This article is about the real-world films of the Pokémon franchise. For movies that exist in the Pokémon world, seeMovies in the Pokémon world.

APokémon movie is a theatrical film usually released in Japan in July, centering onPokémon and following, as withPokémon the Series,Ash andhis friends. Typically, the movies' animation is done byTeam Koitabashi ofOLM, and each has at least one hour of footage. 10 of the movies also have aPikachu short that is shown before the main feature, and all of them have amanga adaptation.

The locations in which the movies take place have been, sincePokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, based onreal-world locations outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in theepisodes aired on television, usually featuring Ash and his friends confronting antagonists who wish to use Pokémon for selfish purposes. Nearly every movie involvesLegendary Pokémon, and many of them debut aMythical Pokémon belonging to the ongoinggeneration of thecore series games, withevent distributions for certain Pokémon featuring in the movie running concurrently.

To date, there have been 23 theatrical Pokémon animated movies and three movie-length special episodes. There has also been one live-action movie,POKÉMON Detective Pikachu. Additionally, the episodes of the miniseriesPokémon: The Arceus Chronicles were released as a 63-minute long movie outside of Asia.

Animated movies

Movie	Poster	English title	English release	American distributor	Japanese title	Japanese release	Japanese distributor
1		Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back	November 12, 1999	Warner Bros.	ミュウツーの逆襲 Mewtwo's Counterattack Mewtwo Strikes Back!	July 18, 1998	Toho
		Summary:Ash Ketchum andhis friends are tricked into visitingNew Island, an island ruled by a mutant Pokémon,Mewtwo. There, they find out about Mewtwo's plans to clone their Pokémon and destroy the world, and a massive battle follows between the clones and the originals—including the "original" counterpart to Mewtwo:Mew.
		Shown with:Pikachu's Vacation Related specials:The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin,Mewtwo Returns
2		Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One	July 21, 2000	Warner Bros.	幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕 Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth Revelation-Lugia	July 17, 1999	Toho
		Summary:Ash Ketchum andhis friends visitShamouti Island, the centerpoint of culture in theOrange Islands, just in time for their annual festival in honor of the Chosen One spoken of in legends who would save the world whenLugia's song was not enough to quell the fightinglegendary birds. But when the meddling of a self-named "Pokémon Collector" causes the legendary birds to begin fighting, will the Chosen One appear in time to help Lugia?
		Shown with:Pikachu's Rescue Adventure Related specials:Slowking's Day,The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special
3		Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei	April 6, 2001	Warner Bros.	結晶塔の帝王 ＥＮＴＥＩ Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei Lord of the "Unknown" Tower	July 8, 2000	Toho
		Summary: WhenSpencer Hale, a researcher exploring the mystery of theUnown, disappears on an expedition, his daughterMolly is left alone in their mansion inGreenfield. Using tiles of the Unown sent to her by her father, she brings Unown into thePokémon world, where their power can make real her dreams. When she wishes for her parents to return, however, she wishes her father as anEntei, and then for him to bring her a mother. When Ash'sown mother is kidnapped by Entei to serve as Molly's, Ash and his friends must journey into the mansion that has been warped by the Unown's power and Molly's wishes... but can they get to Molly in time to stop the Unown's power from warping the wholeJohto region... or even the world?
		Shown with:Pikachu & Pichu
4		Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest	October 11, 2002	Miramax Films	セレビィ時を超えた遭遇 Celebi: Encounter Beyond Time Celebi: a Timeless Encounter	July 7, 2001	Toho
		Summary: Forty years in the past, ayoung Trainer finds aCelebi on the run from a Pokémon poacher. Trying to calm it, the boy is accidentally transported to the present day by Celebi, and thought by all in the past to have vanished. He meetsAsh andhis friends, but before they can get Celebi to take him back to the past, it is captured by a far more dangerous man,Team Rocket operativeIron-Masked Marauder, whoseDark Balls brainwash Celebi into following his every command.
		Shown with:Pikachu's PikaBoo
5		Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias	May 16, 2003	Miramax Films	水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios The Guardians of Altomare	July 13, 2002	Toho
		Summary: InAlto Mare, a legend is told of its guardians,Latios andLatias, who have protected the city for a long time. TheSoul Dew, their essence, is kept in Alto Mare to keep the city safe. But whenTeam Rocket agentsAnnie andOakley arrive to attempt to steal the Soul Dew, Ash and his friends must recover it to keep Alto Mare safe at all costs.
		Shown with:Camp Pikachu
6		Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker	June 1, 2004	Miramax Films	七夜の願い星 ジラーチ Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi Wishing Star of the Seven Nights	July 19, 2003	Toho
		Summary: Amysterious comet that passes by every millennium awakensJirachi, aMythical Pokémon. Using its power,Butler, a magician who was formerly a member ofTeam Magma, attempts to create aGroudon to further thevillainous organization's goals. CanAsh andhis friends protect Jirachi during the week that it is awake?
		Shown with:Gotta Dance!
7		Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys	January 22, 2005	Miramax Films	裂空の訪問者 デオキシス Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys Deoxys the Visitor	July 17, 2004	Toho
		Summary: When a meteor crashes into Earth, a battle begins betweenRayquaza and theDeoxys contained inside. With Rayquaza the victor, researchers pick up a portion of the meteor with the intention of studying it. When the Deoxys has finally recovered four years later, it attacks the city where the researchers call home, just in time for Ash and friends to visit. But why is it attacking? What connection does the meteor have with it?
8		Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	September 19, 2006	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ Mew and the Wave Hero: Lucario Mew and the Wave Hero	July 16, 2005	Toho
		Summary:Ash's Pikachu is taken to theTree of Beginning by a wildMew. To get Pikachu back, Ash must now team up with aLucario from many years past, but with Lucario still bitter about the hero who sealed him away, Ash and friends must discover the hero's true intentions.
		Related specials:Find Mew!
9		Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	March 23, 2007	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ポケモンレンジャーと 蒼海の王子 マナフィ Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea	July 15, 2006	Toho
		Summary: When theEgg of aMythical Pokémon,Manaphy, with ties toan ancient water-based civilization, falls into the hands ofa pirate, aPokémon Ranger entrusts the Egg toAsh andhis friends—specificallyMay. May must keep the Egg safe until it hatches, and afterward, make sure Manaphy does not fall into the hands of the Phantom, lestSamiya be lost to the seafloor and Manaphy lose its home.
		Related specials:Pikachu's Ocean Adventure
10		Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	February 24, 2008	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai	July 14, 2007	Toho
		Summary: InAlamos Town, a large shrine toDialga andPalkia, theSpace-Time Towers, sits. But when Dialga and Palkia begin to battle in their dimension, the fight spills over into the Pokémon world, trapping Alamos Town away from the rest of the world. ADarkrai that lives in town tries to help, but is ultimately blamed by the town as the cause of the problem. Can Ash and his friends save Alamos Town before it is destroyed, and prove Darkrai's intentions?
11		Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	February 13, 2009	Universal Studios Home Entertainment (former); VIZ Media /Warner Bros. (current)	ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin	July 19, 2008	Toho
		Summary: When dark, poisonous clouds begin to appear in theReverse World, home toGiratina, it takes matters into its own hands and pursues the cause of the clouds:Dialga andPalkia. Finding Dialga, it lures it for revenge, and assumesShaymin to also be responsible. But this is not the only trouble:a researcher who wishes to make Giratina's power his own is also in pursuit of the Renegade Pokémon. With the balance of the Pokémon world and Reverse World altering due to Dialga and Giratina's own fight, Ash and friends must stop the fighting and get Shaymin toGracidea to participate in the flower bearing ceremony.
12		Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	November 20, 2009	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	アルセウス 超克の時空へ Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime	July 18, 2009	Toho
		Summary: Ash and friends have traveled toMichina Town, an ancient area surrounded by many legends—and unsurprisingly, manylegendary Pokémon as well. The fighting betweenDialga andGiratina begins again, butSheena, a young woman who guards Michina Town's shrine, stops it and brings peace between Dialga, Giratina andPalkia. The true reason for the fighting between the threelegendary Pokémon is revealed whenArceus emerges, seeking revenge for its betrayal by humanity at the hands of Sheena's ancestorDamos. With even Dialga, Palkia and Giratina unable to stand against the Pokémon said to have created all worlds, Ash, his friends and Sheena must embark on a trip back in time in a desperate bid to undo what went wrong and prevent Arceus's rampage from ever taking place.
13		Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions	February 5, 2011	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	幻影の覇者ゾロアーク Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark	July 10, 2010	Toho
		Summary: Ash and friends arrive inCrown City, where the "Pokémon Baccer World Cup" will be held. However, the city is being destroyed byRaikou,Entei andSuicune, who are all forms of a new and mysterious Pokémon,Zoroark. Zoroark's child,Zorua, asks Ash and his friends for help in saving its mother from the villain who has enslaved it. This draws them into a race against businessmanGrings Kodai, who has come to the city in pursuit ofCelebi's "Time Ripple" for his own sinister ends, to save Crown City before Kodai's actions lead to its destruction.
14		Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom	December 3, 2011	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom	July 16, 2011	Toho
		Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram	December 10, 2011	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram	July 16, 2011	Toho
		Summary: Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive inEindoak Town, a village where the descendants of a race known as the People of the Vale live, to participate in a battle tournament. They meet the Victory Pokémon,Victini, and learn of its deep connection to the history of the People of the Vale and their land. However, whenDamon, a man aiming to use the castle known as theSword of the Vale to restorehis people's kingdom to its former glory, captures Victini to move his plan forward, he sets in motion a chain of events that threaten to destroy not only Eindoak Town but the entire world.
15		Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice	December 8, 2012	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo	July 14, 2012	Toho
		Summary:Keldeo is training to become one of the Sacred Swordsmen, likeCobalion,Terrakion, andVirizion. But when it decides to challengeKyurem to prove its strength, it ends up badly injured. Later encountering Ash and his friends aboard a train to the city of Roushan, Keldeo drags them into its desperate attempt to escape from the enraged Kyurem and its gang ofCryogonal. As Kyurem's relentless pursuit drives the group from the train into the big city and finally deep into the abandoned mine Kyurem calls home, can they help Keldeo find its inner strength and defeat Kyurem to prove itself a true Sacred Swordsman?
		Shown with:Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade Related specials:Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries
16		Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and The Legend Awakened	October 19, 2013	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒 Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens	July 13, 2013	Toho
		Summary: Distressed due to the loss of their homeland, theGenesect Army attacksNew Tork City. Coincidentally, Ash and his friends are visiting the city to see the park calledPokémon Hills. When the Genesect begin rampaging in the city, Ash is protected by the sudden appearance of a familiar Pokémon—Mewtwo. Despite sympathizing with the plight of the Genesect, Mewtwo attempts to convince them to leave New Tork City and go somewhere else where artificial Pokémon can belong, only to get into a conflict with the Red Genesect that leads the team. Can Mewtwo overcome the Genesect to save New Tork City or is the city doomed to be destroyed and changed into the nest of a Pokémon left behind by history?
		Shown with:Eevee & Friends Related specials:Top Secret Internal Team Plasma Genesect Video,Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening
17		Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	November 8, 2014	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	破壊の繭とディアンシー The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie	July 19, 2014	Toho
		Summary:Diamond Domain is a land deep under theKalos region where manyCarbink live. The land is given life by the Heart Diamond, which can only be created by its princess,Diancie. However, Diancie currently does not have the power to create a new Heart Diamond, and the land is threatened due to the aging of the current one. After meetingAsh andhis friends, Diancie sets off on an adventure to findXerneas, but during their travels, the group comes across the cocoon whereYveltal—said to have destroyed all life in Kalos long ago—sleeps. During a conflict with a gang of jewel thieves targeting Diancie, Yveltal awakens, leading to a crisis that threatens to repeat the disaster of ages past.
		Shown with:Pikachu, What's This Key? Related specials:Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain
18		Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	November 5, 2015	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	光輪の超魔神 フーパ The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa	July 18, 2015	Toho
		Summary: One hundred years ago,Dahara City was threatened with destruction whenHoopa brought a number oflegendary Pokémon into the area, but was saved when amysterious man bound its power with thePrison Bottle. In the present,Ash andhis friends arrive in Dahara City and meetMeray, who cares for Hoopa in its peaceful Confined form. Meray's brother,Baraz, obtains the Prison Bottle in hopes of restoring Hoopa's true power, but that power has grown angry over the years and seeks revenge. After escaping from the Prison Bottle, the evil Shadow Hoopa goes on a rampage to erase its weaker self, culminating in both Hoopa summoning groups of legendary Pokémon to fight each other. In order to save Dahara City, Meray, Baraz and Ash's friends must recreate the Prison Bottle and stop Shadow Hoopa, but even if they succeed, an even greater threat may still await.
		Shown with:Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad Related specials:Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures,Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon
19		Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel	November 4, 2016	VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna	July 16, 2016	Toho
		Summary:Ash andhis friends encounterVolcanion after a blast of steam from the sky, and Ash becomes bonded to it by an unknown force. Volcanion, who hates humans, is forced to bring Ash along as it heads to theAzoth Kingdom. Volcanion is in pursuit ofMagearna, hoping to rescue it from a corrupt minister who has stolen it with the intent of using Magearna's mysterious power to conquer the kingdom of machinery. Ash and Volcanion are forced to work together to rescue Magearna.
20		Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!	November 5, 2017	Fathom Events VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	キミにきめた！ I Choose You!	July 15, 2017	Toho
		Summary: On his tenth birthday,Ash sets off fromPallet Town to become aPokémon Trainer alongside a Pikachu that disobeys him. The duo encounterHo-Oh and, after acquiring aRainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companionsSorrel andVerity, and guided by the mysteriousMarshadow, Ash travels toMount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way.
21		Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us	November 24, 2018	Fathom Events VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	みんなの物語 Everyone's Story	July 13, 2018	Toho
		Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?
22		Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution	February 27, 2020	Netflix VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution	July 12, 2019	Toho
		Summary:Ash Ketchum andhis friends are tricked into visitingNew Island, an island ruled by a mutant Pokémon,Mewtwo. There, they find out about Mewtwo's plans to clone their Pokémon and destroy the world, and a massive battle follows between the clones and the originals—including the "original" counterpart to Mewtwo:Mew.
23		Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle	October 8, 2021	Netflix VIZ Media /Warner Bros.	ココ Koko	December 25, 2020	Toho
		Summary:Ash andPikachu encounterKoko, a young man who was raised as a Pokémon byZarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in theForest of Okoya.

Live-action movies

Poster	English title	English release	American distributor	Japanese title	Japanese release	Japanese distributor
	'POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'	May 10, 2019	Warner Bros.	名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu	May 3, 2019	Toho/Legendary East
	Summary: When ace detectiveHarry Goodman goes missing, his son,Tim, and Harry's former Pokémon partner,Detective Pikachu, join forces to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together on an epic adventure throughRyme City, they uncover a shocking plot that could destroy the wholePokémon universe.

Long specials

These special episodes do not appear in theaters in either the original or the dub, but run longer than the half hour that normal episodes fill. Due to this, they are often considered televisionPokémon movies, not counting towards the running total.

Cover	English title	English release	Japanese title	Japanese release
	Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns	December 5, 2001	ミュウツー！我ハココニ在リ Mewtwo! I Am Here	December 30, 2000
	Summary:Mewtwo, who has been hiding out in theJohto region since last he was seen, has been located byGiovanni. Now theRocket Boss wants to recapture the powerful Pokémon to again use him for his own purposes. It was released directly to video in the United States.
	The Legend of Thunder!	June 3, 2006(Part 1) June 10, 2006(Parts 2 and 3)	ポケットモンスタークリスタル・ライコウ　雷の伝説 Pocket Monsters Crystal: Raikou - Legend of Thunder	December 30, 2001
	Summary: In the first break fromAsh and his friends, three Trainers,Jimmy,Marina, andVincent must stop the evilTeam Rocket duoAttila andHun from capturingRaikou. It was divided up into three parts to become the first three episodes ofPokémon Chronicles when dubbed.
	Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon	April 29, 2006	戦慄のミラージュポケモン The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon	October 13, 2006
	Summary:Ash,May,Max, andBrock meet up withMisty andProfessor Oak to investigateDr. Yung's new Mirage Pokémon system. But when the mysterious Mirage Master appears with a MirageMewtwo, Ash is forced to fight him to stop his plans to dominate the world with his Mirage Pokémon.
	Pokémon Origins	November 15, 2013(File 1) November 18, 2013(File 2) November 20, 2013(File 3) November 22, 2013(File 4)	ポケットモンスターTHE ORIGIN Pocket Monsters: The Origin	October 2, 2013
	Summary: In this television miniseries retelling the story ofPokémon Red and Green,Red becomes aPokémon Trainer and travels around theKanto region, battling againstGym Leaders, and theElite Four. He has a rivalry withBlue and battles againstTeam Rocket andGiovanni. During his travels, Red discovers a mysterious, never-before-seen Pokémon. Pokémon Origins aired as a single feature-length film in its original Japanese airing, and was divided into four episodes for the English dub airing, and both Japanese and English home video releases.
	Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles	September 23, 2022	ポケットモンスター 神とよばれし アルセウス Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God	January 21, 2022(JNS01-JNS02) January 28, 2022(JNS03-JNS04)
	Summary: Ash andGoh travel toSinnoh at the invitation ofCynthia to attend a festival celebratingthe region's ancient past. While there, they reunite with both Cynthia andDawn. Meanwhile, the members of the resurgentTeam Galactic launch a bid to rescue their lost leader,Cyrus, from the dimensional rift hedisappeared into in the past. As Team Galactic's actions cause aHeatran to begin violently rampaging, Ash, Goh, Dawn and Cynthia join forces withBrock to thwart the scheme and stop Heatran before it causes a catastrophic disaster that could devastateMount Coronet and the rest ofSinnoh. This four episode miniseries was formatted as a single feature-length movie when released outside Japan andHong Kong.

Release

When they open in Japan, Pokémon movies usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. In 2008,Giratina and the Sky Warrior drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as theStudio Ghibli filmPonyo. In 2011,White—Victini and Zekrom andBlack—Victini and Reshiram were released on the same day as the Studio Ghibli filmFrom Up on Poppy Hill, which was placed third in the Japanese box office, alongsideHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and the latter. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with theoriginal series, receivedwide theatrical releases, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, sincePokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, airing onCartoon Network within a year of the Japanese premiere. Beginning with the dub ofVolcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, the movies typically premiere onDisney XD.Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution was the first movie to see its international premiere on a streaming platform with its February 2020 release onNetflix.

Thethirteenth movie saw alimited theatrical release in the United States as part of the "Pokémon Black Version and White Version Mall Tour". On December 3 and 4, 2011,White—Victini and Zekrom received a limited commercial release in US theaters, making it the first movie sincePokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias to receive a commercial theatrical release. All of thePokémon the Series: Black & White andPokémon the Series: XY movies have aired in theaters in Australia and New Zealand, with thePokémon the Series: XY movies premiering there before the United States.I Choose You! also received a limited theatrical run internationally on November 5 and 6, 2017.The Power of Us was given a limited theatrical release starting on November 24, 2018.

Titles

The full titles of Pokémon movies typically begin with some variant of the phrase "Pokémon the Movie".

In English, fromthe 14th movie onward, all full movie titles begin with "Pokémon the Movie". The first three movies—Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back,Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One, andPokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei—also include some variant of the phrase in their titles.

In Japanese, all movies except those inPokémon the Series: XY begin with the phrase 「劇場版ポケットモンスター」 (Pocket Monsters: Movie Version). ThePokémon the Series: XY movies instead begin with the phrase 「ポケモン・ザ・ムービー」 (Pokémon the Movie).

Relation to the animated series

Generally, Pokémon movies and long specials have little to no impact on the overall plotline of theanimated series. One such example is the fact thatAsh,Dawn, andBrock having metDialga andPalkia inThe Rise of Darkrai,Giratina and the Sky Warrior, andArceus and the Jewel of Life goes unmentioned when theLegendary Pokémon are seen again inThe Battle Finale of Legend!. Meanwhile, other details introduced in movies, such as Ash'sAura abilities as well as Dawn'sLunar Wing, have been referenced by the animated series. As the series has progressed, more references to past movies have been made, with Ash recognizing aLatios immediately inThe Semi-Final Frontier!, while having only seen one previously inPokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, eventually culminating with characters from the aforementioned movie and its setting directly appearing in the animated series inAsh and Latios.

Themovie trilogy that debuted during the airing ofPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon are unique exceptions:I Choose You! is an alternate retelling of Ash's early journey in a continuity completely independent ofPokémon the Series, with the following movie,The Power of Us, being an original story also set within that continuity. Finally,Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is the first Pokémon movie to be a remake, being a CGI retelling ofMewtwo Strikes Back.

The placement of the movies in the animated series timeline will normally be between the episodes aired before and after the date of the movie's Japanese premiere, though often with later movies, this placement can vary with regard to events in the animated series.

Home video releases

North American home video releases

Main article:List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 1)

United Kingdom home video releases

Main article:List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 2)

Australian home video releases

Main article:List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

• SinceGeneration IV, placeholder data in thelist of locations where a Pokémon can be obtained exists for movies.
  • In Generation IV,placeholder data exists for every movie betweenthe ninth andthe nineteenth, with space reserved for movies from 2006 to 2016.
  • InGeneration V,placeholder data exists for every movie betweenthe thirteenth andthe twenty-third, with space reserved for movies from 2010 to 2020.
  • InGeneration VI,placeholder data exists for every movie betweenthe sixteenth andthe twenty-first, with space reserved for movies from 2013 to 2018.
  • InGeneration VII,placeholder data exists for every movie betweenthe nineteenth and the twenty-fourth, with space reserved for movies from 2016 to 2021.
  • InGeneration VIII,placeholder data exists for every movie betweenthe twenty-second and the twenty-seventh, with space reserved for movies from 2019 to 2024.
• Several characters from the movies have been featured as cameos in the gamesDiamond, Pearl andPlatinum. Their names match that of the characters they are based on in the Japanese version; however, the English translators missed those references and named them differently.
  • Ace Trainers Felix and Dana fromRoute 229 have theirteams based on those ofButler andDiane fromJirachi: Wish Maker.
  • Ace Trainer Jamie fromRoute 224 is aTrainer who analyzesbattles using her laptop. She is based onRebecca fromDestiny Deoxys, and challenges the player with herMetagross.
  • Swimmer Katelyn fromRoute 220 is based onLizabeth fromPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
• 2021 is the first year since the release ofMewtwo Strikes Back in which a new movie was not released in Japan.

In other languages

External links

• Official website forPokémon movies(English)
• Official website forPokémon movies(Japanese)
• An official webpage forPokémon movies(Japanese)
• Pokémon movies on Wikipedia

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