Pokémon: The Movie 2000

Original title: Gekijôban Poketto Monsutâ Maboroshi no Pokemon Rugia Bakutan

1999
PG
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Madeleine Blaustein, Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ôtani, and Veronica Taylor in Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (1999)

Ash Ketchum must gather the three spheres of fire, ice and lightning in order to restore balance to the Orange Islands.

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Anime Hand-Drawn Animation Action Adventure Animation Comedy Drama Family Fantasy

Ash Ketchum must gather the three spheres of fire, ice and lightning in order to restore balance to the Orange Islands.Ash Ketchum must gather the three spheres of fire, ice and lightning in order to restore balance to the Orange Islands.Ash Ketchum must gather the three spheres of fire, ice and lightning in order to restore balance to the Orange Islands.

Director
- Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers
- Satoshi Tajiri
- Takeshi Shudô
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

25K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers
- Satoshi Tajiri
- Takeshi Shudô
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

Ash Ketchum
(English version)
(voice)
…

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi
(voice)

Ikue Ôtani

Pikachu
(voice)

Unshô Ishizuka

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi
(voice)
(as Mayumi Iizuka)

Satomi Kôrogi

Togepi
(voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Kenji
(voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi
(voice)

Shin'ichirô Miki

Kojirô
(voice)
…

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth
(voice)

Kôichi Yamadera

Rugia
(voice)

Chikao Ôtsuka

Elder
(voice)
(as Chikao Ohtsuka)

Shoshi Hiramatsu

Flula
(voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Yodel
(voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Ship's Captain
(voice)

Keiko Han

Dr. Uchikido
(voice)

Masami Toyoshima

Hanako (Satoshi no mama)
(voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Fire
(voice)
…

Director
- Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers
- Satoshi Tajiri
- Takeshi Shudô
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Trivia
In the English dub, this movie revealed Ash's mother's first name, Delia, as well as Professor Oak's first name, Samuel.

Goofs
Melody calls Misty by her name before the two are even introduced. However, in the Pokemon world, gym leaders are known as celebrities. Since Misty was a leader, it isn't unlikely that Melody would know her name.

Quotes
The Collector: "Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice, or Lightning lest these three Titans wreck destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the water's Great Guardian shall arise to quell the fighting alone its song will fail. Thus the Earth shall turn to ash. O, Chosen One, into thine hands bring together all three. Their treasures combined tame the beast of the sea." Now it begins.

Crazy credits
Team Rocket emerge from the water partly into the credits, upset that no one will know of their good-doings, but Slowking appears and shows that the film's audience has just seen them do good.

Alternate versions
The US release had a 3 second scene cut. During the scene when Ash (Satoshi in the Japanese Version) and Team Rocket (Rocket Gang) were trying to free Moltres (Fire) and Zapados (Thunder), Tracy is doing a quick equition, thinking outloud about what happens when you mix fire water and electricity, and the fact it will cause a huge explosion. This scene is cut from the English dub of the film.

Connections
Featured in Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Soundtrack Commercial (2000)

Soundtracks
Ribaru
(Rival)
Lyrics by Akihito Toda
Music & Arrangement by Hirokazu Tanaka
Performed by Rica Matsumoto

User reviews88

Featured review

6/10

For the kids

I think kids will probably like this sequel to the first Pokemon movie, but not love it. I certaintly didn't. And not to offend any kids reading this, but this was a pretty stupid movie. Not funny stupid like Dumb and Dumber, but really stupid like in Ski Patrol. True it is a well animated movie that is pretty colorful (thanks to the art of anime), but there is no payoff. The plot is a concocted one that kids might even find confusing, which is not good. But, it isn't in the worst film of the year category because of a few good scenes (and that the first short before the movie will make the dialogue seem like Shakespeare), not that that means this is worth a second viewing. Kids will like it, others might beware it. C+