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A '''Pokémon movie''' is released in Japanese theaters in July, centering on [[Pokémon]] and following, as the [[Pokémon anime|main anime]], [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}}. Typically, the movies' animation is done by [[Team Koitabashi]] of [[OLM Incorporated|OLM]], and each has at least one hour of footage. Nine of the movies also have a [[Pikachu short]] that is shown before the main feature.

The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', based on real-world locations 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 [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release in the 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: Latios & Latias'' to receive a commercial theatrical release. All of the {{series|Best Wishes}} and {{series|XY}} movies have aired in theaters in Australia and New Zealand, with the {{series|XY}} movies premiering there before the United States.

To date, there have been eighteen theatrical Pokémon movies and four movie-length special episodes.

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| '''[[M01|Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'''

| '''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000 - The Power of One]]'''

| colspan="6" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Summary:''' In [[Alto Mare]], a legend is told of its guardians, {{OBP|Latios|M05}} and {{OBP|Latias|M05}}, who have protected the city for a long time. The [[Soul Dew]], their essence, is kept in Alto Mare to keep the city safe. But when [[Team Rocket]] agents {{mov|Annie}} and [[Oakley]] arrive to attempt to steal the Soul Dew, Ash and his friends must recover it to keep Alto Mare safe at all costs.

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| '''[[M06|Pokémon—Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'''

| '''ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ'''<br />''Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario''<br /><small>''Mew and the Wave Hero''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" |'''Summary:''' [[Ash's Pikachu]] is taken to the [[Tree of World's Beginning]] by a wild {{OBP|Mew|M08}}. To get Pikachu back, Ash must now team up with a legendary {{OBP|Lucario|M08}} 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.

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| December 3, 2011

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" |'''Summary:''' Ash, Iris and Cilan arrive in [[Eindoak 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, {{OBP|Victini|M14}}, and learn of its deep connection to the history of the People of the Vale and their land. However, when [[Damon]], a man aiming to use the castle known as the [[Sword of the Vale]] to restore [[Kingdom of the Vale|his 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.

| '''[[M15|Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'''

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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" |'''Summary:''' [[Diamond Domain]] is a land deep under the [[Kalos]] region where many {{p|Carbink}} live. The land is given life by the [[Heart Diamond]], which can only be created by its princess, {{p|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 meeting {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, Diancie sets off on an adventure to find {{p|Xerneas}}, but during their travels, the group comes across the cocoon where {{p|Yveltal}}—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.

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| '''[[M19]]'''

| '''ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY＆Z 2016'''<br />''Pokémon the movie XY & Z 2016'' (tentative title)

| July 16, 2016

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 TV Pokémon movies, not counting towards the running total.

Generally, Pokémon movies and long specials have little to no impact on the overall plotline of the anime and fans will argue as to whether or not they are considered true canon. Evidence going either way is sparse, with many details, such as the fact that {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} having met {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Palkia}} in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', and ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' going unmentioned when the legendary Pokémon are seen again in ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]''. Other details introduced in movies, such as Ash's [[aura]] abilities, have in fact been referenced by the main anime.

It is possible that early on, the movies were intended to be generally ambiguous in regard to their canon status, as Mewtwo's erasure of everyone's memories at the conclusion of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' makes there no difference as to whether or not the movie is canon. As the series has progressed, however, more references to past movies have been made, with Ash recognizing a {{p|Latios}} immediately in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', despite having never seen another aside from the one which appeared in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.

Due to this inconsistency, it will be noted in the movies' individual articles when a reference has been made to them in the main anime. The placement of the movies in the anime timeline will generally be between the episodes aired before and after the date of the movie's Japanese premiere, though often with earlier movies, this placement can vary with regard to events in the main anime. The only exception to this ambiguity is ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'', which while having the characteristics of a long special, is divided in different parts and exists within its own canon separated from the main anime series.

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* [http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/ Japanese official website]

* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-movies/ American official website]

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