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**Pocket Monsters Sword & Shield The Movie: Koko** (Japanese: **劇場版ポケットモンスター　ココ**  *Pocket Monsters Sword & Shield The Movie the Movie: Koko*) is the twenty-third Pokémon movie overall. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2020 in Japan and in the United States.

It was first hinted at in a teaser following M22 in Japan featuring Pikachu, Scorbunny, Grookey, and Sobble. It was first revealed in a teaser trailer that aired on Oha Suta in Japan on January 10, 2020. A full trailer was later released on February 28, 2020.

## Featured Pokémon

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## Major events

* Hop and Gloria meets Delia for the first time.

## Characters

### Humans

* Ash
* Hop
* Gloria
* Jessie
* James
* Delia
* Nurse Joy
* Officer Jenny
* Koko
* Dr. Zed
* Sharon
* Chrom and Phossa Molybdenum (photo; flashback)
* Milyfa Town mayor
* Scientists
* Rita (cameo)
* Phil (cameo)
* Mother and daughter

### Pokémon

* Pikachu (Ash's)
* Grookey (Ash's)
* Corvisquire (Ash's)
* Chewtle (Ash's)
* Raboot (Hop's)
* Wooloo (Hop's)
* Farfetch'd (Hop's)
* Sobble (Gloria's)
* Eevee (Gloria's)
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* Wobbufett (Jessie's)
* Sinistea (Jessie's)
* Cramorant (James')
* Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
* Ariados (Dr. Zed's; ×4)
* Wooloo (Mayor's)
* Dubwool (Mayor's)
* Munna (Trainer's)
* Cinderace (Trainer's)
* Cinccino (Trainer's)
* Alakazam (Trainer's)
* Hitmontop (Trainer's)
* Hitmonlee (Trainer's)
* Machamp (Trainer's)
* Tyrogue (Trainer's)
* Lickitung (Trainer's)
* Jigglypuff (Trainer's)
* Marill (Trainer's)
* Zweilous (Trainer's)
* Azumarill (Trainer's)
* Poliwag (Trainer's)
* Klink (Trainer's)
* Klang (Trainer's)
* Krabby (Trainer's)
* Ferrothorn (Trainer's)
* Mime Jr. (Trainer's)
* Luxio (Trainer's)
* Sneasel (Trainer's)
* Ralts (Trainer's)
* Poliwhirl (Trainer's)
* Vulpix (Trainer's)
* Rockruff (Trainer's)
* Machop (Trainer's)
* Dreepy (Trainer's)
* Perrserker (Trainer's)
* Thievul (Trainer's)
* Stunfisk (Trainer's, Galarian)
* Golurk (Trainer's)
* Zarude (M23; Dada; debut)
* Celebi (shiny)
* Zarude (multiple)
* Cutiefly
* Ribombee
* Cherubi
* Cherrim (Sunshine Form)
* Seedot
* Flygon
* Vibrava
* Skwovet
* Greedent
* Morelull
* Shiinotic
* Stunky
* Dwebble
* Flapple
* Lotad
* Lombre
* Cottonee
* Whimsicott
* Foongus
* Amoonguss
* Caterpie
* Hoothoot
* Oddish
* Gossifleur
* Cramorant (Gulping and Gorging Form)
* Combee
* Roggenrola
* Drednaw}}
* Pidove
* Drifloon}
* Boldore
* Falinks
* Rillaboom
* Inteleon
* Ninjask
* Vileplume
* Exeggutor
* Ludicolo
* Exeggcute
* Heracross
* Rufflet
* Boltund
* Blipbug
* Dottler
* Impidimp
* Eldegoss

## Soundtrack

Main article: Koko Theme Song Collection
Main article: Koko Music Collection

## Trivia

* This movie was released between SWSH037 and SWSH038 in Japan and in the United States.
* This movie is directed by Tetsuo Yajima, who had previously directed *Pocket Monsters: XY* and the movie *The Beast of Thunder Zeraora*. He returns to the position after the previous movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara.
* The theme of Koko being raised as a Pokémon may act as a reference to the theme of Tarzan being raised as an ape in *Tarzan of the Apes* and the theme of Mowgli being raised as a wolf in *The Jungle Book*.
* This is the first movie to:
	+ Be dubbed by Bi-Coastal.
	+ Feature Kenyu Horiuchi as the narrator in the Japanese version.
	+ Not feature a Legendary Pokémon.
* This movie marks the first time Ash mentions his father, the previous reference having come from Delia.
* Several photographs of scenery from this movie, including the Milyfa Town Pokémon Center, the Great Tree, and the Biotope Company building, appear on the wall of Professor Mirror's laboratory in New Pokémon Snap. These are described in the game as "landscape photographs taken by Rita" that are from an unclear region other than Lental. Accordingly, Rita and Phil make cameo appearances in this movie, taking photographs in Milyfa Town.
* This movie is unusual in that while all the Zarude are seen speaking human language, it is not through telepathy or them learning to speak but rather their speech being translated for the audience's benefit when in each other's, Koko's or the company of the other jungle Pokémon. As a result, in scenes in which other humans besides Koko (who also has his basic speech translated) meet the Zarude, they are shown to be like other Pokémon and can only say their name.
* Koko is seen using Jungle Healing during the climax of the movie, making this the first instance of a human using a Pokémon move in the anime.
* In Pokémon Masters EX, Jessie, James, and Meowth are transported to Pasio by the same Shiny Celebi that appears in this movie.

### Errors

* During the rainfall in the Forest of Okoya near the end of the movie, wild {Cherrim can be seen in their Sunshine Forms despite the sun not being out.
* In the credits for the Song of Zarude in the English dub, Mason Lieberman's name is misspelled as "Mason Leiberman."

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