Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

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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Kunihiko Yuyama directed Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! in 2017. See Kunihiko Yuyama's full filmography, where to start with Kunihiko Yuyama, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kunihiko Yuyama.

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! was released in 2017 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.