ポケットモンスター ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ポケットモンスター ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari |
| English | Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns |
| Chinese | 神奇宝贝特别篇 超梦！我就在这里 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Pocket Monsters: Myuutsu! I Exist Here · Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns · Pokémon: Mewtwo regresa · Pokémon: Mewtwo powracaMewtwo visszatér · Pokémon: Powrót Mewtwo · Pokémon: Mewtwo Återkomsten |
Facts
| Format | Special · 1 ep · 75 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2000-12-30 (Winter 2001) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | OLM |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Kids |
| Genres | ActionAdventureComedyDramaFantasySci-Fi |
| Themes | KidsAnimalsMale ProtagonistCloneCreature TamingEnvironmentalPhilosophy |
Reception
| Community score | 6.89 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.98 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.5 |
| On lists | 21,138 |
| Favourited | 142 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 98.2% |
| Drop rate | 0.5% |
| In backlog | 6.9% |
| Score spread σ | 1.65 |
Score distribution
1482673193437451,06761,99773,03481,707993410643
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2001 | — | 10 of 18 |
| Year | 2000 | C | 43 of 92 |
| Studio | OLM | C | 71 of 181 |
| Source material | Video game | C | 183 of 530 |
| Demographic | Kids | D | 195 of 363 |
| Format | Special | C | 266 of 872 |
| Era | Early 2000s | C | 297 of 687 |
| Length | OVA / Special | C | 558 of 1,260 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | C | 651 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | C | 726 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Adventure | D | 825 of 1,534 |
| Genre | Fantasy | D | 1,096 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,210 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Action | D | 1,494 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,660 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,399 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Masafumi Mima, Masaaki Iwane |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Takeshi Shudou |
| Character design | Ken Sugimori |
| Original creator | Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori |
AniList id 1709 · MAL id 1709 · record updated 2026-08-27