Eric Stuart, Rachael Lillis, Veronica Taylor

A great war is brewing: Ash Ketchum and fellow Pokemon trainers Misty and Brock continue their quest to become the greatest Pokemon masters of all time. Joined by Pikachu, they're lured into a massive...( read more  read more... ) battle that will require all their courage and skill. Are they equal to the challenge? Children everywhere will cheer the good guys in this well-loved favorite.

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18,517 ratings

G, 96 min.

Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama, Kunohiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney

Release Date: December 31, 1999

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DVD Release Date: March 21, 2000

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  • September 5, 2008
    .... worst... anime.... ever...... pure... and total.... crap....
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • August 29, 2007
    ok, don't make fun but i use to watch this all the daggon time...."gotta catchem all!" lmao
  • June 29, 2007
    Fun movie for Pokemon! fans. The short "Pikachu's Vacation" is gold: there's cute interactions between the little creatures in their natural habitats which you don't often see on the TV show.

    The Feature: "Mewtwo vs. Mew" has a new lab-created Pokemon Mewtwo. It's a powerful t...( read more)hing indeed, with the ability to speak English; which is considered a mutation in the Pokemon universe. They treat this new creature as a threat. Mewtwo can destroy the planet.
    (Hmm... I wonder if this movie is where they got the Rise of the Silver Surfer plot from?)

    They then find a derived creature called "Mew" to battle "Mewtwo", hence the title of the movie. "Mew" is a cute little pink kitten-thing who can zap around very quickly. It's an epic battle in the sky.

    It's hard not to think of it as a very long Pokemon episode. The production values are slightly higher however, with full orchestral score, dynamic shading and "camera" movements. It's an afternoon treat for Pokemon fans, or a good way for those who don't speak the language to finally understand what Pokemon is all about.

    Hmm... I wonder if this movie is where they got the Rise of the Silver Surfer plot from? I hope they do a Pokemon-Drawn Together crossover featuring Ling-Ling.
  • May 6, 2007
    weird cult classic for Poke-maniacs but a disgusting piece of melodramatic influences in cartoons in reality. Some nice moments but overall it's crap. The shortfilm at the beginning is actually WAY better than the whole film...
  • November 4, 2009
    me prefer this one than the other
  • November 3, 2009
    lol i loved it! :D i even cried, i was like 7 years old x3 haha
  • October 25, 2009
    So, maybe I am a little too old to be watching Pokemon at this age, but it's a childhood classic and who's gonna stop me? In all honesty, this film doesn't live up to the cartoon shown on daily tv, and even the shortfilm at the beginning is better than the film itself.
  • October 24, 2009
    This movie... hahhahahaa... ahh. Okay... the title first off... sucks horribly. The movie had ONE good thing, it was the GREAT GREAT GREAT moral at the end. Really sad and powerful..... but wait, then the VERY END blows it out they're ass. Oh well!
  • October 21, 2009
    Oddly enough, this movie spends the entire time trying to tell us that everything about being a pokemon trainer is wrong, before ending it with Ash returning to being a pokemon trainer again, completely character development free! Genius!

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  • thedoctor2k7
    November 23, 2008
    the first one is awarsome the rest sucked
  • patrickdron
    July 7, 2008
    love this movie. the first movie was pretty awesome.
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    June 14, 2007
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  • harrifleming
    February 14, 2007
    I got out of the craze because too many new pokemon were being revealed; now the older ones are bringing me back! I look forward to seeing this film again!
  • Gaiash
    November 24, 2006
    I remember this movie. Its still one of my favorates, of course I do prefer the Advanced Generation's last two movies (One hasn't been dubbed yet). Pokemon is still my favorate anime and my favorate series and its only natural the movies are at the top of my favorate movies list.
  • bilal29051997
    September 13, 2006
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