If you loved Pokémon the Movie 2000, try Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, and they both carry the cozy mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Pokémon the Movie 2000, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is
An 11-year-old oversleeps, misses the starter Poké trio, and ends up with the problematic electric rodent everyone else avoided. The film follows his improvised quest to prove himself with a partner who hates its ball. It settles for nostalgia over innovation.
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