History Awesome / PokemonTheFirstMovie

* Ash addresses Mewtwo army of genetically enhanced clones (while [[SmokeShield striding out of smoke]] with the originals in tow): "You can't do this. ''[[{{Determinator}} I won't let you.]]''" Mewtwo and his genetically engineered super-Pokemon were balanced by Ash Ketchum's ''gigantic balls.''

* Ash addresses a Legendary Pokémon and its army of genetically enhanced clones (while [[SmokeShield striding out of smoke]] with the originals in tow): "You can't do this. ''[[{{Determinator}} I won't let you.]]''" Mewtwo and his genetically engineered super-Pokemon were balanced by Ash Ketchum's ''gigantic balls.''

** Pikachu's resistance is so great that its clone looks even more exhausted than it does despite refusing to fight.

* While it's a TearJerker, Pikachu's fight with his clone is awesome as well. Not only does he refuse to fight a pointless battle, but he stands his ground without fighting back against someone more powerful than him and let him wail on him till he collapsed while the others we mostly getting curbstomped despite fighting back. BallsOfSteel. Is there any doubt now that Ash's Pikachu is one of, if not the most badass Pokemon to ever exist?

* While it's a TearJerker, Pikachu's fight with his clone is awesome as well. Not only does he refuse to fight a pointless battle, but he stands his ground without fighting back against someone more powerful than him and let him wail on him till he collapsed while the others we mostly getting curbstomped despite fighting back. BallsOfSteel. Is there any doubt now that Ash's Pikachu is one of, if the most badass Pokemon to ever exist?

* Ash's battle in the opening scene, starting with Bulbasaur taking two Rollouts from Donphan and getting up like it was a light attack, then blasting Donphan with Solarbeam.

* The Brazilian Dub of the movie made Mewtwo considerably more awesome, mostly because his voice actor was Guilherme Briggs, the Creator/NorioWakamoto of Brazilian Voice Acting. Seriously, the next few days I was going "[[FeedMe I AM THE WORLD'S STRONGEST POKÉMON! FIGHT ME, MEW]]!!!" and feeling BadAss while doing it.

* While it's a TearJerker, Pikachu's fight with his clone is awesome as well. Not only does he refuse to fight a pointless battle, but he stands his ground without fighting back against someone more powerful than him and let him wail on him till he collapsed while the others we mostly getting curbstomped despite fighting back. BallsOfSteel. Is there any doubt now that Ash's Pikachu is one of, if the most BadAss Pokemon to ever exist?

* While it's a TearJerker, Pikachu's fight with his clone is awesome as well. Not only does he refuse to fight a pointless battle, but he stands his ground without fighting back against someone more powerful than him and let him wail on him till he collapsed while the others we mostly getting curbstomped despite fighting back. BallsofSteel. Is there any doubt now that Ash's Pikachu is one of, if the most BadAss Pokemon to ever exist?

** If you need more convincing, want to know one of the people he managed to defeat in seconds? [[spoiler: ''[[MemeticBadass Gary Freakin' Oak]]'']]!

** Mew's entrance was especially awesome because not only was she the first one to even ''touch'' Mewtwo, she slammed him through the floor!

* Charizard VS Charizard! Let's be honest Ash's Charizard, despite always being called weak/poorly trained is the only one of the three that put up a real fight. He still got curbstomped though...

* A subtle one, but Giovanni just confidently walking up to something he's seen effortlessly destroy an island.

* The montage of Mewtwo's training, watching some of the most powerful Pokemon get their butts handed to them was pretty sweet.
** If you need more convincing, want to know one of the people he managed to defeat in seconds? [[spoiler: ''[[MemeticBadass GARY FREAKIN' OAK]]'']]!

** Following the above, the opposing trainer, frustrated that Ash's Pokémon so far downed his in one move each, sends all of his remaining Pokémon at once, which are a Pinsir, a Venomoth and a Golem. Cue Pikachu leaping from Ash's shoulder and unleashing a massive Thunderbolt that KOs ''all 3 of them'', including the Golem that, by all accounts, is a NoSell to Pikachu's attacks.

* A subtle one, but Giovanni just confidently walking up to something he's seen effortlessly destroy an island.
* Near the climax of the film, after rescuing everyone's Pokemon from Mewtwo's cloning machine, Ash charges at Mewtwo. A [[BadassNormal 10-year-old kid]] attempting to sock the most powerful Psychic Pokemon ever created in the face? Even though Mewtwo fended off the attacks with ease, one must give credit to Ash for having the guts to take him on to begin with.

* A subtle one, but Giovanni just confidently walking up to something he's seen effortlessly destroy an island.

-->I curse everything I was born upon. But this is neither an attack nor a declaration of war...! Against all of you who brought me into this world, I will...[[TitleDrop strike back]].

** Squirtle's CurbStompBattle against a Machamp...who goes down from one usage of ''Bubble''.

*** Following the above, the opposing trainer, frustrated that Ash's Pokémon so far downed his in one move each, sends all of his remaining Pokémon at once, which are a Pinsir, a Venomoth and a Golem. Cue Pikachu leaping from Ash's shoulder and unleashing a massive Thunderbolt that KOs ''all 3 of them'', including the Golem that, by all accounts, is a NoSell to Pikachu's attacks.

* How about the scene where Mew attacked Mewtwo? The cute, fun-loving Pokémon was flying around, trying to dodge its clone's attacks, but when a good punch was thrown at it, it counters with a huge psyball attack! That proves how powerful it can be when it feels the need to fight back.

* The Brazilian Dub of the movie made Mewtwo considerably more awesome, mostly because his voice actor was Guilherme Briggs, the NorioWakamoto of Brazilian Voice Acting. Seriously, the next few days I was going "[[FeedMe I AM THE WORLD'S STRONGEST POKÉMON! FIGHT ME, MEW]]!!!" and feeling BadAss while doing it.

*** Keep in mind that Ash trying it ended up working way more in Mewtwo's favor than if he hadn't. Before that, Bulbasaur and Squirtle were the ''only'' ones who were actually holding their own against Mewtwo's Pokeballs.

*** Keep in mind that this is also the ''only'' way they were captured. Before that, Bulbasaur and Squirtle were the ''only'' ones who were actually holding their own against Mewtwo's Pokeballs.

** It doesn't end here. [[{{Determinator}} Ash]], seeing that Pikachu was captured, jumps down after the pokeball that holds him and folllow it up to the cloning device and [[ItMakesSenseInContext struggle with it]], eventually breaking it and freeing all the captured pokémons.

* Mewtwo's BadassBoast at the end of the intro, particularly in Japanese, with this version often being quoted by our friends overseas.