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Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
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Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Original name: 劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were made; an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Cameron Palace in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Sir Aaron, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Houndoom. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Aura Sphere, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Cameroon, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Sir Aaron made a choice.
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, captivating, melancholic, visually appealing
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, friendship, best friend, imaginary, good versus evil, friends, rescue, danger, contests and competitions, obsessive quest, heroic mission, teamwork, team, showdown, video game, celebration, heroes, legends and myths, escapades, rivalry, silly humor, friend, pikachu, superhero, imaginary kingdom ...
Time: 2000s
Keyword: reboot, preschoolers

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Pokemon Heroes (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 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, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot: pokemon, superhero, escapades, imaginary, friendship, adventurer, young heroes, rescue, supernatural ability, good versus evil, friends, teamwork ...
Time: 2000s
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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
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, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, good versus evil, contests and competitions, friendship, escapades, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, friends, danger, obsessive quest, imaginary, pets ...
Time: future, 2000s
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Pokemon (1997)
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 ...
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Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, teen fantasy, pre-teens ...
Plot: pokemon, young heroes, boy, good versus evil, creature, rivalry, team, friendship, heroes, contests and competitions, danger, underdog ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)
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, feel good, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
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Time: 2000s
Place: japan
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
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, friendship, young heroes, danger, parallel world, heroes, youth, obsessive quest, rivalry, disorder, friends, animal training ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
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 ...
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Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
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Time: 2000s
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Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: India, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: The sailor is "persuaded" by a princess to help her rescue her kingdom from something fishy.
Style: semi serious, exciting, captivating, entertaining, anime
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
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Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
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, heroes, obsessive quest, rivalry, young heroes, youth, master villain, imaginary, ambition, danger ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
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Style: semi serious, humorous, anime, captivating, feel good
Audience: girls' night, pre-teens, preschool
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)
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, humorous, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Audience: kids
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Pokemon: Power of One (1999)
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, cult classic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: pokemon, collector, superhero, violence, greed, video game, violence against women, legend, ship, friendship, save the world, storm ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, captivating ...
Audience: pre-teens, preschool
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 22 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Country: Japan
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
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Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Duration: 97 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Country: Japan
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan, USA
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min.
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Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 72 min.
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100%
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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
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Jungle Beat: The Movie (2020)
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Style: semi serious, exciting, light, captivating, humorous ...
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Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: anime, captivating, light, entertaining, crying
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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