Contents
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| Japanese | ピカチュウのなつやすみ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi | |
| Also known as | Pocket Monsters: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi Pikachu Short 1 | |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Kids | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Video game — Satoshi Tajiri | |
| Studio | OLM | |
| Released | July 18, 1998 | |
| Running time | 21 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 1998 | |
| Age rating | PG – Children | |
| Score | ★ 6.83 | |
| On users' lists | 7,110 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation (Japanese: ピカチュウのなつやすみ, Hepburn: Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi) is a 1998 Japanese anime film based on the video game by Satoshi Tajiri. It is animated by OLM. The film was released on July 18, 1998.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Gyarados · Nazonokusa · Diguda · Coil · Koiking · Takeshi · Biriridama · Iwark · Ishitsubute · Poppo · Rokon · Barrierd · Gardie · Golduck · Jugon · Kasumi · Lizardon · Kabigon · Arbo · Arbok · Doduo · Dogars · Golonya · Menokurage · Pigeon · Kamex · Karakara · Bulu · Hitokage · Laplace · Lucky · Purin · Garura · Hitodeman
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 | – |
| NyarthMain | Inuko Inuyama | Maddie Blaustein |
| SatoshiSupporting | Rica Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor |
| NarratorSupporting | Aiko Sato | Eric Stuart |
| TakeshiSupporting | Yuji Ueda | Eric Stuart |
| KasumiSupporting | Mayumi Iizuka | Rachael Lillis |
All languages (5)
| Character | Japanese | English | French | Brazilian Portuguese | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PikachuMain | Ikue Ootani | – | – | – | – |
| TogepiMain | Satomi Koorogi | – | – | – | – |
| NyarthMain | Inuko Inuyama | Maddie Blaustein | Nessym Guetat | Armando Tiraboschi | Giuseppe Calvetti |
| SatoshiSupporting | Rica Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor | Aurélien Ringelheim | Fábio Lucindo | – |
| NarratorSupporting | Aiko Sato | Eric Stuart | – | – | – |
| TakeshiSupporting | Yuji Ueda | Eric Stuart | Laurent Sao | Alfredo Rollo | – |
| KasumiSupporting | Mayumi Iizuka | Rachael Lillis | – | Márcia Regina Lima | – |
Production
Key staff
Staff
| Studio | OLM |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Satoshi Tajiri |
| Script | Hideki Sonoda |
| Original Character Design | Ken Sugimori |
| Director of Photography | Hisao Shirai |
| Editing | Toshio Henmi |
| Producer | Tomoyuki Igarashi, Takemoto Mori, Toshiaki Okuno, Chouji Yoshikawa |
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch483
- Watching17
- Completed2,140
- On hold37
- Dropped131
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
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 | 4,302 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Shikimori | 2,808 | 17 | 2,140 | 483 | 131 | — |
Watch order
The Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
Related works
Parent story7.42PokémonTV series · 1997
Other7.67Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes BackFilm · 1998Recommendations
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7.10Pokémon 3: The MovieFilm · 2000References
- “Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Pokémon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q11331390”. 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.