Underplayed Gems

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution (2019)

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution poster
Original title
ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION
Directed by
Kunihiko Yuyama
Genre
action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 569 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cloned Pokémon named Mewtwo questions its own existence and challenges human trainers. Ash and his friends try to stop Mewtwo while a battle brews between cloned and real Pokémon.

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What happens

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. It is the twenty-second film of the Pokémon anime series and a CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie (1998). The film was animated by OLM, Inc., OLM Digital, and Sprite Animation Studios. At the same time, the events of the film take place during Pokémon: Indigo League. It was released in Japan on July 12, 2019, and on Netflix worldwide on February 27, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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