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| Diary: September 1<br/><br/>The Pokémon Mewtwo is far too powerful.<br/>It's no use…<br/>I cannot control it! | | Diary: September 1<br/><br/>The Pokémon Mewtwo is far too powerful.<br/>It's no use…<br/>I cannot control it! | ||
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In the original Japanese games, the journal entries imply that only one person was involved in the discovery and cloning of Mew and the subsequent creation of Mewtwo, as evidenced by the use of 「わたし」 (watashi), which means "I". Nowhere in the Japanese dialogue is 「わたしたち」 (watashi-tachi), or "we"; furthermore, in the Japanese February 6 diary entry, the sentence is worded in an impersonal manner. | |||
In the English Red and Blue, all the diary entries except the July 5 one use "we" instead. It's possible this was changed to tie in with [[Pokémon: The First Movie]], which had already come out in Japan by the time of the games' international release and depicts the above events as being the result of a team. | |||
===Relation to Faraway Island=== | ===Relation to Faraway Island=== | ||
Revision as of 02:03, 28 January 2019
The Pokémon Mansion journals (Japanese: ポケモンやしきにある日記 diary in the Pokémon Mansion) are a series of diary entries written by a Pokémon researcher, chronicling the events that led up to the creation and escape of Mewtwo. They are scattered around the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island.
In the games
The Pokémon Mansion journals are only available in the Generation I games and in their remakes, as the Pokémon Mansion has been destroyed along with most of Cinnabar Island by a volcanic eruption prior to the events of the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Journal entries
- July 5
Diary: July 5
Guyana, South America
A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle.
- July 10
Diary: July 10
We christened the newly discovered Pokémon, Mew.
- February 6
Diary: Feb. 6
Mew gave birth.
We named the newborn Mewtwo.
- September 1
Diary: Sept. 1
MEWTWO is far too powerful.
We have failed to curb its vicious
tendencies…
The Japanese text for the last entry reveals the author to be somewhat more emotional.
| Japanese | Translation |
|---|---|
| にっき ９がつ１にち ポケモン ミュウツーは つよすぎる ダメだ⋯ わたしの てには おえない！ |
Diary: September 1 The Pokémon Mewtwo is far too powerful. It's no use… I cannot control it! |
In the original Japanese games, the journal entries imply that only one person was involved in the discovery and cloning of Mew and the subsequent creation of Mewtwo, as evidenced by the use of 「わたし」 (watashi), which means "I". Nowhere in the Japanese dialogue is 「わたしたち」 (watashi-tachi), or "we"; furthermore, in the Japanese February 6 diary entry, the sentence is worded in an impersonal manner.
In the English Red and Blue, all the diary entries except the July 5 one use "we" instead. It's possible this was changed to tie in with Pokémon: The First Movie, which had already come out in Japan by the time of the games' international release and depicts the above events as being the result of a team.
Relation to Faraway Island
It is speculated that the Guyanese jungle where Mew was apparently discovered is actually Faraway Island. In the Japanese version of Pokémon Emerald, the message left on a signpost there contains a remnant of a signature belonging to a name ending in ジ (ji). The researcher who wrote these diary entries is speculated to be Mr. Fuji, who was known as Dr. Fuji back when he lived in Cinnabar Island and founded the Cinnabar Lab.
In spin-off games
In Pokkén Tournament
When fighting Shadow Mewtwo, sometimes Nia will mention having read the "Cinnabar Island docs" on Mewtwo. However, this is only noticeable if her voice is turned on.
In the anime
In Pokémon Origins
Red found the single Pokémon Mansion journal while visiting the Pokémon Mansion in File 3: Giovanni, containing all the entries written by the researcher.
The journal was referenced again in File 4: Charizard, where Red recalled finding out about the creation of Mewtwo from it. After telling Professor Oak about the journal, Red learned that the journal was probably the notes of Dr. Fuji, a former Pokémon expert whose research was dismissed soon after he had found a new species of Pokémon and tried to artificially create a new, powerful Pokémon. Professor Oak also realized that Dr. Fuji was likely the same person as Mr. Fuji.
In the original Japanese version of Origins, the texts remain the same as in the games. In the dub, they were altered, much like in the localizations of the games.
File 3: Giovanni
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| … … A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
File 4: Charizard
- July 5th
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| July 5th … Today, while on our journey through the densest part of the jungle, we were surprised to discover a new Pokémon. |
Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new Pokémon was discovered deep in the jungle. |
- July 10th
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| July 10th We decided to name the recently discovered Pokémon Mew. |
Diary: July 10 We christened the newly discovered Pokémon, Mew. |
- February 6th
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| February the 6th From the potential within Mew, we have managed to create an entirely new Pokémon: Mewtwo. |
Diary: Feb. 6 Mew gave birth. We named the newborn Mewtwo. |
- September 1st
| Origins | Games |
|---|---|
| September the 1st It has become far too strong. It is beyond even us now. |
Diary: Sept. 1 Mewtwo is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies… |
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