Pokémon: The First Movie
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Format
film
Runtime
75 min
Status
Finished
Aired
July 18, 1998
Season
Summer 1998
Source
Video game
Studio
OLM
Original creator
Satoshi Tajiri
Music
Shinji Miyazaki, Hirokazu Tanaka
Age rating
PG — Children
Country
Japan
AniList score
75/100
Estimated watch time
1h 15m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day

Tags & Tropes

Animals96%Philosophy90%Proxy Battle79%Clone79%Creature Taming79%Kids76%Male Protagonist71%Memory Manipulation65%Primarily Child Cast65%Delinquents65%
MOVIEFINISHED1998 SUMMER7.5 / 10 AniList score

Pokémon: The First Movie

ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲• Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
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Synopsis

A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it. Mewtwo then tries to learn how to focus his powers with the aid of Giovanni, the man who funded the scientists' operations, but discovers that it is being used again. So Mewtwo decides to find its own purpose in life, and carry out its revenge on humans by destroying life on earth by using a deadly storm. Ash Ketchum and a group of other Pokemon Trainers are summoned by Mewtwo to have a battle with it, but they soon discover that they're only being invited so Mewtwo can clone their Pokemon for it's own purposes. Ash then tries to find a way to stop Mewtwo's plot before it can be carried out. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Originally screened in theaters as 75 minutes, a "complete version" was broadcast on TV the following year shortly before the release of Pokémon the Movie 2000, adding a reconstructed storytelling of Ash and Pikachu's first meeting to its runtime making it 85 minutes.

Main cast & voice actors

Should you watch Pokémon: The First Movie?

Probably, if you enjoy action, adventure and drama, especially stories with animals, philosophy, proxy battle.

Fans rate it highly: 75/100 on AniList, with 52% of 35.3K ratings at 8/10 or higher. It's the #3 highest-rated film of 1998.

Once people start, they tend to finish: only 0.2% of viewers drop it.

As a 75-minute film, it fits in a single evening.

Where to Watch Officially

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Creators & key staff

Original creator
Satoshi Tajiri
Character design
Sayuri Ichiishi

Where it fits in the series

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Pokémon: The First Movie FAQ

How long is Pokémon: The First Movie?

Pokémon: The First Movie runs 75 minutes (1 h 15 min).

Is Pokémon: The First Movie finished?

Yes. Pokémon: The First Movie has finished airing — the final episode aired July 18, 1998.

Is there a season 2 of Pokémon: The First Movie?

Yes — the story continues in Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001).

Is Pokémon: The First Movie based on a video game?

Yes. Pokémon: The First Movie adapts the video game by Satoshi Tajiri.

Who animated Pokémon: The First Movie?

Pokémon: The First Movie was animated by OLM and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.