The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 33%. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Number 3 of 3 in its series by score. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
691 audience votes
Key crew
- Shinji MiyazakiOriginal Music Composer
- Kunihiko YuyamaDirector
- Shouji YonemuraScreenplay
Cast
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiKojiro (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Unsho IshizukaDr. Okido / Narrator (voice)
- Masami ToyoshimaHanako (voice)
- Shoko NakagawaJoy (voice)
- Kanata HongoSouji (voice)
- Shiori SatoMakoto (voice)
- Arata FurutaBonji (voice)
- Ryota OsakaCross (voice)
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