Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Kunihiko Yuyama |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 17, 1999 |
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| Director: | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Writer: | Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | ocean, prophecy, legend, chosen one, collector, based on video game, tropical island, anime, adventure |
| Production Companies | TV Tokyo, Shogakukan Production, OLM, GAME FREAK, jeki, Shogakukan, Tomy, Nintendo, Creatures, Pikachu Project '99 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $133,949,270
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 28, 2025 Entered: Sep 28, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Koichi Yamadera | Lugia (voice) |
| Akiko Hiramatsu | Fleura (voice) |
| Kotono Mitsuishi | Michiko (voice) |
| Aya Hisakawa | Yodel (voice) |
| Chikao Ohtsuka | Earthia Island Elder (voice) |
| Rikako Aikawa | Fire (voice) |
| Yumi Touma | Freezer (voice) |
| Katsuyuki Konishi | Thunder (voice) |
| Keiko Han | Dr. Uchikido (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Sugimori | Character Designer |
| Masayuki Sato | Key Animation |
| Junichiro Taniguchi | Key Animation |
| Miho Azuma | Key Animation |
| Natsuko Suzuki | Animation |
| Takeshi Shudo | Screenplay |
| Yoshiko Konno | Key Animation |
| Atsuko Sasaki | Key Animation |
| Rie Kaneko | Key Animation |
| Kazuko Katsui | Background Designer |
| Katsuyoshi Kanemura | Art Direction |
| Kumiko Kawahara | Animation |
| Takashi Mukoda | Key Animation |
| Maki Fujioka | Key Animation |
| Takayuki Gorai | Key Animation |
| Satoru Koshiishi | Key Animation |
| Tomoya Hiratsuka | Key Animation |
| Kazuhisa Nakamura | Animation |
| Kunihiko Yuyama | Director |
| Masatoshi Muto | Background Designer |
| Masaaki Iwane | Key Animation |
| Namie Amuro | Theme Song Performance |
| Kazuhisa Kosuge | Key Animation |
| Masao Nakata | Key Animation |
| Hiroshi Konno | Key Animation |
| Mamiko Nakanishi | Key Animation |
| Aki Tsunaki | Animation Director |
| Toshimitsu Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Hideaki Maniwa | Key Animation |
| Masafumi Mima | Sound Director |
| Shinji Miyazaki | Music |
| Masami Suda | Key Animation |
| Atsushi Saito | Animation |
| Keisuke Masunaga | Animation Director |
| Satoshi Tajiri | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Takaaki Kii | Associate Producer |
| Masakazu Kubo | Executive Producer |
| Takashi Kawaguchi | Executive Producer |
| Yukako Matsusako | Producer |
| Takemoto Mori | Producer |
| Katsuhito Yamauchi | Associate Producer |
| Choji Yoshikawa | Producer |
| Hiroshi Ishikawa | Associate Producer |
| Nobumasa Sawabe | Associate Producer |
| Noriyuki Yoshida | Associate Producer |
| Ken Sakamoto | Producer |
| Hiroaki Tsuru | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 47 | 23 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 47 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 36 | 65 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 57 | 22 |
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 44 | 22 |
| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 | 36 | 59 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 19 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 468 | 688 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 995 | 995 |