Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution
Movie, 2019, Alola, Set in A remake of the first film
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution is #29 of 32 in release order and #29 of 32 in chronological order in the Pokémon.
The story
After accepting an invitation from a mysterious trainer, Ash, Misty and Brock meet Mewtwo, an artificially created Pokémon who wants to do battle.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution recap
A CGI remake of the first film that follows it almost scene for scene. Team Rocket's boss Giovanni has Dr. Fuji clone Mew, and the clone, Mewtwo, wakes with vast psychic power, destroys the lab, and turns on both humans and Pokémon after learning he was made to be a weapon. From New Island he sends invitations to the strongest trainers, and Ash, Misty and Brock cross a storm to reach him. Mewtwo's clones beat the trainers' Pokémon, and he steals them to make more copies. Ash breaks the cloning machine and frees them, and Mew appears. Mewtwo challenges Mew, and the originals and their clones fight to exhaustion while Pikachu and Meowth refuse to join in. A scene showing Mewtwo's childhood with other clones, in the original's extended cut, is left out.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution ending explained
Ash steps between Mewtwo and Mew as they attack and is turned to stone; the Pokémon's tears revive him. Mewtwo decides that a life is defined by its choices, not its origins, and leaves with Mew and the clones, turning back time and erasing everyone's memories of New Island. Ash sees Mew in the clouds, and Team Rocket are left on the island.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, Mewtwo, Mew and the clones fly toward Mount Quena.
Where to watch Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution is streaming on Netflix and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, MyAnimeList 6.23
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pokémon Detective Pikachu, before Pokémon Journeys.
- Chronological order: after Pokémon Detective Pikachu, before Pokémon Journeys.
What to watch before Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution
In release order, 25 Pokémon essentials come before Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution (2019), from Pokémon: The Original Series (1997) to Pokémon: Sun & Moon (2016). Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back, Evolution itself is optional in the Pokémon order.
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice)
- Satomi Korogi as Togepi (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Chika Fujimura as Joy (voice)
- Chinami Nishimura as Junsar (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Sakaki (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Motonori Sakakibara, Kunihiko Yuyama.