Japan Synopsis
戦慄のミラージュポケモン
“10th Anniversary Special”
The story of "The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon" centers on a Pokémon scientist who has developed a new Mirage System to resurrect extinct Pokémon. Satoshi, Haruka, Masato, and Takeshi show up at the Mirage Mansion for a demonstration of this new machine, only to witness the kidnapping of the scientist! Then a mysterious stranger appears and claims that the machine can actually create Pokémon without weaknesses. It’s up to Satoshi and company to preserve the natural balance of the Pokémon world.
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Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon holds position #178 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1823rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,348 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,578 of 2,532 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shogakukan Production, TAJ Productions, OLM, Pokémon USA |
| Runtime | 45m |
| Release Date | April 29, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt1371721 |