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What's the deal with Netflix's 'Pokémon' movie? It's the first Pokémon remake

It's been over 20 years since 10-year-old Ash Ketchum first met Pikachu and embarked on a journey to become the very best Pokemon Master that ever was. The best friends have traveled across various lands, competed in countless battles and are still hitting new milestones.

Ash and Pikachu revisit their roots and tackle a few new firsts in their latest animated feature, "Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution," out now on Netflix. The film is a 3DCG remake of the first film of the franchise - "Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back" - making it both the first-ever remake and the first fully 3DCG installment in

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