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Should you watch Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns?

Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

Anime · 2001

The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.

The sides of Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

  • Mewtwo hiding in the mountains
  • Team Rocket's boss hunting it down
  • Clone Pokémon used as bait

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns is good for you if…

  • you want a short Pokémon adventure to share with children.
  • you like Mewtwo facing Giovanni in a battle of wills.
  • you like a clone asking why it exists.

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns is bad for you if…

  • you don't watch animated films.
  • you want big-screen scale, not a one-hour TV special.

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