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Drawing a distinction between "Pokémon movies" as a concept and the title prefix "Pokémon the Movie"
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A '''Pokémon movie''' | A '''Pokémon movie''' is a theatrical film released in Japan in July, centering on {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and following, as the {{pkmn|anime|main anime series}}, {{Ash}} 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, and all of them have a {{cat|Movie manga adaptations|manga adaptation}}. | ||
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. | |||
==Release== | |||
When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. In 2008, ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as the {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film ''{{wp|Ponyo}}''. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], received {{wp|Wide release|wide theatrical releases}}, 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 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} within a year of the Japanese premiere. | When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. In 2008, ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as the {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film ''{{wp|Ponyo}}''. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], received {{wp|Wide release|wide theatrical releases}}, 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 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} within a year of the Japanese premiere. | ||
The [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a {{wp|Limited release|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 {{series2|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. ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' was given a limited theatrical release starting on November 24, 2018. | The [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a {{wp|Limited release|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 {{series2|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. ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' was given a limited theatrical release starting on November 24, 2018. | ||
==Titles== | |||
The full titles of Pokémon movies all begin with some variant of the phrase "Pokémon the Movie". In Japanese, movies [[M01|1]] to [[M16|16]] and [[M20|20]] to [[M21|21]] begin with 「劇場版ポケットモンスター」 (''Pocket Monsters: Movie Version''), while movies [[M17|17]] to [[M19|19]] begin with 「ポケモン・ザ・ムービー」 (''Pokémon the Movie''). | |||
==Movies== | ==Movies== | ||