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

This movie is an example of the grandfather paradox.

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Quotes

Misty: Ash climbs just like a Mankey.

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Connections

Followed by Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2004)

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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

You Know, It's Not Meant to Be High-Brow Entertainment...

I can't see the point in burying a movie like this in sulfuric sarcasm, when it is in no way intended to be anything more than a vehicle to entertain children and prepare them for the next line of merchandise to beg madly about.

This is a fun movie. My children sat quietly through the entire thing and loved every minute of it. Granted, the villain is a bit over the top with his silly costume and maniacal laugher, but this is a lot more easier to take than the dark, gloomy, and very morbid Pokemon 3.

My children have been watching Pokemon since it started and they are soon getting to the ages where they will "put off the childish things" and move on to others. I am glad that we got to enjoy this together.