The relationship between Ash and Sam grounds the narrative, and while it has the effect of sidelining Brock and Misty for most of the film, the twist ending involving Sammy’s true identity recontextualizes every scene between Sammy and Ash, making for one of the more touching entries in the Pokémon film franchise. Sammy accidentally gets caught in Celebi’s time portal and is shot forward to the present day where he teams up with Ash, Misty and Brock to prevent a still-alive Marauder from carrying out his plan. The hunter aims to turn Pokémon evil with his Dark Balls and increase their power to the highest level for his own insidious means.
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Skipping right past Pokémon 3: The Movie – Spell of the Uknown: Entei’s self-contained WandaVision-esque story and moving right along to some time-travel shenanigans, Pokémon 4Ever’s Ferngully-ish events begin 40 years ago when a young trainer named Sammy protects Mythical (and time-traveling) Pokémon Celebi from an evil hunter named Marauder. But hey, at least Mewtwo doesn’t wipe their memories this time! Pokémon 4Ever – Celebi: Voice of the Forest (2001)
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a full hour (of a 74-minute runtime) to cross Mewtwo's path, making any Ash scenes in that first hour feel like just another episode of the TV show. It also includes more footage of Mewtwo's existential crisis that was cut from the US release of the first film, giving this one a bit more narrative weight. The film benefits greatly from the re-use of its predecessor's score, adding a significant amount of nostalgia to the proceedings (despite airing a mere two years after the first film’s release). Released during the fourth season of the original anime series, Mewtwo Returns sees Team Rocket leader Giovanni (the only character not have their memory erased at the end of the first movie) track down Mewtwo and its Pokémon sanctuary so that he can concoct a military plan of assault to take the Pokémon back for himself. Those who were left disappointed with Pokémon: The First Movie’s memory wipe ending might have missed this TV special that serves as a direct sequel to the film. Plus, it even gives Team Rocket a memorable arc, something that all the best Pokémon films remember to do. Throw in some world-ending stakes and a better use of animation than seen in the first film, and Pokémon: The Movie 2000 easily ranks among the best (if not the best) Pokémon films. What makes Lawrence III so interesting as a villain is that he serves as a sort of meta-commentary on rabid Pokémon fans and collectors (aka the film’s primary audience), and witnessing the Pokémon team work that into an admittedly ho-hum story about Ash’s “Chosen One” makes for a more compelling viewing experience. Lawrence is trying to capture the three Legendary Bird Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres in order to awaken the even-more-powerful Lugia, which will unfortunately have some climate change-related, apocalyptic results. This is a shame, because what the film may lack in terms of a memorable soundtrack, it more than makes up for with a stronger, more cohesive story that sees Ash, Misty and Tracey go toe-to-toe with a megalomaniac collector named Lawrence III. While it earned marginally better reviews than the first film, Pokémon: The Movie 2000 nevertheless served as a step down for the film franchise’s box office (a $43 million domestic haul compared to the first film’s $85 million). Were it not for the unnecessary memory wipe ending, this film might be the best entry in the film series, but that honor actually goes to… Pokèmon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of One (1999) After all, can anyone watch that “Brother My Brother” sequence without shedding a tear? If not, Ash’s “death” will do the trick. Mewtwo showdown, Pokémon the First Movie will always be a fan favorite. From the absolutely bangin’ soundtrack (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC are just a few of the era-appropriate names to grace the tracklist) to the epic Mew vs. This film has pretty much everything you could want from a Pokémon film, and then some. The film sees the genetically-engineered Mewtwo undergo an existential crisis, so it lures Ash, Pikachu and several other top trainers into a Pokemon match with its super-clones in order to hash out which species is the strongest. Though it is marred by a muddled “Pokémon shouldn’t fight” message and the fact that it had a rather difficult journey full of edits on its way from Japan to the United States, Pokémon: The First Movie is the film that has had the most staying power in the 2+ decades since its release.
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
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