# Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)

> A young Pokémon trainer and his friends confront a cloned powerhouse whose crisis of identity threatens every living creature.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5336

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
- Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayumi Izuka, Yuji Ueda, Satomi Korogi, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190641/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: exciting, melancholic, earnest, family movie night, anime nostalgia

## Movies like Pokémon: The First Movie

- [Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/15446)
- [Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/10121)
- [Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/31543)
- [Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/6021)
- [Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/248454)
- [Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/21307)
- [Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/7235)
- [One Piece Film: Strong World (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/26590)
- [Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/466959)
- [Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/399604)

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