劇場版ポケットモンスターキミにきめた!

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

The film's plot tells the story of how Satoshi (Ash) and Pikachu came to know each other. On the day they set out from Masara Town (Pallet Town), both of them saw a Ho-oh flying and made a vow to someday meet it. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

Names

Original	劇場版ポケットモンスターキミにきめた! (japanese)
Romaji	Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta!
English	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Chinese	精靈寶可夢劇場版：就決定是你了！ (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known as	Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta! · Pokémonfilmen: Jeg velger deg! · Pokémon – Der Film: Du bist dran! · Pokémon: Wybieram cię! · Pokémon Filmen: Jag väljer dig!

Facts

Format	Feature film · 1 ep · 97 min · 2h total
Aired	2017-07-15 (Summer 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	OLM
Source	Video game
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Kids
Genres	Action Adventure Fantasy
Themes	Animals Travel Proxy Battle Wilderness Primarily Child Cast Male Protagonist Kids
Streaming	Netflix

Reception

Community score	7.07 / 10
Bayesian score	7.13 / 10
Composite	51.6
On lists	20,498
Favourited	253 (1.2%)
Completion	97.6%
Drop rate	0.5%
In backlog	11.0%
Score spread σ	1.71

Score distribution

177210132074372593661,69073,22182,22891,32210789

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2017	C	33 of 88
Studio	OLM	C	49 of 181
Source material	Video game	B	121 of 530
Year	2017	C	136 of 376
Demographic	Kids	C	136 of 363
Season (all years)	Summer	C	581 of 1,662
Format	Feature film	D	581 of 997
Length	Movie	D	581 of 997
Genre	Adventure	C	651 of 1,534
Era	Late 2010s	C	681 of 1,863
Genre	Fantasy	C	867 of 2,142
Genre	Action	C	1,178 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	C	2,648 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kunihiko Yuyama, Tetsuo Yajima, Katsumi Takao, Aya Aoshima
Character design	Norihiro Matsubara, Sayuri Ichiishi

AniList id 98298 · MAL id 34540 · record updated 2026-08-27

劇場版 ポケットモンスター キミにきめた!