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Since the late ’90s, numerousPokemonmovies have been released, with a grand total of 24! If you include the live-action Detective Pikachu movie, then that’s 25 movies to watch. It was possible to watch each movie as it came out, but not everyone had that ability. So, how do you watch all of them now?
Here, we are going to take a look at how you can watch every Pokemon movie in order. This will be sorted by the order in which the films came out, so you can get the most natural watch order that fans of the movies experienced. Additionally, we’ll be sticking to North American release dates, as many of these movies debuted in Japan first.
Every Pokemon Movie In Order
Below, you can find an expandable table withevery Pokemon movie in order of release,along with what year it came out in. This isthe best order to watch the movies in.
1999
2000
Pokemon 3: The Movie (Spell of the Unown)
2001
Pokemon 4Ever (Celebi - Voice of the Forest)
2002
Pokemon Heros (Latios and Latias)
2003
2004
2005
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
2006
Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
2007
2008
Giratina and the Sky Warrior
2009
Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2011
Black - Victini and Reshiram
White - Victini and Zekrom
Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
2012
Genesect and the Legend Awakened
2013
Diance and the Cocoon of Destruction
2014
Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
2015
Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Secrets of the Jungle
2021
The Black and White movies from 2011 both follow the same plot, but they involve the different Legendary Pokemon from the Black and White games. Technically though,this is two separate movies, so we’ve separated them.
Which Pokemon Movies Are Remakes?
With 25 Pokemon movies out there, it’s only natural that a few are remakes of past movies and seasons of the show. Below, you canfind the two Pokemon movies that are a remake/retelling of previously released media.
Loosely based on the first season of the anime
Remake of the very first Pokemon movie (Mewtwo Strikes back)
Which Pokemon Movies Are Canon?
It’s been over 20 years since the first Pokemon movie came out, butthere is still just a little debate online about the ‘canon-ness’ of the movies as a whole.So, are they canon? This isn’t just a yes or no question, unfortunately.
Overall, the movies arecanon going up to Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.From the first movie to this, we follow a canon story revolving around Ash. In terms of the Black and White movies,they can’t both be canon, since it’s the same story.Here, only one is canon;you can decidewhich one is canon for yourself.
The canon timeline ends with the release of I Choose You!,which creates a new canon timeline, since Ash is a little kid again. From here,the movies follow this new timeline,and aren’t directly tied to the movies that came before I Choose You!.
It goes without saying, but the live-action Detective Pikachu movie is not canon.
