Theatrical films[edit]

Pokmon (Pocket Monsters) (Series 1)[edit]

# Title Original release English release

"Pokmon: The First Movie" "Mewtwo Strikes Back" (Mewtwo's Counterattack) "Myts no Gyakush" ()

July 18, 1998

November 10, 1999

Ash Ketchum and his friends are tricked into visiting New Island, an island ruled by a mutant Pokmon, Mewtwo. There, they find out about Mewtwo's plans to clone their Pokmon and destroy the world, and a massive battle follows between the clones and the originalsincluding the "original" counterpart to Mewtwo: Mew.

"Pokmon: The Movie 2000" "The Power of One" (Mirage Pokmon: Lugia's Explosive Birth) "Maboroshi no Pokemon Rugia Bakutan" ( )

July 17, 1999

July 21, 2000

Ash Ketchum and his friends visit Shamouti Island, the centerpoint of culture in the 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 Lugia's song was not enough to quell the fighting Legendary birds. But when the meddling of a self-named "Pokmon Collector" causes the legendary birds to begin fighting, will the Chosen One appear in time to help Lugia?

"Pokmon 3: The Movie" "Spell of the Unown" (Emperor of The Crystal Tower: ENTEI) "Kessht no Tei ENTEI" ( ENTEI)

July 8, 2000

April 6, 2001

When Spencer Hale, a researcher exploring the mystery of the Unown, disappears on an expedition, his daughter 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 Pokmon world, where their power can make real her dreams. When she wishes for her parents to return, however, she wishes her father as an Entei, and then for him to bring her a mother. When Ash's 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?

"Pokmon 4Ever" - "Celebi: Voice of the Forest" (Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time)

July 7, 2001

October 11, 2002

"Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai" ( )

Forty years in the past, a young Trainer finds a Celebi on the run from a Pokmon 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 his friends, 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 Balls brainwash Celebi into following his every command.

"Pokmon Heroes: Latios and Latias" (Guardian Gods of the Capital of Water: Latias and Latios) "Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Ratiasu to Ratiosu" ( )

July 13, 2002

May 16, 2003

In Alto Mare, a legend is told of its guardians, Latios and Latias, 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 Annie 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.

Pokmon (Pocket Monsters): Advanced Generation (Series 2)[edit]

# Title Original release English release

"Jirachi Wish Maker" (Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi) "Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirchi" ( )

July 19, 2003

June 1, 2004

A mysterious comet that passes by every millennium awakens Jirachi, a legendary Pokmon. Using its power, a magician, Butler, who was formerly a member of Team Magma, attempts to create a Groudon to further the group's goals. Can Ash and his friends protect Jirachi during the week that it is awake?

"Destiny Deoxys" (Visitor from the Sky-Splitting: Deoxys) "Rekk no Hmonsha Deokishisu" ( )

July 17, 2004

January 22, 2005

When a meteor crashes into Earth, a battle begins between Rayquaza and the Deoxys 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?

"Lucario and the Mystery of Mew" (Mew and the Aura Hero: Lucario) "My to Had no Ysha Rukario" ( )

July 16, 2005

September 19, 2006

Ash's Pikachu is taken to the Tree of World's Beginning by a wild Mew. To get Pikachu back, Ash must now team up with a legendary Lucario 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.

"Pokmon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" (The Pokmon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy) "Pokemon Renj to Umi no ji Manafi" ( )

July 15, 2006

March 23, 2007

When the egg of a legendary Pokmon, Manaphy, with ties to an ancient water-based civilization, falls into the hands of a pirate, a Pokmon Ranger entrusts the egg to Ash and his friendsspecifically 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.

Pokmon (Pocket Monsters): Diamond & Pearl (Series 3)[edit]

# Title Original release English release

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"The Rise of Darkrai" (Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai) "Diaruga Tai Parukia Tai Dkurai" (VSVS)

July 14, 2007

February 24, 2008

In Alamos Town, a large shrine to Dialga and Palkia, the Space-Time Tower, sits. But when Dialga and Palkia begin to battle in their dimension, the fight spills over into the Pokmon world, trapping Alamos Town away from the rest of the world. A Darkrai 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?

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"Giratina and the Sky Warrior" (Giratina and the Bouquet of the Frozen Sky: Shaymin) "Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi" ( )

July 19, 2008

February 13, 2009

When dark, poisonous clouds begin to appear in the Reverse World, home to Giratina, it takes matters into its own hands and pursues the cause of the clouds: Dialga and Palkia. Finding Dialga, it lures it for revenge, and assumes Shaymin to also be responsible. But this is not the only trouble: a researcher who wishes to make Giratina's power his own is also in pursuit of the

Renegade Pokmon. With the balance of the Pokmon world and Reverse World altering due to Dialga and Giratina's own fight, Ash and friends must stop the fighting and get Shaymin to Gracidea to participate in the flower bearing ceremony.

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"Arceus and the Jewel of Life" (Arceus: To Conquering Space-Time) "Aruseusu Chkoku no Jik e" ( )

July 18, 2009

November 20, 2009

Ash and friends have traveled to Michina Town, an ancient area surrounded by many legends and unsurprisingly, many legendary Pokmon as well. Arceus, however, is angry, as in the past it was betrayed by the people of Michina Town, and begins to destroy the area. Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina arrive to protect Ash and friends from the legendary Pokmon, but how can Ash stop the most powerful Pokmon of them all, especially in its rage?

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"Zoroark: Master of Illusions" (Phantom Ruler: Zoroark) "Gen'ei no Hasha Zoroku" ( )

July 10, 2010

February 5, 2011

Ash and friends arrive in Crown City, where the "Pokmon Baccer World Cup" will be held. However, the city is being destroyed by Raikou, Entei and Suicune, who are all forms of a new and mysterious Pokmon, Zoroark. Zoroark's child, Zorua, 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 Celebi's "Time Ripple" for his own sinister ends, to save Crown City before Kodai's actions lead to its destruction.

Pokmon (Pocket Monsters): Best Wishes! (Series 4)[edit]

# Title Original release English release

14A

"WhiteVictini and Zekrom" (Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom) "Bikutini to Kuroki Eiy Zekuromu" ()

July 16, 2011

December 3, 2011

14B

"BlackVictini and Reshiram" (Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram) "Bikutini to Shiroki Eiy Reshiramu" ( )

July 16, 2011

December 10, 2011

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 Pokmon, Victini, 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 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.

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"Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice" (Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo) "Kyuremu tai Seikenshi Kerudio" (VS )

July 14, 2012

December 8, 2012

Keldeo is training to become one of the Sacred Swordsmen, like Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. But when it decides to challenge Kyurem 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 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?

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"Genesect and the Legend Awakened" (ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens) "Shinsoku no Genosekuto Myts Kakusei" ( )

July 13, 2013

October 19, 2013

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 Pokmon Hills. When the Genesect begin rampaging in the city, Ash is protected by the sudden appearance of a familiar Pokmon Mewtwo. Despite sympathizing with the plight of the Genesect, Mewtwo attempts to convince them to leave New Tork City and go somewhere else where artificial Pokmon 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 Pokmon left behind by history?

Television specials[edit]
These special films, which run longer than the normal half hour and are not usually separated into more than one episode in either the original or the dub, are often considered TV Pokmon movies, not counting towards the running total. They never appear in theaters, but are instead broadcast on the same networks that the regular anime is broadcast for their premieres. Though they may air around the same time as other episodes of the anime, usually in the anime's normal timeslot, they are not assigned episode numbers.

Title

Original release

English release

"Mewtwo Returns" (Mewtwo! I Am Here) "Myts! Ware wa Koko ni Ari" ( )

December 30, 2000

December 4, 2001

Mewtwo, who has been hiding out in the Johto region since last he was seen, has been located by Giovanni. Now the Rocket Boss wants to recapture the powerful Pokmon to again use him for his own purposes. It was released directly to video in the United States and elsewhere.

"The Mastermind of Mirage Pokmon" (The Terrifying Mirage

October 13, 2006

April 29, 2006

Pokmon) "Senritsu no Mirju Pokemon" ()

Ash, May, Max, and Brock meet up with Misty and Professor Oak to investigate Dr. Yung's new Mirage Pokmon system. But when the mysterious Mirage Master appears with a Mirage Mewtwo, Ash is forced to fight him to stop his plans to dominate the world with his Mirage Pokmon.

Pikachu shorts[edit]
Pikachu shorts are anime shorts that are commonly shown at the start of the Pokmon movies, but have also been expanded to fulfill other purposes.

Title

Original release

English release

"Pikachu's Vacation" (Pikachu's Summer Vacation) "Pikachu no Natsuyasumi" ()

July 18, 1998

November 10, 1999

"Pikachu's Rescue Adventure" (The Pikachu Expedition) "Pikachu Tankentai" ()

July 17, 1999

July 21, 2000

"Pikachu & Pichu" (Pichu and Pikachu) "Pichu to Pikachu" ()

July 8, 2000

April 6, 2001

"Pikachu's PikaBoo" (Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seek) "Pikachu no Dokidoki Kakurenbo" ()

July 7, 2001

March 18, 2003

"Camp Pikachu" (Pikapika Starry Sky Camp) "Pikapika Hoshizora Camp" ()

July 13, 2002

January 20, 2004

"Gotta Dance!!" (Secret Base of the Dancing Pokmon) "Odoru Pokmon Himitsu Kichi" ()

July 19, 2003

June 1, 2004

"Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade" (Meloetta's Sparkling Recital) "Meloetta no kirakira recital" ()

July 14, 2012

February 15, 2013

"Pikachu and its Eievui Friends" "Pikachu to Eievui friends" ()

July 13, 2013

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See also