Movies and TV shows like Pokemon 1997
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Pokemon (1997)
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Original name: ポケモン
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Join Ash Ketchum, accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
Style:
anime, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
police, villain, evolution, training, nurse, attack, breaking the fourth wall, friendship, theft, childhood, animal training, imaginary kingdom, rat, heroes, coach, teenager, travel, fight, police officer, cat, violence, cave, rock, kidnapping, water ...
Time:
future
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Most similar movies to Pokemon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, semi serious, exciting and humorous films and TV series with plots about friendship, escapades, danger, heroes, rivalry, friends and imaginary mostly in Animation, Adventure and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Pokemon: Slugterra (2012), Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000), Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007), Beyblade (2001), Digimon: The Movie (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten-year-old Ash aspires to be the greatest Pokémon (pocket monster) trainer in the world. To do this, he enlists the help of many friends, and his own Pokémon, Pikachu. Together, they must search their world for new Pokémon, while avoiding the ...
Style:
anime, exciting, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, teens, teen fantasy, pre-teens
Plot:
pokemon, rivalry, team, friendship, contests and competitions, heroes, childhood, underdog, young heroes, villain, battles, teenager ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Following his father's death, 15-year-old Eli Shane embraces his destiny to follow in his dad's footsteps to a secret, subterranean world called Slugterra where he is determined to be the greatest Slugslinging hero of them all!
Style:
exciting, semi serious, captivating, anime, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, friendship, ambition, young heroes, heroes, rivalry, escapades, master villain, youth, super weapon, supernatural, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Ash, Pikachu and his friends try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Alto Mare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve ...
Style:
anime, stylized, humorous, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
pokemon, superhero, gang, escapades, friendship, young heroes, supernatural ability, rescue, adventurer, good versus evil, friends, teamwork ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
In this direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where ...
Style:
anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
pokemon, heroes, obsessive quest, friends, rivalry, escapades, daring rescue, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, friendship, teamwork, team ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, stylized, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
pokemon, save the day, heroic mission, young heroes, heroes, youth, contests and competitions, survival, fight for supremacy, escapades, mysterious character, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller
Country: Canada, Japan, Spain
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three or four friends roam to various cities to win beyblade battles. In these battles, everyone has his/her special moves and have some common enemies like lio which has tornado type beyblade. Everyone wants to become best of all and so on. -kunal ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, disturbing, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
partners, youth, friendship, good versus evil, tournament, young heroes, team, save the world, rivalry, contests and competitions, beast, friends ...
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The first story focused on Tai and Kari Kamiya four years before their adventure in the Digital World. It shows their first encounter with Digimon and what happened to them (as well as the other children). Tai and Kari wake one morning to find a ...
Style:
anime, humorous, melancholic, road movie, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
monster, friendship, good versus evil, heroes, heroic mission, young heroes, rescue, androids and robots, rivalry, internet, friends, virus ...
Place:
tokyo, japan, usa, america, pentagon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Digimon（デジモン Dejimon, branded as Digimon: Digital Monsters), short for "Digital Monsters"（デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga, video games and ...
Style:
anime, exciting, stylized, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
young heroes, friends, good versus evil, monster, heroic mission, creature, rescue, escapades, save the world, rivalry, imaginary kingdom, bravery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Story:
Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers ...
Style:
exciting, anime, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
young heroes, youth, good versus evil, heroes, rivalry, battles, friendship, friends, save the world, fantasy world, card playing, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ash Ketchum must put his skill to the test when he attempts to save the world from destruction. The Greedy Pokemon collector Lawrence III throws the universe into chaos after disrupting the balance of nature by capturing one of the Pokemon birds ...
Style:
anime, humorous, splatter, intense, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
pokemon, superhero, catastrophe, collector, violence, greed, nude, teenager, farce, culture clash, sexualized violence, police investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Films like How to Train Your Dragon
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Ash, Pikachu and friends (minus Misty) were visiting a festival celebrating the appearance of a comet when they stumble upon a mysterious rock-like crystal...
Style:
anime, semi serious, exciting, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschoolers
Plot:
pokemon, good versus evil, obsessive quest, rivalry, young heroes, save the world, imaginary kingdom, friends, dragon, escapades, heroes, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A comet bearing a deadly Pokemon creature crash-lands onto Earth, terrorising a nearby high-tech city, where Ash, Pikachu and friends are currently visiting...
Style:
anime, exciting, futuristic, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
pokemon, good versus evil, friendship, contests and competitions, escapades, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, friends, pets, obsessive quest, best friends, team ...
Time:
future, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Serving as a more faithful adaptation of the Pokémon Red and Blue games, the story follows a young boy named Red who begins a journey with his Pokémon partner, Charmander, as he seeks to capture all the known Pokémon in the Kanto region and ...
Style:
anime, humorous, semi serious, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
pokemon, monster, contests and competitions, rivalry, friendship, championship, friends, young heroes, chase, heroes, teamwork, rivals ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Molly Hale's sadness of her father's disappearance get to her, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mom, Ash along with Misty ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, tense, disturbing, feel good
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pokemon, fight, father daughter relationship, lightning, rescue, kidnapping, disappearance, professor, fire, best friend, suspense, friendship ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding ...
Style:
anime, humorous, intense, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, monster, good versus evil, battles, save the world, fight, secret identity, young heroes, teenage life, heroic mission, contests and competitions, escapades ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia, middle east, africa, tokyo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokemon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokemon. Determined to prove its superiority, Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none ...
Style:
anime, humorous, light, intense, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
pokemon, friends, good versus evil, childhood, video game, fight, violence, twists and turns, young heroes, rivalry, heroic mission, death ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The tale of four girls who transform into legendary warriors known as Mysticons. The Mysticons must use their powers to save their realm from Necrafa, an evil queen.
Style:
light, stylized, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
female protagonist, girl power, superhero, super strength, superheroine, friendship, superhuman powers, transformation, supernatural ability, rivalry, daring rescue, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The Kingdom of the People of the Vale once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Vale. in the city of Eindoak. Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the ...
Style:
anime, stylized, exciting, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pokemon, battles, monster, tornado, gravity, invisibility, competition, disguise, team, supernatural power, coach, super strength ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film opens with Shaymin as Dialga appears. Then, in the Reverse or Distortion World Giratina senses Dialga's presence, and flies up to the Real World to capture him. Dialga drinks, just as Giratina's portal opens up. Giratina then ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pokemon, friendship, parallel world, rivalry, obsessive quest, heroes, young heroes, ambition, master villain, escapades, youth, disorder ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The thirteenth film overall for the long-running series and the fourth movie in the Diamond and Pearl story arc, it includes an upcoming creature from Pokémon Black & White, named Zoroark, as the main character (as well as its pre-evolved form, ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pokemon, friends, animal training, young heroes, friendship, obsessive quest, heroes, imaginary kingdom, rivalry, escapades, ambition, youth ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Series like Pokemon
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This is the story of how Satoshi and Pikachu first met. At first, Pikachu was disobedient towards Satoshi, but Satoshi only wanted to be friends with Pikachu. On the day they set out from Masara Town, both of them saw a Ho-Oh flying and they made a ...
Style:
anime, sad, exciting, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
pokemon, fight, children, battles, friends, teamwork, friendship, coach, travel, superhuman powers, villain, super strength ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Long ago Arceus granted a fragment of its awesome power as the Jewel of Life to help Michina in the town's hour of need only to be betrayed when it was time for that power to be returned. After so many years Arceus is about to return to ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
pokemon, parallel world, friendship, young heroes, heroes, escapades, obsessive quest, friends, youth, animal training, disorder, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
In the Diamond Ore Country lies the powerful Holy Diamond, which has served as the kingdom's source of energy and maintained the Diamond Ore Country for centuries. Many Melecie live in the Diamond Ore Country, including their princess - the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, anime, feel good, captivating
Audience:
girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
pokemon, friendship, heroes, save the day, escapades, rivalry, master villain, friends, imaginary kingdom, legends and myths, teamwork, fight ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
The movie features Satoshi and his two friends Iris and Dent, as they help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem as his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
Style:
anime, humorous, semi serious, stylized, exciting ...
Plot:
pokemon, adventurer, super strength, fantasy world, heroes, supernatural power, childhood, friendship, battles, escapades, teenager, contests and competitions ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Yugi and Kaiba have a special duel that transcends dimensions.
Style:
anime, stylized, light, captivating
Audience:
kids
Plot:
card playing, monster, tournament, violence, power, friendship, duel, teenage boy, friend, teenager, teenage girl, game ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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TV series similar to Avatar: The Last Airbender
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in Fula City. The festival ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
pokemon, obsessive quest, friends, teamwork, friendship, good versus evil, heroes, heroic mission, young heroes, super strength, rivalry, youth ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Immediately after winning the National Championships, Tyson is challenged by a mysterious boy named Daichi, who is determined to become the next Beyblading champion. But when they battle, their Beyblades awaken ancient dark forces that take human ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, exciting, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
battles, heroes, young heroes, rivalry, save the world, heroic mission, youth, supernatural, escapades, friendship, tournament, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Son Goku Jr. is the grand-grandson of the legendary warrior Son Goku, unlike his predecessor he's not a brave fighter. He's constantly picked on by school bullies, his grandmother Pan sees this and she's worried, but even tough Goku ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
battles, good versus evil, master warrior, master villain, rivalry, obsessive quest, supernatural, supernatural ability, heroes, superhuman powers, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Luxembourg, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has become a vast conglomerate of islands of varying size and shape. This babbling universe is mainly peopled with ruthless rogues, surly peasants and ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, atmospheric, stylized, anime
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
dragon, heroic mission, obsessive quest, save the world, rivalry, knight, good versus evil, young heroes, legends and myths, misfit partners, heroes, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten years after the Ceremonial Battle, a teenage boy named Yuuki Judai heads off in order to join the Duelist Yousei School located on a remote island off the coast of Japan. There he meets his fellow students and gains a few friends, along with ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
young heroes, monster, supernatural, good versus evil, rivalry, escapades, contests and competitions, duel, creature, evil spirit, high school, heroes ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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