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Cover art for Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!
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ポケットモンスター クリスタル ~ライコウ 雷の伝説~

Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!

Kenta, a Pokemon master in the making, meets up with his childhood friend, Marina, at a Pokemon Center, to see how their skills have developed. Their battle is interrupted by a thunderstorm and the arrival of Bashou and Buson, two Roketto-Dan members using the Crystal System (which attracts Electric-type Pokemon). Their ultimate goal is to, under the guidance of Shiranui-hakase, bring Pokemon back to Sakaki. Kenta and Marina stumble upon this plan, and they try to stop it, but things get more difficult when the legendary Pokemon Raikou is captured. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalポケットモンスター クリスタル ~ライコウ 雷の伝説~ (japanese)
RomajiPocket Monsters Crystal: Raikou Ikazuchi no Densetsu
EnglishPokémon: The Legend of Thunder!
Chinese宝可梦 水晶: 雷公 雷的传说 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asPokemon Crystal - Raikou · Pokemon: The Legend of Thunder!

Facts

FormatSpecial · 1 ep · 69 min · 1h total
Aired2001-12-30 (Autumn 2001)
StatusFINISHED
StudioOLM
SourceVideo game
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicKids
GenresActionAdventureComedyFantasy
ThemesAnimalsKidsMale Protagonist

Reception

Community score6.70 / 10
Bayesian score6.98 / 10
Composite47.8
On lists7,220
Favourited40 (0.6%)
Completion96.4%
Drop rate1.3%
In backlog14.1%
Score spread σ1.64

Score distribution

12522637441295416671579688522929110136

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2001D26 of 40
StudioOLMC81 of 181
Year2001D83 of 127
Source materialVideo gameC234 of 530
DemographicKidsD234 of 363
FormatSpecialC370 of 872
EraEarly 2000sD384 of 687
LengthOVA / SpecialD722 of 1,260
GenreAdventureD966 of 1,534
Season (all years)AutumnD1,129 of 1,921
GenreFantasyD1,275 of 2,142
GenreActionD1,724 of 2,765
GenreComedyD1,971 of 3,488
OriginJapanD4,025 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorKunihiko Yuyama, Masamitsu Hidaka, Takaya Mizutani, Masafumi Mima
Character designKen Sugimori
MusicShinji Miyazaki
Original creatorSatoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori

AniList id 1525 · MAL id 1525 · Bangumi 27886 · record updated 2026-08-26