History Anime / MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mew may treat battles like a friendly game but don't piss it off. Mewtwo finds that out the hard way when after hitting Mew with a Shadow Ball. And it actually growls at Mewtwo once the battle went long enough.

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:As in the original, Ash seemingly dies and turns to stone when he gets caught in between Mewtwo and Mew's KungFuSonicBoom. Fortunately, he gets revived by the Pokémon's tears]].

* PowerWalk: After Ash destroys the cloning machine, the clone Pokémon walk proudly to Mewtwo's side. Seconds later, however, Ash leads the original Pokémon (including Pikachu) back to the stadium shortly before the final battle begins.

** Some Pokemon are shown using moves that hadn't existed in Generation I in addition to Raymond’s Donphan’s use of Rollout and Mewtwo’s Shadow Ball carried over from the original film.

* IslandBase: Mewtwo's base of operations is in New Island, where it also contains a stadium for Pokémon battles.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Both Mewtwo and Mew see each other as the weaker specimen that they could easily defeat and both soon realize that the other is far more stronger than they initially realize. This is obvious with Mewtwo after he gets blasted by Mew's energy blast but it's more subtle with Mew who goes from playful to frustrated after a long stalemate.

* BerserkButton: In the English dub, the word "real" enrages Mewtwo, even when it's used in a different context. When Mew states that a real Pokemon's strength comes from the heart, Mewtwo takes it as a personal insult and decides that his clones don't need to show their powers to be superior.[[note]]This is likely to bridge the 4Kids version of Mew's speech to the Japanese Mewtwo's conflict since in the original film, [[FantasticRacism Mew states that real Pokémon cannot be defeated by mere copies if both sides don't use their powers]].[[/note]]

** Some Pokemon are shown using moves that hadn't existed in Generation 1.

** Brock makes mention of jelly donuts while flirting, a reference to the well known cultural edit in ''[[Recap/PokemonS1E25PrimeapeGoesBananas Primeape Goes Bananas]]''.

** Downplayed with Ash and friends. The 4Kids localization emphasized on Ash's laziness and immaturity, with him proclaiming that he's "too weak to work" despite not doing "a thing all day" and Brock calling his dish "lazy-boy no-chew stew." Since this movie has an additional scene of Ash setting up the table before tiring out, new dub revises it as Ash being overconfident in his stamina and Brock telling Misty to not be too hard on Ash. Ironically, this is more closer to the original Japanese version.

* InformedAttribute: It's stated by Raymond that Ash already has all eight of the Kanto gym badges.

* AsceticAesthetic: In this retelling, Dr. Fuji's laboratory is a giant chamber that is completely white, clean, and filled with nothing but glass tubes and one central machine with the latest holo-technology. This is in complete contrast with the original film, where Fuji's laboratory was claustrophobic, shady place so dim that the faces of the scientists are obscured in shadows.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Both Mewtwo and Mew see each other as the weaker specimen that they could easily defeat and both soon quickly realize that the other is far more stronger than they initially realize. This is obvious with Mewtwo after he gets blasted by Mew's energy blast but it's more subtle with Mew who goes from being playful to frustrated after a long stalemate.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Both Mewtwo and Mew see each other as the weaker specimen that they could easily defeat and both soon quickly realize that the other is far more stronger than they initially realize. This is obvious with Mewtwo after he gets blasted by Mew's energy blast but it's more subtle with Mew who goes from being playful to being very angry after a long stalemate.

** Downplayed with Ash. The 4Kids localization emphasized on Ash's laziness and immaturity, with him proclaiming that he's "too weak to work" despite not doing "a thing all day" and Brock calling his dish "lazy-boy no-chew stew." Since this movie has an additional scene of Ash setting up the table before tiring out, new dub revises it as Ash being overconfident in his stamina and Brock telling Misty to not be hard on Ash. Ironically, this is more closer to the original Japanese version.

** Downplayed, but Ash himself could be an example, since he's acting much more as his current energetic and eager characterization in the main anime than what he was on season 1.

* InformedAttribute: It's stated by Raymond that Ash already has all the eight Kanto gym badges.

* InformedAttribute: It's stated by Raymond that Ash already have all the eight Kanto gym badges.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ash's Charizard. While ill-mannered and kinda lazy, it lacks the arrogance and disobedience of the canon by the same time, being in good terms with Ash and following his commands without problems.

* ProductPlacement: The Lapras ferry boat that Team Rocket uses is actually a promotion for the Lapras Plus Explore Miyagi, especially with the [[[[https://twitter.com/pokejungle/status/1148423835517181959 boat design]]. It's also no coincidence that the film released on July 2019, the same month that Lapras got promoted to be the Miyagi Support Pokémon.

* ProductPlacement: The Lapras Ferry Boat that Team Rocket uses is actually a promotion for [[https://twitter.com/pokejungle/status/1148423835517181959 Lapras Plus Explore Miyagi]]. It's also no coincidence that the film released on July 2019, the same month that Lapras got promoted to be the Miyagi Support Pokémon.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Mew is even more playful when it encounters Mewtwo for the first time, barely reacting to the Shadow Ball popping its bubble. But as the battle against Mewtwo reaches to the climax, its eyes and voice are full of anger as it begins charging its final attack. That's moment where Mew realizes that beating Mewtwo isn't as easy it once thought and thus it's no longer playing around this time.

It is a 3D remake of the 1998 film ''[[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', in which Ash, Misty and Brock get caught up in Mewtwo's plan to destroy humanity and the Pokémon they co-inhabit the world with and replace them with his superior clones.

->''"Who am I? Where am I? Who wanted me to be created? Who asked for me to be created? I despised everything connected to my creation! And so, this is neither attack, nor declaration of war. You are the ones who created me. And [[TitleDrop I will strike back... against you!]]"''

* TitleDrop: The English dub restores a line where the original Japanese film that was lost in the 4Kids' localization, which is Mewtwo declaring that he'll strike back at the humans.

* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: The battle between the original Pokémon and the clones is portrayed as such. They keep on fighting until one of them is [[NeverSayDie defeated for good]] but that often leads to both sides collapsing from sheer exhaustion. And the fighting won't stop until Mew and Mewtwo's battle ends. But since they are the strongest Pokémon in existence, they aren't feeling fatigue anytime soon much to Mew's frustration. It's Ash's HeroicSacrific that ends the seemingly never-ending battle.

* BerserkButton: In the English dub, word "real" enrages Mewtwo, even when it's used in a different context. When Mew states that a real Pokemon's strength comes from the heart, Mewtwo takes it as a personal insult and decides that his clones don't need to show their powers to be superior.[[note]]This is likely to bridge the 4Kids version of Mew's speech to the Japanese Mewtwo's conflict since in the original film, [[FantasticRacism Mew states that real Pokémon cannot be defeated by mere copies if both sides don't use their powers]].[[/note]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Due to battles getting extended length, the original Pokémon are able to put much more of fight against their clones in this retelling. Corey's Bruteroot, for example, not only gets back up from the finishing Vine Whip attack but it also uses Energy Ball, a move that won't debut until Gen IV. Too bad Mewtwo's Venusaur gets an adaptational upgrade as well with Leaf Storm, a move that also won't appear till Gen IV.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mew may treat battles like a friendly game but don't piss it off. Mewtwo finds that out the hard way when after hitting Mew with a Shadow Ball. And it actually hisses at Mewtwo once the battle went long enough.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Mew is even more playful when it encounters Mewtwo for the first time, barely reacting to the Shadow Ball popping its bubble. But as the battle against Mewtwo reaches to the climax, its eyes are full of anger and it hisses at Mewtwo. That's moment where Mew realizes that beating Mewtwo isn't as easy it once thought and thus it's no longer playing around this time.

->''"Who am I? Where am I? Who wanted me to be created? Who asked for me to be created? I despised everything connected to my creation! And so, this is neither attack, nor declaration of war. You are the ones who created me. And I will strike back... against you!"''

* MythologyGag: The title for the movie is rendered exactly the same way as the Japanese title for ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' was, only with "Evolution" added.
** Brock makes mention of jelly donuts while flirting, a reference to the well known cultural edit in ''Recap/PokemonS1E25PrimeapeGoesBananas''.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mew may treat battles like a friendly game but don't piss it off. Mewtwo finds that out the hard when after hitting Mew with a Shadow Ball. And it actually hisses at Mewtwo once the battle went long enough.

* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B07pQCBF2GU "Together with the Wind"]] returns as the Japanese version's native ending theme, now a duet between Sachiko Kobayashi and Creator/ShokoNakagawa.