Pokémon The Movie 2000: The Power of One is a 1999 Japanese animated fantasy film and the second movie in the Pokémon anime franchise. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the film stars the voices ofRica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Unshō Ishizuka, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Kōrogi, Tomokazu Seki, Megumi Hayashibara, Shinichirou Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Kouichi Yamadera, Chikao Ōtsuka, Kotono Mitsuishi, Akiko Hiramatsu, Takeshi Kaga and Masatoshi Hamada.
- Starring : See Below
- Genre : Animation / Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
- Country : Japan
- Language : Japanese
- Director : Michael Haigney / Kunihiko Yuyama
- Production : 4 Kids Entertainment / GAME FREAK / JR Kikaku / Kids’ WB / Nintendo / Oriental Light and Magic (OLM) / Pikachu Project ’99 / Pikachu Project / Shogakukan / Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions / TV Tokyo / Tomy
- Distributor : Sandrew Metronome Norge / Toho Company / Toho / Warner Bros. / Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. / 4 Kids Entertainment / Children’s Independent Television (CiTV) / Kids’ WB / Manga Entertainment / Pokémon USA / Polyband / RTL Entertainment / The Pokémon Company International / Viz Media / Warner Home Video / Warner Home Vídeo
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 movie
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 release date
- July 17, 1999 : Japan
- July 15, 2000 : USA (premiere)
- July 21, 2000 : Canada
- July 21, 2000 : USA
- September 7, 2000 : Australia
- November 24, 2000 : Spain
- December 8, 2000 : Sweden
- December 14, 2000 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- December 15, 2000 : Switzerland
- December 16, 2000 : Israel (premiere)
- December 20, 2000 : France
- December 21, 2000 : Germany
- December 21, 2000 : Israel
- December 22, 2000 : Spain
- December 22, 2000 : UK
- December 22, 2000 : Ireland
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Madeleine Blaustein as Meowth (voice)(as Addie Blaustein)
- Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice)(as Mayumi Iizuka)
- Tomokazu Seki as Kenji (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Ikue Ôtani as Pikachu (voice)
- Amy Birnbaum as Melody (voice)
- Shin’ichirô Miki as Kojiro / Lizardon (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Satomi Kôrogi as Togepi (voice)
- Tara Sands as Maren / Bulbasaur (voice)(as Tara Jayne)
- Unshô Ishizuka as Dr. Okido (voice)
- Stuart Zagnit as Prof. Samuel Oak (voice)(as Stan Hart)
- Neil Stewart as The Collector (voice)
- Kôichi Yamadera as Rugia (voice)
The Power of One has two parts: the feature presentation and a 20-minute preceding short. The film is set during the Orange Islands saga, where Ash, Misty and Tracey enter Shamouti Island. While there, they discover the three legendary bird Pokémon, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno. Meanwhile, a collector named Lawrence III attempts to steal the three Pokémon to awaken Lugia, which proves dangerous for the legendary Pokémon, Lugia, and Ash himself.
The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 17, 1999. The English version was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and licensed by Warner Bros. was released in the United States on July 21, 2000. The Power of One earned less at the box office than its predecessor, Pokémon: The First Movie, but was still a financial success and received better reviews upon release.
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