07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Three 'Pokémon' Movies Go Free On YouTube For A Limited Time
Pokémon fans are about to get hit by a wave of nostalgia, as the first three movies in the series will soon arrive on the Pokémon TV YouTube channel and will be free to watch for a limited time. Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
Taking to Twitter/X, the company announced what it calls the 'Pokémon Movie Summer Watch Party', with a further post on Instagram detailing the dates and times the movies will become available to view online.
The watch party has already kicked off last Friday, 4 July, with Pokémon: The First Movie , which was originally released in 1998. The second film, 1999's Pokémon The Movie 2000, is due out next month, on 1 August at 12pm PT. Finally, 2000's Pokémon 3: The Movie will be available to view on YouTube on 5 September at the same time. It is to note, however, that the movies will be region locked, and are currently not available in certain countries like Singapore. Pokémon The Movie 2000 (1999)
The three movies would certainly bring back memories for avid Pokémon fans, who would no doubt have fond memories of Ash Ketchum's earliest adventures, which saw him and his friends take on an evil Mewtwo clone in the 1998 film, embark on a quest to capture the legendary birds, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, in the 1999 sequel, and finally encounter the mysterious Pokémon Entei in the third movie.
These three films were just the first in a long line of Pokémon movies, the likes of 2001's Pokémon 4Ever , 2004's Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys , or the franchise's most recent film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle , which was released globally in October 2021. Currently, the company has not mentioned if the remaining films will also land on YouTube for free in the future. Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)
Additionally, even though the three movies will be made available on YouTube, it is not clear how long the films will remain on the platform, which means fans will just have to watch 'em all while they can.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Ash Ketchum Pikachu Pokemon Pokémon Movie Summer Watch Party
