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. MysteryPokemon
    Mar 17, 2006
    10
    This movie is awesome! I have never seen anything like that in Pokemon movies!
  2. TylerA
    Jan 27, 2007
    10
    This is a superb film, I've been a fan of Pokemon since I was 8, I'm 16 now and its still a great series. Only Pokemon fans will enjoy this tho.
  3. Oct 19, 2011
    4
    Big movie with big dreams including big boss battles that appeal to small children. What a waste...
  4. Robert
    Jan 2, 2003
    0
    Absolutely horrible. I might go so far as to call it "borderline unwatchable".
  5. 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.
  6. Kitty
    Mar 4, 2008
    7
    When it comes to Pokemon, I expect this movie. Yeah, I own the DVD...and It's good, except some of the lines are a tad corny (I own the American version)...but the voice actors cancel that out! Basically, it's good, but it's got some kinks that doesn't make it stand out.
  7. BradlyB.
    Dec 20, 2002
    10
    This movie is of great entertainment, and should have been rated PG. This film was definintely the best Pokémon movie. It really deserves better respect than what most people say.
  8. EduardoH.
    Nov 8, 2002
    10
    Excellent.
  9. JoshC.
    Dec 20, 2002
    7
    I love you Pikachu! Me and Ben really enjoyed the anime. We watch it all the time. I certainly hope pokemon stays around 4 ever, especially in my dreams.
  10. Noone
    Oct 23, 2003
    10
    This is the best movie EVER!!!
  11. JoeB.
    Mar 15, 2003
    10
    I love it! it is the best movie!
  12. 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.
  13. Mecha-GilbertsuMulroneycakes-sa!
    Dec 12, 2002
    5
    And THERE it is. Pokemon 4. (Sighs wistfully) Has it already been twenty minutes? Well, on the upside, it'll satisfy the Key Demographic (da Kidz). On the downside...there's no sense yet that Pokemon's pan is flashed. It refuses to die! It just...keeps....going!
  14. Oct 1, 2011
    10
    Awesome, too.
  15. Oct 3, 2012
    0
    Bad, awful, horrible, terrible, preposterous, all those negative words describe this film...............
  16. 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.
  17. Mar 21, 2012
    6
    This one has a more engaging story compared to the 2nd one, and for the series standards, that is actually saying something.
  18. 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.