Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Kunihiko Yuyama | 
|---|---|
| Writer: | Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri | 
| Staring: | 
| When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 17, 1999 | 
|---|---|
| Director: | Kunihiko Yuyama | 
| Writer: | Takeshi Shudo, Satoshi Tajiri | 
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction | 
| Keywords | ocean, prophecy, legend, chosen one, collector, based on video game, tropical island, anime, adventure | 
| Production Companies | TV Tokyo, Shogakukan Production, OLM, GAME FREAK, jeki, Shogakukan, Tomy, Nintendo, Creatures, Pikachu Project '99 | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $133,949,270
                Budget: $30,000,000  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Sep 28, 2025 Entered: Sep 28, 2025  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Rica Matsumoto | Satoshi (voice) | 
| Ikue Otani | Pikachu (voice) | 
| Mayumi Izuka | Kasumi (voice) | 
| Satomi Korogi | Togepy (voice) | 
| Tomokazu Seki | Kenji (voice) | 
| Megumi Hayashibara | Musashi (voice) | 
| Shin-ichiro Miki | Kojiro (voice) | 
| Inuko Inuyama | Nyarth (voice) | 
| Unsho Ishizuka | Dr. Okido / Narrator (voice) | 
| Masami Toyoshima | Hanako (voice) | 
| Takeshi Kaga | Gelardan (voice) | 
| Masatoshi Hamada | Yadoking (voice) | 
| Koichi Yamadera | Lugia (voice) | 
| Akiko Hiramatsu | Fleura (voice) | 
| Kotono Mitsuishi | Michiko (voice) | 
| Aya Hisakawa | Yodel (voice) | 
| Chikao Ohtsuka | Earthia Island Elder (voice) | 
| Rikako Aikawa | Fire (voice) | 
| Yumi Touma | Freezer (voice) | 
| Katsuyuki Konishi | Thunder (voice) | 
| Keiko Han | Dr. Uchikido (voice) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Ken Sugimori | Character Designer | 
| Masayuki Sato | Key Animation | 
| Junichiro Taniguchi | Key Animation | 
| Miho Azuma | Key Animation | 
| Natsuko Suzuki | Animation | 
| Takeshi Shudo | Screenplay | 
| Yoshiko Konno | Key Animation | 
| Atsuko Sasaki | Key Animation | 
| Rie Kaneko | Key Animation | 
| Kazuko Katsui | Background Designer | 
| Katsuyoshi Kanemura | Art Direction | 
| Kumiko Kawahara | Animation | 
| Takashi Mukoda | Key Animation | 
| Maki Fujioka | Key Animation | 
| Takayuki Gorai | Key Animation | 
| Satoru Koshiishi | Key Animation | 
| Tomoya Hiratsuka | Key Animation | 
| Kazuhisa Nakamura | Animation | 
| Kunihiko Yuyama | Director | 
| Masatoshi Muto | Background Designer | 
| Masaaki Iwane | Key Animation | 
| Namie Amuro | Theme Song Performance | 
| Kazuhisa Kosuge | Key Animation | 
| Masao Nakata | Key Animation | 
| Hiroshi Konno | Key Animation | 
| Mamiko Nakanishi | Key Animation | 
| Aki Tsunaki | Animation Director | 
| Toshimitsu Kobayashi | Key Animation | 
| Hideaki Maniwa | Key Animation | 
| Masafumi Mima | Sound Director | 
| Shinji Miyazaki | Music | 
| Masami Suda | Key Animation | 
| Atsushi Saito | Animation | 
| Keisuke Masunaga | Animation Director | 
| Satoshi Tajiri | Original Story | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Takaaki Kii | Associate Producer | 
| Masakazu Kubo | Executive Producer | 
| Takashi Kawaguchi | Executive Producer | 
| Yukako Matsusako | Producer | 
| Takemoto Mori | Producer | 
| Katsuhito Yamauchi | Associate Producer | 
| Choji Yoshikawa | Producer | 
| Hiroshi Ishikawa | Associate Producer | 
| Nobumasa Sawabe | Associate Producer | 
| Noriyuki Yoshida | Associate Producer | 
| Ken Sakamoto | Producer | 
| Hiroaki Tsuru | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 33 | 47 | 23 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 47 | 19 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 36 | 65 | 23 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 57 | 22 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 19 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 36 | 59 | 24 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 468 | 688 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 995 | 995 |