The numerous teasers and trailers that come out for Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, a Japanese film produced in Japanese for a Japanese audience are, not surprisingly, all in Japanese. This page collects those advertisements and translates them into English so that fans all over the world can feel just as much hype for the film as their counterparts in Japan.

July 13th, 2018: First Teaser

The first teaser premiered after the end credits of the previous year's film, Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story."


Here's a translation of the teaser:

Onscreen text:  Newsflash Japanese text: He's back English text: The Legend is back Mewtwo:  "Where am I? Who am I?" Onscreen text: "2019: The Year of Mewtwo is Starting! Narrator:  "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution." Onscreen text: July 12th

The original version of the teaser, as it debuted in Japanese theaters in July 2018, is significantly shorter as it does not have the scenes of Mewtwo flying at the end. A summary of that teaser is below:

Japanese text: He's back English text: The Legend is back Mewtwo:  "Where am I? Who am I?" Narrator:  "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution." Onscreen text: 2019 Summer

This original version has not been officially uploaded but can be found as an extra on the Blu-ray / DVD releases of Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story."

January 1st, 2019: "The Year of Mewtwo" Special Teaser

The second teaser, which is referred to as "The Year of Mewtwo Special Teaser" (ミュウツーイヤー特別映像) on the official website, debuted on the Japanese TV station TBS (and not TV-Tokyo, oddly enough) before eventually being posted online.


Here's a translation of the teaser:

Onscreen text:  1998 Narrator / onscreen text:  The impact that a single movie made throughout the world will, once again... Onscreen text:  Newsflash Japanese text: He's back English text: The Legend is back Mewtwo:  "Where am I? Who am I?" Onscreen text: "2019: The Year of Mewtwo is Starting! Narrator:  "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution." Onscreen text: July 12th

Februay 28th, 2019: Trailer 1

The first full trailer for the film debuted on the Japanese morning show Oha Suta on February 28th, 2019 before eventually being posted online later that day.


And here's a translation:

Researcher 1:  "It possesses miraculous powers. It causes great floods but also makes crops grow in barren lands and shares them with humans." On-screen Text:  "Is it an angel or a devil?" Researcher 2:  "Is it an angel or a devil?" Dr. Fuji:  "In this world, the only ones who can create new  life are humans and God." Researcher:  "It finally woke up!" On-screen Text:  Original Story: Satoshi Tajiri; Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama and Motohori Sakakibara; Screenplay: Takeshi Shudo; Special Guest Voice: Masachika Ichimura Mewtwo:  "Who am I?" On-screen Text:  "What does it mean to be the strongest?" Mewtwo:  "What is this place?" On-screen Text:  "This question goes out to all life." Mewtwo:  "Who wished for me to be created?" On-screen Text:  "It's the greatest because it's the original" Satoshi:  "Mew...two...?" Pikachu:  "Pika?" Mewtwo:  "Against you I will...strike back!"

For a full breakdown / comparison of this trailer, check my full break down!