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* IKnewIt: Sort of - due to the similarities between Genesect and Mewtwo (especially its animé counterpart), many fans believed that if Genesect got a movie or otherwise significant representation in the animé, Mewtwo would return to fight it. In the end, they were half-right - they got '''''a''''' Mewtwo, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute but not the one they wanted]].
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* FanPreferredCutContent: The fact that the original Mewtwo was meant to be in this movie before the team found out that [[ScrewedByTheLawyers they legally couldn't use him without talking to Shudo's estate]] does admittedly go a long way in explaining why the film turned out the way it did, and many fans were wishing they ''did'' use that Mewtwo even before that info was revealed.

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* TearJerker: A positive example, namely the ending part in which Mewtwo thanks Ash, Iris and Cilan for their help, accepts their friendship offer and promises to remember them now and forevermore before leaving. Ash, Iris and Cilan wistfully hope that they will meet again someday.



* TearJerker: A positive example, namely the ending part in which Mewtwo thanks Ash, Iris and Cilan for their help, accepts their friendship offer and promises to remember them now and forevermore before leaving. Ash, Iris and Cilan wistfully hope that they will meet again someday.
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* IdiotPlot: The Genesect Army's threat to New Tork City only happens due to Pokémon Hills seemingly having the most irresponsible managers and architects of any nature reserve, as the power generator for the entire city is built ''right underneath the park'', it's [[NoOSHACompliance easily accessible by the Pokémon inhabiting it]], and there are seemingly no rangers on-duty to protect the park from internal or external threats (such as the Genesect Army - true, they probably wouldn't be effective against Team Plasma-enhanced apex predators, but still). [[PoorCommunicationKills No-one also bothers to tell the (capable-of-human-speech) Genesect Army of the eventual consequences of their actions]].

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* AudienceAlienatingEra: This film kicked one off for the ''Pokémon'' movies, gaining a mixed-to-negative reception with fans and coming after the well-regarded ''Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice''. It also preceded the average at best ''XY'' movies (which also contain [[Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges the lowest]] [[Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel grossing movies]] in the whole series), which [[FranchiseKiller ultimately proved to be the last movies set in continuity with the anime]] after ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' started an AlternateUniverse that it followed up on with a 2018 sequel.



** The movie's overall quality is debated. While no-one will say it's one of the best in the series, people will either find the entire movie as being among the worst ''Pokémon'' movies and symbolic of everything wrong with the DorkAge that is the ''Best Wishes'' saga, or merely an average to mediocre flick.



* DorkAge: This film kicked one off for the ''Pokémon'' movies, gaining a mixed-to-negative reception with fans and coming after the well-regarded ''Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice''. It also preceded the average at best ''XY'' movies (which also contain [[Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges the lowest]] [[Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel grossing movies]] in the whole series), which [[FranchiseKiller ultimately proved to be the last movies set in continuity with the anime]] after ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' started an AlternateUniverse that it followed up on with a 2018 sequel.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Downplayed, but the Douse Drive Genesect's sickeningly sweet voice, and Mewtwo's final speech to the Red Genesect [[spoiler:(and the latter's abrupt HeelFaceTurn)]] can come off like this.
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** The original Mewtwo appears in the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game along with [[Franchise/FireEmblem Lucina]], another DistaffCounterpart from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening a work with "Awakening" in its name]], whose entire marketing and role within her franchise were similar to this movie's Mewtwo but handled much better.[[note]]While initially presented as "[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Marth]]" and widely believed to be the actual Marth pre-release, her true identity and gender were actually a major PlotTwist and she was outright stated to be the real Marth's descendant. On top of this, ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', like ''Genesect'', was aimed at newcomers to the franchise more than veterans.[[/note]]

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** The original Mewtwo appears in the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game along with [[Franchise/FireEmblem Lucina]], another DistaffCounterpart from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening a work with "Awakening" in its name]], whose entire marketing and role within her franchise were similar to this movie's Mewtwo but handled much better.[[note]]While initially presented as "[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia "[[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]]" and widely believed to be the actual Marth pre-release, her true identity and gender were actually a major PlotTwist and she was outright stated to be the real Marth's descendant. On top of this, ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', like ''Genesect'', was aimed at newcomers to the franchise more than veterans.[[/note]]



*** The lack of a need to learn Mega Evolution, ironically, could have also been used to somewhat resolve the second Mewtwo problem another way- simply have it [[ModeLock Mode Locked]] into Mega form from birth. With this solution, there'd be no confusion on who the new Mewtwo is, as well as better emphasize the new Mewtwo's unusual gift compared to how the Y form is supposed to work. Doing this would have also forced the writers to think up a way to actually include Mewtwo into the new Mewtwo's backstory for marketing purposes, such as explaining Mega Mewtwo Y is supposed to be a next step for Mewtwo and Mew.

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*** The lack of a need to learn Mega Evolution, ironically, could have also been used to somewhat resolve the second Mewtwo problem another way- simply have it [[ModeLock Mode Locked]] {{Mode Lock}}ed into Mega form from birth. With this solution, there'd be no confusion on who the new Mewtwo is, as well as better emphasize the new Mewtwo's unusual gift compared to how the Y form is supposed to work. Doing this would have also forced the writers to think up a way to actually include Mewtwo into the new Mewtwo's backstory for marketing purposes, such as explaining Mega Mewtwo Y is supposed to be a next step for Mewtwo and Mew.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: While many remember the original Mewtwo for being a stone cold badass villain, most that think of this Mewtwo will think of the controversy it generates ''just by virtue of its mere existence''. While not a video game like the others, the movie was often lumped together with its contemporaries ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' as an example of a Nintendo franchise and its characters being horribly mishandled.[[note]]It got to the point that, after those two games ended up disproportionately represented in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', many people feared that the ''Pokémon'' representation would follow suit and replace the Mewtwo in ''Smash'' with this one as well (which, fortunately, [[AuthorsSavingThrow didn't come to pass]])[[/note]]

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* OvershadowedByControversy: While many remember the original Mewtwo for being a stone cold badass villain, most that think of this Mewtwo will think of the controversy it generates ''just by virtue of its mere existence''. While not a video game like the others, the movie was often lumped together with its contemporaries ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' as an example of a Nintendo franchise and its characters being horribly mishandled.[[note]]It got to the point that, after those two games ended up disproportionately represented in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', many people feared that the ''Pokémon'' representation would follow suit and replace the Mewtwo in ''Smash'' with this one as well (which, fortunately, [[AuthorsSavingThrow didn't come to pass]])[[/note]]

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If the phrase "this is a new, separate Mewtwo" on the main page didn't clue you in, this is one [[BrokenBase controversial]] movie. That's why all the reaction tropes for the new Mewtwo itself have been placed in a separate folder from the rest.

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* AngstWhatAngst: The Genesect Army doesn't seem to mind being cybernetically altered to the point of being a new species, nor do the majority of them mind [[FishOutOfTemporalWater being off from their home by about 300 million years]].



* {{Asspull}}: The entire existence of a second Mewtwo can be seen as this, especially since while we saw the original Mewtwo's creators having a motivation for why they did the project (and an insight on how difficult it was to create even ''one'' clone of Mew, plus some [[TearJerker pretty deep pathos to both Mewtwo and Dr. Fuji]]), the creators of this Mewtwo [[FlatCharacter have no character to them]], nor a scrap of anything resembling an explanation for how they were able to procure Mew DNA[[note]]Established to be one of the rarest Pokémon in the world in prior material[[/note]], how they were able to create a Mewtwo physically identical to the original[[note]]Despite them seemingly not knowing about there being a Mewtwo in existence already[[/note]], nor even ''why'' they made Mewtwo to begin with. It doesn't help that Professor Oak outright said in a countdown towards ''Anime/PokemonGiratinaAndTheSkyWarrior'' that the original Mewtwo was the only one of its kind. That statement was made during the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series five years earlier.
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** The fandom's primary point of contention with this movie is the use of a different Mewtwo than the original. Though there are various reasons for it, it ultimately comes down to the first movie and Mewtwo's popularity in the fandom, and having wanted to see it in action again.

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* {{Asspull}}: AnticlimaxBoss: The final "fight" between Mewtwo and the Red Genesect. [[spoiler:Rather than a climactic end to their battle, Mewtwo carries Genesect into orbit, where they are both moved by the sight of the world and come to terms with their place in it]]. However, this is debatable, considering they spend the last fourth of the movie fighting one another. [[spoiler:This also prompts a HeelFaceTurn from Genesect, which is very sudden considering how it was nothing but AxCrazy through the whole movie]].
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The entire existence of a second Mewtwo can be seen as this, especially since while this. While we saw the original Mewtwo's creators having a motivation for why they did took on the project (and an insight on how difficult it was to create even ''one'' clone of Mew, plus some [[TearJerker pretty deep pathos to both Mewtwo and Dr. Fuji]]), the creators of this Mewtwo [[FlatCharacter have no character to them]], lack any characterization]], nor a scrap of anything resembling an explanation for how they were able to procure Mew DNA[[note]]Established to be one of the rarest Pokémon in the world in prior material[[/note]], how they were able to create a Mewtwo physically identical to the original[[note]]Despite them seemingly not knowing about there being a Mewtwo in existence already[[/note]], nor even ''why'' they made Mewtwo to begin with. It doesn't help that Professor Oak outright said in a countdown towards ''Anime/PokemonGiratinaAndTheSkyWarrior'' that the original Mewtwo was the only one of its kind. That statement was made during the ''Diamond and Pearl'' series five years earlier.
** That the day is only saved thanks to [[spoiler:[[SoftWater a giant ball of water breaking Mewtwo and Genesect's]] ''[[SoftWater fall from orbit]]'' rather than having the same effect as if they hit the ground]] flies in the face of physics, which is especially strange considering how just moments ago [[spoiler:they portrayed the effects of space more-or-less realistically]].
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** The Douse Drive Genesect is either considered one of the cuter and more interesting characters in the movie, or [[{{Narm}} a subject of mockery]] for how they tried ''way'' too hard to make the audience sympathise with it (such as giving it an ill-fitting voice and having it repeat "I want to go home" over and over). [[FountainOfMemes Said mockery is pretty common on message boards]].[[labelnote:*]]Ironic, given how its Drive is/was [[NotCompletelyUseless the only one worth using]] in the games due to Genesect's limited options in countering Fire-types.[[/labelnote]]
** The Red Genesect is considered one of the worst movie antagonists by fans, largely due to being an angry douche that hates everything for no good reason, [[FlatCharacter with little else to its character]] unlike fellow Pokémon antagonists Entei and (the original) Mewtwo. [[spoiler:Its easy HeelFaceTurn at the end is also disliked, considering how antagonistic it was to everything beforehand [[EasilyForgiven and nobody holds anything against it afterwards]].]] Of course, others like it for being an antagonist at all (instead of the usual {{Benevolent Monster|s}}), and for having the voice of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Utrom Shredder]] in the English dub.
** Some like the rest of the Genesect Army for making action sequences more dynamic and numerous, and for displaying the different Techno Blast types. Others regard them as [[FlatCharacter one-note cardboard]] who aren't necessary when much of the focus is on the Red and Douse Drive Genesect, and argue that having just those two (with the ability to switch Drives) would've worked just as well. Others also dislike them for going against Genesect's status as a SingleSpecimenSpecies in the games (though since the species never appeared in the animé beforehand, they get less backlash than Mewtwo).
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** The fandom's primary point of contention with this movie is the use of a different Mewtwo than the original.first one. Though there are various reasons for it, it ultimately comes down to the first movie and Mewtwo's popularity in the fandom, and having wanted to see it in action again.



** The movie's overall quality is debated. While no-one will say it's one of the best in the series, people will either find the entire movie as being among the worst ''Pokémon'' movies and symbolic of everything wrong with the DorkAge that is the ''Best Wishes'' saga, or merely an average to mediocre flick.
** The ending. Depending on who you ask, it's either a beautifully animated end to the main conflict, or a sappy, cheesy cringefest that serves to [[spoiler:force [[HeelFaceTurn redemption]] onto a character who, by all rights, did not deserve it]].



* DorkAge: This film kicked one off for the ''Pokémon'' movies, gaining a mixed-to-negative reception with fans and coming after the well-regarded ''Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice''. It also preceded the average at best ''XY'' movies (which also contain [[Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges the lowest]] [[Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel grossing movies]] in the whole series), which [[FranchiseKiller ultimately proved to be the last movies set in continuity with the anime]] after ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' started an AlternateUniverse that it followed up on with a 2018 sequel.



* FranchiseOriginalSin: The anime had already used multiple, conflicting depictions of Legendary Pokémon before this movie; for example, a mother and child Lugia appear in the anime series, a stark contrast to the mythical talking beast in ''Anime/Pokemon2000'', while the Mew in ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'' is separate from the one in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. However, ''Genesect and the Legend Awakened'' was the first such case to raise a ruckus among the fandom, mainly because of how fans were misled into thinking [[TheBusCameBack the Mewtwo they knew and loved was coming back]][[labelnote:*]]which, ironically, later happened [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros in a]] [[VideoGame/PokkenTournament spiritual sense]][[/labelnote]] due to Mewtwo (previously) being a one-of-a-kind artificial Pokémon (unlike the naturally born Mew, Lugia ''et al''), and how the new Mewtwo rehashed the original's backstory but ended up with very few of the traits that made the original so popular.

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* FightSceneFailure: The "battle" against Mewtwo and the Red Genesect is little more than a long chase sequence with pointless ultimatums from the former. The battle between the Genesect Army and the other Pokémon also largely consists of each side standing still and shooting beams at each other until it ends.
* FranchiseOriginalSin: The anime had already used multiple, conflicting depictions of Legendary Pokémon before this movie; for example, a mother and child Lugia appear in the main anime series, and ''Anime/Pokemon2000'' depicts Lugia as a stark contrast to the mythical talking beast in ''Anime/Pokemon2000'', beast, while the Mew in ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'' is separate from the one in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie''. However, ''Genesect and the Legend Awakened'' was the first such case to raise a ruckus among the fandom, mainly because of how fans were misled into thinking [[TheBusCameBack the Mewtwo they knew and loved was coming back]][[labelnote:*]]which, ironically, later happened [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros in a]] [[VideoGame/PokkenTournament spiritual sense]][[/labelnote]] due to Mewtwo (previously) being a one-of-a-kind artificial Pokémon (unlike the naturally born Mew, Lugia ''et al''), and how the new Mewtwo rehashed the original's backstory but ended up with very few of the traits that made the original so popular.



* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A major criticism of Mewtwo is that its backstory (what little there is) and overall arc copies almost word-for-word that of the original. If you were to take away everything ''not'' taken from the original, all this Mewtwo would have is its female voice and Mega Evolution (raising the question of, "Why not just bring back the old one if it's so similar anyway?").

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: IdiotPlot: The Genesect Army's threat to New Tork City only happens due to Pokémon Hills seemingly having the most irresponsible managers and architects of any nature reserve, as the power generator for the entire city is built ''right underneath the park'', it's [[NoOSHACompliance easily accessible by the Pokémon inhabiting it]], and there are seemingly no rangers on-duty to protect the park from internal or external threats (such as the Genesect Army - true, they probably wouldn't be effective against Team Plasma-enhanced apex predators, but still). [[PoorCommunicationKills No-one also bothers to tell the (capable-of-human-speech) Genesect Army of the eventual consequences of their actions]].
* InformedWrongness: When the Pokémon Hills inhabitants fight back against the Genesect Army, Ash tries to break up the fight by pointing out that all the Genesect want is a home. Had they settled into the park peacefully, he'd have a point, but they outright attacked the park with lasers and forced every one of them out, in particular [[KickTheDog injuring several of them]] in the process. He even ''saw'' said injured Pokémon being thrown out earlier, so all things considered, the Pokémon Hills residents have every right to fight back.
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A major criticism of Mewtwo is that its backstory (what little there is) and overall arc copies almost word-for-word that of the original. If you were to take away everything ''not'' taken from the original, all this Mewtwo would have is its female voice and Mega Evolution (raising the question of, "Why not just bring back the old one if it's so similar anyway?").anyway?").
** The movie's plot is a rehash of ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', only [[LighterAndSofter without any of the drama and darkness that made it so popular]]. Genesect has the same motivation as the original Mewtwo (while lacking the threat, menace and charm), it shares a moral about the value of life (only far more cheesier), and it has a character that undergoes a DisneyDeath after [[TakingTheBullet diving in between a powerful attack]] (but it has no meaningful impact on the story unlike when Ash did it).
* JustHereForGodzilla: Seeing Mewtwo and the Red Genesect fight is probably what most will want to see the film for.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The Douse Drive Genesect seemingly dies after TakingTheBullet. Of course, no-one dies/stays dead in ''Pokémon'' movies if their names aren't [[Anime/PokemonHeroes Latios]] or [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Lucario]], so obviously it doesn't stick. Then they try to fool the audience with ''another'' DisneyDeath from the same character, with the same result.



* {{Moe}}: The Douse Drive Genesect, in an UglyCute sort of way.
* {{Narm}}:
** If you asked someone what a human-sized robotic insect's voice would sound like, "Like [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]" is probably the last thing you'd expect to hear.
*** Or in the case of the Japanese version, like [[VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}} Ichigo Hoshimiya]], since both characters are voiced by Sumire Moroboshi.
** The Chill Drive Genesect, to a lesser extent, in the dub can also come across as such with its [[{{Engrish}} vaguely-Japanese accent]].
** Mewtwo and Genesect [[spoiler:above the Earth]] comes across as this, due to the [[ShipTease romantic]] [[FoeYayShipping undertones]], how sappy the dialogue is[[labelnote:*]][[https://alecrlee92.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/pokemon-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened-review/ At least one reviewer]] jokingly claimed Creator/GeorgeLucas wrote that part of the script[[/labelnote]] and [[spoiler:how easily Genesect's HeelFaceTurn happens, despite everything it thought and did prior]].
--->'''Mewtwo:''' On this planet, all Pokémon are friends. You are my friend.\\
'''Red Genesect:''' Everyone on this planet... is my friend.



* ReplacementScrappy: The main issues people have with the Mewtwo seen here is that she's a replacement of the beloved first movie one. While some hate towards this Mewtwo just comes from her jarring feminine persona compared to the original and being LighterAndSofter than him, there are also many complaints about her being a lazy copy with no connection to him and no justification for her existence and radically different voice and personality. She also completely destroys what motivated the original Mewtwo (he was [[SingleSpecimenSpecies a unique specimen]] who wanted a place in a world that had none for him). This Mewtwo's English voice actress, Miriam Pultro (who happens to be JustForFun/OneOfUs) [[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=676840695674582&id=109462092412448 even anticipated said backlash against her role]].
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: In a meta sense. While one of the biggest criticisms of this Mewtwo was her potential to {{retcon}} the original anime Mewtwo and effectively replace him within the franchise, Mewtwo's return to the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game with similarities to his original anime characterization helped quell some of these fears and calmed down much of the backlash towards this new Mewtwo, even if not completely. Giving it Mega Mewtwo Y as its Final Smash had a similar effect towards the form in general, which was previously [[NeverLiveItDown best known for being this Mewtwo's alternate form]].

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* ReplacementScrappy: The main issues issue people have with the Mewtwo seen here is that she's a replacement of not the beloved one from [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the first movie one.movie]]. While some hate towards this Mewtwo just comes from her jarring feminine persona compared to the original and being LighterAndSofter than him, there are also many complaints about her being a lazy copy with no connection to him and no justification for her existence and radically different voice and personality. She Her existance also completely destroys what motivated invalidates the motivations of the original Mewtwo (he was [[SingleSpecimenSpecies a unique specimen]] who wanted a place in a world that had none for him). This Mewtwo's English voice actress, Miriam Pultro (who happens to be JustForFun/OneOfUs) [[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=676840695674582&id=109462092412448 even anticipated said backlash against her role]].
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In a meta sense. While one of the biggest criticisms of this Mewtwo was her potential to {{retcon}} the original anime Mewtwo and effectively replace him within the franchise, Mewtwo's return to the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game with similarities to his original anime characterization helped quell some of these fears and calmed down much of the backlash towards this new Mewtwo, even if not completely. Giving it Mega Mewtwo Y as its Final Smash had a similar effect towards the form in general, which was previously [[NeverLiveItDown best known for being this Mewtwo's alternate form]].



* TaintedByThePreview: Let's just say everything went downhill for this movie when Mewtwo's voice was first heard in a trailer as female. Even though there were people saying that the whole thing could be explained/redeemed somehow (neither of which happened), the fanbase's overall feeling was a mix of anger and confusion.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: This movie is one of the most unpopular Pokémon movies along with ''Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges'', but is [[OvershadowedByControversy more infamous and more vocally derided]] because its handling of a fan-favorite former SingleSpecimenSpecies is seen as a huge step back for the anime. On top of that, while the characters and plot aren't necessarily better or worse than most of the other movies (which are generally SoOkayItsAverage), it's generally agreed that at best they aren't good enough to redeem the movie, and at worst make the film unfocused and dull, with action scenes being mostly variations of "X shoots laser at Y" with little substance added.
* SoOkayItsAverage: Regarded as this by some of the more forgiving fans. On its own merits, it's probably not the worst Pokémon movie (unless [[SeriousBusiness you]] ''[[SeriousBusiness really]]'' [[SeriousBusiness despise this movie's Mewtwo]]), but it's generally seen as not quite living up to the fans' expectations or [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the original movie's]] reputation, and is one of the most unpopular Pokémon movies in the larger scheme of things.
* SpecialEffectFailure: Alongside some [[TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects rather unconvincing 3D models of some Pokémon]], when the inhabitants of Pokémon Hills flee, some of them ''run straight down a wall, completely defying gravity''.
* TaintedByThePreview: Let's just say everything went downhill for this Fan opinion on the movie was soured heavily when Mewtwo's voice was first heard in a trailer as female. Even though there were people saying Given that up until that point many had assumed the whole thing could be explained/redeemed somehow (neither of which happened), Mewtwo from the first movie was returning, the fanbase's overall feeling reaction to the different voice was a mix of anger and confusion.confusion.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Downplayed, but the Douse Drive Genesect's sickeningly sweet voice, and Mewtwo's final speech to the Red Genesect [[spoiler:(and the latter's abrupt HeelFaceTurn)]] can come off like this.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Genesect is a PrehistoricMonster revived and turned into a {{cyborg}} by [[AnimalWrongsGroup Team Plasma]] in an effort to create the UltimateLifeForm. Sounds like an awesome concept, right? Except the film makes the decision to downplay their origins (beyond Mewtwo saying, "humans made both of us" about two times in the film), and have five Genesect for each Drive instead of one, and as such their personalities are rather lacking in depth. The Red Genesect is angry and violent all the time for no real reason, the Douse Drive Genesect does little but cry about home, [[FlatCharacter and the other three have zero character at all]]. Furthermore, the apex predator-cum-strongest Pokémon ever aspect is all but neglected, as the Army only cares about making a home as if they were never altered to begin with, rather than going down a similar, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope more sinister]], path to the original Mewtwo like a few fans had hoped.



* UnexpectedCharacter: Something of a double-whammy -- while some hoped Mewtwo would come back in a Genesect movie, given the similarities between the two, most assumed it unlikely since [[LongBusTrip he'd been gone for so long]]. Many a pleasant surprise was had when Mewtwo ''did'' make a comeback... until it was revealed as a completely new, yet {{suspiciously similar|Substitute}}, specimen of the same species. Nobody expected ''that'' at all on the grounds of such a thing [[ContrivedCoincidence making no sense]].
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Thanks to the popularity of every other Mewtwo incarnation, you wouldn't know this Mewtwo was more feminine than them until you heard its voice, since it looks identical to the original.
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* AngstWhatAngst: The Genesect Army doesn't seem to mind being cybernetically altered to the point of being a new species, nor do the majority of them mind [[FishOutOfTemporalWater being off from their home by about 300 million years]].
* AnticlimaxBoss: The final "fight" between Mewtwo and the Red Genesect. [[spoiler:Rather than a climactic end to their battle, Mewtwo carries Genesect into orbit, where they are both moved by the sight of the world and come to terms with their place in it]]. However, this is debatable, considering they spend the last fourth of the movie fighting one another. [[spoiler:This also prompts a HeelFaceTurn from Genesect, which is very sudden considering how it was nothing but AxCrazy through the whole movie]].
* {{Asspull}}: That the day is only saved thanks to [[spoiler:[[SoftWater a giant ball of water breaking Mewtwo and Genesect's]] ''[[SoftWater fall from orbit]]'' rather than having the same effect as if they hit the ground]] flies in the face of physics, which is especially strange considering how just moments ago [[spoiler:they portrayed the effects of space more-or-less realistically]].
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Aside from the one with a folder devoted to it, there's these:
** The Douse Drive Genesect is either considered one of the cuter and more interesting characters in the movie, or [[{{Narm}} a subject of mockery]] for how they tried ''way'' too hard to make the audience sympathise with it (such as giving it an ill-fitting voice and having it repeat "I want to go home" over and over). [[FountainOfMemes Said mockery is pretty common on message boards]].[[labelnote:*]]Ironic, given how its Drive is/was [[NotCompletelyUseless the only one worth using]] in the games due to Genesect's limited options in countering Fire-types.[[/labelnote]]
** The Red Genesect is considered one of the worst movie antagonists by fans, largely due to being an angry douche that hates everything for no good reason, [[FlatCharacter with little else to its character]] unlike fellow Pokémon antagonists Entei and (the original) Mewtwo. [[spoiler:Its easy HeelFaceTurn at the end is also disliked, considering how antagonistic it was to everything beforehand [[EasilyForgiven and nobody holds anything against it afterwards]].]] Of course, others like it for being an antagonist at all (instead of the usual {{Benevolent Monster|s}}), and for having the voice of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Utrom Shredder]] in the English dub.
** Some like the rest of the Genesect Army for making action sequences more dynamic and numerous, and for displaying the different Techno Blast types. Others regard them as [[FlatCharacter one-note cardboard]] who aren't necessary when much of the focus is on the Red and Douse Drive Genesect, and argue that having just those two (with the ability to switch Drives) would've worked just as well. Others also dislike them for going against Genesect's status as a SingleSpecimenSpecies in the games (though since the species never appeared in the animé beforehand, they get less backlash than Mewtwo).
* BrokenBase:
** Putting aside the controversy of Mewtwo, the movie's overall quality is debated. While no-one will say it's one of the best in the series, people will either find the entire movie as being among the worst ''Pokémon'' movies and symbolic of everything wrong with the DorkAge that is the ''Best Wishes'' saga, or merely an average to mediocre flick.
** The ending. Depending on who you ask, it's either a beautifully animated end to the main conflict, or a sappy, cheesy cringefest that serves to [[spoiler:force [[HeelFaceTurn redemption]] onto a character who, by all rights, did not deserve it]].
* DorkAge: This film kicked one off for the ''Pokémon'' movies, gaining a mixed-to-negative reception with fans and coming after the well-regarded ''Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice''. It also preceded the average at best ''XY'' movies (which also contain [[Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges the lowest]] [[Anime/PokemonVolcanionAndTheMechanicalMarvel grossing movies]] in the whole series), which [[FranchiseKiller ultimately proved to be the last movies set in continuity with the anime]] after ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' started an AlternateUniverse that it followed up on with a 2018 sequel.
* FightSceneFailure: The "battle" against Mewtwo and the Red Genesect is little more than a long chase sequence with pointless ultimatums from the former. The battle between the Genesect Army and the other Pokémon also largely consists of each side standing still and shooting beams at each other until it ends.
* IdiotPlot: The Genesect Army's threat to New Tork City only happens due to Pokémon Hills seemingly having the most irresponsible managers and architects of any nature reserve, as the power generator for the entire city is built ''right underneath the park'', it's [[NoOSHACompliance easily accessible by the Pokémon inhabiting it]], and there are seemingly no rangers on-duty to protect the park from internal or external threats (such as the Genesect Army - true, they probably wouldn't be effective against Team Plasma-enhanced apex predators, but still). [[PoorCommunicationKills No-one also bothers to tell the (capable-of-human-speech) Genesect Army of the eventual consequences of their actions]].
* InformedWrongness: When the Pokémon Hills inhabitants fight back against the Genesect Army, Ash tries to break up the fight by pointing out that all the Genesect want is a home. Had they settled into the park peacefully, he'd have a point, but they outright attacked the park with lasers and forced every one of them out, in particular [[KickTheDog injuring several of them]] in the process. He even ''saw'' said injured Pokémon being thrown out earlier, so all things considered, the Pokémon Hills residents have every right to fight back.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The movie's plot is a rehash of ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', only [[LighterAndSofter without any of the drama and darkness that made it so popular]]. Genesect has the same motivation as the original Mewtwo (but little of the threat, menace and charm), it shares a moral about the value of life (only far more cheesier), and it has a character that undergoes a DisneyDeath after [[TakingTheBullet diving in between a powerful attack]] (but it has no meaningful impact on the story unlike when Ash did it).
* JustHereForGodzilla: Seeing Mewtwo and the Red Genesect fight is probably what most will want to see the film for.
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The Douse Drive Genesect seemingly dies after TakingTheBullet. Of course, no-one dies/stays dead in ''Pokémon'' movies if their names aren't [[Anime/PokemonHeroes Latios]] or [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Lucario]], so obviously it doesn't stick. Then they try to fool the audience with ''another'' DisneyDeath from the same character, with the same result.
* {{Moe}}: The Douse Drive Genesect, in an UglyCute sort of way.
* {{Narm}}:
** If you asked someone what a human-sized robotic insect's voice would sound like, "Like [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]" is probably the last thing you'd expect to hear.
*** Or in the case of the Japanese version, like [[VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}} Ichigo Hoshimiya]], since both characters are voiced by Sumire Moroboshi.
** The Chill Drive Genesect, to a lesser extent, in the dub can also come across as such with its [[{{Engrish}} vaguely-Japanese accent]].
** Mewtwo and Genesect [[spoiler:above the Earth]] comes across as this, due to the [[ShipTease romantic]] [[FoeYayShipping undertones]], how sappy the dialogue is[[labelnote:*]][[https://alecrlee92.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/pokemon-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened-review/ At least one reviewer]] jokingly claimed Creator/GeorgeLucas wrote that part of the script[[/labelnote]] and [[spoiler:how easily Genesect's HeelFaceTurn happens, despite everything it thought and did prior]].
--->'''Mewtwo:''' On this planet, all Pokémon are friends. You are my friend.\\
'''Red Genesect:''' Everyone on this planet... is my friend.
* {{Sequelitis}}: This movie is one of the most unpopular Pokémon movies along with ''Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges'', but is [[OvershadowedByControversy more infamous and more vocally derided]] because its handling of a fan-favorite former SingleSpecimenSpecies is seen as a huge step back for the anime. On top of that, while the characters and plot aren't necessarily better or worse than most of the other movies (which are generally SoOkayItsAverage), it's generally agreed that at best they aren't good enough to redeem the movie, and at worst make the film unfocused and dull, with action scenes being mostly variations of "X shoots laser at Y" with little substance added.
* SoOkayItsAverage: Regarded as this by some of the more forgiving fans. On its own merits, it's probably not the worst Pokémon movie (unless [[SeriousBusiness you]] ''[[SeriousBusiness really]]'' [[SeriousBusiness despise this movie's Mewtwo]]), but it's generally seen as not quite living up to the fans' expectations or [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the original movie's]] reputation, and is one of the most unpopular Pokémon movies in the larger scheme of things.
* SpecialEffectFailure: Alongside some [[TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects rather unconvincing 3D models of some Pokémon]], when the inhabitants of Pokémon Hills flee, some of them ''run straight down a wall, completely defying gravity''.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Downplayed, but the Douse Drive Genesect's sickeningly sweet voice, and Mewtwo's final speech to the Red Genesect [[spoiler:(and the latter's abrupt HeelFaceTurn)]] can come off like this.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Genesect is a PrehistoricMonster revived and turned into a {{cyborg}} by [[AnimalWrongsGroup Team Plasma]] in an effort to create the UltimateLifeForm. Sounds like an awesome concept, right? Except the film makes the decision to downplay their origins (beyond Mewtwo saying, "humans made both of us" about two times in the film), and have five Genesect for each Drive instead of one, and as such their personalities are rather lacking in depth. The Red Genesect is angry and violent all the time for no real reason, the Douse Drive Genesect does little but cry about home, [[FlatCharacter and the other three have zero character at all]]. Furthermore, the apex predator-cum-strongest Pokémon ever aspect is all but neglected, as the Army only cares about making a home as if they were never altered to begin with, rather than going down a similar, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope more sinister]], path to the original Mewtwo like a few fans had hoped.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:



* UnexpectedCharacter: While some hoped Mewtwo would return in a Genesect-focused movie, given the similarities between the two, most assumed it unlikely since [[LongBusTrip he'd been gone for so long]]. Many a pleasant surprise was had when Mewtwo ''did'' make a comeback... until it was revealed to be a completely new, yet {{suspiciously similar|Substitute}}, specimen of the same species. Nobody expected ''that'' on the grounds of another Mewtwo's existence being extremely improbable in-universe.



* ViewerGenderConfusion: It is difficult to discern whether the Douse Drive Genesect's voice is meant to be that of a young boy or girl. Needless to say, it does sound significantly feminine, due to the performance of the voice actresses for both the Japanese and English versions of the movie. All this without mentioning how technically it's genderless...

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** Thanks to the popularity of the first Mewtwo incarnation, you wouldn't know this Mewtwo was more feminine than them until you heard its voice, since it looks identical to the original.
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It is difficult to discern whether the Douse Drive Genesect's voice is meant to be that of a young boy or girl. Needless to say, it does sound significantly feminine, due to the performance of the voice actresses for both the Japanese and English versions of the movie. All this without mentioning how technically it's genderless...



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** Mewtwo and Genesect [[spoiler:above the Earth]] comes across as this, due to the [[ShipTease romantic]] [[FoeYay undertones]], how sappy the dialogue is[[labelnote:*]][[https://alecrlee92.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/pokemon-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened-review/ At least one reviewer]] jokingly claimed Creator/GeorgeLucas wrote that part of the script[[/labelnote]] and [[spoiler:how easily Genesect's HeelFaceTurn happens, despite everything it thought and did prior]].

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** Mewtwo and Genesect [[spoiler:above the Earth]] comes across as this, due to the [[ShipTease romantic]] [[FoeYay [[FoeYayShipping undertones]], how sappy the dialogue is[[labelnote:*]][[https://alecrlee92.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/pokemon-genesect-and-the-legend-awakened-review/ At least one reviewer]] jokingly claimed Creator/GeorgeLucas wrote that part of the script[[/labelnote]] and [[spoiler:how easily Genesect's HeelFaceTurn happens, despite everything it thought and did prior]].

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