Japan Synopsis
ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ
At a giant beachside mansion, Pikachu and some of its buddies decide to play a game of hide-and-seek. Pikachu is “it,” and it goes off in search of its friends. Meanwhile, Larvitar, sick of being all by itself, kicks a rock in anger. The rock hurtles through the air—and hits a lawnmower, turning it on and sending it tearing off after Pikachu and its friends! The group draws the lawnmower into a maze and even gets it into the water, but the lawnmower just keeps on chasing. The Pokémon build a road out of logs, hoping to get the lawnmower into a shack, but Psyduck trips and ruins the whole setup. How will the friends ever escape the lawnmower? This fantasy will have you on the edge of your seat!
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pikachu's PikaBoo sits at position #168.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pikachu's PikaBoo premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,530 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,151 of 2,532 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | OLM, Pikachu Project 2001, Shogakukan, Shogakukan Production, Tomy |
| Runtime | 25m |
| Release Date | July 7, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0304562 |