How many Pokemon movies are there?

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How many Pokemon movies are there?
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Pokemon has 23 animated movies and one live-action movie (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu). The great thing about Pokemon Movies is that they mostly come every year, which gives great joy to the fans as every movie of Pokemon is amazing and people love to watch it.

Pokemon story follows the main protagonist Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan) in all first 25 seasons alongside his first Pokemon, Pikachu who is also the main face of the Pokemon world and the most famous Pokemon in the world. The series has many writers, including Takeshi Shudo, Junki Takegami, Atsuhiro Tokioka, Aya Matsui, Shoji Yonemura, and Dai Sato. OLM's different studio team worked on the series.

The first Pokemon movie (Pokemon: The First Movie), written by Takeshi Shudo and Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, was released in 1998. Pokemon: The Movie - Secrets of the Jungle (International Release) on 2022-10-7 is the last released movie.

Source: The Official Pokemon YouTube Channel

Also Read:- Who are the main Pokemon voice actors?

List of Pokemon Movies and Released Date

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#Movie TitleRelease DateStudioDirectorWriter
1Pokemon: The First Movie1998-07-18OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaTakeshi Shudo
2Pokemon: The Movie 20001999-07-17OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaTakeshi Shudo
3Pokemon 3: The Movie2000-07-8OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaTakeshi Shudo
4Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest2001-07-7OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
5Pokemon Heroes: Latios and Latias2002-07-13OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
6Pokemon: Jirachi - Wish Maker2003-07-19OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
7Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys2004-07-17OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
8Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew2005-07-16OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
9Pokemon: Ranger and the Temple of the Sea2006-7-16OLM, IncKunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
10Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai2007-07-14OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
11Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009-07-18OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
12Pokemon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions2010-07-10OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
13Pokemon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom2011-07-16OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
14Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice2012-07-14OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
15Pokemon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened2013-07-13OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
16Pokemon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction2014-07-19OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
17Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages2015-07-18OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
18Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel2016-07-16OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaHideki Sonoda
19Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You!2017-07-15OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaShoji Yonemura
20Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us2018-07-13OLM, Inc.Tetsuo YajimaEiji Umehara
21Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution2019-07-12OLM, Inc.Kunihiko YuyamaTakeshi Shudō
22Pokemon: Secrets of the Jungle2021-12-25OLM, Inc.Tetsuo YajimaAtsuhiro Tomioka
23Pokemon: The Movie - Secrets of the Jungle (International Release)2022-10-07OLM, Inc.Tetsuo YajimaAtsuhiro Tomioka

See more:- How many legendary Pokemon are appeared in the Pokemon series?

FAQs on Pokemon movies

A. The first Pokemon movie(Pokemon: The First Movie) was released on July 18th, 1998.

A. Tetsuo Yajima directed the Pokemon: The Movie- Secrets of the Jungle.

A. There are 23 Pokemon animated movies that have been released.

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