# List of Pokémon films

Pokémon anime films release timeline :
| 1998 | Pokémon: The First Movie |
| 1999 | Pokémon the Movie 2000 |
| 2000 | Pokémon 3: The Movie |
| 2001 | Pokémon 4Ever |
| 2002 | Pokémon Heroes |
| 2003 | Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker |
| 2004 | Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys |
| 2005 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew |
| 2006 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea |
| 2007 | Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai |
| 2008 | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior |
| 2009 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life |
| 2010 | Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions |
| 2011 | Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom |
| 2011 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram |
| 2012 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice |
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened |
| 2014 | Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction |
| 2015 | Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages |
| 2016 | Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel |
| 2017 | Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! |
| 2018 | Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us |
| 2019 | Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back — Evolution |
| 2020 | Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle |
Pokémon live action films release timeline :
| 2019 | Detective Pikachu |
Pokémon is a media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri that centers on fictional creatures called Pokémon. As of 2020, there have been twenty-three animated films and one live action film. The first nineteen animated films are based on the anime television series of the same name, while the twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-third are set in an alternate continuity to the anime. The films are produced by animation studios OLM, Production I.G, Xebec, and Wit Studio, and distributed in Japan by Toho, with various studios distributing the films in North America. They were directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Tetsuo Yajima and written by Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Shōji Yonemura, Eiji Umehara, and Aya Takaha. The first Pokémon animated film, Pokémon: The First Movie, was released in Japan in 1998, and in 2019 was remade as Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution. A live-action film, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, was produced by American studio Legendary Entertainment, directed by Rob Letterman, and written by Letterman and Nicole Perlman. It was distributed in Japan by Toho and outside of Japan and China by Warner Bros. It was released on May 10, 2019.
The films star Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum and his partner Pokémon, Pikachu. Detective Pikachu is based on the 2016 video game Detective Pikachu and stars Ryan Reynolds as the motion capture role of Detective Pikachu, with Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton as the lead human roles.
There are also two animated television specials broadcast on TV Tokyo featuring Ash and his Pikachu and ten animated short films. Warner Bros. licensed the first three animated films in North America and Miramax Films licensed the following four films. From the eighth film onwards, licensing has been handled by The Pokémon Company International themselves, with various distributors handling the releases, such as Viz Media in North America.
The most recent film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, was originally set for release in Japanese theaters on July 10, 2020, but delayed to December 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on October 8, 2021, in the United States.

## Anime films

| # | English title | Japanese title | Japanese release date | North American release date |
| 1 | Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back | Mewtwo Strikes Back (ミュウツーの逆襲, Mewtwo no Gyakushū) | July 18, 1998 | November 12, 1999 |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock, along with several other Pokémon trainers, travel to New Island under the pretence that they will be battling a superior Pokémon Trainer. However, upon arrival there, they discover that the genetically engineered Pokémon Mewtwo, created by scientist Dr. Fuji for Giovanni of Team Rocket, sent the message and plans to conquer the world with other cloned Pokémon. |||||
| 2 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of One | Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth (幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕, Maboroshi no Pokémon Lugia Bakutan) | July 17, 1999 | July 21, 2000 |
| Ash, Misty, and Tracey visit Shamouti Island, where Ash participates in a festival honoring Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. He becomes the chosen hero foretold in a prophecy who will save them from Pokémon Collector Lawrence III, who has captured them, disturbing the balance of the world, and seeks to capture the legendary Pokémon Lugia. |||||
| 3 | Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown | Emperor of The Crystal Tower: ENTEI (結晶塔の帝王 ENTEI, Kesshōtō no Teiō ENTEI) | July 8, 2000 | April 6, 2001 |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock must rescue Ash's mother, Delia, from Molly Hale, a lonely young girl who, after her father, Spencer, disappeared while researching the Pokémon Unown, befriended the Unown, who created an illusion of the Legendary Pokémon Entei to be her father figure. |||||
| 4 | Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest | Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time (セレビィ 時を超えた遭遇（であい）, Celebi Toki o Koeta Deai) | July 7, 2001 | October 11, 2002 |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock meet Sammy, a boy from forty years in the past, and the Mythical Pokémon Celebi, who brought him to the present and is being hunted down by the evil Iron-Masked Marauder, a member of Team Rocket whose Dark Balls are turning Pokémon evil. |||||
| 5 | Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias | Guardian Gods of the Capital of Water: Latias and Latios (水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス, Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios) | July 13, 2002 | May 16, 2003 |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock's trip to the city of Alto Mare is interrupted when Annie and Oakley, thieves and members of Team Rocket, seek to steal the Soul Dew, a crystal that holds the essence of the Legendary Pokémon Latios and Latias and protects the city. |||||
| 6 | Jirachi, Wish Maker | Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi (七夜の願い星 ジラーチ, Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi) | July 19, 2003 | June 1, 2004 |
| Ash, May, Max, and Brock meet the Mythical Pokémon Jirachi, who awakens for one week every thousand years to grant a wish, and must save it from former Team Magma member Butler. |||||
| 7 | Destiny Deoxys | Visitor from the Sky-Splitting: Deoxys (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス, Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deoxys) | July 17, 2004 | January 22, 2005 |
| Ash, May, Max, and Brock visit LaRousse City, which is under attack from the extraterrestrial Pokémon Deoxys and the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza, and meet a young boy named Tori who is afraid of Pokémon. |||||
| 8 | Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Mew and the Aura Hero: Lucario (ミュウと波導（はどう）の勇者 ルカリオ, Mew to Hadō no Yūsha Lucario) | July 16, 2005 | September 19, 2006 |
| After an ancient Lucario is reawakened, Ash, May, Max, and Brock help him discover the events that led to his abandonment by Sir Aaron, a man revered as a hero, while saving Pikachu, Meowth, and the Mythical Pokémon Mew from the dying Tree of World's Beginning. |||||
| 9 | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy (ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海（うみ）の王子 マナフィ, Pokémon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manaphy) | July 15, 2006 | March 23, 2007 |
| The Pokémon Ranger Jack entrusts May with the egg of the Mythical Pokémon Manaphy and, along with Ash, Brock, and Max, she must protect him and his homeland from the evil pirate Phantom. |||||
| 10 | The Rise of Darkrai | Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai (ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ, Dialga Tai Palkia Tai Darkrai) | July 14, 2007 | February 24, 2008 |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock must save Alamos Town from the powers of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia and clear the name of a Darkrai whose foreboding nature has led the townspeople to believe it is involved in the destruction of the town. |||||
| 11 | Giratina & the Sky Warrior | Giratina and the Bouquet of the Frozen Sky: Shaymin (ギラティナと氷空（そら）の花束 シェイミ, Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi) | July 19, 2008 | February 13, 2009 |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock must help the Mythical Pokémon Shaymin return to the Gracidea Flower garden to participate in a flower bearing ceremony while Giratina and Dialga battle in the Pokémon world and the Reverse World. |||||
| 12 | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Arceus: To Conquering Space-Time (アルセウス 超克の時空へ, Arceus Chōkoku no Jikū e) | July 18, 2009 | November 20, 2009 |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock travel to Michina Town, where they discover that the Mythical Pokémon Arceus is upset over the town betraying it years ago. When Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are unable to stop it, they are sent back in time to change the past in order to change the present for the better. |||||
| 13 | Zoroark—Master of Illusions | Phantom Ruler: Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク, Gen'ei no Hasha Zoroark) | July 10, 2010 | February 5, 2011 |
| Ash, Dawn, and Brock arrive in Crown City for the Pokémon Baccer World Cup, but discover that a Zoroark, under the control of the evil businessman Grings Kodai, is causing havoc disguised as the Legendary Pokémon Entei, Raikou and Suicune. Zoroark's child Zorua asks for their help to save his mother from Kodai, who seeks Celebi and its ability to travel through time. |||||
| 14 | Black — Victini and Reshiram | Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram (ビクティニと白き英雄 レシラム, Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram) | July 16, 2011 | December 10, 2011 |
| 14 | White — Victini and Zekrom | Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom (ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム, Victini to Kuroki Eiyū Zekrom) | July 16, 2011 | December 3, 2011 |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan travel to Eindoak Town to participate in a tournament, where they meet the Mythical Pokémon Victini and must stop Damon, a descendant of Eindoak's ancient People of the Vale. He seeks to use the power of the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom or Reshiram and the Dragon Force to restore the Kingdom of Vale to its former glory, but this power threatens to destroy the world. |||||
| 15 | Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士 ケルディオ, Kyurem tai Seikenshi Keldeo) | July 14, 2012 | December 8, 2012 |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan must help the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo escape from the Legendary Pokémon Kyurem, who seeks to battle it after freezing the Sacred Swordsmen Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. |||||
| 16 | Genesect and the Legend Awakened | ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒, Shinsoku no Genesect Mewtwo Kakusei) | July 13, 2013 | October 19, 2013 |
| Ash, Iris, and Cilan visit New Tork City and the Pokémon Hills park and ally with a Mewtwo to protect the city from a group of Genesect who are angry over losing their home. |||||
| 17 | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (破壊の繭とディアンシー, Hakai no Mayu to Diancīe) | July 19, 2014 | November 8, 2014 |
| When the Mythical Pokémon Diancie cannot figure out how to make a new Heart Diamond to save her kingdom and her Carbink subjects, she seeks out the Legendary Life Pokémon Xerneas for help. Along the way, she meets Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie, who help her escape from those who seek to exploit her power, including Marilyn Flame and Ninja Riot, a duo of jewel thieves, and Argus Steel and his daughter Millis Steel, amidst the awakening of the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal. |||||
| 18 | Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | The Archdjinni of the Rings: Hoopa (光輪の超魔神 フーパ, Ring no Chōmajin Hoopa) | July 18, 2015 | December 19, 2015 |
| Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie are summoned to Dahara City, a desert city by the sea, through the powers of the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, who has the ability to summon things, including people and Pokémon, through its magic rings. They learn of a hero who, one hundred years ago, stopped Hoopa, who went on a rampage after transforming into Hoopa Unbound, by sealing away Hoopa's power in the Prison Bottle. After Hoopa's shadow escapes from the Prison Bottle and attempts to take over Hoopa, it leads to a clash between several Legendary Pokémon after Hoopa summons them. |||||
| 19 | Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ, Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna) | July 16, 2016 | December 5, 2016 |
| Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie encounter the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, who Ash becomes bonded to through an unknown force. Volcanion, who hates humans, is forced to bring Ash along with it as it heads for Azoth Kingdom to rescue the artificial Mythical Pokémon Magearna from Alva, a corrupt minister of the Kingdom who seeks to use Magearna's power to conquer it. |||||
| 20 | I Choose You! | I Choose You! (キミにきめた！, Kimi Ni Kimeta!) | July 15, 2017 | November 25, 2017 |
| An alternate retelling of the first season of the original series. Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old boy from Pallet Town, begins his adventures as a Pokémon Trainer after receiving his first Pokémon, Pikachu, from Professor Oak. After witnessing a Rainbow Wing fall from the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh, he and his companions Sorrel and Verity, set out to find it at Mount Tensei. Along the way, they encounter the Mythical Pokémon Marshadow while Ash contends with his rival, the Pokémon Trainer Cross. |||||
| 21 | The Power of Us | Everyone's Story (みんなの物語, Minna no Monogatari) | July 13, 2018 | December 8, 2018 |
| At the seaside Fula City, Ash participates in the annual Wind Festival, which is held to celebrate the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers the city. Along with athlete and Pokémon Trainer Risa, compulsive liar Callahan, shy researcher Torren, bitter old woman Harriet, and Margo, the daughter of the city's mayor, Oliver, must save the city from a wildfire and a cloud of Effect Spore with help from the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora. |||||
| 22 | Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution | Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution (ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION, Mewtwo no Gyakushū EVOLUTION) | July 12, 2019 | February 27, 2020 (Netflix) |
| Animated remake of The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back. |||||
| 23 | Secrets of the Jungle | Coco (ココ, Kōkō) | December 25, 2020 | October 8, 2021 |
| Ash and Pikachu encounter Koko, a young boy who Zarude took in following the death of his parents and believes himself to be a Pokémon due to being raised by one. They help him uncover his true identity and past, which is connected to Dr. Zed and a plot by the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home, the Forest of Okoya. |||||

## Live-action films

The launch of the mobile game Pokémon Go in 2016 reignited mainstream interest in the Pokémon franchise in the Western market since its initial peak in the early 2000s, and various Hollywood film companies approached The Pokémon Company to gain film rights. Eventually, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment struck a deal to produce a live-action adaptation of the 2016 video game Detective Pikachu; Pokémon Detective Pikachu, the first official live-action Pokémon film. In January 2019, ahead of the film's release, Legendary began development on a sequel.
| # | English title | Japanese title | North American release date | Japanese release date |
| 1 | Detective Pikachu | Meitantei Pikachū (名探偵ピカチュウ) | May 10, 2019 | May 3, 2019 |
| In Ryme City, where humans and Pokémon live together, Tim Goodman partners with a talking Detective Pikachu to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of his father Harry, who was presumed dead in a car crash. |||||

## Pikachu shorts

Pikachu shorts are a series of twenty-seven animated short films shown at the start of animated theatrical films based on Pokémon, and have also been shown on ANA flights in Japan and released during Christmas as Pikachu's Winter Vacation.
| # | English title | Japanese title | Japanese release date | North American release date |
| 1 | Pikachu's Vacation | Pikachu's Summer Vacation (ピカチュウのなつやすみ, Pikachū no Natsuyasumi) | July 18, 1998 | November 12, 1999 |
| When Ash Ketchum and his friends discover a Pokémon-only vacation resort, they decide to let their Pokémon have a day of fun while they relax. |||||
| 2 | Christmas Night | Let's Play on Christmas (クリスマスであそぼ!, Kurisumasu de Asobo!) | December 22, 1998 | November 25, 2006 |
| Pikachu, Togepi, and Ash, Misty, and Brock's Pokémon cause havoc on Christmas Eve. |||||
| 3 | Kanga Games | Let's Play in the Snow! (雪であそぼ!, Yuki de Asobo!) | December 22, 1998 | November 25, 2006 |
| The Pokémon explore a mountain. |||||
| 4 | Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | The Pikachu Expedition (ピカチュウたんけんたい, Pikachū Tankentai) | July 17, 1999 | July 21, 2000 |
| Ash, Misty, and Tracey's Pokémon sneak away on vacation when a storm kicks up. |||||
| 5 | Winter Games | Let's Play on the Ice? (こおであそぼ!, Ko o de a Sobo!) | December 22, 1999 | November 23, 2004 |
| Pikachu and his friends partake in winter games. |||||
| 6 | Stantler's Little Helpers | Christmas Night (クリスマスの夜, Kurisumasu no Yoru) | December 22, 1999 | November 23, 2004 |
| Pikachu and his friends help Stantler be on a sleigh team. |||||
| 7 | Pikachu & Pichu | Pichu and Pikachu (ピチューとピカチュウ, Pichū to Pikachū) | July 8, 2000 | April 6, 2001 |
| While in a city, Pikachu wanders off and meets a pair of mischievous Pichu brothers. |||||
| 8 | Delibird's Dilemma | Delibird's Present (デリバードのプレゼント, Deribādo no Purezento) | December 22, 2000 | June 17, 2006 |
| Ash, Misty, and Brock's Pokémon must find Santa's missing presents before midnight. |||||
| 9 | Snorlax Snowman | White Story (ホワイトストーリ, Howaito Sutōrī) | December 22, 2000 | June 17, 2006 |
| A retelling of Frosty the Snowman, starring the same Pokémon and a Snorlax-shaped snowman. |||||
| 10 | Pikachu's PikaBoo | Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-Seek (ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ, Pikachū no Dokidoki Kakurenbo) | July 7, 2001 | March 18, 2003 |
| Pikachu and Ash and Misty's Pokémon play hide-and-seek in a mansion and its gardens. |||||
| 11 | Camp Pikachu | Pikapika Starry Sky Camp (ピカピカ星空キャンプ, Pikapika Hoshizora Kyanpu) | July 13, 2002 | January 20, 2004 |
| Pikachu reunites with the Pichu brothers and they have a campout with Ash and Misty's Pokémon. |||||
| 12 | Gotta Dance! | Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon (おどるポケモンひみつ基地, Odoru Pokemon Himitsu Kichi) | July 19, 2003 | June 1, 2004 |
| Pikachu and Ash, May, and Brock's Pokémon have a dance with Meowth. |||||
| 13 | Pikachu's Summer Festival | Pikachu's Summer Festival (ピカチュウのなつまつり, Pikachū no Natsumatsuri) | August 1, 2004 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends enjoy a summer festival. |||||
| 14 | Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew! | Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew! (ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー ミュウを探せ!, Pokémon 3D Adobencha: Myū o Saga se!) | March 18, 2005 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends find Mew. |||||
| 15 | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival (ピカチュウのおばケカーニバル, Pikachū no oba Karnibaru) | August 1, 2005 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends enjoy the Ghost Festival. |||||
| 16 | Pokémon 4D: Pikachu's Ocean Adventure | Pokémon 3D Adventure 2: Pikachu's Grand Ocean-Floor Adventure (ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー2 ピカチュウ海底大冒険, Pokémon 3D Adobencha 2: Pikachū Kai Soko o Bōken) | May 20, 2006 | July 1, 2008 |
| Pikachu and his friends go on an ocean adventure. |||||
| 17 | Pikachu's Island Adventure | Pikachu's Naughty Island (ピカチュウのわんぱくアイランド, Pikachū no Wan Airando) | August 1, 2006 | April 1, 2007 |
| Pikachu and his friends go on an island adventure. |||||
| 18 | Pikachu's Exploration Club | Pikachu's Exploration Club (ピカチュウの探検クラブ, Pikachū no Saga Ken Kurabu) | August 1, 2007 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends join the exploration club. |||||
| 19 | Pikachu's Ice Adventure | Pikachu's Ice Adventure (ピカチュウ 冰の大冒険, Pikachū Hi no o Bōken) | August 1, 2008 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends go on an ice adventure. |||||
| 20 | Pikachu's Sparkle Search! | Pikachu's Sparkle Search! (ピカチュウのキラキラだいそうさく!, Pikachū no Kira Kira dai Sō Saku!) | August 1, 2009 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends search for something during an adventure. |||||
| 21 | Pikachu's Strange Wonder Adventure | Pikachu's Strange Wonder Adventure (ピカチュウのふしざな大冒険, Pikachū no Fushi Zana o Bōken) | August 1, 2010 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends go on a strange adventure. |||||
| 22 | Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story | Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story (ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー, Pikachū bo Sama Burijī Sutori) | August 1, 2011 | Unaired |
| Pikachu and his friends enjoy a summer bridge story. |||||
| 23 | Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries | Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries (うたえメロエッタ リンカのみをさがせ, Uta e Meroetta: Rinka no mi o saga se) | July 3, 2012 | Unaired |
| Pikachu, his friends, and Meloetta search for Rinka berries. |||||
| 24 | Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade | Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル, Meroetta no Kirakira Risaitaru) | July 14, 2012 | February 15, 2013 |
| Pikachu, Pansage, Oshawott, Snivy, their trainers' Pokémon, and Pokémon from other regions help Meloetta retrieve a tree's special berries. |||||
| 25 | Eevee & Friends | Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイ☆フレンズ, Pikachū to Ībui Furenzu) | July 13, 2013 | December 6, 2013 |
| Pikachu and friends meet an Eevee and its evolved brothers and sisters, including Sylveon. |||||
| 26 | Pikachu, What's This Key? | Pikachu, What's This Key For? (ピカチュウ、これなんのカギ？, Pikachū, Kore Nan no Kagi?) | July 19, 2014 | February 2, 2015 |
| Pikachu and the Pokémon of Ash and his friends meet a Klefki who possesses keys that open up portals to other worlds. |||||
| 27 | Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad | Pikachu and the Pokémon Band (ピカチュウとポケモンおんがくたい, Pikachū to Pokémon on gaku Tai) | July 18, 2015 | December 21, 2015 |
| Pikachu and the Pokémon of Ash and his friends sing and dance together. |||||

## Television specials

These television specials, which run longer than the normal half-hour and are usually not separated into more than one episode in either the original or the dub, are often considered TV Pokémon movies, not counting towards the running total. They do not air in theaters, but are instead broadcast on the same networks that the anime is broadcast on for their premieres. Though they may air around the same time as episodes of the anime, usually in the anime's normal timeslot, they are not assigned episode numbers.
| English title | Japanese title | Japanese release date | North American release date |
| Mewtwo Returns | Mewtwo! I Am Here (ミュウツー！ 我はココニ在リ, Myūtsū! Ware wa Koko ni Ari) | December 30, 2000 | December 4, 2001 |
| Giovanni located Mewtwo, who has been hiding out in the Johto region since he was last seen, and seeks to recapture him to use for his own purposes. ||||
| Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder | Pocket Monsters Crystal: Raikou - Legend of Thunder (ポケットモンスタークリスタル・ライコウ　雷の伝説, Poketto monsuta kurisutaru: Raikou kaminari no densetsu) | December 30, 2001 | June 3, 2006 June 10, 2006 |
| Jimmy meets his old friend, Marina, at a Pokémon Center, and they team up with Vincent to foil a plot by Hun and Attila to steal Raikou. ||||
| Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon (戦慄のミラージュポケモン, Senritsu no Mirāju Pokemon) | October 13, 2006 | April 29, 2006 |
| Ash, May, Max, and Brock meet up with Misty and Professor Oak to investigate Dr. Yung's new Mirage Pokémon system. When the mysterious Mirage Master appears with a Mirage Mewtwo, Ash is forced to fight him to stop his plans of world domination using the Mirage Pokémon. ||||

## Home media
### Region 2 (Japan)

| Name | Rental Date | Sale Date | Discs |
| Gekijōban Pikachu no Natsuyasumi / Mewtwo no Gyakushū | June 23, 2000 | June 23, 2000 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Pikachu Tankentai / Maboroshi no Pokémon Lugia Bakutan | November 22, 2000 | November 22, 2000 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Pichu to Pikachu / Kesshōtō no Teiō | July 7, 2001 | July 7, 2001 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Pikachu no Dokidoki Kakurenbo | November 23, 2001 | December 7, 2001 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Celebi Toki o Koeta Deai | January 25, 2002 | February 8, 2002 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Pikapika Hoshizora Camp | November 22, 2002 | November 22, 2002 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios | December 20, 2002 | December 20, 2002 | 1 |
| PIKACHU THE MOVIE BOX 1998-2002 | – | September 21, 2007 | 6 |
| Gekijōban Odoru Pokémon Himitsu Kichi | November 28, 2003 | November 28, 2003 | 1 |
| Gekijōban Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi | December 19, 2003 | December 19, 2003 | 1 |
| Advanced Generation Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deoxys | December 21, 2004 | December 21, 2004 | 1 |
| Advanced Generation Mew to Hadō no Yūsha Lucario | December 22, 2005 | December 22, 2005 | 1 |
| Advanced Generation Pokémon Ranger to Umi no Ōji Manaphy | December 22, 2006 | December 22, 2006 | 1 |
| PIKACHU THE MOVIE BOX 2003-2006 | – | September 21, 2007 | 6 |
| Diamond & Pearl Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai | December 21, 2007 | December 21, 2007 | 1 |
| Diamond & Pearl Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin | December 19, 2008 | December 19, 2008 | 1 |
| Diamond & Pearl Arceus Chōkoku no Jikū e | December 18, 2009 | December 18, 2009 | 1 |

## Critical reception

| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| Pokémon: The First Movie | 16% (91 reviews) | 35 (25 reviews) |
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | 19% (69 reviews) | 28 (20 reviews) |
| Pokémon 3: The Movie | 21% (57 reviews) | 22 (18 reviews) |
| Pokémon 4Ever | 16% (38 reviews) | 25 (16 reviews) |
| Pokémon Heroes | 17% (41 reviews) | 27 (17 reviews) |
| Pokémon: Jirachi, Wish Maker | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | N/A | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | 33% (9 reviews) | N/A |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | 71% (7 reviews) | N/A |
| Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution | 44% (9 reviews) | N/A |
| Pokémon Detective Pikachu | 68% (312 reviews) | 53 (48 reviews) |
| Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle | N/A | N/A |