AniWorthPokémon: Pikachu and Pichu
Introduction
While visiting a big city home to many lively Pokémon, Pikachu rejoices when Satoshi, Kasumi, and Takeshi give their Pokémon free rein to play, with the only condition that they must all be at this rooftop in two hours. Unfortunately, Pikachu's leisure time is short-lived when he encounters a Pichu on a rooftop across the street. While bantering with each other, Pikachu nearly falls off the building. Following a lucky sequence of events, Pikachu finds himself safe next to Pichu and his brother—but on the opposite side of the road!
Because they are familiar with the area, the Pichu brothers volunteer to escort Pikachu back to his friends. As the trio stumble upon a series of obstacles on their journey across the bustling city, Pikachu starts to wonder if he will rejoin his companions on time.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.73/10 · 26091
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
_Bubassotto_
A simple special that ended up becoming known for the wrong reason.
Even before watching it, one thing that caught my attention was discovering that this special went undistributed in some regions for a time, making it relatively hard to find. This sparked some curiosity about whether there was a major reason behind it, but, curiosity aside, the content itself is far more innocent than I had imagined.
Like many shorts in the Pokémon franchise, the story sidelines Ash and the humans entirely to focus solely on the Pokémon themselves. Specials like this usually opt for lighthearted adventures, virtually free of major conflict, serving instead to showcase the creatures' daily lives and reinforce the series' classic messages.
Here, we follow Pikachu alongside two extremely mischievous Pichu…
Read at the sourceKimuraTheHatoru
Pokemon meets Looney Tunes. This is how this movie felt.Of course they call it a movie but it's 22 minutes long.I personally would've easily watched a whole hour of this.It was lighthearted fun and wholesome all the way.Also quite funny.Of course,if they'd have this be an episode of the main show,you could've called it filler,so making it it's own thing was a smart call.But even if they did,i personally believe showing how pokemon live in the big cities is a very good change of pace.That and what shenanigans they are up to while their Trainer's not here.
Honestly it's a hard recommend. Truly a masterpiece in what it sets to accomplish.
Read at the sourceHollowNightWolf
LOL that was my first response whenever i started watching this. here i thought i was going to be watching the third pokemon movie and i got this twenty minute short all about pikachu and the other pokemon around the city they were visiting. i found the story of friendship and fun to be cute, heartwarming, and funny. not much else can really be said about it, this short side story is just cuteness of the pokemon series. it is one that features itself around the pokemon this time, not with battles and trainers. classic pokemon art, narration, voice acting all keep it original and enjoyable for fans of the series in the past. overall, this is not something to fast forward through when watching the third movie. take the time to watch it and laugh a little, enjoy it! i know this is a rather sh…
Read at the sourceSplendiferous
A true masterpiece of the Pokemon franchise, this 20 minute rollercoaster is action-packed yet has a heartwarming undertone that teaches us about friendship and that hardwork can overcome all obstacles; in this case a toppled ramschackle playground.
There are also light-hearted moments of comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles, hint: Snorlax antics!.
there is no true villain in this short story, it is far, far too complex for that, however, some pokemon do generate antipathy from the audience. Namely, the houndor, however, in the end he bands together with his fellow Pokemon to complete a feat of architecture so magical that it sears the viewer's very retinas with sheer awesome.
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