Despite being released in its native country almost 12 months ago, The Pokémon Company has left fans outside of Japan hanging in regards to a potential localization of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.
The film, a CGI reimagining – but not quite a frame-for-frame remake – of the original 1999 pic that helped kickstart Pokéfever, stars series protagonist Ash Ketchum in the early days of his career alongside companions Brock and Misty. After receiving a mysterious message calling for a convergence of the world’s strongest Trainers, the trio heads to New Island to compete, only to discover that the gathering for a supposed tournament is, in fact, a ruse masterminded by Mewtwo.
We won’t reveal any further plot details (like you don’t already know what happens anyway), but suffice it to say that The Pokémon Company was responsible for theatres full of weeping children back in the 90s when that scene...
The film, a CGI reimagining – but not quite a frame-for-frame remake – of the original 1999 pic that helped kickstart Pokéfever, stars series protagonist Ash Ketchum in the early days of his career alongside companions Brock and Misty. After receiving a mysterious message calling for a convergence of the world’s strongest Trainers, the trio heads to New Island to compete, only to discover that the gathering for a supposed tournament is, in fact, a ruse masterminded by Mewtwo.
We won’t reveal any further plot details (like you don’t already know what happens anyway), but suffice it to say that The Pokémon Company was responsible for theatres full of weeping children back in the 90s when that scene...
- 1/21/2020
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
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