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Pokémon the Movie 2000

Pokémon the Movie 2000

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When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.

July 17, 1999 · Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama

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Runtime1h 24m
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Feels like1h 10m
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How it's told
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Tone
Emotionality
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What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Kasumi (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Togepy (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Kenji (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Dr. Okido / Narrator (voice)
Masami Toyoshima
Hanako (voice)
Takeshi Kaga
Gelardan (voice)
Masatoshi Hamada
Yadoking (voice)

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