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The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', based on [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world locations]] outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in the [[List of anime episodes|episodes]] aired on television, usually featuring Ash and his friends confronting antagonists who wish to use Pokémon for selfish purposes. Nearly every movie involves [[Legendary Pokémon]], and many of them debut a [[Mythical Pokémon]] belonging to the ongoing [[generation]] of the [[main series]] games, with [[List of event Pokémon distributions|event distributions]] for certain Pokémon featuring in the movie running concurrently. | The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', based on [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world locations]] outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in the [[List of anime episodes|episodes]] aired on television, usually featuring Ash and his friends confronting antagonists who wish to use Pokémon for selfish purposes. Nearly every movie involves [[Legendary Pokémon]], and many of them debut a [[Mythical Pokémon]] belonging to the ongoing [[generation]] of the [[main series]] games, with [[List of event Pokémon distributions|event distributions]] for certain Pokémon featuring in the movie running concurrently. | ||
To date, there have been 21 theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. Additionally, the miniseries ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' is a similar length to a movie when all the episodes are combined. | To date, there have been 21 theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. Additionally, the miniseries ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' is a similar length to a movie when all of the episodes are combined. | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
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The full titles of Pokémon movies typically begin with some variant of the phrase "Pokémon the Movie". | The full titles of Pokémon movies typically begin with some variant of the phrase "Pokémon the Movie". | ||
In English, from [[M14|the 14th movie]] onward, all full movie titles begin with "Pokémon the Movie". The first three movies—''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''—also | In English, from [[M14|the 14th movie]] onward, all full movie titles begin with "Pokémon the Movie". The first three movies—''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One]]'', and ''[[M03|Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''—also include some variant of the phrase in their titles. | ||
In Japanese, all movies except those in the {{series|XY}} begin with the phrase 「劇場版ポケットモンスター」 (''Pocket Monsters: Movie Version''). The ''XY'' series movies instead begin with the phrase 「ポケモン・ザ・ムービー」 (''Pokémon the Movie''). | In Japanese, all movies except those in the {{series|XY}} begin with the phrase 「劇場版ポケットモンスター」 (''Pocket Monsters: Movie Version''). The ''XY'' series movies instead begin with the phrase 「ポケモン・ザ・ムービー」 (''Pokémon the Movie''). | ||
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** In [[Generation VII]], [[List of locations by index number (Generation VII)|placeholder data]] exists for every movie between [[M19|the nineteenth]] and the present, with space reserved for movies from 2016 to 2021. | ** In [[Generation VII]], [[List of locations by index number (Generation VII)|placeholder data]] exists for every movie between [[M19|the nineteenth]] and the present, with space reserved for movies from 2016 to 2021. | ||
* Several characters from the movies have been featured as cameos in the games [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]]. 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. | * Several characters from the movies have been featured as cameos in the games [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]]. 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 from {{rt|229|Sinnoh}} have their [[party|teams]] based on those of [[Butler]] and [[Diane]] from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]''. | ||
** | ** {{tc|Ace Trainer}} Jamie from {{rt|224|Sinnoh}} is a {{pkmn|Trainer}} who analyzes battles using her laptop. She is based on {{mov|Rebecca}} from ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', and challenges the player with her {{p|Metagross}}. | ||
** | ** {{tc|Swimmer}} Katelyn from {{rt|220|Sinnoh}} is based on [[Lizabeth]] from ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||