Pokémon/Movies and Specials

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The Pokémon series has inspired a number of movies and television specials. Unlike many anime series, these stories are not alternate retellings of the series plot or out-of-continuity tales; they fit into the series storyline though few are referred back to by the characters.

Movies

Each season is accompanied by a theatrical film, released in Japan over the summer. The plots revolve around Legendary Pokémon not often seen on the show, and each movie may introduce some previously unseen Pokémon yet to make their video game debut (like Munchlax).

Title	Release Date	Featured Pokémon
Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back	1998	Mewtwo, Mew
Pokémon the Movie 2000 - The Power of One	1999	Lugia, Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres
Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown	2000	Entei, Unown
Pokémon 4Ever	2001	Celebi, Suicune
Pokémon Heroes - Latios and Latias	2002	Latios, Latias
Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker	2003	Jirachi
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys	2004	Deoxys, Rayquaza
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	2005	Lucario, Mew
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	2006	Manaphy
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai	2007	Dialga, Palkia, Darkrai
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior	2008	Giratina, Shaymin

TV Specials

The TV specials feature additional side-stories about certain characters and have been released in a variety of formats in the USA.

Title	Airdate
Mewtwo Returns	December 30, 2000
Legend of Thunder	December 30, 2001
Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis	April 13, 2006
The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon	April 29, 2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!	September 8, 2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness	September 9, 2007