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Pokémon 3: The Movie

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Young Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his loyal friends journey to the beautiful mountain town of Greenfield, where they will encounter the Unown, the most mysterious of all Pokémon, in Kids' WB! Presents "Pokémon 3: The Movie." The third big-screen installment in the infinitely popular Pokémon mythology is really two stories in one. The feature-length adventure, "Spell of the Unown," is accompanied by a bonus 22-minute short, "Pikachu and Pichu," starring the much-loved Pikachu.

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Critics Consensus

Critics say that the third Pokemon movie has a better plot than its two predecessors. This is not enough, however, to recommend it to those not already fans of the franchise.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 27, 2010
2/5
So-so, violent movie for series fans only. Go to Full Review Robert Koehler Variety Mar 26, 2009
The animation doesn't display the kind of artistic advances that would compensate for the underdeveloped story. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Aug 10, 2001
The animation and script still look as crummy as ever. Go to Full Review David Aldridge Radio Times Jan 23, 2019
2/5
As ever, accompanying grown-ups should either take a good book or, better still, avoid the film completely by bribing another adult to go along instead. Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Más Gamers Oct 20, 2018
2/5
Perfect for fans of the franchise; anyone else, though, will probably get bored and annoyed. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
2/5
The lengthy battles here become tiresome in a film that says Pokmons live to battle but also know when to quit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ri R @RT86228102 Aug 29, 2026 es tan erotico ver a Delia hipnotizada See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 11, 2026 Os Humanos capturam os Pokémon, já o Entei pega a mãe do Ash? See more Milo G @RT36980390 Jan 10, 2026 Felt like the plot was easy to guess. There's little to no story given on the connection between Entei and Unown. Good scenery and love that Ash's mom gets a larger part in this movie See more John K @WQCMI Dec 27, 2025 Better than the 2nd one, but not a good movie. The story, on paper, does sound like an interesting idea, but the execution was very poor as its a generic story about magic and kidnapping. I do like the movie return of Brock as Ash's companion and the movie debut of Wobbuffet, but the real catch also came in the form of these CGI Pokémon called "Unown" which looks like they belong from a cutscene of a PS1 game. See more Alex O. @Smoovechoa Jul 13, 2025 Same as 2nd. Cool new Pokémon, same action not As brilliant See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 14, 2025 The worldwide gross is $68,411,275.00 over a production budget of $16,000,000.00. Difference of $52,411,275.00. See more Read all reviews
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Kunihiko Yuyama

Director

Kathleen McInerney

Ash Ketchum

Rachael Lillis

Misty

Eric Stuart

Brock

Maddie Blaustein

Meowth

Ikue Ōtani

Pikachû
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Synopsis Young Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his loyal friends journey to the beautiful mountain town of Greenfield, where they will encounter the Unown, the most mysterious of all Pokémon, in Kids' WB! Presents "Pokémon 3: The Movie." The third big-screen installment in the infinitely popular Pokémon mythology is really two stories in one. The feature-length adventure, "Spell of the Unown," is accompanied by a bonus 22-minute short, "Pikachu and Pichu," starring the much-loved Pikachu.
Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
Producer
Norman J. Grossfeld, Choji Yoshikawa, Yukako Matsusako, Takemoto Mori
Screenwriter
Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 6, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.1M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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