I Watched All 24 Pokémon Movies So Let's Rank Them

[@user-ri9ci6fg6l]

Another thing that makes the power of us better; in Japanese, sudowoodo is called usokkie, which means the sound it makes is ‘uso!’ Which basically means ‘that’s not true’, so sudowoodo is following him around immediately calling him out for his lies, which is why he’s usually angry at him.

[@smergthedargon8974]

Ah, that's an amazing fun fact. Thanks for sharing!

[@Ayusa]

I think it’s more that it sounds like ‘usotsuki’ not just ‘uso!’ which means he is constantly calling him Liar

[@user-ri9ci6fg6l]

@@Ayusa maybe. Idk much abt Japanese besides that

[@jellycore1316]

Aww, wow, that's clever! XD Thanks for the info, that's really cool! ^^

[@KatEpona]

It's kind of a pun. 嘘つき (usotsuki) is the word for liar, as Jenny pointed out as well, which combines 嘘 (uso, lie) with the verb 付く (tsuku, to attach/to include). The Japanese name for Sudowoodo, Usokkie (ウソッキー), combines uso and ki (as in 木, tree), so it's a lying/deceiving tree (similar to how Sudowoodo is a 'pseudo wood')

[@J4R0D]

I always loved the Darkrai/Giratina/Arceus trilogy. It really went into the worldbuilding and has literal GODS

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

The jewel of life in my opinion is amazing Pokemon movie I luv the end credits how u see master helping out and seeing other living life

[@Thewhitedragon27185]

@@respecteverybodynohate9637 I loved Jewel of Life! How everything comes together and the god pokemon appearing is awesome.

[@respecteverybodynohate9637]

@@Thewhitedragon27185 same in my opinion it one of my favs

[@WyattStone-lx5wc]

I love how it actually has a continuous story that feels like it follows a plot

[@tritrawithamixtape8073]

I really love pokemon 3. It just, felt like an unironically good movie. Most movies I am like: "Its a good pokemon movie" but pkmn 3 I am like: "It's a good movie" I could write a whole long page about this but tbh... i feel like there are others who can explain my stance better.

[@jorgehuertas3995]

I feel the same way, trying to make it as brief as possible. The conflict involves Ash' mom which makes for great motivation and the villain is not a generic bad guy, instead is a little girl that wants her family back and is being used to fuel the unown. These are things pokemon movies usually lack. The struggle in pokemon 3 isn't about world ending gods pissed at humanity, it's rooted in basic human emotions/needs.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Same here, I love it to death!

[@hebert2129]

I like the third movie because it's a grieving story, which is only resolved when Molly accepts reality. (I'm disregarding the credits where the parents come back )

[@AlfredoPuente8]

Mine is the4th Voice of the Forest. I love how the forest feels so full of live and the final twist.

[@devindickens9321]

Once i seen him put the 3rd movie at number 23 I had to click off

[@fideljr1763]

so Molly's mom was trapped with the unown too, that's why his father started investigating them in the first place. So when his father was released, so was her mom. I honestly love this movie; COME ON, CHARIZARD COMES BACK.

[@MariahXxXhairaM]

THANK YOU for this explanation. I feel like an itch in my brain has been scratched.

[@wikiuser92]

Actually, she wasn't. That was just the dub. In the original version, she left him due to his obsession with the Unown. It wasn't a disappearance. It was a divorce.

[@fideljr1763]

@@wikiuser92 for me the dub is the original version.

[@wikiuser92]

@@fideljr1763 Factually, it isn't. It being the first version you saw doesn't make it the "original" version.

[@fideljr1763]

@@wikiuser92 I didn't say it was, I said it was for ME since that's version I had in VHS when I was 7.

[@loziclec.1295]

Fun fact about the twist ending in 4Ever: the Japanese version didn’t spell-out that Sam was a young Prof Oak. The only clue is Tracy finding Sam’s sketchbook during the credits. The dub commissioned some new animations to make the connection clearer for the English-speaking audience (as well as some more scenes of Team Rocket).

[@generalsynnacle23]

One of the rare times a dub version improved upon the original Japanese version.

[@raisingwings2913]

@@generalsynnacle23 actually there is a problem with that though , the original japanese ones during the credits, the group left the place by taking Mr White's boat/flying machine, the dub version have them on the ferry at sunset. It's more of a continuity thing. Also the japanese for the Lugia movie, the Lugia theme sounds epic in the dub but not so much in the original JP version

[@generalsynnacle23]

@@raisingwings2913 Probably caused by the speed difference in dialogue between languages. How fast a line is said in one language could be faster or slower to say the same line in another, so they would either have to stretch out or squeeze in lines to match the animation from Japan’s pacing, which can negatively impact the dub version. Personally, I’m impressed in what they accomplished despite these shortcomings.

[@raisingwings2913]

@@generalsynnacle23 I can agree, I have fond memories of the dub versions but slowly interest towards so I try the JP version and was kinda surprised at changes

[@SatiZakito]

yeah I was amazed when I saw the sketchbook in OAK's house and deduced he was over 50 years old... And he says it was all a dream.

[@TheRandyDeluxe]

I thought it was heavily implied in Pokemon 3 that Molly's mom disappeared *because* of the unknown and that's why her dad was studying them, right? So in a world where time and space can be easily reset, it's not crazy to think Molly's mom was returned when her dad was too. Although I agree it's a weird plot point to include at all.

[@sarthakarora3212]

Dub kinda changes things a lot.

[@supermariohack3218]

Wasn't this also changed during production of the movie?

[@princesspikachu3915]

Thank you! I was rewatching it because of all the people saying that she’s dead. No where in the movie says that. In fact they made in emphasis on establishing the fact that she is missing.

[@watcherknight8760]

In the japanese version I think it's the opposite, Molly's dad was so caught up in his research with the Unown that she left him

[@spartanlz]

The end of the movie has a cutscene during the credits where their mother returns, for some reason significantly after the father does.

[@danielryan4220]

Starts video "Oh this'll be fun." Sees Spell of the unknown at 23 "Oh this isn't going to be fun...

[@wickedwoods3987]

Had to stop the whole video when i saw that. Ain’t no way the movie about the onion better than that

[@watcherknight8760]

No way on earth is this man gonna tell me the keldeo and hoopa movies are better than the third movie lmao, like it’s his opinion but it might just be the most wrong opinion you could possibly have about the Pokémon movies

[@MrSupersonic2012]

@@watcherknight8760 It's a very against the grind opinion to have. Especially when this is the one Pokemon movie that most everyone agrees is the best and people even call it a good movie as opposed to just a good Pokemon movie.

[@Quetzal00358]

Some opinions can be wrong

[@ZeroX7649]

@@MrSupersonic2012 It didn't do it for me as a kid. I hated it and found it boring. Now I find it plot holey and sure it has a message about grief, but it isn't a good message. The Unown are jerks. Entei kidnapping Delia always rubbed me the wrong way too. I didn't like it as a kid and I don't like it now. I was too young to understand the message of grief, and I was the target audience.

[@qb8030]

Personally, The Secret of the Unown holds a high place and a lot of fond feelings for me simply because it came out when my dad passed away and seeing Molly's struggle in the movie resonates with me

[@jamesjustjames7099]

Hell, Her First Wish Was Bringing Her Father Back

[@relaxingred2090]

I still remember the line from Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. James: Diamonds... Pearls Meowth: Let's finish the season first.

[@velvetbutterfly]

I don't know where it was but they called back to that in a later scene. I forget the exact lines but it's basically James finds some of his favourite treasure, leaning to Meowth & Jessie chime in guesses "Gold or silver" "Maybe diamonds and pearls?" "Gotta be rubies or sapphires" "Emeralds are nice too" "It's not quite that black and white..."

[@luco4222]

@@velvetbutterfly i think it was in one of the last 3 episodes of D/P, the one where ash/brock/dawn are on a boat and team rocket in their submarine(where they find said treasure on the ocean floor) and some pokemon on the boat get sick and brock whips up medicine from berries in the storage and some lava cookies(?)

[@amDX05]

You guys are like one of the only few people who mentioned that specific scene lmao

[@overqwilgaming6614]

Power of Us is legitimately one of my favourite movies of all time. It follows the stories of a handful of characters that have no connection to each other wandering around a big city which occasionally share an interaction between one another another that all come together in the end to solve a problem using their assets or skills they were too afraid to show during the story. I mean the movie doesn’t even follow one specific goal or storyline. It’s just some people trying to have a peaceful vacation at a festival and it turns out incredible

[@D3sdinova]

A few years ago it was on TV on christmas morning, a friend came over and we just watched the entire thing. Best pokemon movie by far.

[@SheraTheShepsky]

also best animation by far in pokemon movies

[@jorgehuertas3995]

How is Pokémon 3 the worst? The struggle of Ash trying to get back his mom is relatable, the main villain being a little girl that is being manipulated by the unknown is brilliant

[@hheidita11]

Honestly, I think he did it to boost the comment section and it seems to have worked as I found this video on my recommended. The whole video is alright tho

[@ZeroX7649]

When I was a kid and first saw this, it came off of two very strong films and it just didn't do it for me. It was a bizarre story and I always found Entei kidnapping Delia...Uncomfortable. And once I found out what porn was, I found it VERY uncomfortable.

[@Wildcat2017]

Lackluster story telling, a weird set up, confusing interactions, and general "um what"

[@Crazy-pl1lo]

@@hheidita11 this is just mental xD

[@ye9945]

bruh what??? thats how opinions work. He didn't like it. Make your own video if you care.

[@Severezz]

I can't believe you didn't mention Munchlax in Destiny Deoxys, Munchlax gives me life

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Rise of Darkrai has got to be my favourite. It's so emotional and it tries to prove that just because a Pokemon looks evil doesn't mean it necessarily is. I got it on disc from Woolworths during its closing down sale in the last month before it closed here in the UK and I watched it with my friends when I was in primary school. It's been a while since i've watched it but I've definitely watched it at least three times! There's something about it that is so good that everyone else seems to have missed! Nostalgic at least now!

[@johnsteel6008]

I remember when that happened to Blockbuster. I miss the Blockbuster, and as someone who has internet too slow to stream movies on a regular basis, its closing continues to negatively affect me to this day.

[@1Rez_EZ1]

My great grandpa used to eat lunch at the local Woolworths in Puerto Rico every single day.

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

It's my most favorite Pokemon movie out of the Sinnoh Trilogy, 2nd being arceus and the Jewel of life

[@AlfredoPuente8]

It's just me or Alamos looks a lot like Barcelona.

[@funwithcoding2818]

Anime: just because a Pokémon looks evil doesn’t mean it is! Explorers of sky: you sure about that?

[@TheAbsol7448]

I'm so glad Heroes made top 3. It's one of my favorite movies, and all of the Ash and Latios moments are absolutely adorable. The ending crushed me when I first watched it, and the movie was very well paced. (Also, the girl at the end was _definitely_ Latias.)

[@taakotruck1894]

Yes!!! I just rewatched it today, it holds up so well! Was my favorite as a kid, from opening wakeboarding scene to the ending Latias kiss

[@onlytrueway8742]

80% of the movie is ash running through Venice lol But I agree on the ending it is very good and emotional

[@Conkel]

It gives me nostalgia even tho I'm pretty sure I never watched that movie.. search for the girl is so great of a theme.

[@itachiuchiha572]

@@Conkel imagine chasing a mysterious girl in the labyrinth of venice......

[@Conkel]

@@itachiuchiha572 time to get robbed or lured into a serial killers trap.

[@trevian1227]

Something I didn't notice in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew until recently is that the "immune system" for the Tree of Beginning takes forms of prehistoric and fossil Pokémon, sort of a nod that the Tree of Beginning existed in the prehistoric era of the Pokémon world, since "the beginning".

[@script_0529]

Lucario and the mystery of mew is definitely the one that brings me nostalgia. I remember as a kid I had gotten into pokemon. While looking at movies I found the pokemon movies and was excited! My parents let me choose a few movies to rent, and although I don't remember all of the ones we rented, Lucario was the one I remembered the most and rewatched so many times!

[@Lucarioforce]

Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was always my favorite as a kid. It was why Lucario was and remains my favorite pokemon. I definitely stopped watching after the Gen 4 movies, but these reviews make me want to watch the most recent movies, particularly the Power of Us. Thanks for the movie marathon review!

[@jordyngalvan8558]

I loveddd Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. I always have to have a Lucario after watching that movie as a kid.

[@questionsayer]

I stopped watching pokemon movies after like the 9th one or something but I actually saw Power of Us and I loved it so try it out if you feel like it

[@lycanrocknroll9158]

Molly finally getting out of her delusion and yell "You can do it Entei" instead of father and Entei still carrying out his fatherly will showing that the unown can't control such emotions even if they created it.

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

Im a bit younger then most people who have nostalgia for old pokemon movies but i still have alot of nostalgia for 2000. I remember when i watche i was really sick and overall was having a misearable day when suddenly i saw that pokemon the movie was playing and was like “i dont have anythin better to do” ended up loving it besides its flaws and the dutch dub was actually pretty solid suprisingly

[@garyhetherington3496]

My childhood , the little girl playing the music and the Lugia over the sea it's just unreal

[@Quetzal00358]

It's the one I watched the most when I was a kid. Rewatched all the movies during quarantine and it still holds up to me

[@prideofthesun]

I’m in my 30s and Pokémon 2000 is still My favorite 😉

[@serenitynow85]

@@prideofthesun Lugia has such a presence, that I think no other movie legendary has ever come close. The closest would be Mewtwo. But while Mewtwo is wrath and revenge, Lugia is calmness and wisdom

[@unown_]

The Dutch dub is pretty good

[@endeav0r_49]

Also fun fact, the American version of "Mewtwo strikes back" is nothing like the original version of the movie, lacking both the deep complexity the director wanted and an animated introduction that was shown on tv and in a radio drama to tease the movie in Japan. In the original Dr. Fuji is working on clonation to clone his daughter that died years ago. In this effort they clone the three starters, his daughter and mew, and the five become friends in a world where only their conscience exist, and where Ambertwo (the cloned conscience of Fuji's daughter) teaches Mewtwo about what it means to be alive. Mewtwo is the only one to survive the process, and when he is released from the tubes he has no memory of the other dead clones, nor of amber's lessons about life, and so he wants to know why he is alive, what is his purpose in this world. He even goes as far as striking a deal with Giovanni to find out what's his value, because if he is strong then his life has value. He doesn't want to kill everyone for no reason, he wants to show everyone that his life has value even if he is the result of an experiment. The army of clones he constructs is not to kill everyone else, he doesn't know that they are stronger than the originals, on the contrary he wants to show that clones are as strong if not stronger than the originals, and therefore their lives have value. In the end Mew comes to fight Mewtwo not because he wants to protect the world from distruction, but because he is ENRAGED that a "cheap human made copy" would even exist, let alone compare itself to the "only original living creatures", mew can't forgive Mewtwo's very existence, and he wants to fight him to the death. Meanwhile Mewtwo just wants to know what it even means to be alive and what worth has his life, a life that was given to him by humans, humans that saw him as nothing more than an experiment. And in the end when ash is petrified and all pokemon cry for him and those tears bring him back, that is when both mew and Mewtwo realize that it doesn't matter if you are a copy or an original, both matter equally and both are equally alive (it was revealed in the short about Fuji's daughter, completely cut in the 4kids version, that Pokemons are special because their tears are filled with life and that is why ash is brought back by tears. And the fact that both originals and clones had the same life in their tears is what sets them as equal). Even Misty's, Brock's and everyone else's dialogue during the confrontation between clones and originals is not about how "fighting is wrong", it's about how both groups are made by living creatures and all their lives have equal value. But alas 4kids and warner felt that a having a morally ambiguous villain was too hard for American audiences because kids are too fucking stupid to know who to root for unless you turn the villain into Pokemon Hitler.

[@evanelzinga282]

I remember those scenes i also just watched the first again today and was wondering why it was gone

[@dwainsimmons3447]

Giovanni is the real villain

[@natalimoina]

Wow, this comment is completely and utterly wrong on every front lol. The dub version is actually a lot better and has a lot more depth.

[@endeav0r_49]

@@natalimoina in which universe is "a dick measuring contest between originals and clones to feed mewtwo's overinflated ego" better and with more depth than "a lost soul's quest to find purpose in an artificial life that was given to him by people with a god complex that seeked to use him for their gain"? The final message of the dub is good, and it kinda falls in line with the message of the original movie, "you can't place a value on a life based on the circumstances of it's birth, all lives are worth the same and they have to choose and find their purpose for themselves", but a good final message doesn't change the fact that the rest of the movie is dumbed down to hell and back

[@dwainsimmons3447]

@@natalimoina the pop soundtrack still holds up

[@pokepress]

43:05 so, just to clarify this, Meowth’s speech is actually a creation of the ‘99 dub. In the ‘98 Japanese version, he remarks about the moon like in the remake. That said, while I get what the ‘98 version was going for, I think the ‘99 dub’s speech is very well written and should have been in the remake. I can only assume it isn’t because either: A. Takeshi Shudo’s estate insisted it stay in the localization. B. The use of 3-D models meant that they would have had to reanimate the scene to match significantly altered jaw movements (unlike the hand-drawn version where you can get away with dialogue when a character’s mouth is facing away from the camera without their head moving), and there wasn’t the time/budget for that. C. The localization underestimated how attached audiences members (on average) were to aspects of the ‘99 dub and didn’t prioritize changing it.

[@velvetbutterfly]

D, the studio localizing the CGI remake weren't overly familiar with the original's dub and retranslated everything from scratch

[@pokepress]

@@velvetbutterfly If I recall correctly, the localization was was headed by James Carter Cathcart (aka Jimmy Zoppi), who did voice acting on the '99 dub. He also voices Meowth in the current dub, for what that's worth.

[@vapcr]

Since you placed Darkrai and Hoopa back to back, I’m surprised you failed to acknowledge that using Pokemon attacks to stop space disintegration worked before, as it was how the citizens of Alamos Town stalled for time. On that topic, Darkrai will always be my number 1. I found the Dialga/Palkia fight scenes to just be so epic, and it has by far the best sound design and film scoring of any of the movies.The alternate rendition of “We Will Be Heroes” was banger, and I wish they would have done those types of movie-exclusive theme songs more often.

[@limonscore]

From a musical perspective Darkrai is the best for sure (aside from power of the one Lugias Theme of course)

[@andrewpickett722]

"A scrabble of unown". Game Freak write that down Also, Pokemon The Movie 2000 is my favorite. It was the first movie I remember ever seeing in theaters so the nostalgia is high

[@TailoFire]

Mewtwo returns? Where is it? Brock: "I'll use my trusty frying pan, as a drying pan" was my favorite line. There's another Mewtwo movie, you find out where Mewtwo ran off to and the johto region and Giovanni attempts to recapture him.

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

Mewtwo Returns isn't a movie but a special episode aired between episodes 180 (The Grass Route) and 181 (The Apple Corp!) in the 4th season

[@charlytv3604]

@@PetitTasdeBoue Mewtwo returns is an movie... Pokemon the first movie is maded in 2 parts following by pokemon returns came out between the third and fourth movie

[@charlytv3604]

You right I thinked about it myself where is Mewtwo returns... It was came out between the third and fourth movie... Actually Pokemon the first movie Mewtwo vs. Mew have 2 parts of movie the following movie is actually Mewtwo returns but was out between the third and fourth movie but a late following of the first movie before pokemon 2000 Mewtwo strikes back Evolutions is an remake of Mewtwo returns include the first season and adding others generations in it making no sense for me strike back Evolutions is excluded of the series because is not following the story at all... Mewtwo returns sometimes I seen the title Mewtwo strikes back before Mewtwo strikes back Evolutions so maybe I will seen Mewtwo strikes back Evolutions telling Mewtwo returns evolutions 🤔

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

@@charlytv3604 No it's not. It was aired on tv not in movies theaters. It's officialy a special episode.

[@charlytv3604]

@@PetitTasdeBoue is an movie because they made episode for about maximum 25 minutes none of those episode will length about 1h25... Is an event right after the first movie like a part 2 of the first movie like when they maded the way of lion king 1 1/2

[@talasheart7889]

Hey, I appreciate that Ash tried to use Thunderbolt to stop that giant space and time thing from collapsing instead of punching it. He makes some progress!

[@SageArdor]

Zoroark: Masters of Illusions is legit the reason why Zoroark is my favorite Pokémon to this day. I was going through some heavy emotional stuff when I first saw the movie. Seeing Zoroark act so protective of a Zorua that she adopted hit home for me. And as stated in this video, Kodai is one of the franchise's best villains in its history.

[@PhoenixDening-cz5wd]

Best way to hype up gen 5 make a business man blackmail a mother by threatening to harm her child even though it escaped 10/10 s tier

[@BepisQueen]

The excitement I got when you explained the twist of the celebi movie sent chills throughout my body. That’s so sweet and cool

[@smergthedargon8974]

God, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew made me so damn sad as a kid.

[@brianh794]

I love the Entei movie, it’s very nostalgic for me and I think Entei is so imposing and powerful (even though it’s just an illusion). The movie had an off putting vibe that made it even cooler for me as a kid

[@shadowscythe11]

I know nostalgia bias means anyone who grew up with the first 3 movies will be annoyed that you shit on them. But I honestly don't think you're giving them enough credit. Pokemon 2000 "Not a lot to say about it?" "Kind of dull"? How? Why? Please explain. You mentioned it gives team rocket something to do... bro, they literally sacrifice themselves and plunge (seemingly) to their death to allow Ash and Lugia to save the world! "Something to do" is a massive understatement.

[@loziclec.1295]

I actually remember asking my dad which Pokémon movie (of the ones he had to watch since he drove us to the movie theater) he liked the most. He said the third movie. Weirdly, he didn’t seem to like Detective Pikachu that much, though he loved the scene with Mr. Mime (his favorite Pokémon).

[@serenitynow85]

Well he is a dad. Maybe he felt more related to the 3rd movie's family driven plot

[@demonyckscreations9990]

@@serenitynow85 tbf, detective pikachu is prett dad oriented as well?

[@kyurei4478]

@@demonyckscreations9990 Yes but the relation is treated differently.

[@serenitynow85]

@@demonyckscreations9990 so what? I have no idea if their dad watched Detective Pikachu. And it is hardly family driven, we don't know Pikachu is Ryan Reynolds until the end. They don't have a father/son dynamic

[@zerpente3]

Detective Pikachu is somewhat "family oriented" with the kid's issues with his dad/thinking he's dead & trying to figure out what happened to him & all that

[@lordoflizardsp]

As I understand, in the Spell of the Unknown, Molly's mother disappeared similarly like Prof. Hale did in the beginning, which is what drives his obsessive study of the Unknown.

[@wikiuser92]

That was just the dub. In the Japanese version, she divorced him due to his obsession.

[@rohanmiamia7604]

​@@wikiuser92No in the sub she was actually sick and was hospitalized and dr fuji's wife divorced him in mewtwo strikes back

[@wikiuser92]

@@rohanmiamia7604 No, that explanation was provided outside the movie itself, as far as I know.

[@BrianStorm742]

Okay yeah I can see your point when it comes to the 3rd movie and Jirachi Wish Maker but to Pokémon movie standards, 2000 is a masterpiece. Apart from that it's a solid list. Also I love how you discussed the Genesect movie without even mentioning Mewtwo XD

[@berkiangamesandacts6270]

I completely forgot about Mewtwo until reading this comment.

[@randompersononytig]

@@berkiangamesandacts6270 same

[@Shinyloog20992]

Yeah there is no way 2000 is worse than the hoopa movie. This guy lost all credibility when he said that

[@kyurei4478]

@@Shinyloog20992 Completely true. Apart from being just a cool fan service movie, the writing in this one is almost inexistant. Many other movies would have deserved this placement.

[@Shinyloog20992]

@@kyurei4478 I'm just pissed that this out of nowhere pokemon can summon and control literal gods. It's like someones bad oc was put into a pokemon movie

[@WyrmLimion]

Power of Us became my instant favorite movie and i've been watching since the cinema release of Pokemon The Movie and 2000. The recent movies I feel touch upon the magic that Pokemon was built on back in the early days.

[@rabootfanboysam5068]

Yea Spell of the Unown ranking is definitely an unpopular choice , but fair opinion I respect it

[@CEOGAPER]

I definitely disagree with a lot here, but I'm glad Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is number one.

[@Lucky_9705]

That’s what matters

[@blueaquacat7532]

As some who’s never seen the Celebi movie before, hearing about that plot twist at the end shocked me, as I never would’ve expected that to be the ending. All I’ve ever seen from the movie were either small clips or gifs, but hearing just how much content was in not only that but in the recent Pokémon films kinda blows me away. Thank you for the very informative movie ranking, and have a lovely day :)

[@redjirachi1]

"Spell of the Unown is my least favorite Pokemon movie" What's next, did you not care for the Godfather?

[@kartiksaraf4676]

I really loved destiny deoxys. The fight between Rayquaza and deoxys is one of the best. DO NOT mess with Rayquaza unless you want to be vaporized with a hyper beam to the face

[@Shadow-ed5mu]

Yeah don't try to prove yourself worthy of rayquaza because he will impale, hyperbeam, and throw you like a ragdoll just because you'd would almost destroy the earth to just to ask rayquaza to join your suicide mission.

[@midsectionmark8956]

That was crazy they let him actually destroy Deoxys !! Haha that was some manga like action lol.

[@strugglingproficiently7947]

Just re-watched it, and I have no clue how I forgot about the end fight scene when rayquaza suplexes deoxys into the concrete. That part had me thinking, “WOOOORLD STAAAAR!”

[@D3sdinova]

When Lillie fights Necrozma, thats the best battle in all of pokemon. Mega Rayquaza/deoxys is pretty awesome too.

[@elderbrew6249]

I saw Pokemon 4Ever when it originally came out. I genuinely did not remember Sam being Professor Oak! Thank you for going through the entire plot of this one and you gave me that moment of excitement. Thank you.

[@RasenRendanX]

I also wanted to add how insane the plot twist in Pokémon 4Ever was. My jaw fell cuz I got the realization right before you said. I was wondering how could the other top it but I must agree. The power of one is incredible. I shouldn't have doubted it. PS: The Lucario movie also hits harder now that we know Ash has his own Lucario in ongoing anime Pokémon journeys that can mega evolve.

[@MushyButtr]

We don't talk about mega evolution.

[@aniasthompson4569]

@@MushyButtr Why?

[@logandelaharpe6362]

We don’t talk of the best gimmick they added thats dumb

[@Greedude]

I forgot that I had watched so many of these movies as a kid. Happy Latios was in the top three, I remember watching that movie every night as a kid. Loved it.

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Not gonna lie, I genuinely started wondering if this was a troll video/out of season April Fools joke when you placed Spell of the Unown and Jirachi Wishmaker at the bottom. 🤣

[@rokmare]

Pokemon 2000, and rise of darkrai are both iconic movies in the series especially the theme of lugia and Oracion so putting both movies so low on the list was a WTF moment for me.

[@kennyg1671]

For realll, I almost stopped watching, especially when I saw pokemon 2000 right after that

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Dude, Pokémon 3 is a masterpiece! And the Charizard come back give me chills until today!

[@LucianDevine]

Yeah, even the ultimate loss to the Entei doesn't diminish the badass Charizard return.

[@PizzaRatJC]

Sick celeby not getting healed by the water made my friend's dad cry, I've never seen that guy cry before or after that I'm so happy the movie is at 6

[@tripled2096]

my biggest problem with these movies is their habit o0f just assigning random abilities to whatever legendary pokemon they feel like. Like, Shaymin has telepathy and can talk to humans, but latias and latios Don't? The pokemon specifically known for understanding human speech? Or how about victini being able to randomly turn invisible??? They just pick and choose when to treat the pokemon like characters or plot devices and its just frustrating. Inconsistent.

[@validark]

I think the implication with the missing mother in the entei movie was the unknown got her like they got the dad

[@elius1548]

I watched Lucario and the Mystery of Mew on repeat as a kid. Glad to hear it still holds up

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

Iirc the mother returning at the end of Movie 3 is supposed to be way less out of left field than it actually is, in the Japanese Version it's directly mentioned she's not dead but in a hospital most likely in some form of indefinite coma from how the characters act when mentioning her. The translation just for some reason decided to omit that making it seem like she's just dead, some people take this as the Unown somehow actually changing reality so the mother comes back which sounds neat but the Japanese Version debunks that.

[@nyanpasu4060]

You're right that the Japanese version makes it sound like she was hospitalized, but the reason for her mother's return you're getting wrong. The movie's main writer was Takeshi Shudō (main writer for movies 1, 2 & 3) and its co-writer was Hideki Sonoda who assisted on this movie and became the main writer for movies 4 through 17. The main writer, Takeshi Shudō, 100% intended for Molly's mother to be dead and kept that detail vague yet implied because it's a movie for all ages. Co-writer Hideki Sonoda made the decision to bring Molly's mom back in the credits without Takeshi Shudō's knowledge or approval. When Takeshi Shudō had found this out it was too late to make changes and it upset him a great deal because he felt his co-writer didn't understand the intent of his movie for having Molly's mother be dead and that it wouldn't make sense for Molly to take someone else's mother if her own was still assumed to be alive. This was actually one of the main reasons Takeshi Shudō gave for his soon after retirement from the Pokemon movies and later the Pokemon anime. If the movie intended for Molly's mother to be alive Takeshi Shudō would have made changes to the movie itself rather than make it a small detail in the credits. It's an unintentional mess as far as sub is concerned because the main writer and co-writer couldn't agree on how the mother should be portrayed in the movie. This is actually the whole reason why the dub made changes so that the mother's portrayal wouldn't be as inconsistent as it was in the sub and it's why I view the dub as canon just for making an attempt at smoothing over this issue with what they had to work with. I mean, the unown didn't bring Molly's father back even though he was only missing - same logic can be applied if the mother was also missing. It also gives plausibility that Molly, given her age, might suspect her parents are dead and the adults around her are lying to her nicely by saying they're just missing. She was told her mom disappeared 2 years prior, so given her age then she would have believed her mom went missing whether that information was true or false. Being slightly older, she might suspect Schuyler's account for how her Dad went missing to be an obvious/nonsensical lie to cover for some accident that may have caused his death at the excavation site and consequently she might now assume the same cover-up lie could have been told about her mother as well. Lies that were told on account of her age and thus why she's grieving over both her parents when she is given the news about her father. I might be reaching there, although; she already matures a lot as a character despite her age throughout the movie, so it wouldn't be too out of character for her to reach that conclusion. Regardless, I just think saying her mother went missing gives more room to fill in the blanks than saying her mother was just hospitalized otherwise Entei would have simply picked up her real mother at the hospital instead which is the same criticism the main writer of this movie would have agreed with.

[@RocketJo86]

Before seeing it any further, I need to thank you. I always felt likt the only person on earth not really enjoying Pokémon 3. Seeing you share my feelings put me at ease.

[@hiyapatil5379]

"That's not great." I love FJ's narration, his voice is really soothing to listen to and it's hilarious revisiting these movie

[@sawkchalk6966]

He's such a great listen

[@3nyasu3]

I know why they cut Meowth's line out of Mewtwo Evolution and I'm glad about it. If I heard Jimmy Zoppi speak the line that belongs to Maddie Blaustein and Maddie Blaustein alone, I would have thrown hands.

[@conniekucani2772]

I LOVED Pokémon 3 as a kid! I’d literally act out the scenes as the characters while watching it. No idea if I’d still like it as much today, but 8 year old me thought they were great!

[@ZeroX7649]

The entire section of I Choose You where Ash is in the real world is the funniest thing Pokemon has ever done and you cannot convince me otherwise.

[@allanandrade4674]

Agreeing with majority of the comments here. 2000 is definitely a masterpiece for hardcore fans alike, that is why it's kinda hard to swallow that take of not taking it seriously & just arbitrary when in fact this is a ranking per se. Nonetheless, a generally agreeable list (if not for that one 😅)

[@ねこめし-c7q]

Pokemon heroes by far gotta be my favorite one out of them all, I watched it back in primary, and kinda scarred me with the concept of losing someone you loved.

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

"If there is one person that didn't know the twist in the movie was and I was able to give them a moment of excitement, it was worth going through the plot" I'm one of those people, I can't believe I watch the movie so many times without knowing about that plot twist

[@TehWhiteTiger]

Fun fact, in the original it was even more subtle. That final scene of him looking at the sketch book was an English addition.

[@aidanwatson316]

Why are all of these movies so nice to look at they are all animated so well

[@MarcMagma]

I have so much Nostalgia for the movies up until the Zoroark one that it's hard for me to determine a fav as I can literally not view them without that Nostalgia. But when I was younger, the Deoxys movie and the Sinnoh-Trilogy were my favs with the Jirachi one being close behind alongside the first two movies as well as the Zoroark one.

[@shirleytodd1]

This video just made me want to see Pokémon movies again! There’s so much to catch up on since the last one I saw was when I was 15. Thanks for the ranking!

[@mozescrossing]

I've only watched like 3 of these movies but now I'm inspired to watch them all, loved this & all your 10/10 commentary

[@mjvdg4194]

“A scrabble of Unown” is amazing!

[@BabyChristmas]

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns, isn’t listed here nor in most Pokémon lists, why is that? It was probably my #1 most rented Blockbuster movie as a kid.

[@iamjayrts25]

Its not a movie, it’s a special

[@Glimare]

@@iamjayrts25 So was the first movie. Originally.

[@thehomelander1146]

@@Glimare No, the 1st movie was an actual movie that released in theaters. "Returns" was just a TV special episode

[@formerlyknownasmousecopp4367]

I'm genuinely thankful you brought up Darkrai's legs because they make me uncomfortable and I'm glad I'm not the only one

[@savemeimanobodylostonline4279]

Welcome back FJ!

[@groudonvert7286]

The 5th movie is probably my favorite Pokémon movie. And the fact that each time a Latios or a Latias appears on screen (for example Tobias's Latios), there's their theme from the movie makes me love it even more.

[@firelifeblizzard8782]

You're insane and this may be my new favorite video on your channel

[@princesspikachu3915]

As for Pokémon the movie 3 Molly’s dad was looking for his wife. She had went missing and that’s why he was studying the Unown. That’s why she came back at the ending. Hopefully you see this and that helps clear up your confusion. Also Molly is only 5 and her mother went missing 2 years from the timeline so of course she would think Ash’s mom is hers.

[@KanaTokisho]

I can't believe how low Pokemon 3 is. I've learned to love it more as an adult. I wouldn't say it's the best movie but considering that in a sense there is no villains, Molly is a young girl who was just told her father vanished/maybe dead, and instead of facing reality alone, the Unown create a world for her. The Unown aren't villains either, they are just Pokemon responding to Molly's wishes, which given her nature of wanting to escape her reality is the reason why everything looks like ice. Heck the only reason Entei was made was because Molly wanted her father back but she also knew he couldn't come back, so the Unown basically just tried their best with what she wanted. The only thing that does confuse me is why Entei took Deliah, or why Molly called her 'mother'. She wasn't too young to not remember her mother (plus she had a photo so). I just grew to appreciate it as an adult.

[@SuperHops]

I love reading the comments seeing everyone else's favorite pokémon movies and hearing their stories on how they grew up with it or how they just loved it in general. The latias and latios, Dianci, Giratina, Mewtwo, and 3rd movie are some of my favorites. What I can appreciate from all 24 of these movies is that there's some movie for every pokémon fan.

[@JustChiaki]

Really happy to see Power of Us so high on the list! It's by far my favorite Pokemon movie, and I still thoroughly enjoy it every time I watch it. It's the first one that really struck me as just being a "good movie" instead of "good... for a Pokemon movie". I also was really surprised by Secrets of the Jungle as well, especially how it handled having the Pokemon "talk" (i.e. We hear Zarude talk, but only Coco can understand, because he was raised by one, as opposed to so many others that have the Pokemon talking to Ash and Co. because the plot needs it). Overall I feel like they've been on a good path with the recent movies, so I'm excited to see what comes next.

[@WhoElseButZane]

Who doesn't remember Squiddly Diddly? Good ol' Squiddly Diddly His tragic death was the reason why ash's krokorok was able to find the strength to evolve

[@W0odie]

Thank you so much for creating this video. Its been a wonderful hour. Also... Furretcoaster

[@japansace]

The longer it took you to mention Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, the happier I got. NUMBER 1! NUMBER 1!!!!!!!!!

[@shadowsnake94]

between the recent movies and the KZbin animations, I have very high expectations for future movies. GF seem to genuinely want to make better animations and I hope this continues

[@wikiuser92]

An interesting detail is that Annie and Oakley are only referred to as Team Rocket members in the dub. In the Japanese version, they just thieves working on their own. Also, the movie's backstory was much different originally. Instead of a father Latios dying to create the Soul Dew, it was given to the people of Alto Mare by a swarm of Latios and Latias, and it was explained that Latios and Latias visit the city frequently. The ones that we saw were just the ones currently staying there, and as we see at the end of the movie, some new ones had come to keep Latias company.

[@theanarchyrulezshow6169]

The first pokemon media I was ever exposed to was Movie 3 on VHS (back in 2009), and Entei is my favourite pokemon ever. Great childhood memories

[@NewGabeOrder]

I have a video of that, but it starts with Pikachu Movie 2001, then it plays the advertised film. However, the ending was cut just to show the last few minutes of Digimon: The Movie instead. Those distributors must have liked recycling older video tapes by losing all of its previously valuable data.

[@ShinySalamence1]

This guy resonates with me. Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Pokemon 4Ever, Pokemon Heroes Latios and Latias, all these movies hit so hard and I remember seeing another PCU ranking list that just sorta goes, nahh not that great. On a more serious note, I’d be interested in seeing more serious video essay content on Pokemon Movies, analyzing their cinematography from a critical perspective, sorta like what you see with Star Wars and stuff these days. Also, some people didn’t get the memo that Molly’s mom was intended to be dead by the original writer, but production team stuffed in her revival behind his back.

[@classicallycommie6266]

Why is mewtwo so associated with shadow ball? Like when I think of mewtwo that's one of the first things to come to mind even though it's a psychic type and has always used psychic

[@youtubeviewer1387]

It's probably just easier to show it in animation. Psychic is hard to animate without basically turning into blood bending from Avatar

[@TheReZisTLust]

Psychic is op on the anime. Its basically a one shot since yoy just lift the enemy and play with it

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

I think it's important to note in the first movie with Mewtwo's shadowball attacks, Dark pokemon; and shadow ball wasn't a thing yet. Donphan was a awesome sneak peak into second generation pokemon in the beginning of the movie. That and I think it was easy to animate a strong psychic attack like a shadow since mewtwo was full of "darkness" Then later on Shadowball became a thing and they just kept it perhaps?

[@midsectionmark8956]

Ya I’m actually shocked Pokémon didn’t capitalize on the money but making it an exclusive move to multiple and renaming it or making it a bigger deal to use with him in the game. Because of the money whenever I can I give him that move.

[@ghost_curse]

@@midsectionmark8956 It wouldn't really make sense to have a ghost type move as his signature move plus they did eventually give him Psystrike

[@kevintyrrell7409]

Pokemon 3 being nearly last place instantly disqualifies this list.

[@TrinityDestroyer]

I hope Gen 9 takes place in Minnesota.

[@xudem5588]

Nah florida

[@snookerdooker471]

Nope it takes place in Spain and is located south of kalos.

[@GiveLamp]

"Scrabble" of Unowns is absolute gold

[@haroohusky]

Lucario and the Mystery of Mew made me cry my eyes out when I was little. Just hearing your review about it got me a little choked up. TwT

[@lindblumpickles3407]

"This ranking is incredibly arbitrary, so don't take this personally." I AM TAKING IT INCREDIBLY PERSONALLY THAT POKEMON 2000 IS SO LOW.

[@GracieJoines]

Are you working on part 6 of "if ash woke up on time" its my favourite series on KZbin and gen 6 is my favourite pokemon series to :)

[@marcoslopez_]

Only a few minutes in and I was shocked to see Pokémon 3 way at the bottom. I think it was my favorite one growing up.

[@HavenMarches]

Say what you will about the third movie but it's undoubtedly one of the most artistically brilliant pokemon movies. The animation and artwork of that movie is just phenomenal

[@fammleton]

Loved this video! I appreciate all the time you put into it The script was written so well and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing!

[@dylanstakely]

I really enjoyed this video, even if I didn't agree with some of the rankings 😂. I liked your comedy a lot;it hade laughing multiple times. I'll definitely be subscribing 😁

[@eoncaliber]

Heroes: Latias and Latios is a cinematic masterpiece and I will not be told otherwise.

[@HeyRyanLetsPlay]

I can't remember if the pokemon movies are considered canon to the anime or if they are like DBZ where they technically fall under a different timeline; but I think the fact that in the newest episodes of the anime Ash has a lucario now might canonize the Lucario movie.

[@weridplusho]

Not all of them are, most aren't. The newest ones starting from I Choose You are total AUs. The Lucario movie was and is canon as Ash had Aura in the anime since the movie (mentioned twice before Journeys tho they're so minor.)

[@jellycore1316]

I love this video

[@TurkeyFaceX]

What about Mewtwo Returns? I feel this one often times gets overlooked. Actually I didn't even know about it until I saw a copy of it at my local library a couple of years after the movie would have debuted. I eventually bought a copy from Amazon out of curiosity. Honestly the entire time I watched this video, I kept thinking to myself if you were going to include this one or if you didn't know about it too.

[@MegaHero100]

I'm stunned that this movie is somehow overlooked?? I still own the VHS of the movie. I honestly thought he was just saving it for #1 or something

[@e.d.3640]

It’s my all time favourite! I still have the DVD somewhere…

[@shielfoxftw8279]

Iirc Mewtwo Returns is considered a tv special, which is why it isn't usually included with the rest of the movies.

[@srgzachattack1594]

I accidentally stole one from blockbuster ( I lost it and my dad bought it and I found it a month or two after)

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

I think it is because it is counted as a special instead of a movie

[@charlies_rib]

Miss you man. Hope youre thriving

[@zephyrurchin4763]

Come back, dude! We miss you!

[@jennybyun4593]

Wow I cannot believe I watched an hour long KZbin video but I enjoyed every recap. Growing up we only had the latios and latias film on DVD so I rewatched that movie a dozen times.. pleasantly surprised to see it be ranked so highly!

[@yuithekitsuneko]

Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was my favorite Pokemon movie as a kid and im so glad to see just how high it placed!

[@Coolfizz10]

Very happy to see Power of Us rank so high. It’s been my favorite Pokémon movie since it came out and I’m so glad to see it get more recognition. It’s not just a good Pokémon movie, it’s just a straight up good movie.

[@Chrysanthemumsie]

I’ve seen very few pokemon movies, and so I wasn’t sure where my personal favorite (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew) would be. I just kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting, wondering if it really was gonna be That good in your opinion of if you possibly forgot it

[@RedBoi88]

Rise of Darkrai is definitely my favorite Pokemon movie, mainly because it was the first piece of Pokemon media I ever consumed.