I Watched EVERY Pokémon Movie: The Classic Era

[@MarkerDotNet]

Been getting a lot of similar comments and questions, so I'm putting a Frequent Asked Questions thing here. I'll edit it if more come up! FAQ: 1. Q: Why do you hate the 2nd movie?? A: Ya'll, I said in the video that I don't hate this movie, I just didn't vibe with it too much. There were things I didn't understand or things I misinterpreted, but it just didn't click with me on an emotional level like some of the others, and that's okay. 2. Q: What about Mewtwo Returns? A: Mewtwo returns is technically a special episode of the TV anime and not a movie, so I decided not to include it! Even though it is a direct sequel to Mewtwo Strikes Back, I'm only covering the movies in these videos. 3. Q: How could you give my favorite movie a bad score?!?!?! A: It's a ranking video, so there's bound to be some opinions you don't agree with. If you like a movie that I gave a bad score, then that's great! More power to you. :) Don't take my opinions too seriously, cuz I still enjoyed the movies! Like what you wanna like! 4. Q: Aren't Latios and Latias gen 3 Pokémon, not gen 2? A: Yes, when I say they're Gen 2, I mean the gen 2 anime. It was a common trend for the movies to tease a new pokemon coming in the next generation while still being in the previous gen's anime. Latios and Latias in gen 2, Lucario in gen 3, Zoroark in gen 4, etc. 5. Q: You misinterpreted this part!! Are you stupid or something? A: Yea, I am. If I missed something or explained something poorly, feel free to correct me! Just don't be an asshole about it, it's not that serious trust me.

[@Axecon1]

Not counting Mewtwo Returns and Mastermind of Mirage is a mistake.

[@Aurelius2142]

I think you did misinterpret one or two things about the second movie, yeah >->;; Just to clarify them, since A) I didn't see another comment doing so, and B) I'm a nerd on the internet and being needlessly pedantic is in my blood: - The birds broke each other out of prison to handle the bigger threat, not out of any good will towards each other - they went back to fighting once it seemed like they weren't going to be captured anymore. A bit clunky, but it makes sense at least. - The previous 'chosen ones' weren't actually Chosen Ones - they just played that part in the festival, a reenactment of the prophecy and a fairly simple 'go there, get orbs, come back' type of deal. Ash's festival _became_ the real deal after things went sideways; so the prophecy actually happened, the world was actually going to end, etc. - Misty actually contributed a lot to the plot here! She had a number of outstanding moments that really showed off how her character could serve as a foil to- pfft. Nah. Can't do it XD

[@MarkerDotNet]

@Aurelius2142 yea I had received a few comments abt the 2nd movie in particular! but I appreciate u explaining it in a way that doesn't make me feel stupid LOL sadly even with the understood context it probably wouldn't have changed the score much, but then again the scores are already flawed due to one of the categories being ash dying or not, so it's not super deep. thanks for explaining tho!!

[@Teekayhuey_TK]

​@@MarkerDotNet Dude I enjoyed the video, but all I want to do is bitch and moan about you not loving the complexities of this ambitious cinematic masterpiece. Dont take this too seriously because honestly i just want to give you hard time for not appreciating greatness. So dont let me saying i hate you get you down because i really just want to bitch and moan for you rating it badly. The second movie is soo good. I just hate that you hate it and i want to be mean in the kindest way possible so you know that my hatred isn't something meant to ruin your day. i just disagree with you. So have a nice day.

[@chedder4569]

@@MarkerDotNet Yeah I think he's mistaken on why the birds "broke eachother out." I think they were just trying to kill eachother again. And I don't think they consciously "worked together" to destroy the airship, I think each of them was just individually more pissed at it than eachother for the moment. They were just violent and territorial.

[@beech5950]

The third movie hits so much harder when you learn that the writer made the movie basically as a goodbye letter to his daughter. At the time, his health was severely deteriorated and even ended up dictating the script from a hospital bed. He truly thought he was going to die. Fortunately he got better and lived until 2010.

[@MarkerDotNet]

i had no idea abt any of this wtf.. that hits so much harder then oh my god

[@beech5950]

@MarkerDotNet It's pretty heavy stuff, and definitely helps solidify the third movie as my GOAT of the series.

[@SonicLegends]

The problem though is that the writer Takeshi Shudo Takeshi was outraged. He felt this went against the story he was originally writing. As a result, he never wrote another Pokémon movie after this because he wasn't at all happy about Molly's mother being alive. The idea was that Molly’s mother has passed away from an unspecified illness, and Molly’s father had been taken by the Unown, leaving Molly alone by herself. Her feelings of loneliness are what ended up creating Entei and is what kicks off the events of the movie. But, if Molly’s mother was alive and just sick as the movie’s ending suggests, why wouldn’t Molly just visit her own mother in the hospital? Why does she have to go after Ash’s mother? So yeah, cannot say I blame him as it undermines the theme of the movie and goes to show that a change like that can ruin the whole movie.

[@beech5950]

@SonicLegends Yeah he hated it, but you're making it sound like the entire movie is ruined for the audience just because of a vague scene in the credits. Simmer down a little my dude. The movie is still a masterpiece. Yes it was an awful decision by the replacement writer. That doesn't change the fact that the Shudo poured his heart into this film.

[@jakariashafin8685]

I thought the guy remarried​@@SonicLegends

[@relicking9207]

To be fair the Birds breaking each other out of prison one moment, and throwing hands 5 minutes later is peak sibling interaction

[@MarkerDotNet]

honestly this one comment changes a lot of my views on that whole part, you're actually so right

[@prayagsuthar9856]

The idea is that, if one bird disappears, the others take over its territory. So after freeing each other from containment, they had a whole messy territorial squabble to deal with afterwards. It was like “un-capture ourselves? check. get back to our islands? che-oh wait, I have to kick these stupid invaders out first GIMME BACK MY ISLAND, NO MY ISLAND, NO MINE, NO MINE 🥊🥊🥊” Which ig is still sibling behavior, but more epic because they’re these epic animals that could destroy the world if they don’t quit it. And there’s also the whole thing in the prophecy about how “if they’re pissed-off, they will not stop (at least until you get all the magic balls)”. Idk how much of that is in the dub.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

@prayagsuthar9856 My very unofficial and heavily theoretical interpretation is that the Legendary Birds in the movie are smart enough to know that capturing other beings is wrong, so they team up to escape and blow up the guy's ship in an act of altruism, but are still instinctual enough to go haywire once they see another powerful being near their island. Kind of like how crows are smart enough to do all sorts of selfless acts when taught, but the moment anyone gets too close to their nest and eggs they just lose control and start mobbing. So less so sibling behavior, and more so they're just big corvids that so happen to have world-ending powers.

[@GoundG]

I actually always thought of it as them taking advantage of the fact they could get a free hit in and the cages breaking was just a side effect of the attack

[@Left4Cake]

I mean... they hate each other but they all the guy who caged them selves up more, so one he was delt with they could go back to fightin each other.

[@animorph17]

In the anime, meowth screams at ash: "We've been trying to get this rat for 11 seasons now, and this time we're going to win!" and then ash shouts back "I have no idea what you're talking about, but you're not getting pikachu"

[@justsomeinternetguy560]

I think Meowth accidentally discovered the fourth wall

[@blaa6]

That's supposed to be from DP Battle Dimensions. I honestly don't remember that quote but I wish I did. What episode is it from?

[@dubucdark1280]

Idk how it is un English, but in the spanish dub of I think the third movie, when Ash ask team rocket why did they save him meowth says: "Easy, if something happens to You we get fired from the cartoon"

[@tommymaxey2665]

Reminds me of an RvB joke they made about how many seasons the show had. They count by seasons, like fall, winter, spring, and summer

[@AnonTDegenerate]

@@tommymaxey2665 RvB mentioned. Wtf is a planned arc

[@DropsteRyt]

I’m gonna be honest, the celebi movie looked great in my head for a long time until I saw it in this video

[@ryukreya45]

Same here, maybe it has to do with the different TVs back then? Like some games look different on old TVs

[@tommymaxey2665]

Yeah i completely forgot about the weird tree kaigu fight thing

[@VGCbolt]

I totally forgot how bad that thing at the end is 🤣

[@digthesechild-bearinghipsb2842]

Eh, I still love it

[@LucDeTruc]

Yeah I did NOT remember the CGI looking like… that lol

[@samelol8149]

"Ash drowned, but it wasn't enough to fully kill him. 4 out of 5"

[@WorthlessGeek]

7.8/10, not quite enough water

[@rok8204]

4th movie Ash literally falls to his death, but "ash was not in too much danger" 3/5

[@sadiesheldone1626]

⁰​@@WorthlessGeek

[@snazzydrew]

That boy Ash be dying in some of these movies. xD

[@floof_fi7122]

One of my favorite things about the movies is explaining how many times Ash has died to friends who know nothing about Pokémon

[@pokemaniacalex8031]

"Oh, you thought Elder Kai giving his life to Goku to bring him back was an ass pull, the first Pokémon movie ends with Ash turning to stone, and all the real and clone Pokémon cry him back to life. That said, it's an incredibly touching moment, but still..."

[@En2md]

You've opened my eyes to a great new pastime, thank you.

[@Homicidal_Carrot]

The only reason that the world was ending in the 2nd movie is because of the main villian dude. He "disturbed the balance of fire, ice, and lightning." The festival was usually just that, a festival. That's also why Ash was the actual choosen one. The other "choosen ones" were just a fun game for the trainers.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Funny considering the Japanese version came out in 1999, which would make sense for the 2nd film considering the year 2000 was originally the end of the world. Thank goodness that never happened, same with 2012, but it's a timepoint in history of what people thought was going to occur until they went through it and survived.

[@little_melona]

Glad you liked the Lucario movie, probably my favorite Pokemovie! I think it’s also one of the few movies that’s canon to the anime, as we see Ash utilize his aura ability throughout the series. Bonus points for that!

[@MarkerDotNet]

thats actually super cool!! i had no idea abt that. it definitely gets more points just for that alone

[@GeneralNickles]

Found the furry.

[@JohnSmithsu2006]

i think most pokemon movies before gen 5 are canon they sometimes get referenced in the main anime including the next 3 diamond and pearl movies. oh and latias, bianca and altomare make a small cameo in the 2nd to last ep of the pokemon anime!

[@natalimoina]

All are canon except for AU movies

[@fignatoli-guevara5826]

Also Lucario is voiced by Sean Schemmel... you know, Goku.

[@NexusVFD]

If I remember correctly, "the world will turn to ash" was referencing it would go to ruin if the balance was disturbed and the Ash being the "chosen one" was a misunderstanding, which was the joke. Right time right place type of situation.

[@prayagsuthar9856]

This might be interesting: in the original Japanese, the prophecy only refers to a "skilled commander"; and the movie makes it clear that _any_ Trainer would've worked, not just Ash. So the prophecy ends up having a different meaning: in the dub, it coincidentally pointing straight to Ash as the only savior ("the Power of One"); whereas in the original Japanese, he starts fulfilling the prophecy on impulse, and it just so happens to work out exactly as stated, and so he's accidentally burdened himself with seeing it through to the end. A bit more complex in the Japanese version.

[@justinarney3050]

@@prayagsuthar9856 Interesting... I didn't know that about the original. Its always neat to learn about how different the dub is.

[@MastarNinja]

Him being mistaken as the "Chosen One" also make sense, since Ash and the other returning characters weren't originally supposed to be in the movie in the first place. That's most likely why the "chosen one" was left vague in the original version like the other commenter said, as it was originally written with the idea that any trainer could have fulfilled the prophecy. Basically, Ash just so happened to be at the right place at the right time.

[@Phoenix-sb6hl]

never realized how identical 90% of these movies are 1) big bad tries to capture legendaries 2) ash and/or friends test their mortality 3) destroy city I am more unfamiliar from here on out about the "modern" movies but boy did I wear out my dvd for lucario & the mystery of mew. The fact that pokemon still acknowledges the movie (from releasing a lucario halloween plush with the costume to Ash now having his own lucario with the aura stuff)

[@phoenixandy]

Yeah it’s really crazy how relevant the Lucario movie still is today. From the Halloween Holowear in Pokemon Unite to the Lucario in smash being based on Sir Aaron’s (hence why it can talk, this is bc Lucario was added to smash brawl before Gen 4 came out), the relevance of that movie is insane

[@tommymaxey2665]

Yeah, i guess having the legendaries show up in the regular show would be weird. But having their own self contain movies is a much better route for explaining why they don't show up in the regular show. Also money too

[@AKAAndreas]

That's most movies today. Every movie is the same movie with different characters

[@hunterlavish]

@@phoenixandy I pretty much only saw the first 4 movies (mewtwo, lugia, celebi, and entei movies) growing up. I later (like college age) went on a "watch the newer ones" spree and watched Lucario first then Latios/Latias, Rayquaza/Deoxys and the B and W ones. The Lucario Movie imo is actaulyl really solid. It kind of drops the "evil villain" trope and just gives the cast a problem to solve with the tree. Imo it added a lot of potential to the lore of the pokemon world, moreso than most of the movies do. I really wish we could get a game set in the past where you play as an Aura Knight like Sir Aaron. Wouldve been a great take for Legends Arceus tbh..

[@TauGeneration]

here's something that a few people know. pokemon 2000 has after credits where team rocket finds out that they're in a movie. so that means that meowth talking about that in the 3rd is a call-back

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

3:53 That's a common misconception. "The Birth of Mewtwo" was not in the original 1998 version of the movie, rather it was made for the 1999 "Kanzenban" release of the film, made specifically for US audiences. Only the first two mins appeared in the NA home release in March 2000, but the full short released in Japan later that June on a bilingual DVD (which actually had the English dub on it, 1 1/2 years before the US would see it).

[@MarkerDotNet]

ohh I see! thanks for the correction! it was a bit unclear when researching it and hearing abt it from friends who watched the movie as kids

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@MarkerDotNet No sweat! People get mixed up on that all the time.

[@BagOfMagicFood]

I heard it was an adaptation of an audio drama that _did_ come out closer to the movie's original release.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@BagOfMagicFood Yes, it's heavily based on the radio drama "The Birth of Mewtwo".

[@DrawciaGleam02]

"WAIT DON"T TOUCH THAT!!" *tsumani waves wreck bulidings* Great editing there man!

[@woebegone_kenobi]

It's not that Meowth knows something we don't, it's that he knows everything we _do_

[@jacoblaughlin4346]

I always saw moltres "breaking out" zapdos as it still attacking zapdos. The attack just happened to destroy the cage zapdos was in.

[@thorbcrafter997]

same, also if i recall correctly their whole destroying of that flying base was mostly from stray shots that missed the other birds.

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

​@@thorbcrafter997 Yeah I always thought that too. Seemed obvious.

[@ricardofuentesgutierrez1442]

Dude, there's a really cute scene in the credits of the Entei movie. Molly is playing with her Tediursa at some kind of pond, and then the father shows up with the mother. Apparently the mother was also trapped in the Unowk dimension and that's the father was obsessed with them.

[@endramodai1445]

Ah yes, genderbent jaiden animations has returned, loved the vid

[@MarkerDotNet]

thats basically my brand at this point

[@AgustinHaacker1026]

First time i see one of his videos and now this is his permanent label in my brain.

[@bryanmora2047]

This was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thumbnail 😂❤

[@AlfieHolter420]

Dont become a vtuber plz 😭

[@dcx_6412]

​@@MarkerDotNet Real to this day

[@gracenneveski7192]

The second movie wasn't good plot-wise, but team rocket were at their peak. So many great scenes, especially joining forces with Ash towards the end.

[@DSpiritwolf]

I was a small kid when I first watched a lot of the earliest movies but I really feel like the third movie was incredible for what it was. The story was very nuisance with Ash trying to save his mother, no real villain just a very sad child who misses her own mother.... Idk Like- I'll die on this hill that at the very least, its story concept is one of the best of the movie. Its one of my favorites to rewatch on the occasion. The visuals and story just get me every time.

[@tommymaxey2665]

Oh yeah the thrird one is always a good time. Entei is cool even if its just Unown magic bs. That Charizard save is legendary though

[@LeChamp7]

calling the "classic era" up to movies that released in 2006 made my knees weak 👴

[@LiveGame555]

That's the first decade of Pokemon, just so you're aware. The first games were released in Japan in 1996.

[@UninspiredArtemis]

Same here 😭 to me, who grew up watching the 3rd movie on VHS and Heros on DVD, that's the Golden Era 😭😭😭

[@lindblumpickles3407]

​​@@UninspiredArtemisits ok, it's definitely the golden era, despite what the video creator said 😉

[@Achreeved]

@@LeChamp7 I wasn't even born yet it's classic

[@hunterlavish]

Yeah him saying he grew up with the golden era, made me realize I'm probably too old to be here lol

[@awildvaporeon391]

I wish we lived in the timeline that Ash and his mom Delia just adopt Entei as his new dad and Molly as his new sister....I wish Entei was my dad :C

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I just wish every legendary Ash/Satoshi meets would go along with Ash/Satoshi on his adventures and such.

[@rxanime535]

The Manaphy movie went real with advanced shipping throughout the movie and I was so there for it.

[@miyal5141]

Same my 13 year old shipper heart was so happy 😂

[@amandajohnson3531]

If i remember correctly, the legendary birds are siblings. So i can totally see them breaking each other out of prison, take down an evil dude,and then kick the shit out of each other until mom makes them stop. Also, I'm pretty sure I watched all of these on Cartoon Network, like I remember waiting with those premier countdowns they used to do for some of them.

[@Eterrath]

The strongest memory from my childhood pertaining to the pokemon movies has to be Ash's death in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Ash and Latias's first meeting. You should've played the "Search for the Girl" track from the Pokemon Heroes OST, it was so freaking good that kid me used to watch this movie every weekend just to hear it again.

[@JohnSmithsu2006]

such a good track!

[@krell.1415]

My top three movies were always heroes, 3, and then 1 as a kid.

[@Eterrath]

​@@JohnSmithsu2006 haha I get that username reference. Based haruhi fan

[@TSGG_Freedom]

Good LORD the celebi movie graphics did not age well, hadn't seen the movie in a while and was not ready This was a fun revisit tho! Looking forward to the other videos.

[@danielssss1342]

9:03 Meowth knows his world and him is nothing more than fiction but he just doesn't care and continues to have fun, a chad move honestly

[@Neevkl_7]

Jirachi wishmaker is prob my favorite Pokémon film because I had it on dvd and watched it so much Also that song in the credits for Jirachi with the English and Japanese singers was so freaking good. I wish ya included the credit songs in the rankings

[@Thanatosdan]

We had the same childhood.

[@linkfan6555]

I’m not sure why, but 4Ever is like My favorite pokemon thing ever. I love that movie so much, so it sucks that no one else likes it. The CG Monster didn’t really bother me.

[@FloresAndrew01]

Dude same, I was really disappointed he didn't mention the intro battle i loved it. The whole thing with Prof. Oak is great and even gives a new perspective to a lot the early anime. I've also always loved the concept of Pokemon poachers, like it feels kinda realistic in a way. Also that opening scene of Celebi being chased by the poacher on his bike and his scyther and houndoom is so cool.

[@OwnRogers25]

Likewise, I'm not super big on CG so it didn't bother as me much either. Despite the plot being pretty straightforward, 4Ever is still one of my top 5 favorites just because I really loved the vibes during Ash, Sam, and Celebi's time together (even more so after learning Sam is Oak). Plus, as someone who doesn't cry to movies as much (I get really close to tears often though), seeing celebi almost die brings out the waterworks from me every time. :(

[@ellobellooo]

I so agree 😍

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Buddy, I also liked the fourth one as much as the second and fifth movies.

[@kitdoesstufflmao]

The CGI monster absolutely cracks me up, I can't find myself hating it at all

[@ajf8729]

Awesome video! Really looking forward to part II because The Rise of Darkrai is my favorite!

[@brittanigadway5308]

I'm watching this just days after Misty's VA died for real, only to hear "Misty died off screen"

[@fangoram29]

The whole mewtwo backstory wasn't even in the English theatrical release. Yes i was there opening weekend

[@justarandoyouknow]

One day we’ll have a gen 9 movie…right?….RIGHT?!

[@MarkerDotNet]

we can only hope..

[@alexlaney1039]

They have to figure out how to make money off of….. wait Pokemon doesn’t have that problem (merchandise) what the hell were are the movies! Maybe it’s the lack of animators!?

[@blazie42069]

@@alexlaney1039 nah its the fact ash has taken a backseat that makes it difficult to make a movie

[@GeneralNickles]

Did they even make a gen 8 movie? Did gen 8 even have an anime? I genuinely don't remember hearing anything about it. I swear sun and moon anime just went on and on forever.

[@TheConuresrule]

​@GeneralNickles last movie was the green monkey legendary from gen 7. And then their disgusting 3d remake of the first movie.

[@LightlySaltedCode]

As a kid, the giant celebi grass monster was actually terrifying

[@0OB08O]

As a kid I was afraid of Palkia's anime cry. Coraline was not scary at all for me, but somehow I got affected by Palkia.

[@aceinspaces]

Your takes are 100% correct on these movies. They are also the reason child me thought unown was the coolest pokemon and surely had more going on in game than hidden power (except Latios and Latias are gen 3 not gen 2)

[@MarkerDotNet]

Yea thats true. Latios and Latias are gen 3, but the movie takes place in the gen 2 anime before Ruby and Sapphire! I might've worded it wrong. They did that a lot with the movies, like how the Lucario movie is still in the gen 3 anime and unown is way cooler than ppl give it credit for i get it

[@prayagsuthar9856]

​@@MarkerDotNet it's sort of like the movies are leading into/teasing the generations ahead of them: - With the original series (sort of, Orange Islands is weird), there's Lugia. - With Gold and Silver, there's Latios and Latias. - With Advanced Generation, there's Lucario and Manaphy (two movies with later-gen Pokémon, which is weird). - With Diamond and Pearl, there's Zoroark. - With Best Wishes, there's Mega Mewtwo Y (the Genesect movie is the best Pokémon movie, fight me). - With XY, there's Magearna. Idk about the later movies, since they start doing their own "I Choose You" continuity.

[@Blue65Tank]

Team rocket's 4th wall breaks in the films are always hilarious.

[@CrazyForMoose01]

Dude I have been waiting for a video this well put together about the movies to exist. Thanks for making this! Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@MarkerDotNet]

no problem! glad u like it 👍

[@tdmilesfanjayden6759]

I'm surprised you didn't mention "Jerachi, get rid of the problem!" line.

[@shawnlee1336]

at 5:14 when you said Baja blast... That hit me different 😂

[@osamapatrick8642]

This is an insanely well made video for a brand new channel, can’t fucking wait for part 2 cuz those movies are all bangers

[@jvever4904]

Third movie will always be my favorite of the classic era, with Lucario and the Mystery of Mew being a close second. Great video!

[@shring727]

So glad you went through with your transfomation jaden, all of your fans will still be you to support you

[@Volt07]

Your videos are so great I didn't realize you were just starting out, keep it up!

[@piplup2884]

The gen 4 movies were my childhood i can't wait for part 2

[@shironasama0445]

Seems a bit harsh for 2000, you cannot tell me Lugia using Aeroblast wasn’t the absolute coolest attack we’ve ever seen. The battle of the birds was fun and exciting, I also enjoyed Team Rocket wanting to do good for a change.

[@MarkerDotNet]

that's fair! like i said, i was a bit harsh but i didnt hate the movie. and some of it was played up for the video! team rocket joining forces was fun tho, anything with them is great no matter what

[@ilovedinosaurs35]

The first movie is what made me fall in love with Pokémon, especially the contrast between Mew and Mewtwo. Amazing movie all around and it’s now a comfort movie for me, seeing Mew joke around just makes me so happy

[@MediumDSpeaks]

Oh no, the lottle girl backstory wasnt just "not included on home console releases". It was COMPLETELY non-existent in US releases. I was in Kindergarten when this movie came out, saw it in theatre, and burned my VHS copy to the ground, all my friends obviously loved Pokémon, it was EVERYTHING to us. My first uses of the internet were when I was 9 around 2004 and started spending ALL of my free time on a Pokémon forum, I was the under 12 runner up in the first stop of the 1st VGC tournament in the US, my brother being the winner. I cant explain just how much my entire childhood was defined by Pokémon, it was literally EVERYTHING. And yet we ALL didnt know about the MewTwo backstory in the US, (commonly at the very least, im sure some ppl must have somehow seen a Japanese VHS version or something) until after I was a FULL GROWN ADULT, at the very least 16-18 but maybe even in my early 20s, and the 10 minute or so intro was released as a standalone short movie. That was my and my brother and many of our friends and even many ppl on Pokémon forums and even the subreddit back then first kearned about it. We had no idea it was the original Japanese intro, and it recontextualized our entire lives'conception of the absolutely classic core-memory forming first movie and epic character of MewTwo.

[@kellychan3023]

19:22 "Sadly, Misty died off screen" Well that didn't age well.

[@petermoore6350]

Love the video mate. You’ve got a great presence and flow. I can’t wait to see the next ones.

[@ByronAndOnAndOn]

Watching this made me realize how many of these movies I actually watched. I had Destiny Deoxys on dvd and must have watched the opening sequence so many times!

[@ryukreya45]

I remember the mewtwo backstory from the second mewtwo movie, the one where mewtwo and the clones try to live peacefully on a mountain but team rocket comes and fucks shit up, almost killing mewtwo by electrocution. It should be the movie where brock uses his frying pan... as a drying pan!

[@MPJPlayer]

The music in Pokemon 3 is soooo good. That music for Misty's battle is so cool, and it has my favourite intro music of the movies

[@Obsidian-fn7wj]

Lucario and the Mystery of Mew gave me nightmares and I've loved it ever since

[@necrogon22]

There's just something about car chases that people love. Them running around on water, pulled by water pokemon just scratched that itch, it was so aweomse.

[@CircusHyo]

I love this video and the only thing I wish was that each intro movie card had the opening theme song of each movie instead of the main pkmn theme. Really looking forward to the next 16 movie reviews!

[@jimmyv5494]

I feel pretty old when one of the movies I grew up with is considered a classic 😭

[@simbeau2012]

Well Team Rocket had a role in the second movie when they helped Ash get the third ball . In the third movie the only thing they do that has some effect is help save Ash from falling to his death a second time

[@beech5950]

The third movie is legit a masterpiece

[@rowan6218]

(Pssst the whole thing w/ the prophecy in the second movie actually does make sense in context. Ash was the only actual chosen one, they had a recreation of what was supposed to happen each year, which was what the ‘past’ chosen ones were for. They were just doing a fun quest for the festival. Ash was the one who actually ended up fulfilling it. He originally was just supposed to be one of the festival versions, but oop everything went wrong and suddenly it was real instead of a fun fetch quest)

[@sarahtelles1931]

Can't wait for Part 2! I like Darkrai as a ghost Pokemon now I want to see you comically judge the movie he's in

[@cjmcmobile]

as a kid i literally had the opening of movie 4 memorised, i LOVED that movie

[@JustBenUnofficial]

iirc Pokémon the Power of Us kinda slaps. Like not “good for a Pokémon movie” but just a really solid anime. Unfortunately Ash doesn’t die so it won’t be able to score well.

[@princessjellyfish98]

Power of Us is like, noticeably better than all these other movies. It's kinda crazy

[@JustBenUnofficial]

@@princessjellyfish98 Right!? I remember watching it and being surprised that it was on the same level of quality as a Miazaki or Shinkai film

[@krell.1415]

Huh, maybe I should watch it.

[@2mccue4u27]

Is it really? This is the first positive thing i've heard about it. Neat!

[@princessjellyfish98]

@@2mccue4u27 it honestly is! The new characters all have really compelling storylines and the animation is beautiful!

[@Polarcub]

LETS GOOOO NEW MARKER VIDEO

[@terryfortune4114]

I watched your part 2 first because it was recommended to me after I finished a Lockstin video. Then I had to check out your channel (and watch part 1). I love your humour and your relaxed tone. I hope you find success with the whole KZbin thing, I know it can be daunting. I look forward to part 3 and any future videos, congrats on already having 7k subs, and good luck.

[@mjschul]

Lugia's song gotta give 2000 at least half a bonus point, that shit slaps.

[@dragontamer6498]

I only got a few seconds in and I immediately new that this was going to be an amazing video and liked and subscribed! Fantastic video and concept by the way. :)

[@red-anteater]

looking forward for the next vid, it's fun to see all these movies listed. brings back so many memories

[@cecilily]

This is really funny and super tighly edited! Excited to see your thoughts on The Power of Us :)

[@MarkerDotNet]

thanks! i rlly appreciate it! and not to spoil it.. but to kinda spoil it, its one of my favs lol 👍

[@realflemmli]

Fun fact: in the German version of the first movie, for some strange reason, the scenes where Mewtwo was meeting this girl, basically all of his backstory, was cut out entirely. I didn't even know these scenes existed until I watched the movie again years later in english for nostalgia reasons.

[@KumoKumiko]

it's sad to see that the point where I started not paying attention to the movies apparently marks the end of 'classic era', but hey, I saw the first movie in theaters, I'm old xDD I still have my Ancient Mew card tho~

[@catbrained42]

Team Rocket breaks the 4th Wall a lot actually! (Well, compared to literally everyone else.) It’s hilarious.

[@CUZUMofficial]

As someone who has not watched the Pokemon movies, you are very descriptive and explain an awful lot when you are going through each movie. I may watch them at some point just haven't pushed myself to sadly.

[@RoyalCrustle]

This era has quite a few movies I'm personally not the biggest fan of or think are just okay, but they are all offset by the BANGERS. Unown, Heroes, Deoxys and Lucario are all 10/10 in my eyes. The second era I kinda call a "dark era" or "safe era" for the movies, but the third era has to be the strongest overall.

[@azraelraven1041]

"misty died off screen" oh this definitely has new meaning

[@drawnroughly9698]

Pokemon 2000s retrospectively is always a silly movie I just consider like "yup, a lot of things are happening" and then it ends

[@CocoBytes64]

Temple of the sea and Movie 3 are my absolute favorites! You got a sub from me I love hearing other thoughts on the anime and see how it impacted them

[@backhander8710]

These consecutively great, quality videos are awesome!!! Really underrated

[@mason5789]

Loved this video! Honestly I agreed with a lot of your opinions. I’ve only seen Lucario & The Mystery of Mew once or twice as a kid and remember LOVING it. The 3rd Pokémon Movie is also objectively the best one too; Can’t wait for part two!

[@Lord-Z-]

Bro you’re not gonna talk about lugia’s song in pokemon 2000? Criminal, 1/20 video.

[@DangerousPython]

Love how Entei and Suicune get their one movie moments but Raikyu gets a Pokémon chronicles appearance

[@tylerwhorff7143]

The 3rd Pokemon movie is my favorite one 💙 I was obsessed with the visuals and the music and YEAH I had daddy issues 😂

[@Axecon1]

Great video! Lotta nostalgia for these first few movies, might need to personally do a rewatch to see how well they hold up.

[@SethCSobba]

You missed Mewtwo returns. It takes places between 3rd movie, and 4ever.

[@BlazeFirenze]

Can’t wait to see the rest! This made me wanna rewatch the good movies!

[@doorbox788]

I won’t hear of this pokemon 4ever slander. It gives me poor mans princess mononoke vibes with the themes and i ADORED it when i saw it. I saw it right after the winter 2011 celebi HGSS event and ill forever treasure him as my favorite mythical

[@Tollero999]

The curios ways of the algorithm brought me here. I like your style, you've earned a new subscriber! Am looking forward to the next video!

[@STDynamite8008]

In the uk vhs release it was pikachus vacation instead of the extra mewtwo backstory

[@RandomMachinist61]

Bruh. Deaths door on Misty his WAY different today. RIP

[@justinarney3050]

17:10 Technically btw its unknown who kissed Ash in Heroes as the movie left it to be ambiguous if it was Bianca or Latias with there being evidence for both

[@sadbong2215]

I personally think it’s latias because they never spoke, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Latias saw a kiss as a way of general human affection, so they say it as a “thank you” (which is really what the kiss felt like, a thank you)

[@justinarney3050]

@@sadbong2215 well we do get shown on purpose that Bianca left her hat behind which means if it was her she is already intentionally trying to confuse people about her identity so by not talking she would make herself impossible to distinguish from Latias. Theres also the matter of how the girl is shown to be a little out of breath from a short run which is something Latias never showed previously after being chased. And Lastly the song before the kiss is called Canon (music) which is similar and pronounced the same as Bianca's Japanese name of Kanon (sound of flower). I do agree with you though that the kiss (whoever it was) was more of a thank you more than anything.

[@OrpheusVA]

I don't know if you were joking but in the first movie battlefield scene it wasn't the backstreet boys, it's a song by the band Blessid Union of Souls called Brother My Brother.

[@businessbird3571]

I made a deal with my mum that I would give up my pacifier if I got to see the third Pokemon movie in theaters (I was like 4). About midway I got so scared that I had to leave but I still kept my part of the agreement!

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

3:40 the meowth clone and meowth conversation was GOLD!!!

[@danwithnoplan2584]

when i was a kid, pokemon 4ever was like my favorite movie ;-; celebi is one of my favorite pokemon to this day

[@hawkeyenfl]

The fact this is only your 2nd video is wild!!! Great job!! Ngl I clicked on the video thinking it was a Jaiden animation video, but stayed because of you!!! +1 subscriber and like :)

[@SophieHesper]

The really cool part about the 5th movie is the fact that pikachu fought latios *then later on in sinnoh, pikachu fights latios AGAIN AND REMEMBERS HOW TO FIGHT IT*

[@TheWarthogaa]

it gets better cause in the first movie they talk about vikings, and ash legit says they mostly live in minnesota

[@PedroPerez-up7fo]

omg absolutely loved this video! Can’t wait for part 2

[@kingbushybeard6543]

I really love the story of pokemon 4ever. The whole story with sam being a young professor oak recontextualizes ash and professor oaks relationship throughout the whole series and does it for the better. For the time, the cg wasn't that bad. Pokemon heroes was completely forgetable for me and its at the bottom of my classical era tier list. I liked how temple of the sea focused more on its world building and culture lending toward manaphy and the civilization surrounding it.

[@En2md]

Pokemon 3 is my favorite. At one point, when I was younger, I had an Entai pencil topper style toy. I played with it nonstop and would run up and down our little hallway pretending he was leaping like how he does in the movie.

[@Max-zw8yb]

That was a very nice video. Can't wait for the second one :3