User Score
6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 35
  2. Negative: 10 out of 35

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  1. Oct 19, 2011
    4
    Big movie with big dreams including big boss battles that appeal to small children. What a waste...
  2. Robert
    Jan 2, 2003
    0
    Absolutely horrible. I might go so far as to call it "borderline unwatchable".
  3. DanR
    Jan 9, 2007
    1
    the only reason this thing gets a one, is because i had some fun whacking off to misty in the theater.
  4. Sam
    Feb 15, 2005
    0
    The first was okay, second horrible, third putrid and the 5th was enjoyable. When it comes to this one i just want to die.
  5. Oct 3, 2012
    0
    Bad, awful, horrible, terrible, preposterous, all those negative words describe this film...............
  6. Jan 27, 2012
    3
    I love Pokemon a lot, but I'm not very fond of it's movies (the first one was the best). The dub is pretty terrible, and there are one-liners abund. While this movie will mainly entertain younger audiences, the message is loud and clear: only watch this if you're a die-hard fan.
  7. Dec 31, 2012
    2
    The preachy, witless and horribly dubbed fourth movie is no better than the others, and it still feels like utter garbage in comparison to Spirited Away.
Metascore

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Negative: 10 out of 16
  1. 50
    Surprising less moldy and trite than the last two.
  2. A fairly straightforward, if preachy, tale about environmentalism.
  3. 20
    Why the Pokémon fad hasn't died off yet is one of the great mysteries of the universe, right up there with the Pyramids of Gaza and the white stuff in Twinkies.