Summary

• Pokémon GO uses Augmented Reality tools to create the feeling of catching Pokémon out in the real world.
• Creators like cmillan1 have used these tools to create the climactic showdown of Pokémon: The First Movie.
• The movie's showdown saw Pokémon fighting clones of themselves, including a battle between Mew and Mewtwo.

Since catch some regional-exclusive Pokémon. Some of the ones involving the camera could be turned off, with the game just using Google Maps to place Pokémon or gyms, but it's through the camera tool that one player has been able to get creative, recreating the climactic showdown at the end of the 1998 film, Pokémon: The First Movie.

Players can even travel globally to catch more Pokémon, as Pokémon GO is available in most countries. However, China is geolocked due to its ban of Google Maps, which is why the country is getting its own unique Pokémon: Trading Card Game designs instead of ones with Pokémon GO branding.

Pokémon GO content creator cmillan1 shared a clip of the recreation on X. This sequence shows various Pokémon such as Pikachu, Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise facing their clones, as well as Mew battling Mewtwo - although, as ChinPokomon pointed out in a comment below, the version used in the footage is Armored Mewtwo, rather than regular Mewtwo, which is the version that appeared in the film.

cmillan1 noted that while they have the clips of regular Mewtwo, they decided to go with Armoured Mewtwo so it goes with the clones.

What Happened In Pokémon: The First Movie's Final Battle?

Mewtwo's Plans Resulted In A Brutal Showdown Between Clones & Pokémon

A lot of Pokémon: The First Movie focused on Mewtwo's origins, with the extremely powerful Pokémon being borne out of an experiment to clone the mythical Pokémon, Mew, to make a superweapon for Team Rocket leader, Giovanni's benefit. Upon learning of his true purpose, Mewtwo plots revenge against humanity and Pokémon alike, returning to the laboratory in which he was created, luring in trainers such as Ash, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket and challenging them to a battle with cloned versions of Pokémon.

Pikachu and Meowth don't actually battle their clones - Pikachutwo attacked Pikachu, but Pikachu didn't fight back - and while Pikachu appears in cmillan1's recreation, Meowth is not present.

Mew also arrives at the conflict and Mewtwo challenges them to prove their superiority, with the overall battle resulting in plenty of suffering on both sides, which is only brought to an end by a heroic sacrifice. Obviously, not all of this could be recreated entirely in Pokémon GO as as the app itself does have some limitations with characters not appearing, but cmillan1's footage does a solid job of depicting these Pokémon facing off against their clones like the scenario in the movie.

Six years on from Pokémon GO's launch it's impressive to see the app still has a strong community, with new content being added to the app regularly to coincide with other games' releases, and live events to keep players engaged. Creators such as cmillan1 also show that players are using the app in more creative ways as well, using its unique tools to create content they couldn't in other Pokémon titles.

Source: cmillan1/X