Pikachu short
The Pikachu shorts are small movies that were originally shown at the start of the Pokémon movies, but expanded to fulfill other purposes too.
They feature only Pokémon almost exclusively, and chronicle miscellaneous adventures of Ash's Pikachu.
Categories of shorts
The shorts can roughly be sorted into the following categories:
- Annual shorts which aired theatrically together with a corresponding movie: PK01 with M01, PK04 with M02, PK07 with M03, PK11 with M04, PK12 with M05 and PK13 with M06.
- After the sixth movie, instead of releasing the annual shorts theatrically together with the corresponding movie, shorts were initially broadcast during the month of August exclusively on even numbered ANA flights: PK14 was released in 2004 (the same year as the seventh movie), PK16 in 2005, and since PK18 in 2006, every Pikachu short has been of this type, up until most recently PK22 in 2011.
- Three "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" Christmas specials were produced, consisting of two episodes each: PK02/PK03 in 1998, PK05/PK06 in 1999 and PK08/PK09 in 2000.
- Two shorts were released theatrically on their own under the "Pokémon 3D Adventure" banner, to demonstrate 3D cinema technology: PK15 and PK17.
The shorts
| Code | Screenshot | English title | Japanese title | US broadcast | Japan broadcast | Time between |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK01 | 
|
Pikachu's Vacation | ピカチュウのなつやすみ Pikachu's Summer Vacation |
November 12, 1999 | July 18, 1998 | 482 days |
| PK02 | 
|
Christmas Night | クリスマスであそぼ！ Let's Play on Christmas! |
November 25, 2006 | December 22, 1998 | 2895 days |
| PK03 | 
|
Kanga Games | 雪であそぼ！ Let's Play in the Snow! |
November 25, 2006 | December 22, 1998 | 2895 days |
| PK04 | 
|
Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | ピカチュウたんけんたい The Pikachu Expedition |
July 21, 2000 | July 17, 1999 | 370 days |
| PK05 | 
|
Winter Games | こおりであそぼう Let's Play in the Ice |
Unaired | December 22, 1999 | 8885 days since Japanese airing |
| PK06 | 
|
Stantler's Little Helpers | クリスマスの夜 Christmas Night |
Unaired | December 22, 1999 | 8885 days since Japanese airing |
| PK07 | 
|
Pikachu & Pichu | ピチューとピカチュウ Pichu and Pikachu |
April 6, 2001 | July 8, 2000 | 272 days |
| PK08 | 
|
Delibird's Dilemma | デリバードのプレゼント Delibird's Present |
June 17, 2006 | December 22, 2000 | 2003 days |
| PK09 | 
|
Snorlax Snowman | ホワイトストーリー White Story |
June 17, 2006 | December 22, 2000 | 2003 days |
| PK10 | 
|
Pikachu's PikaBoo | ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seek |
March 18, 2003 | July 7, 2001 | 619 days |
| PK11 | 
|
Camp Pikachu | ピカピカ星空キャンプ Pikapika Starry Sky Camp |
January 20, 2004 | July 13, 2002 | 556 days |
| PK12 | 
|
Gotta Dance!! | おどるポケモンひみつ基地 Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon |
June 1, 2004 | July 19, 2003 | 318 days |
| PK13 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウのなつまつり Pikachu's Summer Festival |
Unaired | August 1, 2004 | 7201 days since Japanese airing |
| PK14 | 
|
No English title | ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー ミュウを探せ！ Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew! |
Unaired | March 18, 2005 | 6972 days since Japanese airing |
| PK15 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウのおばけカーニバル Pikachu's Ghost Carnival |
Unaired | August 1, 2005 | 6836 days since Japanese airing |
| PK16 | 
|
Pikachu's Ocean Adventure | ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー2 ピカチュウの海底大冒険 Pokémon 3D Adventure 2: Pikachu's Big Undersea Adventure |
July 1, 2008 | May 20, 2006 | 773 days |
| PK17 | 
|
Pikachu's Island Adventure | ピカチュウのわんぱくアイランド Pikachu's Naughty Island |
April 3, 2007 | August 1, 2006 | 245 days |
| PK18 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウの探検クラブ Pikachu's Exploration Club |
Unaired | August 1, 2007 | 6106 days since Japanese airing |
| PK19 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウ 氷の大冒険 Pikachu's Ice Adventure |
Unaired | August 1, 2008 | 5740 days since Japanese airing |
| PK20 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウのキラキラだいそうさく！ Pikachu's Big Sparking Search |
Unaired | August 1, 2009 | 5375 days since Japanese airing |
| PK21 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウのふしぎなふしぎな大冒険 Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure |
Unaired | August 1, 2010 | 5010 days since Japanese airing |
| PK22 | 
|
No English title | ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story |
Unaired | August 1, 2011 | 4645 days since Japanese airing |
| This concludes the list of Pikachu shorts. | ||||||