I Watched EVERY Pokémon Movie: The Classic Era

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.

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.

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

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"

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

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

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

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.

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)

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!

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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