Movies Like Pokémon: The First Movie

If you liked Pokémon: The First Movie (1998), a animation and family movie directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and adventure
In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves…
2
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
Deoxys, a Pokémon from outer space, terrorizes the high-tech city Ash Ketchum and his friends are visiting.
3
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s…
4
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animation
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…
5
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also family and animation
When the creator of the world, Arceus, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the legendary Jewel of Life, Ash and his friends are sent back in time to possibly reverse the events that led to Arceus'…
6
Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also family and animation
Ash and his friends must stop a greedy media mogul from using the shape-shifting Zoroark to capture the time-travelling Celebi.
7
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
A group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue…
8
Digimon: The Movie (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and animation
When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes…
9
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and family
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to…
10
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and fantasy
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
11
Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventure
After accepting an invitation from a mysterious trainer, Ash, Misty and Brock meet Mewtwo, an artificially created Pokémon who wants to do battle.
12
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also family and adventure
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary…
13
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
★ 7.7/10Also action and animation
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty…
14
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and fantasy
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless…
15
Leroy & Stitch (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and family
Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic…
16
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also action and animation
When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds help in the Yo-Kai Hovernyan, who takes…
17
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also family and adventure
When Giratina is discovered to be able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil.
18
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
Hiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
19
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
20
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventure
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.