Pokémon Journeys the Movie

Pokémon Journeys the Movie (Japanese: 劇場版ポケットモンスター ジャーニーズ Pocket Monsters the Movie) is a 2022 Japanese-American anime film based on Satoshi Tajiri's Pokémon media franchise and produced by OLM, RatPac Entertainment, Dan Lin's Rideback, Skydance Media and Warner Bros. Pictures and released by Toho. It is the twenty-fourth Pokémon movie overall. It was released in Japan on July 23, 2022 and December 24, 2022 in the United States. This movie celebrates the Pokémon anime's 25th anniversary. This movie comes back in the original anime timeline instead of the alternate timeline. In this film, Mewtwo and the other villains of every other Pokémon film and series threaten to take over the Pokémon world and Ash and Goh are forced to team up with their friends, including the Pokémon from the previous films (both Legendary and Mythical), to stop them.

Like its predecessors, it is preceded by a short film. This was also the first Pokémon film to premiere in an IMAX theater since Pokémon 3: The Movie. This was also the first Pokémon film to be released internationally by Warner Bros. that is related to anime since Pokémon 3: The Movie.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, praising its animation, themes, voice acting, humor and action sequences. Many reviewers considered it superior to its predecessors, as well as the best film in the Pokémon franchise. It was also a commercial success, outgrossing each of the previous Pokémon films in the series, and became the highest-grossing film of 2022.

Blurb
''While Ash continues becoming a Pokémon Master in the World Coronation Series and Gou catching all Pokémon to get Mew, they meet two legendary Pokémon named Ogerpon and Terapagos. But when Mewtwo and the other villains of every other Pokémon film and series threaten to take over the Pokémon world, Ash and Goh are forced to team up with their friends, including the Pokémon from the previous films (both Legendary and Mythical), to stop them.. Can Ash and Goh save The world of Pokémon? The world of adventure awaits!''

Trivia

 * This is the first Pokémon film not in the 16:9 aspect ratio, but in the CinemaScope aspect ratio.