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The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', based on a real-world location outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in the [[List of anime episodes|episodes]] aired on TV, with the battle between greedy people who would use Pokémon for evil and those like Ash who are friends and partners to their Pokémon being a central issue in several movies. | The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', based on a real-world location outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in the [[List of anime episodes|episodes]] aired on TV, with the battle between greedy people who would use Pokémon for evil and those like Ash who are friends and partners to their Pokémon being a central issue in several movies. | ||
When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. A few years ago, [[M11|one movie]] drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as a {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], were released in theaters, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, since ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', airing on [[Cartoon Network]] early in the year. Recently the [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release as part of the "Pokémon Black Version and White Version Mall Tour". On December | When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. A few years ago, [[M11|one movie]] drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as a {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], were released in theaters, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, since ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', airing on [[Cartoon Network]] early in the year. Recently the [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release as part of the "Pokémon Black Version and White Version Mall Tour". On December 3 and 4, 2011, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' received a limited commercial release in US theaters, making it the first movie since ''Pokémon Heroes'' to receive a commercial theatrical release. | ||
To date there have been fifteen theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. | To date there have been fifteen theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. | ||
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