Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town is 10 years old today. This means he is now old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. Ash dreams big about the adventures he will experience after receiving his first Pokémon from Professor Oak.
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Trivia
The next Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018), continues in the alternate timeline this movie introduced.
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Narrator:
This is Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town. Ash is almost ten years old. When youngsters with aspirations to become Pokemon Trainers turn ten, they can choose their first Pokemon from Professor Oak. They can choose from Bulbasaur... Charmander... and ...
Goofs
When the flock of Spearow swoops down to attack Ash after he tells Pikachu to get in his Poké Ball, Ash's hat is shown facing forward despite it being turned backwards earlier.
Crazy Credits
There is a large amount of unrelated clips played after the credits - including the start up screens from the original Game Boy title as well as stories about Giovanni (boss of Team Rocket) and Gary defeating the Elite 4.
Alternate Versions
The post-credit scene (see spoilers under trivia) was removed from the American limited theatrical release of the film.
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Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | FantasyDetails
Release Date:
5 November 2017Language
Japanese, English
Country of Origin
Japan, USABox Office
Gross USA:
$2,401,722
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$37,552,144
Ron Howard gives us an update on the project's development while visiting Kevin Smith at the IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.