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Pokémon 3: The Movie

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Young Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his loyal friends journey to the beautiful mountain town of Greenfield, where they will encounter the Unown, the most mysterious of all Pokémon, in Kids' WB! Presents "Pokémon 3: The Movie." The third big-screen installment in the infinitely popular Pokémon mythology is really two stories in one. The feature-length adventure, "Spell of the Unown," is accompanied by a bonus 22-minute short, "Pikachu and Pichu," starring the much-loved Pikachu.

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Critics say that the third Pokemon movie has a better plot than its two predecessors. This is not enough, however, to recommend it to those not already fans of the franchise.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media So-so, violent movie for series fans only. Rated: 2/5 Dec 27, 2010 Full Review Robert Koehler Variety The animation doesn't display the kind of artistic advances that would compensate for the underdeveloped story. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review David Aldridge Radio Times As ever, accompanying grown-ups should either take a good book or, better still, avoid the film completely by bribing another adult to go along instead. Rated: 2/5 Jan 23, 2019 Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Más Gamers Perfect for fans of the franchise; anyone else, though, will probably get bored and annoyed. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Oct 20, 2018 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review The lengthy battles here become tiresome in a film that says Pokmons live to battle but also know when to quit. Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Trafalgar L Better than its predecessors, but still not worthy of a G rating. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Sebastian S Sweet, colorful, and great characters. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Ryland C I wanted to like it, but I didn’t and it happens to be the worst of the first 3 Pokemon movies. This one is just….. boring. I’d much rather watch the first Pokémon movie. That one happens to have more heart, and emotion put into it rather than THIS! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review Kathy K i love pokemon and this :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Sahooon C if you're a child that loves Pokemon you will love this but otherwise probably best to stay away Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Nick S It was okay, didn't have the sense of importance and grandeur the previous two had. It was also a bit confusing... But overall pretty cool still and well animated for the time. It was nice to see Charizard again for a bit. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his loyal friends journey to the beautiful mountain town of Greenfield, where they will encounter the Unown, the most mysterious of all Pokémon, in Kids' WB! Presents "Pokémon 3: The Movie." The third big-screen installment in the infinitely popular Pokémon mythology is really two stories in one. The feature-length adventure, "Spell of the Unown," is accompanied by a bonus 22-minute short, "Pikachu and Pichu," starring the much-loved Pikachu.
Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
Producer
Norman J. Grossfeld, Choji Yoshikawa, Yukako Matsusako, Takemoto Mori
Screenwriter
Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 6, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.1M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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