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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachBrimming with values that should serve its young audience well: altruism, friendship, self-sacrifice, responsibility.
- 50Chicago ReaderBill StametsChicago ReaderBill StametsA sunny, gentle action yarn with numbingly repetitive chase scenes and bouncy interludes of playtime.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusSan Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusBetter for several reasons. First, they've jazzed up the animation. The backgrounds appear to be digital, and they are striking. The story is also less violent and combative.
- 50Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufSometimes the 2D and 3D animation doesn't blend, and the heinous pop songs would embarrass Peter Cetera, but there's plenty to like, including a fascinating mechanical contraption and musical score both shamelessly and lovingly stolen from "The Dark Crystal."
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanClearly, interest has waned - both because children grow up and because they move on. It might be time for the folks behind this particular fad to do the same.
- 40L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteL.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteSurprisingly, not bad.
- 40TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnTV Guide MagazineAngel CohnGiven that most fans are very young, ignoring a key aspect of the Pokemon mythos is bound to confuse and disappoint them.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourGallops along at a quick, easygoing clip. Grown-ups may have to scrub the sugar from their frontal lobes. But it's not about them, is it? Never was. Never will be.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe pied piper of shameless kiddie-marketing strikes for the fifth time in as many years.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAny richness in the drawing of the backgrounds only underscores the weirdly flat, affectless renderings of the characters moving through them.