I Choose You! trilogy

The trilogy consisting of I Choose You!, The Power of Us, and Secrets of the Jungle, along with the special tie-in episode The Distant Blue Sky, features an alternate version of the characters and world from . As part of the Pokémon movies and animated series specials, it is not considered directly part of Pokémon the Series, though it is closely related.
During the Pokémon Panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2023, the trilogy is described as "the cinematic universe that Pokémon started with Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!.""Pokémon Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2023." 
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==Plot==
As with , the movie trilogy follows Ash as the central character. His story begins very similar to the of the animated series, oversleeping on his tenth birthday and ending up with a stubborn Pikachu as his that goes on to be his best friend. After catching some of the same as his animated series counterpart, Ash's story takes a different path leading him to meet a variety of different people and Pokémon and have his own adventures.
==List of movies==
Movie	Poster	English title 	English release 	American distributor 	Japanese title 	Japanese release 	Japanese distributor 	 	
20 	 	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! 	November 5, 2017 	VIZ Media / 	キミにきめた！I Choose You! 	July 15, 2017 	Toho 	 	
20 	 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	Summary: On his tenth birthday, sets off from Pallet Town to become a Pokémon Trainer alongside a that disobeys him. The duo encounter and, after acquiring a Rainbow Wing, pledge to meet it again one day. With his travel companions Sorrel and Verity, and guided by the mysterious , Ash travels to Mount Tensei in search of Ho-Oh. However, they encounter a powerful opponent who stands in their way. 	 	
21 	 	Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us 	November 24, 2018 	VIZ Media / 	みんなの物語Everyone's Story 	July 13, 2018 	Toho 	 	
21 	 	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	Summary: A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival celebrates the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, who brings the wind that powers this seaside city. When a series of threats endangers not just the festival, but all the people and Pokémon of Fula City, it'll take more than just Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Can everyone put aside their differences and work together—or will it all end in destruction?	 	
23 	 	Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle 	October 8, 2021 	NetflixVIZ Media / 	ココKoko 	December 25, 2020 	Toho 	 	
23 	 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya. 	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya.	Summary: and encounter , a young man who was raised as a Pokémon by Zarude and thus believes himself to be one. They help him begin to uncover his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot at the Biotope Company that threatens to destroy Zarude's home in the Forest of Okoya.
==List of specials==
Special	Poster	English title 	English release 	Japanese title 	Japanese release 	 	
JNS05 	 	Distant Blue Sky! 	September 8, 2023 	ポケットモンスター 遥かなる青い空 Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky 	December 23, 2022 	 	
JNS05 	 	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!	Summary: Ash and Pikachu are doing what they love as they travel to different places. But when Ash’s mom asks to meet at a nearby Pokémon Center, he heads out right away—his dad will be there, too! On the way, Ash befriends a boy named Sunny, who eventually leads him to a berry patch near a house. There, Ash meets a man and woman who reveal that Sunny is their son who passed away a year ago. Ash returns Sunny’s hat to them, then helps Sunny pet Pikachu before they part ways. At the Pokémon Center, Ash’s dad has already departed, but he left Ash a present—a brand-new hat!
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