seviper  Yanmega  Mime Jr.  Carnivine  Yamask  Woobat  Frillish  Gourgeist  Amoonguss  Inkay  Morpeko  In training: Cacnea  At home: Growlie  Chimecho  Released: Arbok  Dustox  Mimikyu  Weezing  Gyarados  Mareanie  Traded away: Lickitung  Victreebel  Lived with (all three): Bewear  Stufful  Worked with (all three): Delibird  Pelipper  Temporarily owned: Porygon Zero  Shellder  Magikarp  Second Victreebel  Hoppip  Mawile  Befriended: Blissey  Status unknown: Starmie  Pidgey  Numel  For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here Movie characters Human protagonists Alice • Ash Ketchum (M20) • Audrey • Baraz • Bianca • Callahan • Carlita • Corey • Damos • Diana • Diane • Eric • Fergus • Harriet • Jack Walker • Juanita Karl • Kathryn • Kidd Summers • Kimia • Koko • Lisa • Lizabeth • Lorenzo • Mannes • Maren • Margo • Melody • Meray • Neesha • Newton Graceland Professor Lund • Rafe • Raleigh • Rebecca • Risa • Rowena • Sam • Sheena • Sid • Sir Aaron • Sorrel • Tonio • Toren • Tory Lund • Towa • Verity • Yuko Human antagonists Alva • Annie • Argus Steel • Butler • Cherie • Cross • Damon • Doctor Zed • Galen • Goone • Grings Kodai • Iron-Masked Marauder • Lawrence III • Levi • Marcus Merilyn • Millis Steel • Molly Hale • Oakley • Pokémon hunters • Pokémon poacher • Riot • The Phantom • Zero Pokémon Arceus • Articuno • Carbink • Celebi (M04) • Celebi (M13) • Cobalion • Dada • Darkrai • Deoxys • Dialga • Diancie • Entei (M03) • Entei (M13) • Genesect • Giratina Ho-Oh • Hoopa • Jirachi • Keldeo • Kyurem • Latias • Latios • Lucario • Lugia • Magearna • Manaphy • Marshadow • Mew (M01) • Mew (M08) • Mewtwo (M01) Mewtwo (M16) • Moltres • Palkia • Pikachu (M20) • Pikachutwo • Raikou • Rayquaza • Regice • Regirock • Registeel • Reshiram • Shaymin • Slowking Spiky-eared Pichu • Suicune (M04) • Suicune (M13) • Terrakion • Unown • Victini • Virizion • Volcanion • Xerneas • Yveltal • Zapdos • Zekrom Zeraora • Zoroark • Zorua Others Alicia • Allegra • Astrid • Banks • Baron Alberto • Block Bot • Bogie • Bonji • Carol • Chrom Molybdenum • CTV news crew • Dabu • David • Diona • Donuke Dr. Fuji • Dundee • Flamel • Freddy • Gabu • Ghris • Glacine • Godey • Gurū • Heroes of Truth and Ideals • Hoyt • Infi • Jason • Jenny • Joe • Judy Kai • Kako • Kanata • Kato • Kellie • Kevin • Kiko • King of the People of the Vale • Kyle • Layla • Leeku • Lucianne • Luis • Luisa • Mako • Malin Manuke • Marcus's soldiers • Maury • Mayor Oliver • Meredith • Meta Groudon • Mewtwo's creators • Mia • Miles • Mimi • Miranda • Misaki • Moose Mother and daughter • Mr. White • Neva • Nikola • Old Man Dom • Ōyama • Peg • People of the Water • Phossa Molybdenum • Pokémon Baccer teams Queen Ilene • Queen Rin • Ravine • Raymond • Rick • Ross • Schuyler • Sharon • Shep • Shun • Spencer Hale • Sylvan • Taka • Tammy • Tanner Tapp • Tatsuki • The Marina Group • Tobias • Townes • Uschi • Zabu