Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (Japanese:ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTIONMewtwo Strikes Back Evolution) is amanga adaptation of themovie of the same name. It is adapted byMachito Gomi.

Publications

	Edition	Country	Company	Date	ISBN
	First Edition	Japan	Shogakukan	July 12, 2019	ISBN9784091430601
	First Edition	United States	VIZ Media	August 11, 2020	ISBN9781974715527
	First Edition	Singapore	Shogakukan Asia	July 2021	ISBN9789811442070
	First Edition	France	Kurokawa	August 20, 2020	ISBN9782368529898

Differences between the movie and the manga

• The manga begins withMewtwo's awakening in the laboratory onNew Island, omitting the movie's opening scene ofDr. Fuji's expedition inGuyana.
• When Mewtwo is destroying the laboratory, he carries out his final attack while face-to-face with Dr. Fuji. In the movie, Dr. Fuji exits the main lab before the explosion and slumps against a wall alone.
• In the manga, Mewtwo says that he doesn't likeGiovanni as he begins to rebel, prompting Giovanni to activate the restraint protocol in his armor. In the movie, Mewtwo begins destroying the armor before Giovanni activates the restraints, which he only does moments before Mewtwo destroys theTeam Rocket HQ.
• After Mewtwo begins breaking out of the armor, Giovanni sends out hisRhydon and battles Mewtwo, ultimately trying to subdue him usingHorn Drill, only to break Mewtwo's armor and allow him to escape. None of this occurs in the movie, in which Rhydon doesn't appear, no battle occurs and Mewtwo escapes entirely with his own power.
• AsAsh introduces himself, he narrates short introductions to his traveling companions, during which flashbacks to his battle againstBrock atPewter Gym and toMisty and theSensational Sisters occur. These are not present in the movie.
• In the manga, Ash's battle withRaymond begins as aDouble Battle pittingBulbasaur andSquirtle against Raymond'sDonphan andMachamp. In the movie, the battle begins with Bulbasaur versus Machamp alone.
• The invitation Mewtwo sends to Ash in the manga is a letter written on ordinary paper, instead of the hologram communication ofNurse Joy issuing the invitation featured in the movie. Additionally, Ash does not have to return a message accepting the invitation in the manga.
  • As a result of the manga removing Ash having to accept the invitation,Team Rocket merely overhear the discussion and decide to follow him instead of encounteringDragonite and finding Ash's reply.
• The first scenes atOld Shore Wharf are cut from this adaptation up until Ash, Brock, and Misty board Team Rocket's boat. Their boarding the boat, capsizing in the storm and making their way toNew Island are all explained in flashbacks after they arrive. However, when Mewtwo releases Nurse Joy from his control, Brock has a flashback to seeing the missing person notice about her at Old Shore Wharf.
  • Despite the above cuts, Ash, Brock, Misty, and the others are sent back to Old Shore Wharf at the end of the story. This scene unfolds in much the same way as it does in the movie, butMiranda is not present, and thus does not appear in the manga at all.
• Team Rocket is not shown arriving on New Island in the manga. They simply appear in the castle after Mewtwo makes his appearance in the main hall, exploring whileJessie complains that they "followed them all this way for a stupid party."
• As the cloning machine explains the replication process, it displaysMeowth without taking a sample of his DNA and making a clone, instead of cloning him during the explanation like in the movie.
  • As a result of this, Meowthtwo is never created and therefore is absent from the manga's story.
• The conflict between Mewtwo and theTrainers prior to thefirst partner Pokémon battles is significantly shortened, involving onlyFergus and hisGyarados. Mewtwo's exchanges withPikachu andCorey'sRhyhorn are cut, as is the brief exchange Mewtwo has withCharizard.
• In the manga, Mewtwo'sVenusaur does not useLeaf Storm, while Bruteroot does not useEnergy Ball.
• Pikachu is captured nearly immediately by one of the Mewtwo Balls in the manga, while in the movie, a lengthy chase occurs before he is captured.
• In the manga, Mewtwo deliberately summons the clone army to his side after giving the humans permission to leave New Island. In the movie, it is implied that he did not expect their presence.
• When Mewtwo andMew begin fighting, Mewtwo uses a move that resemblesStone Edge and physically grabs Mew before blasting it away into the sky, and Mew responds by hitting Mewtwo with a point-blank attack. In the movie, Mewtwo only usesShadow Ball and they fight at a distance from each other.
• Mewtwo clearly enunciates his motives during the climactic battle in the manga, explaining that the clones must win because if they prove to be inferior to the originals, they have no right to exist; therefore, their rebellion is their revenge upon the humans who placed such standards upon them.
• When Ash recalls seeingHo-Oh on the first day of hisjourney, Ho-Oh makes a cameo in a brief flashback. This flashback is not in the movie, which follows thefirst movie's ending.

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