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?
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
Fantasy + Animation in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon: Gotta Dance! itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! holds position #155 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon: Gotta Dance! premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1526th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.
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 |