Japan Synopsis
劇場版 ポケットモンスター おどるポケモンひみつ基地
Meowth is in charge of the Team Rocket secret base, a mysterious place full of odd gadgets and gizmos. Desperate to impress the boss, Meowth wants to use the Dancing PokéBaton—a device that lets users control Pokémon as they please—to create a show that’s sure to wow. Meanwhile, Pikachu and its friends finish up playing in the forest and stumble on the base. The gang hears Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon, crying for help—but when they try to make their rescue, the Dancing PokéBaton goes off and sends the whole group into a dancing frenzy! When a noise-loving Loudred and Ludicolo get caught up in the dancing, the madness gets even wilder! What’s going to happen to Meowth’s precious secret base?
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pokémon: Gotta Dance! sits at position #155.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon: Gotta Dance!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shogakukan Production
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon: Gotta Dance! premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,879 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #957 of 1,274 (top 75%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shogakukan Production, The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, Media Factory |
| Runtime | 22m |
| Release Date | July 19, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0431991 |