Pokémon 4: The Movie (2002)
"Pokémon 4Ever" (original title)

Ash must stop a hunter who forces the legendary Pokémon Celebi to help him destroy a forest.

Directors:

Jim Malone, Kunihiko Yuyama

Writer:

Hideki Sonoda

Stars:

Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / Oltoa (voice)
Rachael Lillis	...	Misty / Jessie (voice)
Eric Stuart	...	Brock / James / Charmeleon / Scizor / Stantler / Sandshrew (voice)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Meowth / Pokémon hunter (voice)
Ikue Ôtani	...	Pikachu (voice)
Satomi Koorogi	...	Togepi (voice)
Tara Sands	...	Sammy / Sneasle / Furret / Teddiursa / Jumpluff (voice) (as Tara Jayne)
Dan Green	...	The Iron Masked Marauder (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama	...	Celebi (voice)
Masahiko Tanaka	...	Suicune (voice)
Kerry Williams	...	Young Oltoa (voice)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Wobbuffet / Bellsprout (voice)
Marc Thompson	...	Man (voice)
Roxanne Beck	...	Diana (voice)
Amy Birnbaum	...	Dundee (voice)

Storyline

In this film, we meet the new Pokémon, Celebi, who has the power to travel through time. Vicious, the future descendant of James and Jessie of Team Rocket, travels back in time to wreak havoc, and it's up to young Ash, Pikachu and friends to stop him. Along the way, Ash continues to mature into the unstoppable Pokémon trainer he will become in the future.

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Plot Keywords:

pokémon | sequel | based on video game | time travel | fourth part | 

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Taglines:

Best friends. Better heroes.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Nintendo of America Inc.

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$360,135 (Brazil) (8 July 2005)

Gross:

$532,299 (Brazil) (15 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 Kids Entertainment, Kids' WB, Nintendo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several scenes were edited or added from the original Japanese version of the film, more than any other Pokemon film previous or since.

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Quotes

Misty: Ash climbs just like a Mankey.

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Connections

Followed by Pokemon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Born to Be A Winner"
Written by John Siegler and John Loeffler
Produced and arranged by Neil Jason
Performed by David Rolfe

User Reviews

Best pokémon movie yet

I so love this movie! The animation is great (for a pokémon movie), the cgi looks so awesome. I love the music in the movie. So great they kept the Japanese music.

As for the story: its great. It has a great feeling of friendship. Celebi is a very cute and powerful pokémon. Ash is really great in this movie, and I like his friendship with Sam. The only thing I didn't like was Suicune's appearance, he just suddenly pops up, helps Ash & co a bit and leaves. They could have made his part in the movie a little bigger.

But overall, awesome movie! Can't wait to own the USA version on dvd!