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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

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Ash turns 10 years old and becomes a Pokémon trainer when Professor Oak gives him his first Pokémon.

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Critics Reviews

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Mike McCahill Guardian 11/01/2017
2/5
One of Ash's contemporaries describes his encounter with this rainbow-hued bird as 'a priceless experience.' Two decades' worth of vanished, irretrievable pocket money would say otherwise. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media 08/12/2019
2/5
Some positive messages, but best for fans only. Go to Full Review
Sebastian Zavala Kahn Más Gamers 06/30/2019
2.5/5
A rushed and narratively inert summary of some episodes from the anime that made an impression on a whole generation. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Gareth Evans Starburst 02/02/2018
8/10
The movie is at its best when it is using the themes of its predecessor to tell its own story rather than the moments which essentially sell fans more of the same with a fresh coat of paint. Go to Full Review
Yip Wai Yee The Straits Times (Singapore) 11/22/2017
2.5/5
Still, there are some improvements here from the original anime. Visually, the animation is lovely to look at, with the glittering rainbow-coloured feathers of the mystical Ho-Oh character especially mesmerising. If only the story is as compelling. Go to Full Review
Allegra Frank Polygon 11/14/2017
The Pokmon anime has hardly adhered to the rules of the original games. But Pokmon: I Choose You! goes a step further, ending with a moment so bizarre that my entire theater howled in disbelief. Go to Full Review
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Jun 9 It's fine, just fine. But as a pokemon fan, having incineroar in a region with Johto legendary and all of a sudden being in Kanto 10 seconds later proves to me this movie is a weird Mish mash of franchises See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 14 What a success in 1 hour, 36 minutes, and 46 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Dominic C May 8 I mean, Piplup is my favorite Pokemon ever, so yeah See more Boc T 06/15/2024 Better to think of it as a reboot of Ash's journey and not a remake, this did a good job to get younger kids into Pokemon. Definitely some things I didn't like, especially with Pikachu near the end, but the rest of the movie is fine. See more Idan Charles L @Idanlevine 06/01/2024 Why does this exist, it's not canon and not that good tbh See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 05/23/2024 This is a boring and lazy retread of the first episode in the anime but that includes a moment that is so bafflingly terrible that it’s actually insulting to Pokemon fans See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Ash turns 10 years old and becomes a Pokémon trainer when Professor Oak gives him his first Pokémon.
Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
Producer
Susumu Matsuyama, Satoshi Shimohira, Atsushi Chiku, Hidenaga Katakami, Dina Hawana
Screenwriter
Shoji Yonemura, Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri
Production Co
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Novel Entertainment Productions, TV Tokyo, Pikachu Project '99, Shogakukan, Oriental Light and Magic
Genre
Adventure, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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