"One person can make all the difference."

1999

1h 24m

6.8(951 votes)

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

Science Fiction

Family

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by: Takeshi Shudo
Produced by: Choji Yoshikawa
Yukako Matsusako

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