History Awesome / PokemonTheFirstMovie

* "We dreamed of [[GoneHorriblyRight creating the world's strongest Pokémon...]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and we succeeded..."]] is in the running for, quite possibly, the most ''bone-chillingly haunting line'' in the ''entirety of the franchise.'' This line was not brought back for ''Anime/MewtwoStrikesBackEvolution'''s dub.

** It doesn't end here. [[{{Determinator}} Ash]], seeing that Pikachu was captured, jumps after the Pokéball that holds him and follows it down to the cloning device. Despite struggling against dozens of mechanical arms, Ash struggles hard, ripping off a few and visibly trying to ''chew through one''. He by no means makes it out easily, but he gets Pikachu out anyway through sheer willpower - his efforts rip apart the innards of Mewtwo's cloning machine (complete with chain reaction), freeing all the captured pokémon in the process.

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

* "We dreamed of [[GoneHorriblyRight creating the world's strongest Pokémon...]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and we succeeded..."]] is in the running for, quite possibly, the most ''bone-chillingly haunting line'' in the ''entirety of the franchise.''

** Mew's entrance was especially awesome because not only was it the first one to even ''touch'' Mewtwo, it slammed him through the floor. Using his own attack, and hitting him at twice the speed as it hit Mew.

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

* Ash and his friends and the other three trainers braving the storm to meet Mewto.

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

** Furthermore, right before they [[spoiler: accidentally kill Ash]], Mew shoots a DeathGlare at Mewtwo while firing what appears to be a massive Psybeam. At this point Mew, [[MartialPacifist who had previously been deliberately trying to avoid fighting Mewtwo seriously]], and is stated to be THE most happy-go-lucky and good-natured Pokémon in existence, is now completely unamused with its clone and [[LetsGetDangerous proceeds to attack him with lethal intent]]. Mewtwo wholeheartedly reciprocates with his own death-beam attack.

* How about the climax of the movie, where Ash [[spoiler:makes a HeroicSacrifice by running in between the powerful blasts of two legendary Pokémon, turning him into stone until all of the Pokémon, including the clones, [[SwissArmyTears cried him back to life]] in one big SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.]]

* [[FamousLastWords "We dreamed of]] [[GoneHorriblyRight creating the world's strongest Pokémon...]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and we succeeded..."]] is in the running for, quite possibly, the most ''bone-chillingly haunting line'' in the ''entirety of the franchise.''

* Meowth's clone is the first clone to refuse to fight, unlike Pikachu's clone that beats Pikachu up until it collapses.

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

* The montage of Mewtwo's training, watching some of the most powerful Pokemon get their butts handed to them was pretty sweet, in a terrifying sense.

-->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''.

** Furthermore, right before they [[spoiler: accidentally kill Ash]], Mew shoots a DeathGlare at Mewtwo while firing what appears to be a massive Psybeam. At this point Mew, [[MartialPacifist who had previously been deliberately trying to avoid fighting Mewtwo seriously]], and is stated to be THE most happy-go-lucky and good-natured pokemon in existence, is now completely unamused with its clone and [[LetsGetDangerous proceeds to attack him with lethal intent]]. Mewtwo wholeheartedly reciprocates with his own death-beam attack.
** Also, the fact that Mewtwo can go head-to-head with Mew while also blocking the elemental powers of about four dozen Pokemon further shows how freakin' strong he is.

* Ash addresses Mewtwo's 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: "He can't capture our Pokemon if they're already in their Pokeballs". Mewtwo: [[{{Troll}} (Does just that)]].

*** 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 [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120120213001/pokemon/images/b/bd/Tumblr_lf510oVato1qf48gwo1_500.gif actually holding their own against Mewtwo's Pokeballs.]]

** It doesn't end here. [[{{Determinator}} Ash]], seeing that Pikachu was captured, jumps after the pokeball that holds him and follows it down to the cloning device. Despite struggling against dozens of mechanical arms, Ash struggles hard, ripping off a few and visibly trying to ''chew through one''. He by no means makes it out easily, but he gets Pikachu out anyway through sheer willpower - his efforts rip apart the innards of Mewtwo's cloning machine (complete with chain reaction), freeing all the captured pokémon in the process.
* Mewtwo throws around a lot of Pokemon and people alike with his psychic powers, which makes the time offhandedly he catches a charging Rhyhorn by the horn that much cooler.
* Mewtwo casually catching a Hyper Beam which is considered one of The most Powerful Moves a Pokemon can learn and throwing it back at Gyarados knocking it out.

* 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?

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

** Furthermore, right before they [[spoiler: accidentally kill Ash]], Mew shoots a DeathGlare at Mewtwo while firing what appears to be a massive Psybeam. At this point Mew, [[MartialPacifist who had previously been deliberately trying to avoid fighting Mewtwo seriously]], and is stated to be THE most happy-go-lucky and good-natured pokemon in existence, is now completely unamused with her clone and [[LetsGetDangerous proceeds to attack him with lethal intent]]. Mewtwo wholeheartedly reciprocates with his own death-beam attack.

* 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...

* How about the climax of the movie, where Ash [[spoiler:makes a HeroicSacrifice by running in between the powerful blasts of two legendary Pokémon, turning him into stone until all of the Pokémon, including the clones, [[SwissArmyTears cried him back to life]] in one big CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.]]

* when Ash first calls out Charizard, he immediately locks on to Mewtwo and blasts him with a Flamethrower. It knows a challenge when it sees it, and didn't hesitate to attack. Too bad it didn't do anything.

-->I was not ''born'' a Pokémon, I was created! And my creators have used and betrayed me, so ''I stand alone!''

** The Swedish dub also deserves a nod for awesome casting, having cast Stephan Karlsén as Mewtwo, who served as the dub voice for, among other characters, [[TheBatman Mr. Freeze]], [[SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Doctor Strange]], and ''[[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Darkseid]]''.

** The Swedish dub also deserves a nod for awesome casting, having cast Stephan Karlsén as Mewtwo, who served as the dub voice for, among other characters, [[TheBatman Mr. Freeze]], [[Spider-ManTheAnimatedSeries Doctor Strange]], and ''[[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Darkseid]].

* 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.

* Meowth's clone is the first clone to refuse to fight, unlike Pikachu's clone that beats Pikachu up until it collapses.