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| Japanese | ピカチュウたんけんたい | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai | |
| Also known as | Pocket Monsters: Pikachu Tankentai | |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Video game — Satoshi Tajiri | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | |
| Music by | Kan Sawada | |
| Studio | OLM | |
| Released | July 17, 1999 | |
| Running time | 23 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 1999 | |
| Age rating | PG – Children | |
| Score | ★ 6.58 | |
| On users' lists | 5,078 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (Japanese: ピカチュウたんけんたい, Hepburn: Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai) is a 1999 Japanese anime film based on the video game by Satoshi Tajiri. It is animated by OLM and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The film was released on July 17, 1999.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Caterpie · Gyarados · Nazonokusa · Diguda · Coil · Koiking · Biriridama · Ishitsubute · Poppo · Rokon · Gengar · Gardie · Golduck · Kasumi · Dodrio · Kabigon · Arbo · Arbok · Dogars · Golone · Golonya · Kairyuu · Koratta · Menokurage · Pigeon · Kamex · Karakara · Hitokage · Lucky · Purin · Zenigame · Garura · Hitodeman · Marill
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| PikachuMain | Ikue Ootani | – |
| TogepiMain | Satomi Koorogi | – |
| ElekidMain | Masako Nozawa | – |
| NyarthMain | Inuko Inuyama | Maddie Blaustein |
| SatoshiSupporting | Rica Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor |
| EievuiSupporting | Yumi Touma | – |
| KasumiSupporting | Mayumi Iizuka | Rachael Lillis |
| KenjiSupporting | Tomokazu Seki | Ted Lewis |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | English | French | Brazilian Portuguese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PikachuMain | Ikue Ootani | – | – | – |
| TogepiMain | Satomi Koorogi | – | – | – |
| ElekidMain | Masako Nozawa | – | – | – |
| NyarthMain | Inuko Inuyama | Maddie Blaustein | – | – |
| SatoshiSupporting | Rica Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor | – | Fábio Lucindo |
| EievuiSupporting | Yumi Touma | – | – | – |
| KasumiSupporting | Mayumi Iizuka | Rachael Lillis | – | Márcia Regina Lima |
| KenjiSupporting | Tomokazu Seki | Ted Lewis | Bruno Mullenaerts | José Leonardo |
Production
Key staff
Satoshi TajiriOriginal Creator
Kunihiko YuyamaDirector
Ken SugimoriOriginal Character Design
Kan SawadaMusic
Masafumi MimaSound Director
Shichirou KobayashiArt Director
OLMStudioStaff
| Studio | OLM |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Satoshi Tajiri |
| Director | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Script | Hideki Sonoda |
| Original Character Design | Ken Sugimori |
| Music | Kan Sawada |
| Sound Director | Masafumi Mima |
| Art Director | Shichirou Kobayashi |
| Director of Photography | Hisao Shirai |
| Editing | Toshio Henmi |
| Theme Song Performance | Jean-Marc Anthony Kabeya |
| Producer | Takemoto Mori, Toshiaki Okuno, Chouji Yoshikawa |
Music
| Composer | Kan Sawada |
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Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch459
- Watching13
- Completed1,513
- On hold37
- Dropped128
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 2,928 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Shikimori | 2,150 | 13 | 1,513 | 459 | 128 | — |
Watch order
The Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
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- “Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q11331389”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.