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* AgeStereotypicalFood: Amber mentions that adults hate cake but kids love it.
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* GiveHimANormalLife: Miyamoto clearly loves Jessie but she gave her up to be a foster child for this reason. She planned on taking her back once she made money off of Mew, but unfortunately for her she still hasn't accomplished that.
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* GiveHimANormalLife: GiveHerANormalLife: Miyamoto clearly loves loved Jessie but she gave her up to be a foster child for this reason. She planned on taking her back once she made money off of Mew, but unfortunately for her she still hasn't accomplished that.
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* VagueAge: Madame Boss describes Giovanni in a patrionizing, infantile manner that implies he's a child or wt minimum an adolescent. However, considering his design in the anime, he may have been an adult in the flashbacks.
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* VagueAge: Madame Boss describes Giovanni in a patrionizing, patronizing, infantile manner that implies he's a child or wt at minimum an adolescent. However, considering his design in the anime, he may have been an adult in the flashbacks.
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* ChildHater: Being obsessed with money, Madame Boss thinks kids cost too much money. This extends to her adolescent son Giovanni, who she looks down upon.
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* ChildHater: Being obsessed with money, Madame Boss thinks kids cost too much money. This extends to her adolescent son Giovanni, who she looks down upon.
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* VagueAge: Madame Boss describes Giovanni in a patrionizing, infantile manner that implies he's a child or wt minimum an adolescent. However, considering his design in the anime, he may have been an adult in the flashbacks.
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* DisneyDeath: Miyamoto seems to fall to her death in Part 1, but Part 2 reveals that she survived. [[FlyingDutchman Maybe.]]
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* DisneyDeath: Miyamoto seems to fall to her death in an avalanche in Part 1, but Part 2 reveals that she survived. [[FlyingDutchman Maybe.]]
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* DisneyDeath: Miyamoto seems to fall to her death in Part 1, but Part 2 reveals that she survived.
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* DisneyDeath: Miyamoto seems to fall to her death in Part 1, but Part 2 reveals that she survived. [[FlyingDutchman Maybe.]]
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* InternalDeconstruction: Peoples desire to discover new Pokémon caused illegal Pokémon smuggling and hunting organizations like Team Rocket to florish.
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* InternalDeconstruction: Peoples desire to discover new Pokémon caused illegal Pokémon smuggling and hunting organizations like Team Rocket to florish.flourish.
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** Jessie's mother Miyaomoto has been missing almost her entire life.
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** Jessie's mother Miyaomoto Miyamoto has been missing almost her entire life.
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''Pocket Monsters Radio Drama: The Birth of Mewtwo'' is a radio drama meant to coincide with the then-upcoming ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' film ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. It was written by the main director of Kanto, Creator/TakeshiShudo.
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''Pocket Monsters Radio Drama: Monsters: The Birth of Mewtwo'' is a radio drama meant to coincide with the then-upcoming ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' film ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. It was written by the main director of Kanto, Creator/TakeshiShudo.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/birth_of_mewtwo.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Cover of the CD release.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Cover of the CD release.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's darker than even the film. For example, the military is referenced, a child gets hit by a car ''on-screen'', religion is mentioned, and Jessie's past is gone into detail.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's darker than even the film. For example, the military is referenced, a child gets hit by a car ''on-screen'', religion is mentioned, and Jessie's past is gone into detail. One scene involves [[spoiler: Giovanni stealing a defeated trainer's Pokémon, then ordering Mewtwo to attack the trainer. Said trainer lampshades the cruelty.]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered and Dragonair is all but unheard of. South America and Halley's Comet are both referenced. Miyamoto also mentions Akihabara (an area in Tokyo) by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographical differences.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered and Dragonair is all but unheard of. South America and Halley's Comet are both referenced. Miyamoto also mentions Akihabara (an area in Tokyo) by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographicaldifferences.differences.
** [[spoiler:Giovanni]] steals a defeated trainer's Pokémon. It was later established that a Pokéball refuses to work if used on a Pokémon that already belongs to someone.
** It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered and Dragonair is all but unheard of. South America and Halley's Comet are both referenced. Miyamoto also mentions Akihabara (an area in Tokyo) by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographical
** [[spoiler:Giovanni]] steals a defeated trainer's Pokémon. It was later established that a Pokéball refuses to work if used on a Pokémon that already belongs to someone.
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The radio drama is divided into two sections. One describes Team Rocket years prior to the series. Before Giovanni was the leader, his mother was the leader of the group. The second portion tells the tale of Mewtwo's creation and his youth.
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The radio drama is divided into two sections. One describes Team Rocket years prior to the series. Before Giovanni was the leader, his mother was the leader of the group.group and Jessie's mother Miyamoto was one of her prized grunts. The second portion tells the tale of Mewtwo's creation and his youth.
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* DubNameChange: Averted with everyone. The drama never received an English equivalent and thus the characters don't have English names. A book references Miyamoto but only calls her "Jessie's mom".
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* DubNameChange: Averted with everyone.Madame Boss and Miyamoto. The drama never received an English equivalent and thus the characters don't have English names. A book references Miyamoto but only calls her "Jessie's mom".
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* DubNameChange: Averted with everyone. The drama never received an English equivalent and thus the characters don't have English names. A book references Miyamoto but only calls her "Jessie's mom".
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokémon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted [[AnimatedAdaptation adapted]] into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokémon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
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* ShoutOut: Everything about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. Fuji look alike.
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* ShoutOut: Everything [[WholePlotReference Everything]] about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. Fuji look alike.
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* AbortedArc: Miyamoto has been gone for over two decades looking for Mew. She has never been referenced in the anime itself, meaning we'll never find out what happened to her.
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* AbortedArc: Miyamoto has been gone for over two decades looking for Mew. She has never been referenced in the anime itself, meaning we'll almost certainly never find out what happened to her.
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* ChildhoodFriends: Mewtwo, Ambertwo, Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo. Too bad four of the five die before they're even created...
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Jessie's mother Miyamoto had purple hair.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Jessie's mother Miyamoto had purple hair.hair.
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* PreciousPhoto: Miyamoto keeps a photograph of Jessie with her even while in the mountains.
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* TragicKeepsake: Miyamoto keeps a photograph of Jessie with her even while in the mountains.
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* SanitySlippage: Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking for Mew.
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* SanitySlippage: SanitySlippage:
** Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking forMew.Mew.
** Dr. Fuji's sanity slips after Amber is killed.
** Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking for
** Dr. Fuji's sanity slips after Amber is killed.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over the five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over the five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's darker than even the film. For example, the military is referenced, a child gets hit by a car ''on-screen'', and Jessie's past is gone into detail.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's darker than even the film. For example, the military is referenced, a child gets hit by a car ''on-screen'', religion is mentioned, and Jessie's past is gone into detail.
* DisneyDeath: Miyamoto seems to fall to her death in Part 1, but Part 2 reveals that she survived.
* GratuitousEnglish: Ambertwo teaches Mewtwo to count in both Japanese and English. She also sneaks in a "Yes".
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** MissingMom: Amber's mother ran off and left.
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** MissingMom: Amber's mother ran off and left.
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* RealMenHateSugar: Amber mentions that most adults dislike sweet things like cake and sugar, but children love them.
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* CloneDegeneration: It's mentioned that with the current technology, human clones are only viable in test tubes and only during childhood. This explains why Ambertwo died.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered, Dragonair is all but unheard of, and South America is referenced. Miyamoto mentions Akihabara by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographical differences.
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* DisappearedDad: There's no mention of Giovanni or Jessie's fathers.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recentlydiscovered, discovered and Dragonair is all but unheard of, and of. South America is and Halley's Comet are both referenced. Miyamoto also mentions Akihabara (an area in Tokyo) by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographical differences.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently
* MissingMom:
** Jessie's mother Miyaomoto has been missing almost her entire life.
** Madame Boss, Giovanni's mother, died prior to the anime.
** MissingMom: Amber's mother ran off and left.
** Jessie's mother Miyaomoto has been missing almost her entire life.
** Madame Boss, Giovanni's mother, died prior to the anime.
** MissingMom: Amber's mother ran off and left.
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* SanitySlippage: Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking for Mew. * TooGoodForThis
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* StarsAreSouls: Referenced when Amber's spirit (or at minimum what her father believes is Amber) mentions that she'll likely become a star.
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Amber was a sweet lil' girl and her father's LivingEmotionalCrutch. She died seconds after being introduced. Even her clone died.
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* FirstPersonPerson: Miyamoto has a cutesy way of talking where she calls herself "Miyamoto-chan".
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* ChildHater: Being obsessed with money, Madame Boss thinks kids cost too much money. This extends to her adolescent son Giovanni, who she looks down upon.
* FirstPersonPerson: Miyamoto has a cutesy way of talking where she calls herself "Miyamoto-chan".
* GiveHimANormalLife: Miyamoto clearly loves Jessie but she gave her up to be a foster child for this reason. She planned on taking her back once she made money off of Mew, but unfortunately for her she still hasn't accomplished that.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Miyamoto clearly loves Jessie but she gave her up to be a foster child for this reason. She planned on taking her back once she made money off of Mew, but unfortunately for her she still hasn't accomplished that.
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* {{Prequel}}: The drama takes place 20 years prior to the anime.
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* {{Prequel}}: The drama takes place begins 20 years prior to the anime.anime.
* SanitySlippage: Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking for Mew. * TooGoodForThis
* SanitySlippage: Implied with Miyamoto. After twenty years she's ''still'' looking for Mew. * TooGoodForThis
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* TragicKeepsake: Miyamoto keeps a photograph of Jessie with her even while in the mountains.
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* EvenBadGuysLoveTheirMothers: Giovanni is implied to be a MommasBoy and he gushes about his mother.
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* EvenBadGuysLoveTheirMothers: EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Giovanni is implied to be a MommasBoy and he gushes about his mother.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered, Dragonair is all but unheard of, and South America is referenced.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered, Dragonair is all but unheard of, and South America is referenced. Miyamoto mentions Akihabara by name, further implying Kanto at this point literally is the real-world Kanto with some geographical differences.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's darker than even the film. For example, the military is referenced, a child gets hit by a car ''on-screen'', and Jessie's past is gone into detail.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's implied that the upcoming Pokémon introduced in ''Gold and Silver'' were recently discovered, Dragonair is all but unheard of, and South America is referenced.
* EvenBadGuysLoveTheirMothers: Giovanni is implied to be a MommasBoy and he gushes about his mother.
* InternalDeconstruction: Peoples desire to discover new Pokémon caused illegal Pokémon smuggling and hunting organizations like Team Rocket to florish.
* EvenBadGuysLoveTheirMothers: Giovanni is implied to be a MommasBoy and he gushes about his mother.
* InternalDeconstruction: Peoples desire to discover new Pokémon caused illegal Pokémon smuggling and hunting organizations like Team Rocket to florish.
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* OnlyOneName: Giovanni introduces himself as just "Sakaki". His mother is unnamed, so she isn't much help either.
* {{Prequel}}: The drama takes place 20 years prior to the anime.
* {{Prequel}}: The drama takes place 20 years prior to the anime.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokemon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
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''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokemon: ''Pokémon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
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* ShoutOut: Everything about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. look alike.
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* ShoutOut: Everything about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. Fuji look alike.
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''Pocket Monsters Radio Drama: The Birth of Mewtwo'' is a radio drama meant to coincide with the then-upcoming ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' film ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. It was written by the main director of Kanto, Creator/TakeshiShudo.
''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over the five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokemon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
The radio drama is divided into two sections. One describes Team Rocket years prior to the series. Before Giovanni was the leader, his mother was the leader of the group. The second portion tells the tale of Mewtwo's creation and his youth.
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!!''The Birth of Mewtwo'' contains examples of:
* AbortedArc: Miyamoto has been gone for over two decades looking for Mew. She has never been referenced in the anime itself, meaning we'll never find out what happened to her.
* DeathOfAChild:
** Amber died in a car crash.
** Ambertwo and the clone Pokémon, bar Mewtwo, all died before they could wake up.
* MeaningfulName: Amber's Japanese name, "Ai", means "love". It befits her innocent and loving nature.
* ShoutOut: Everything about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. look alike.
* UnnamedParent: Giovanni's mother is simply referred to as "Madame Boss".
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Jessie's mother Miyamoto had purple hair.
''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was broadcast on radio over the five Sundays, between June 7 and July 12 of 1998, leading up to the premiere of the film. It was later released in on CD with an accompanying book. The drama is [[NoExportForYou Japanese exclusive]] and has never been officially translated or dubbed.
''The Birth of Mewtwo'' was later adapted into a short airing before the beginning of ''Pokemon: The First Movie''. The initial theatrical release of the film lacked the intro however almost all future releases include it. The animated short adaptation excludes the portion about Jessie's mother and Team Rocket.
The radio drama is divided into two sections. One describes Team Rocket years prior to the series. Before Giovanni was the leader, his mother was the leader of the group. The second portion tells the tale of Mewtwo's creation and his youth.
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!!''The Birth of Mewtwo'' contains examples of:
* AbortedArc: Miyamoto has been gone for over two decades looking for Mew. She has never been referenced in the anime itself, meaning we'll never find out what happened to her.
* DeathOfAChild:
** Amber died in a car crash.
** Ambertwo and the clone Pokémon, bar Mewtwo, all died before they could wake up.
* MeaningfulName: Amber's Japanese name, "Ai", means "love". It befits her innocent and loving nature.
* ShoutOut: Everything about Amber and Ambertwo is a reference to ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Both have a scientist's child be killed in a car accident, causing them to create a ReplacementGoldfish. It's even more pronounced in the animated adaptation as Dr. Tenma and Dr. look alike.
* UnnamedParent: Giovanni's mother is simply referred to as "Madame Boss".
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Jessie's mother Miyamoto had purple hair.
