US Movie Name: Mewtwo Returns
Jap Movie Name: Mewtwo! I Am Here!
Events: Ash and co. meet Mewtwo again.
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Mewtwo starts by telling a story about what happened in the past. He tells about how the scientists betrayed him, and how he was trained by Giovanni. The battle with Mew is also included. At the end, everyone's memory was forgotten. All but Giovanni's. Giovanni is studying pictures of fossils found in the Johto Region. The computer zooms in on an island where Mewtwo stands. Giovanni has finally found what he has been looking for. On the island, Mewtwo tells himself that the world is beautiful. Behind Mewtwo are the clones. Mewtwo questions himself if he is like other Pokemon in the world. The clones decide to stay on the island so that they can live in peace.
Ash and co. are on another adventure. They approach something big, and Brock explains that it is a canyon. The only way to get across it is by bus, however the bus only comes once a month. The bus comes at lunch time, and that is when Brock wants to try a new recipe. Misty spots the bus right ahead, and the group decides to try to catch up with it. A rainstorm begins to pick up. Jessie, James, and Meowth are spying on Ash and co. They are covered with an umbrella. Meowth asks his friends about the typhoons. According to the guide book, typhoons occur in the canyon. Jessie doesn't believe it. Suddenly, heavy winds begins to occur. They hold on their umbrella for life so that they don't blow away. The umbrella releases from the ground, and Team Rocket blasts off again.
The bus stops, and a woman is let out. Already full, the bus leaves. Ash and co. are still running towards the bus. Brock accidently trips and bumps into Ash and Misty. The three of them rolls down to the bus stop. Unfortunately, they have missed the bus. Brock tells the woman that they can get real close under his frying pan, but Misty pulls him away. Ash still wants to catch up with the bus, but the woman tells him that it's nearly impossible to do that because of the heavy winds and rain. She offers them to stay in a cabin with her. Meanwhile, the bus has been lifted off the ground because of the wind. Mewtwo is watching this, and he uses his psychic powers to slowly bring the bus back to the ground. The passengers are all surprised that this happened. Back on the island, Pikachu asks Mewtwo why it saved the bus. Mewtwo tells Pikachu that it's for their own protection. Meowth thinks that Mewtwo felt compassion for the humans, but Mewtwo tells Meowth his belief is not true.
The woman tells them that travelers who miss the bus stay in the cabin until the next one comes. Ash wonders if there's any other way across the canyon. The woman tells him that they can take a river to get across the canyon. Misty says that she loves water and that would be cool. The woman's name is Luna. The storm has finally cleared. They go outside. Luna fills a pail up with water, and she offers Brock a drink. When Brock drinks the water, he feels so refreshed inside. Misty drinks the water too, and she feels the same way Brock felt. Ash tries some of the water, but he doesn't feel anything different. Misty and Brock doesn't like his remarks. Pikachu and Togepi drink it, and they feel that the water is delicious. Misty can hardly wait to ride on the river.
When they are on the boat, Misty tells Brock that she is glad that they had miss the bus. Brock tells her that bug Pokemon live in these purified waters. Misty doesn't care as this is the only time when she is not afraid of bug Pokemon. Ash spots a tree with twinkling lights. Brock tells him that the source of the lights is a flock of Ledian. Then they head next to a swarm of Kakuna. Misty starts to freak out. If there's Kakuna, then there is sure to be Beedrill around. Beedrill appears, and Misty quickly rows backwards. They get back to the cabin. Misty relaxes. Brock points to another route which is a mountain. Luna tells then that they do not want to go where Brock is pointing because you wouldn't be able to live there. However, a few wild Pokemon to live there. Then the group sees a flock of Butterfree flying by. Luna thinks the Butterfree lay their eggs on the mountain. Mewtwo also sees the Butterfree. He thinks the Butterfree are welcomed into the world, and they should live in peace. Mewtwo thinks that he and the clones do not belong in the world. Pikachu disagrees with Mewtwo. Meowth begins to talk about the moon.
Ash and co. hears a knock at the door. Luna answers it, and they see a man and woman. The man introduces himself as Kalex. Luna recognizes the name immediately. He is a famous professor of medicine. Kalex also recognizes Luna. The woman's name is Domino. She works for the Pokemon Institute. Brock has fallen in love with Domino, but Misty pulls him away. Kalex tells Luna that he is here to study the water. Supposedly, the water contains rare minerals that has an effect on both humans and Pokemon. He holds out a beaker filled with the water. Luna feels that if the water can heal humans, humans will travel to the canyon more often, and they might even destroy the water.
Suddenly, Jessie, James, and Meowth comes in, and they say their motto. They want to capture Pikachu again. James takes out a cable and wraps it around Pikachu. The cable absorbs all of Pikachu's electricity. Meowth presses a button, and their balloon floats up. Rockets are attached to the balloon. Kalex tells Team Rocket that they can't leave. The winds will blow them all away, and they might not see Team Rocket again. Jessie is glad that a man is caring for her. She does some kind of romance thing. Jessie presses a button, and the balloon flies away in the air. The weather begins to change again. Ash says that he has to find Pikachu no matter what. Luna gets out some rope, and she tells the group that she will lead everyone up the mountain. Domino tells Kalex that it is very scary. She says it in a sweet voice. A boulder falls down, but Domino quickly jumps to avoid it. Jessie, James, and Meowth are still flying. Because of the turbulence, they are not going anymore. Soon enough, their rocket die out on them. The balloon flies around. They knock into Ash and co., and they hang on Team Rocket's balloon.
The storm is finally over. Down below, they see an island. Domino uses her binoculars. She sees Mewtwo on the island and sends a message to Giovanni. Mewtwo looks up and he sees the balloon. The same kids he met before is hanging from it. Mewtwo wonders if it is an accident or something more. Giovanni has already taken off on a plane to the island. Still looking in the binoculars, Domino spots two clones similar to Mewtwo. Giovanni tells her to start the operation at once. Domino climbs up the rope past the others and into the balloon. She calls in the Team Rocket leaders. Far ahead is a bunch of helicopters and planes belonging to Team Rocket. Ash and co. have discovered Domino's secret. They wonder who she really is. Domino takes off her costume, and she reveals herself as a member of Team Rocket. She leans on the edge of the balloon and throws a needle at it. The balloon blows away, and Domino jumps off. A glider pops out from her backpack. Ash and co. falls in the water while Jessie, James, and Meowth blasts off. Domino glides to Giovanni's plane and walks inside.
Jessie, James, and Meowth are hanging on a cliff. James is happy that they still have Pikachu. He looks at the end of the cable, but Pikachu is not there. Pikachu is on the ground staring at Team Rocket with an angry face. It shocks Team Rocket, and they land on the ground. Team Rocket looks ahead and they see another Pikachu on a hill. Meowth does some translation. The clone Pikachu isn't too happy to see Ash's Pikachu. It tells Ash's Pikachu to leave the island at once so that it can leave in peace. The clone Pikachu is about to attack Ash's Pikachu when Mewtwo appears. It uses its psychic powers to stop the attack. Mewtwo spots Team Rocket. He tells himself that he searched for a place to find peace, but because the humans have found them, the clones will never find peace. The clones tells Mewtwo that they have to battle, or their home will be taken away. Meowth's clone stands next to Meowth. It talks about the moon. Mewtwo talks about living like shadows and in the moonlight. The clone Pikachu doesn't like that idea. It doesn't think that it's fair to live like shadows. Jessie, James, and Meowth knows the feeling that the clones are going through. They finish off by ending with a different version of their motto. Mewtwo says that the clones will leave in peace, and they will remain on the island.
Ash and co. are walking in the lake. Kalex points to a nearby island. That's the island that Team Rocket is on right now. Luna sees a fallen tree. She tells everyone that they can make a canoe from the tree. They can use their Pokemon to help. Ash sends out Bulbasaur and Chikorita. The two Pokemon uses Razor Leaf to transform the tree into a canoe. A canoe is finally built, and everyone rides on it to the island. Misty sees the planes above them. She hopes that they don't find them. Mewtwo is also watching the planes. If they can't leave them in peace, then the clones will find somewhere else to live. Jessie, James, and Meowth are tied up in Venusaur and Bulbasaur's vines. The clone Pikachu tells the other clones that they have to leave now, or they will be used in experiments. Jessie and James gets locked up behind bars. Meowth isn't locked up however. The clones starts to move out. Jessie and James sees Ash's Pikachu with them. Meowth knows about this, and he plans to grab Pikachu once their mission is over. Jessie and James decides to trust Meowth about this.
Some of the clones begins to leave the island. Mewtwo wonders if he should let them go or not. He knows that he can protect them, but does he have the right to force them to stay? Ash and co. has arrived on the island. They run up the stairs only to find themselves at a huge lake. Kalex takes a sample of the water. He uses a device to scan the water. Kalex tells Luna that this lake must be the source of the purified water. Lots of living things surrounds the lake because of the pure, untouched things. A bunch of baby Pokemon walks out. They look healthy and happy because of the clean environment. Up on a cliff are the parents to the baby Pokemon. They make sure that their babies are safe. Luna suggests that they search for Pikachu now. Ash just hopes that Pikachu is in a safe place.
Meowth, Pikachu, and the some of the other clones has finally arrived at another island. One of Team Rocket's planes flies above them. A laser comes out from the bottom. Many attacks are fired, freezing the Pokemon. Meowth manages to dodge the attacks. Pokeballs are let out from the planes which captures the frozen Pokemon. Before the Pokeball can hit the clone Pikachu, Ash's Pikachu shocks the clone freeing it. The clone begins to dodge the Pokeballs. Meowth scratches its clone so that it can become free again. The two Pikachus and Meowths makes a run for it. They come to a dead end. Another attack is fired, but an energy ball destroys it. The energy ball came from Mewtwo. Mewtwo sends out the Pokemon that were captured by using its psychic powers. Giovanni and Domino appears from the plane. Mewtwo tells Giovanni to leave at once as his strength is far more superior than the last time. Two machines comes out, and they shock Mewtwo, sending it to the ground. Domino activates the force fields of the machines, but Mewtwo conquers them with his psychic attacks. A lot of the other Team Rocket members flies to the other island that Ash and co. are on.
Domino flies there too. Ash and co. are trapped in rings from Team Rocket. Domino tells them that they cannot let them leave until the mission is over. Jessie and James are still trapped behind bars. Jessie asks James of what they are going to do with the motto if Meowth doesn't come back. Team Rocket goes up to the lake. Domino picks up a baby Nidoqueen. The parents attacks, but Domino fires rings at the Pokemon, trapping them. Domino tells the crew to capture the rest of the Pokemon on the island. Then Domino walks up to Jessie and James. Jessie gets angry at her. After awhile, Domino reports to Giovanni that all of the Pokemon on the island have been captured. Mewtwo tells himself that he must protect the clones. He uses his psychic powers to lift the clones that are with him. They head to the island.
Mewtwo and the rest of the clones lands on the island. Mewtwo tells Domino to release the baby Nidoqueen. Behind Mewtwo is Giovanni's plane. Giovanni comes out. The same machines that Mewtwo battled earlier appears. Mewtwo tells his clones to move to the side. Giovanni tells Mewtwo about his purposes. Domino tells Mewtwo to not waste his time destroying their machines as they can build new ones. With that, she blasts the two Pikachus with her rose. Mewtwo finally gives in and tells Giovanni that he will follow his orders. All Mewtwo has to do is step into the light. Mewtwo walks closer to the light. The clones tells Mewtwo to stop, but Mewtwo doesn't listen to them. Mewtwo enters the light. Pain goes through Mewtwo as it tries to escape. Giovanni says that Mewtwo will not follow his commands.
Ash and co. are in a cave. Behind them are the Pikachus. Ash picks them both up. He notices that they look worn out. Kalex tells Luna to take the sample of water out of his pocket. The water might revive them. Fortunately, the water revives the two Pokemon. Domino leads the group into a cell. Domino reports to Giovanni that the construction of their base is doing fine. Giovanni says that Mewtwo's brainwaves are stronger than normal. It will get destroyed if this keeps up. This makes Giovanni angry, and he destroys the radio. Jessie and James are busy cleaning the floors. Domino shouts out to them to work faster.
A huge flock of Ledian, Butterfree, and Beedrill are coming. The clones know that they are coming. Meowth realizes that the bug Pokemon are mad at Team Rocket for polluting the lake, and they have come to stop them. The bug Pokemon uses Sleep Powder. The workers falls asleep. A torch falls into the gas tank, causing a huge explosion. The bars to the cell are blown open. Kalex and Luna decides to head back to the lake. The Ledian confront Domino. Domino throws out a bunch of roses, but a flock of Scyther demolishes them. A Scyther attacks Domino, but Domino blocks the attack with a more powerful rose. Domino jumps over the Ledian, and lands on the ground, but slips because of the slippery floors that Jessie and James were working on. Domino trips into a bucket of water. Kalex and Luna tests the water. Fortunately, the water hasn't been affected yet. Ash and co. walk up to Mewtwo. Ash knows Mewtwo's name which surprises Mewtwo. Mewtwo tells them to try to stop the machines. Ash and co. tackles the machines, but that doesn't do any good. Mewtwo uses what is left of its power to try to destroy the machines. The Pikachus help out with their Thunderbolts. Mewtwo manages to destroy the machines, but he claims that he has destroyed himself too. The Pikachus tells Mewtwo to go into the lake.
Ash picks up Mewtwo, but Giovanni and his crew stops them. Giovanni doesn't want Mewtwo going anywhere. Brock and Misty sends out their Pokemon. Brock tells Ash to bring Mewtwo into the lake. The rest of the clones surrounds Team Rocket as well. Bulbasaur and Chikorita helps give Ash support while they walk up the stairs. Mewtwo asks Ash why he is helping him. Ash tells Mewtwo that he saved Pikachu, so he has to repay the favor. Mewtwo notices the uniqueness Ash has in him. Kalex and Luna sees Ash. Ash tells them that Mewtwo has to get in the lake. Kalex is afraid that the lake will be affected, but Ash doesn't care. He throws Mewtwo in the lake. Mewtwo tells himself that he has recognized this lake before. He has a flashback about Mew. When the flashback ends, Mewtwo wonders if he has a rightful place in the world too.
Giovanni makes it to the lake. He demands to know where Mewtwo is at. He fires a few attacks at the lake. Mewtwo appears from the lake. Mewtwo tells Giovanni that he cannot destroy the lake because it does not belong to him. Mewtwo's eyes begin to glow. He tells everyone that this lake has given him new life, and he will do anything to defend it. A large beam is created which destroys everything. Giovanni is angry that everything is destroyed. Kalex and Luna notices that the lake is gone. Luna reminds Kalex about the sample he took earlier. Mewtwo tells Ash that he has moved the lake to a different location. This is where the Pokemon will be protected. Ash can't wait to tell Professor Oak about this event. Mewtwo tells him that his memory will be erased once he leaves the island. Meowth doesn't like the sound of that. Pokemon will want to wonder what happened, but if Mewtwo makes everyone forget, they will not get any answers. Ash agrees with Meowth. Everyone else shares their opinions about this. Mewtwo agrees and decides to erase only the memories of people who want to destroy him.
Team Rocket, Luna, and Kalex's memories have been erased. None of them knows where they are or what they are doing. It is time for Mewtwo and the clones to leave. Mewtwo thanks them Ash and co. for their help. Ash, Misty, Brock fly out in a Pikachu balloon while Jessie, James, and Meowth fly out in their normal balloon. Mewtwo and the clones finally disappears.
The bus stops at the cabin waiting to pick up Kalex. Kalex says that he won't be going because him and Luna have a lot in common. Ash and co. are walking in the city. Ash hears Mewtwo's voice. Mewtwo is standing ontop of a building.
