History Awesome / PokemonLive

* Giovanni tries to just kill Ash and Pikachu with Hyper Beam after they served their purpose in his plan. If not for [[spoiler:Mewtwo's intervention]], he would have won.
* [[spoiler:Mewtwo]] blocks [=MechaMew2=]'s Hyper Beam with a force field.
* [[spoiler:Mewtwo]] defeating [=MechaMew2=] by teaching it compassion, courtesy of Ash's memories and pure heart.
* [=MechaMew2=] gains sentience and learns right from wrong, puts Giovanni in a headlock, and gives a touching speech [[spoiler: just before blowing itself up]].

** The Dubai version expands the fight so the Rocket Grunts have more to do, and also has Ash and Giovanni really go at it, with Ashe even [[LetsGetDangerous turning his hat backwards]] as the fight begins.

'''[=MechaMew2=]:''' You didn't give me a lot of things, but you ''did'' give me the ability to learn. And I have. From the boy, I've learned about love and goodness. His heart is pure. His love for Pokemon and his friends and family is real. I've learned right from wrong, and I've learned which one ''you'' are. Now I know what I must do. Something else I learned... ''[[spoiler: Self Destruct]]''.
** Giovanni gets some points for actually [[spoiler: surviving the attack]].

** The Dubai version expands the fight so the Rocket Grunts have more to do, and also has Ash and Giovanni really go at it.

* The costumes and puppetry are ''very'' good, especially the puppets.

* The show's production manager uploaded the whole thing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgvIdkD_jnE starting here]].

* Team Rocket ''finally'' captured Pikachu and delivered him to Giovanni. Jessie and James had to pick Ash's Pikachu out from a crowd of other Pikachu dancers. They eventually waited for him to dance near them, then hauled him off in the Magikarp submarine.

* Giovanni's song "It Will All Be Mine," featuring a performance by Darren Dunstan--who would later VA Pegasus in Anime/YuGiOh--and marching Rocket Grunts.

** They were sent to capture Ash when Pikachu wouldn't obey their commands, but when Ash learned what happened to Pikachu, he ordered them to take him to Giovanni.

* Team Rocket ''finally'' captured Pikachu and delivered him to Giovanni.

* As crazy as Giovanni's plan sounds on paper, it ''actually works''.

* Giovanni tries to just kill Ash and Pikachu with Hyper Beam.

* While the Pokemon battle between Ash and Giovanni is short, it was the closest they'd come to a fight until the ''Best Wishes'' anime series 13 years later.

* [=MechaMew2=]'s speech [[spoiler: just before blowing itself up]].

* [=MechaMew2=] gaining sentience and learning right from wrong, putting Giovanni in a headlock, and blowing itself up.

'''[=MechaMew2=]:''' You didn't give me a lot of things, but you ''did'' give me the ability to learn. And I have. From the boy, I've learned about love and goodness. His heart is pure. His love for Pokemon and his friends and family is real. I've learned right from wrong, and I've learned which one ''you'' are. Now I know what I must do. Something else I learned... ''Self Destruct''.

* [=MechaMew2=] gaining sentience and learning right from wrong, latching onto Giovanni, and blowing itself up.

'''[=MechaMew2=]:''' You didn't give me a lot of things, but you ''did'' give me the ability to learn. And I have. From the boy, I've learned about love and true goodness. His heart is pure. His love for Pokemon and his friends and family is real. I've learned right from wrong, and I've learned which one ''you'' are. Now I know what I must do. Something else I learned... ''Self Destruct''.