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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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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mike McCahill Guardian 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. Rated: 2/5 Nov 1, 2017 Full Review Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Brian Costello Common Sense Media Some positive messages, but best for fans only. Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2019 Full Review Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sebastian Zavala Kahn Más Gamers A rushed and narratively inert summary of some episodes from the anime that made an impression on a whole generation. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 30, 2019 Full Review Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Gareth Evans Starburst 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. Rated: 8/10 Feb 2, 2018 Full Review Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Yip Wai Yee The Straits Times (Singapore) 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 22, 2017 Full Review Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Allegra Frank Polygon 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. Nov 14, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Boc T 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. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review Idan Charles L Why does this exist, it's not canon and not that good tbh Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Liam D 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 Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/23/24 Full Review Songer K The Bored Rushing Of This Summary Of Ash Tediously Becoming A Pokemon Master Completely Insults The Scarce Pros Of The Movie As Well As Convincing The Unconscious And Forgettable Plot To Marginally Please The Ongoing Fanbase Of Pokemon. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review joshua c Fun remake of first season Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/23 Full Review Elijah W I will start off with this, this movie was kind of mediocre. The plot was kind of all over the place and the characters were ok at best. The idea of Marshadow and the rainbow feather was nice though. I would watch it again, but you aren't missing much in this movie. 3.5/5 mediocre movie Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kunihiko Yuyama Director Rica Matsumoto Ash Ketchum Ikue Ōtani Pikachu Unshô Ishizuka Professor Samuel Oak Megumi Hayashibara Jessie Shin'ichirô Miki James
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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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