Pokémon movie: Difference between revisions

The [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release in the United States 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 ''XY'' series movies premiering there before the United States. ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' also received a limited theatrical run internationally on November 5 and 6, 2017.

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.

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| '''ミュウツーの逆襲'''<br>''Mewtwo's Counterattack''<br><small>''Mewtwo Strikes Back!''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} are tricked into visiting [[New Island]], an island ruled by a mutant Pokémon, {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}. 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: {{OBP|Mew|M01}}.

| '''幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕'''<br>''Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth''<br><small>''Revelation-Lugia''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} visit [[Shamouti Island]], the centerpoint of culture in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], just in time for their annual festival in honor of the Chosen One spoken of in legends who would save the world when {{OBP|Lugia|M02}}'s song was not enough to quell the fighting {{OBP|Legendary birds|M02}}. But when the meddling of a self-named "[[Lawrence III|Pokémon Collector]]" causes the legendary birds to begin fighting, will the Chosen One appear in time to help Lugia?

| '''結晶塔の帝王 ＥＮＴＥＩ'''<br>''Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei''<br><small>''Lord of the "Unknown" Tower''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' When [[Spencer Hale]], a researcher exploring the mystery of the {{OBP|Unown|M03}}, disappears on an expedition, his daughter [[Molly Hale|Molly]] is left alone in their mansion in [[Greenfield]]. Using tiles of the Unown sent to her by her father, she brings Unown into the [[Pokémon world]], where their power can make real her dreams. When she wishes for her parents to return, however, she wishes her father as an {{OBP|Entei|M03}}, and then for him to bring her a mother. When Ash's [[Delia Ketchum|own 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 whole [[Johto]] region... or even the world?

| '''セレビィ時を超えた遭遇'''<br>''Celebi: Encounter Beyond Time''<br><small>''Celebi: a Timeless Encounter''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' Forty years in the past, a [[Sam|young Trainer]] finds a {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} 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 meets {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, but before they can get Celebi to take him back to the past, it is captured by a far more dangerous man, [[Team Rocket]] operative [[Iron-Masked Marauder]], whose [[Dark Ball]]s brainwash Celebi into following his every command.

| '''水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス'''<br>''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios''<br><small>''The Guardians of Altomare''</small>

| 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 {{OBP|Annie|M05}} 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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| '''七夜の願い星 ジラーチ'''<br>''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi''<br><small>''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' A mysterious comet that passes by every millennium awakens {{OBP|Jirachi|M06}}, a legendary Pokémon. Using its power, a magician, [[Butler]], who was formerly a member of [[Team Magma]], attempts to create a {{p|Groudon}} to further the group's goals. Can {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} protect Jirachi during the week that it is awake?

| '''裂空の訪問者 デオキシス'''<br>''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys''<br><small>''Deoxys the Visitor''</small>

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' When a meteor crashes into Earth, a battle begins between {{OBP|Rayquaza|M07}} and the {{OBP|Deoxys|M07}} 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?

| '''ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ'''<br>''Mew and the Wave 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 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.

| '''ポケモンレンジャーと<br>蒼海の王子 マナフィ'''<br>''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy''<br><small>''The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea''</small>

| colspan="6" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' When the egg of a legendary Pokémon, {{OBP|Manaphy|M09}}, with ties to [[People of the Water|an ancient water-based civilization]], falls into the hands of [[The Phantom|a pirate]], a {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}} entrusts the egg to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}—specifically {{an|May}}. May must keep the egg safe until it hatches, and afterward, make sure Manaphy does not fall into the hands of the Phantom, lest [[Samiya]] be lost to the seafloor and Manaphy lose its home.

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| '''ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ'''<br>''Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' In [[Alamos Town]], a large shrine to {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Palkia}}, the [[Space-Time Tower]], 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. A {{OBP|Darkrai|M10}} 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?

| [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] (former);<br>[[VIZ Media]] / {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!|Warner Bros.}} (current)

| '''ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ'''<br>''Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' When dark, poisonous clouds begin to appear in the [[Reverse World]], home to {{mov|Giratina}}, it takes matters into its own hands and pursues the cause of the clouds: {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Palkia}}. Finding Dialga, it lures it for revenge, and assumes {{OBP|Shaymin|M11}} to also be responsible. But this is not the only trouble: [[Zero|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 to {{si|Gracidea}} to participate in the flower bearing ceremony.

| '''アルセウス 超克の時空へ'''<br>''Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' Ash and friends have traveled to [[Michina Town]], an ancient area surrounded by many legends—and unsurprisingly, many [[legendary Pokémon]] as well. The fighting between {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Giratina}} begins again, but [[Sheena]], a young woman who guards Michina Town's shrine, stops it and brings peace between Dialga, Giratina and {{mov|Palkia}}. The true reason for the fighting between the three [[legendary Pokémon]] is revealed when {{OBP|Arceus|M12}} emerges, seeking revenge for its betrayal by humanity at the hands of Sheena's ancestor [[Damos]]. 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.

| '''幻影の覇者ゾロアーク'''<br>''Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark''

| colspan="6" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' Ash and friends arrive in [[Crown City]], where the "Pokémon Baccer World Cup" will be held. However, the city is being destroyed by {{OBP|Raikou|M13}}, {{OBP|Entei|M13}} and {{OBP|Suicune|M13}}, who are all forms of a new and mysterious Pokémon, {{OBP|Zoroark|M13}}. Zoroark's child, {{OBP|Zorua|M13}}, 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 businessman [[Grings Kodai]], who has come to the city in pursuit of {{OBP|Celebi|M13}}'s "Time Ripple" for his own sinister ends, to save Crown City before Kodai's actions lead to its destruction.

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| '''ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム'''<br>''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom''

| '''ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム'''<br>''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''

| 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.

| '''キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ'''<br>''Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' {{OBP|Keldeo|M15}} is training to become one of the Sacred Swordsmen, like {{OBP|Cobalion|M15}}, {{OBP|Terrakion|M15}}, and {{OBP|Virizion|M15}}. But when it decides to challenge {{OBP|Kyurem|M15}} 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 of {{p|Cryogonal}}. 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?

| '''神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒'''<br>''Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens''

| colspan="6" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' Distressed due to the loss of their homeland, the [[Genesect Army]] attacks [[New Tork City]]. Coincidentally, Ash and his friends are visiting the city to see the park called [[Pokémon Hills]]. When the Genesect begin rampaging in the city, Ash is protected by the sudden appearance of a familiar Pokémon—{{OBP|Mewtwo|Best Wishes series}}. 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?

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| '''破壊の繭とディアンシー'''<br>''The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie''

| 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.

| '''光輪の超魔神 フーパ'''<br>''The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' One hundred years ago, [[Dahara City]] was threatened with destruction when {{an|Hoopa}} brought a number of [[legendary Pokémon]] into the area, but was saved when a [[Ghris|mysterious man]] bound its power with the [[Prison Bottle]]. In the present, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in Dahara City and meet [[Meray]], 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.

| '''ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ'''<br>''Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna''

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| '''キミにきめた！'''<br>''I Choose You!''

| colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' On his tenth birthday, {{Ash}} sets off from [[Pallet Town]] to become a [[Pokémon Trainer]] alongside a Pikachu that disobeys him. The duo encounter {{an|Ho-Oh}} and, after acquiring a [[Rainbow Wing]], pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions [[Sorrel]] and {{OBP|Verity|M20}}, and guided by the mysterious {{p|Marshadow}}, Ash travels to [[Mount Tensei]] in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way.

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| '''ミュウツー！我ハココニ在リ'''<br>''Mewtwo! I Am Here''

| colspan="4" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}, who has been hiding out in the [[Johto]] region since last he was seen, has been located by {{an|Giovanni}}. Now the [[Team Rocket|Rocket]] 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.

| June 3, 2006 <small>(Part 1)</small><br>June 10, 2006 <small>(Parts 2 and 3)</small>

| '''ポケットモンスタークリスタル・ライコウ　雷の伝説'''<br>''Pocket Monsters Crystal: Raikou - Legend of Thunder''

| colspan="4" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' In the first anime break from {{Ash}} and his friends, three Trainers, {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]] must stop the evil [[Team Rocket]] duo [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] from capturing {{OBP|Raikou|The Legend of Thunder!}}. It was divided up into three parts to become the first three episodes of [[Pokémon Chronicles]] when dubbed.

| '''戦慄のミラージュポケモン'''<br>''The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon''

| colspan="4" style="text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{an|Brock}} meet up with {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} to investigate [[Dr. Yung]]'s new Mirage Pokémon system. But when the mysterious Mirage Master appears with a Mirage {{p|Mewtwo}}, Ash is forced to fight him to stop his plans to dominate the world with his Mirage Pokémon.

| November 15, 2013 <small>([[PO01|File 1]])</small><br>November 18, 2013 <small>([[PO02|File 2]])</small><br>November 20, 2013 <small>([[PO03|File 3]])</small><br>November 22, 2013 <small>([[PO04|File 4]])</small>

| '''ポケットモンスター {{j|THE ORIGIN}}'''<br>''Pocket Monsters: The Origin''

| colspan="4" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" | '''Summary:''' In this television film retelling the story of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, {{ga|Red}} becomes a [[Pokémon Trainer]] and travels around the [[Kanto]] region, battling against [[Gym Leader]]s, and the [[Elite Four]]. He has a rivalry with {{ga|Blue}} and battles against [[Team Rocket]] and [[Giovanni]]. During his travels, Red discovers a mysterious, never-before-seen Pokémon. Pokémon Origins was divided up into four episodes when dubbed.