Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)

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Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

• Released: 2017-07-15
• Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 693 votes

Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.

Top cast

• Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
• Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
• Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
• Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro (voice)
• Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
• Unsho Ishizuka as Dr. Okido / Narrator (voice)
• Masami Toyoshima as Hanako (voice)
• Shoko Nakagawa as Joy (voice)
• Kanata Hongo as Souji (voice)
• Shiori Sato as Makoto (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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