Japan Synopsis
ピカチュウたんけんたい
One day, Pikachu and its friends are walking along when they suddenly fall through a Diglett hole and into Pokémon Valley, a secret location that no one knows about. Pikachu and its buddies tell the Pokémon that they could use some help looking for Togepi, who fell through the hole first. The group sets off and eventually finds Togepi in the Exeggcute nest—but one of the Exeggcute is missing. That leads the group on another hunt; this time, though, Pikachu and its friends come back to the nest empty-handed. That’s when a storm begins to brew, filling Pokémon valley with roaring thunder and gusts of wind that almost blow the friends—and the Exeggcute nest—away! Are the friends going to be able to keep the nest safe and reunite the Exeggcute?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shogakukan Production
Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure itself).
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure holds position #130 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1216th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 50th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,465 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,127 of 2,532 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shogakukan Production, Nintendo, OLM, Pikachu Project '99, Shogakukan |
| Runtime | 23m |
| Release Date | July 17, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0210235 |