Pokémon Heroes
Seen it?2002 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Ash, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew — a priceless treasure with a mysterious power.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 27 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$28 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 77K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Mayumi IzukaKasumi (voice)
- Yuji UedaTakeshi (voice)
- Satomi KorogiTogepy (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi / Latias (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiKojiro / Crobat (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Fumiko OrikasaKanon (voice)
- Masashi EbaraLatios (voice)