Mewtwo Strikes BackEdit

After Mewtwo fully matures and awakens from a long slumber in a laboratory on New
Island, he learns of his origin as Mew's clone from Dr. Fuji. Infuriated that Fuji and his
colleagues see him as nothing more than an experiment, he unleashes his psychic
powers and destroys the laboratory. Giovanni, witnessing the carnage afar, approaches
and convinces Mewtwo to work with him to hone his powers. However, after Mewtwo
learns of his purpose to be a weapon for Giovanni's benefit, he escapes back to New
Island where he plots revenge against humanity.
After Mewtwo rebuilds the laboratory and establishes base there, he invites several
trainers with hologram messages to battle the world's greatest Pokémon trainer at New
Island. Ash, Misty, and Brock receive a message and accept the invitation, but when
they arrive at the port city, Old Shore Wharf, Mewtwo creates a storm, causing the
boats on the wharf to be closed off for safety. As a result, Ash's group are picked up
by Team Rocket disguised as Vikings on a boat. After the storm sinks their vessel in the
middle of the ocean, Ash and his friends use their Pokémon instead to reach New
Island.
Escorted into the island's palace by the woman who appeared on the hologram, Ash
and the other trainers who were able to reach the island encounter Mewtwo. The
woman is revealed to be a brainwashed Nurse Joy after she is released from Mewtwo's
mind control. After describing his plot to use the storm to wipe out humanity and
Pokémon loyal to humans, Mewtwo challenges the trainers using cloned Pokémon
coincidentally modeled after the deceased friends from his childhood. Meanwhile, Team
Rocket also reach New Island and explore its inner sanctum with a Mew innocuously
following them. After Mewtwo's clones effortlessly defeat the challengers' Pokémon, he
confiscates them and expands his clone army. Ash chases after his captured Pikachu
down the cloning lab, where Team Rocket's Meowth is also cloned. Ash destroys the
cloning machine, frees the captured Pokémon, and leads them to confront Mewtwo and
his clones. Mew then reveals itself and Mewtwo challenges it in order to prove his
superiority.
All of the Pokémon originals battle their clones save for a defiant Pikachu and Meowth,
who makes peace with his own clone after realizing the senselessness of their fighting.
Horrified at the pain and anguish felt on both sides of the battle, Ash puts himself in
between a psychic blast caused by Mewtwo and Mew's fighting, leading to Ash to
become petrified. Pikachu tries to revive Ash with its electricity but fails. However, the
tears of the Pokémon, as per a legend mentioned earlier in the movie, are able to heal
and revive Ash. Moved by Ash's sacrifice, Mewtwo realizes that he should not have to
be judged by his origins but rather his choices in life. Departing with Mew and the
clones, Mewtwo turns back time to just before the trainers leave Old Shore Wharf, and
erases everyone's memories of the event.
Back in Old Shore Wharf, the now-restored Nurse Joy has returned to reopen the
Pokémon Center to shelter the trainers. The storm outside clears up, Ash spotting Mew
flying through the clouds and tells his friends of how he saw another legendary
Pokémon the day he left Pallet Town. Meanwhile, Team Rocket find themselves
stranded on New Island but enjoy their time there.