# Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)

> A determined young trainer and his initially reluctant Pikachu discover that friendship is the real foundation of a Pokémon adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/295205

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
- Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
- Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Unsho Ishizuka, Masami Toyoshima, Shoko Nakagawa
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6595896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: playful, uplifting, earnest, family movie night, nostalgic anime viewing

## Movies like Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

- [Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/33791)
- [Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/10121)
- [Pokémon Heroes (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/21207)
- [Pokémon 4Ever (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/7236)
- [Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/399604)
- [Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/5336)
- [Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/15446)
- [Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/21307)
- [Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/7235)
- [Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/6021)

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