Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution

2019 • 1h 38m •

Animation Adventure Fantasy Action Family

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★ 6.7/10

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Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution

After accepting an invitation from a mysterious trainer, Ash, Misty and Brock meet Mewtwo, an artificially created Pokémon who wants to do battle.

"The legend returns..."

Top Billed Cast

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Togepi (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojiro (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

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G Gorkycreator Verified TMDB Critic

2026-04-22

If you saw the original movie a long time ago, you'll probably watch this and think, "Huh, it wasn't as good as I remembered." But then if you go watch the original, you'll realize this remake suffers in comparison because they sanitized a lot and changed more than you think.

The biggest shift from the original is cutting Mewtwo's backstory. Originally, the scientist who cloned Mewtwo had a deceased daughter, Amber. He preserved her consciousness after some accident and was trying to clone a new body for her. Pretty dark. It makes sense why they took that part out, even if I disagree with t...