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|entitle=I Choose You!
|jatitle=キミにきめた！
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'''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!''' (Japanese: '''劇場版ポケットモンスター　キミにきめた！''' ''Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!''; officially known as ''Pokémon the Movie 20: I choose you!'' in Japan) is the <!--first {{series|Sun & Moon}} movie and the -->twentieth [[Pokémon movie]] overall. In a departure from the previous {{pkmn|movie}}s, this movie is a loose reboot of Ash's original journey through the [[Kanto]] [[region]], in celebration of the [[Pokémon anime]]'s 20th anniversary. It is the first movie of this alternate continuity and is followed by ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''. 

It premiered with Japanese vocals and French subtitles at {{wp|Japan Expo}} on July 6, 2017. It was released in Japan on July 15, 2017, and received a limited release in North American, South American, and European theaters starting on November 5, 2017, in Australia and New Zealand starting on November 11, 2017, in Singapore starting on November 23, 2017, and in Malaysia starting on December 7, 2017. It premiered on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Disney XD}} on November 25, 2017 as part of a marathon including ''[[SM041|Mounting an Electrifying Charge!]]'' and ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]''.

It was first revealed in a teaser trailer that aired on [[Oha Suta]] in Japan on December 15, 2016. The full trailer was later released on March 2, 2017. A new trailer was released on April 8, 2017, officially revealing {{p|Marshadow}} to have a role in the film.

==Other posters and logos==
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M20 teaser poster.png|Japanese poster
M20 logo.png|Japanese logo
M20 logo eng.png|English logo
Pokémon the Movie 20 logo.png|''Pokémon the Movie 20: I Choose You!'' logo
M20 key visual.png|Key visual by [[Shinomiya Yoshitoshi]]
</gallery>

==Blurb==
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<i>When Ash Ketchum oversleeps on his 10th birthday, he ends up with a stubborn Pikachu instead of the first partner Pokémon he wanted! But after a rocky start, Ash and Pikachu become close friends and true partners—and when they catch a rare glimpse of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh in flight, they make plans to seek it out together, guided by the Rainbow Wing it leaves behind.

Trainers Verity and Sorrel join Ash on his journey. Along the way, Ash catches an abandoned Charmander, raises a Pokémon from Caterpie to Butterfree and then releases it to follow its heart, and meets the mysterious Mythical Pokémon Marshadow. When they near their goal, the arrogant Cross—Charmander’s former Trainer—stands in their way! Can Ash and Pikachu defeat this powerful Trainer and reach Ho-Oh as they promised, or will their journey end here?</i>

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
{{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20}}, a young boy from [[Pallet Town]], is watching a {{pkmn|battle}} between two [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, [[Neesha]] and [[Corey]], on [[television]], all while preparing to start his {{pkmn|journey}} the next day.

Later that night, Ash is asleep, dreaming about {{pkmn|training}} his {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} as he throws his alarm clock in his sleep. The next morning, Ash's mother [[Delia Ketchum#In I Choose You!|Delia]] wakes him up, letting him know that he'll be late to receive a Pokémon from [[Professor Oak (anime)#In I Choose You!|Professor Oak]]. Realizing that he overslept, Ash gets out of bed and rushes over to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]. When he arrives, Professor Oak tells Ash that all of the [[starter Pokémon]] are taken, with the exception of one. Just then, Ash spots a {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20|Pikachu}} wandering around the lab and chases after it. Oak introduces Ash to the Mouse Pokémon and Ash is thrilled about Pikachu being his new Pokémon. Pikachu is not so thrilled, however, and proceeds to shock him. Delia enters the lab to give Ash his clothes and his belongings to begin his journey. After Ash gets dressed, he orders Pikachu to get in his {{i|Poké Ball}}, but Pikachu refuses, hitting it back at him. Delia says that they seem to be getting along well, and Ash agrees, saying they're best friends already. He picks Pikachu up, who shocks Ash, Delia, and Professor Oak.

While dragging Pikachu out of Pallet Town, Ash asks Pikachu if he hates him. He says that he is willing to make friends with Pikachu and tries to shake hands with him, but Pikachu still does not cooperate. Ash then spots a {{p|Pidgey}} and tries to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it before realizing that he has to battle it to weaken it first. Unfortunately, Pikachu is still being disobedient, so Ash just attempts to hit Pidgey with a rock but hits a {{p|Spearow}} instead. The Spearow sees Pikachu laughing and since it believes that Pikachu was the one who hit it, it begins attacking him. After Pikachu hits Spearow with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack, Spearow calls a whole flock to attack him. Ash and Pikachu begin to flee as the Spearow catch up to Pikachu to proceed in attacking him. Ash picks Pikachu up and carries him until they are injured and tired. Ash then tells Pikachu to get inside its Ball, but it once again refuses. Instead, Pikachu defends Ash from the Spearow by summoning a large Thunderbolt that scares them away. As the storm ceases, a {{p|Ho-Oh}} flies above and drops a Rainbow Wing, which Ash catches. Ash and Pikachu make a promise to go and meet the [[Legendary Pokémon]] someday.

Ash and Pikachu continue on their journey, catching a [[Ash's Caterpie#In I Choose You!|Caterpie]], having battles with other Trainers, and even challenging the [[Celadon Gym]], earning his third [[Badge]], the {{badge|Rainbow}} from [[Erika]]. The group eventually settle at a Pokémon Center, where Ash gives his mother a call. A Trainer bursts in claiming that they encountered an {{p|Entei}}, a Legendary {{type|Fire}} Pokémon, causing Ash, as well as several other Trainers, to rush into the woods to look for it. {{TRT#In I Choose You!}}, a group of Pokémon thieves, also decide to try and catch it. Ash finds the Entei, but ends up fighting over it with a Trainer named [[Verity]], who uses a {{p|Piplup}} to try and battle it. They are also joined by an aspiring Pokémon Professor named [[Sorrel]] who uses a {{p|Lucario}} in battle. When Entei escapes, Ash and Verity get into an argument and Sorrel leaves, telling them that they should find shelter soon. As Ash and Verity have a battle, they accidentally disturb an {{p|Onix}} that starts chasing them. They manage to get it to leave just as it begins to rain. As they look to find shelter, they find a [[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Charmander]] that has been left out. They quickly learn that it belongs to a ruthless trainer named [[Cross]] who left it out in the rain. He carelessly refuses to take it back, calling it weak and abandoning it. Ash and Verity decide to find it shelter.

They come across a cave where Sorrel and Lucario happen to be and help Charmander back to health. Entei and several other Pokémon arrive to sleep for the night and Ash reveals the Rainbow Wing. Sorrel reveals that Ho-Oh only gives the Wing to the "rainbow hero" who is destined to fight it, as a shadow Pokémon named {{OBP|Marshadow|M20|Marshadow}} watches. The next morning, Ash convinces Charmander to join them. Team Rocket follows the group, as they venture on a journey to [[Mount Tensei]] to find the Legendary Pokémon. During their travels, Caterpie evolves into a {{p|Metapod}}, Verity spots a {{p|Suicune}} and Charmander evolves into {{p|Charmeleon}}. After giving his mother a call at another Pokémon Center, Ash learns from Sorrel that the Rainbow Wing can lose its color when it is in the possession of someone with a cold heart. Eventually, while battling other Trainers in town, Ash is challenged by Cross to a Pokémon battle with his [[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Charmeleon]] against his {{p|Incineroar}}. Charmeleon is savagely defeated, and Cross talks down to Ash, causing him much grief.

Still upset over his loss, Ash openly admits that he could have won with Pikachu and runs away. Pikachu follows Ash, as the two have an argument over Ash's behavior. He states that he wished he had gotten {{p|Bulbasaur}} or {{p|Squirtle}} as his starter Pokémon instead of Pikachu. Ash realizes that he's all alone, as Pikachu has stopped following him. As Ash declares that he doesn't need anyone, Marshadow puts Ash in a sleep-like state as the Rainbow Wing turns dark. Ash dreams he is in a world where no Pokémon exist and where he attends regular school with his friends. Realizing that something is missing, he remembers Pikachu and wakes up to his friends, and the Wing regains its color. Sorrel shares a story of a time he lost a friend being a {{p|Luxray}}, who died protecting a young Sorrel from a snowstorm. The group is soon surrounded by some angry {{p|Primeape}}. Ash calls out his Metapod, who evolves into {{p|Butterfree}} as they escape from the pack of Primeape. They rescue a [[Pink Butterfree#In I Choose You!|pink Butterfree]] from a {{p|Fearow}} and realize that Ash's Butterfree needs to mate. Ash decides to lets his Butterfree go so that it can be happy with its mate. Although Ash is sad about releasing Butterfree, he feels like he made the right decision, and that they will always be friends no matter what. The group soon spot a {{p|Raikou}} and realize they are getting close when the Wing begins to glow in the direction of Mount Tensei.

The group make it there and meet [[Bonji]], an old researcher who has been studying Ho-Oh for years. They make it to a crystal-like structure at Mount Tensei, with [[Jessie#In I Choose You!|Jessie]], [[James#In I Choose You!|James]] and {{MTR#In I Choose You!|Meowth}} still hot on their trail. They are interrupted by Cross, who wants to fight Ho-Oh himself, as he also saw Ho-Oh, but didn't receive a wing from it. Cross's Incineroar fights Ash's Charmeleon, who quickly evolves into {{p|Charizard}} and defeats Incineroar. Cross, refusing to accept his loss, takes the Rainbow Wing away from Ash and places it on the crystal. But due to the wing being in the possession of a Trainer with a cold-heart, it turns dark, causing Marshadow, as Ho-Oh's agent, to possess the wild Pokémon and Cross's Midnight Form {{p|Lycanroc}} to attack the humans. The Trainers use their Pokémon to fight back. After Charizard protects Cross from an attack, he sees the error of his ways and helps the group out, even snapping his Lycanroc out of Marshadow's control. Being weakened by Marshadow and the other Pokémon, Ash tells Pikachu to get in his Poké Ball, but Pikachu refuses because he always wants to stay by Ash's side. However, Ash finally forces him in his Poké Ball as the Pokémon attacks Ash, causing his body to disappear. In despair, Pikachu emits a large Thunderbolt attack sending Marshadow and its army flying, releasing them from the Rainbow Wing's corruption. Marshadow notices the wing has disintegrated as Pikachu continues crying out for its Trainer.

Ash finds himself in a parallel world but is brought back, presumably through Ho-Oh's power when Ash protected Pikachu. Ash and Pikachu embrace as he takes the newly formed Rainbow Wing and places it on the crystal structure. Ho-Oh arrives, healing Ash, his friends, and the Pokémon and Ash challenges it with Pikachu to battle. Later that day, the gang return to the Pokémon Center after Pikachu's battle with Ho-Oh. Back at Mount Tensei, Bonji makes a speech about Ho-Oh finding a new Trainer to leave its Wing to, as Marshadow watches. Cross leaves on good terms with the group and makes a promise with Ash that they will have a battle again someday. Eventually Ash, Verity and Sorrel split up so they can achieve their own goals: Verity to become a famous trainer like her mother, Sorrel to find the three [[Legendary birds]] of [[Kanto]], and for Ash to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. Ash and Pikachu decide to continue their journey, hoping to encounter many friends and Pokémon in the incredible world of Pokémon.

During the ending credits, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{Tracey}}, {{an|May}} and [[Max]], {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Cilan}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{an|Serena}} are seen, while none of their officially-owned Pokémon are. Verity and Piplup are seen returning home to [[Twinleaf Town]]; Sorrel and Lucario spot an {{p|Articuno}} that Sorrel wanted to study; and Cross, Lycanroc, and Incineroar are out on their own journey. Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are seen traveling together, preparing to battle a wild {{p|Heracross}} while being tailed by Team Rocket in their [[Team Rocket's mechas#Team Rocket's Meowth Balloon|balloon]]. The movie ends with Ho-Oh dropping a Rainbow Wing as it flies across the sky.

==Featured Pokémon==
* {{p|Ho-Oh}}
* {{p|Marshadow}}

==Debuts==
===Pokémon debuts===
* {{p|Marshadow}}
* {{p|Incineroar}}

==Characters==
[[File:Ash friends M20.png|thumb|250px|The film's main cast]]
===Humans===
* {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}}
* [[Sorrel]]
* [[Verity]]
* [[Cross]]
* [[Jessie#In I Choose You! and The Power of Us|Jessie]]
* [[James#In I Choose You! and The Power of Us|James]]
* [[Delia Ketchum#In I Choose You!|Delia]]
* [[Professor Oak (anime)#In I Choose You!|Professor Oak]]
* [[Nurse Joy#In I Choose You! and The Power of Us|Nurse Joy]] (×3)
* [[Bonji]]
* [[Erika#In I Choose You!|Erika]]
* [[Gary Oak#In I Choose You!|Gary]] (flashback)
* [[Marina (EP091)#In I Choose You!|Marina]] (flashback)
* [[Tierno (anime)#In I Choose You!|Tierno]] (flashback)
* [[Agatha#In I Choose You!|Agatha]] (fantasy)
* [[Neesha#In I Choose You!|Neesha]]
* [[Corey#In I Choose You!|Corey]]
* [[Maury]]
* [[Baron Alberto]]
* [[Juanita]]
* [[Mother and daughter]]
* Verity's mother (picture)
* Sportscaster
* Referee
* Vaporeon Trainer
* Trainer A
* Trainer B
* Jigglypuff Trainer
* Referee B

====Closing credits====
{| style="float:right; text-align:center; background: #{{moon color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 2px solid #{{sun color}}"
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | [[File:Brock M20.png|100px|Brock]]
| [[File:Misty M20.png|100px|Misty]]
| [[File:Tracey Sketchit M20.png|100px|Tracey]]
| [[File:May M20.png|100px|May]]
| style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | [[File:Max M20.png|100px|May and Max]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Dawn M20.png|100px|Dawn]]
| [[File:Iris M20.png|100px|Iris]]
| [[File:Cilan M20.png|100px|Cilan]]
| [[File:Clemont and Bonnie M20.png|100px|Clemont and Bonnie]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | [[File:Serena M20.png|100px|Serena]]
|}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{Tracey}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* {{an|Serena}}

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu (M20)}}; new)
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}; credits)
* {{p|Caterpie}} ([[Ash's Caterpie#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; new; evolves)
* {{p|Metapod}} ([[Ash's Metapod#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; evolves)
* {{p|Butterfree}} ([[Ash's Butterfree#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; releases)
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[Ash's Charmander#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; new; evolves)
* {{p|Charmeleon}} ([[Ash's Charmeleon#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved; evolves)
* {{p|Charizard}} ([[Ash's Charizard#In I Choose You!|Ash's]]; newly evolved)
* {{p|Lucario}} ([[Sorrel]]'s)
* {{p|Piplup}} ([[Verity]]'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} ([[Verity]]'s)
* {{p|Lycanroc}} ([[Cross]]'s; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Lycanroc|Midnight Form}})
* {{p|Incineroar}} ([[Cross]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}}, ×3)
* {{p|Tangela}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Gary|Squirtle}}; new; flashback)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OBP|Marina|EP091}}'s; new; flashback)
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{an|Tierno}}'s; new; flashback)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Gengar}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Venusaur}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Torterra}} ([[Maury]]'s)
* {{p|Lickilicky}} ([[Baron Alberto]]'s)
* {{p|Golurk}} ([[Juanita]]'s)
* {{p|Empoleon}} (Verity's mother's; picture)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Squirtle}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Wartortle}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Ivysaur}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Vulpix}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Growlithe}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Nidorina}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Clefable}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Machop}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Eevee}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Flareon}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Jolteon}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Snorlax}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Geodude}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Oddish}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Venonat}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Ditto}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (Trainer's)	
* {{p|Parasect}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Poochyena}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Mightyena}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Oshawott}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pansage}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gothita}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gothorita}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gothitelle}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gurdurr}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Conkeldurr}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple; {{DL|Ash's Fearow|In the anime|anime}})
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} ({{an|Ho-Oh|anime}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ([[Pink Butterfree]])
* {{p|Marshadow}} ({{OBP|Marshadow|M20|M20}}; debut)
* {{p|Slowking}} ({{OBP|Slowking|M02|M02}})
* {{p|Lugia}} ({{OBP|Lugia|M02|M02}})
* {{p|Xerneas}} ({{mov|Xerneas|M17|17}})
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Zapdos}}
* {{p|Moltres}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} (×2)
* {{p|Weedle}} (×2)
* {{p|Kakuna}} (×4)
* {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Paras}}
* {{p|Weepinbell}}
* {{p|Venomoth}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Gastly}}
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Magneton}}
* {{p|Grimer}}
* {{p|Aerodactyl}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Goldeen}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Farfetch'd}}
* {{p|Primeape}} (multiple)
* {{p|Onix}}
* {{p|Diglett}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pinsir}}
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Nidoqueen}}
* {{p|Nidoking}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Arbok}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}
* {{p|Magmar}}
* {{p|Geodude}}
* {{p|Graveler}}
* {{p|Koffing}}
* {{p|Weezing}}
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Golbat}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Tentacruel}}
* {{p|Tentacool}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magikarp}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seel}}
* {{p|Dewgong}}
* {{p|Horsea}} (×3)
* {{p|Seadra}}
* {{p|Cubone}} (×2)
* {{p|Marowak}}
* {{p|Tauros}} (multiple)
* {{p|Kangaskhan}}
* {{p|Rapidash}}
* {{p|Ponyta}} (×3)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)
* {{p|Luxray}}
* {{p|Nidoran♀}}
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}} (×2)
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Staryu}}
* {{p|Starmie}}
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Heracross}}
* {{p|Lapras}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ledyba}} (×6)
* {{p|Wailord}}
* {{p|Chikorita}}
* {{p|Cleffa}}
* {{p|Pichu}}
* {{p|Smoochum}}
* {{p|Togepi}}
* {{p|Igglybuff}}
* {{p|Magby}}
* {{p|Wingull}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magnezone}}
* {{p|Drifblim}} (×3)
* {{p|Combee}} (×5)
* {{p|Spritzee}} (×2)
* {{p|Gogoat}}
* {{p|Skiddo}} (×2)
* {{p|Flabébé}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rowlet}}
* {{p|Litten}}
* {{p|Popplio}}
* {{p|Exeggutor}} ({{rf|Alolan|Form}}) (multiple)
* {{p|Tapu Koko}}
* {{p|Raikou}}
* {{p|Entei}}
* {{p|Suicune}}
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} (picture)
* {{p|Charmander}} (picture)
* {{p|Squirtle}} (picture)
* {{p|Chikorita}} (picture)
* {{p|Hoppip}} (×2; picture)
* {{p|Aipom}} (picture)

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Alola}}
{{cast|Alola|Ash Ketchum (M20)|disp=Ash|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Alola|Ash's Pikachu (M20)|disp=Pikachu|Kate Bristol|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Alola|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Alola|James|Carter Cathcart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Alola|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Carter Cathcart|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Alola|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | Special appearances by
|-
{{cast|Alola|Professor Oak (anime)|disp=Professor Oak|Carter Cathcart|Dr. Okido|Unshō Ishizuka|オーキド博士|石塚運昇|top=yes}}
{{cast|Alola|Delia Ketchum|disp=Delia|Sarah Natochenny|Hanako|Masami Toyoshima|ハナコ|豊島まさみ}}
{{cast|Alola|Nurse Joy|Michele Knotz|Joy|Shōko Nakagawa|ジョーイ|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Alola|Sorrel|List of English voice actors{{!}}David Oliver Nelson|Souji|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Kanata Hongō|ソウジ|本郷奏多}}
{{cast|Alola|Verity|disp=Verity|Suzy Myers|Makoto|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Shiori Sato|マコト|佐藤栞里}}
{{cast|Alola|Bonji|Mike Pollock|Bonjī|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Arata Furuta|ボンジイ|古田新太}}
{{cast|Alola|Cross|Billy Bob Thompson|Cross|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Ryōta Ōsaka|クロス|逢坂良太}}
{{cast|Alola|Erika|List of English voice actors{{!}}Nathalie Gorham|Erika|Kyoko Hikami|エリカ|氷上恭子}}
{{cast|Alola|Marshadow (M20)|disp=Marshadow|Simona Berman|Marshadow|Kōichi Yamadera|マーシャドー|山寺宏一|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|I Choose You! Music Collection}}

==Events==
[[File:Cap Pikachu Pikashunium Z Event.png|thumb|240px|Original Cap Pikachu and the Pikashunium Z]]
{{bulbanews/4|Cap Pikachu, Pikashunium Z to be available in Japan|Marshadow, Marshadium Z to be available in Japan at 20th movie screenings|Mew, Movie 20 Pokémon codes to be available at 7-Eleven in Japan|Ho-Oh code available in this month's CoroCoro Comic}}
[[CoroCoro]] revealed that the special distribution for the movie is [[Pikachu in a cap]], which was distributed to those who pre-book tickets to the film. There are six variants for this special Pikachu, each based on one of the various {{pkmn|anime}} [[series]] {{Ash}} was in. Regardless of variant, it came with a serial code that unlocked the special [[Pikashunium Z]], which allows Pikachu to perform the exclusive {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}} [[Z-Move]]. In order:

* Original Cap Pikachu is distributed between April 15 and May 1;
* Hoenn Cap Pikachu is distributed between May 3 and May 15;
* Sinnoh Cap Pikachu is distributed between May 17 and May 29;
* Unova Cap Pikachu is distributed between May 31 and June 12;
* Kalos Cap Pikachu is distributed between June 14 and June 26;
* Alola Cap Pikachu is distributed between June 28 and July 17;

In addition, the Pikachu in a cap variants were redistributed at a later date post-film release. Specifically:
* Original Cap Pikachu is distributed between July 19 and July 31;
* Hoenn Cap Pikachu is distributed between August 2 and August 14;
* Sinnoh Cap Pikachu is distributed between August 16 and August 28;
* Unova Cap Pikachu is distributed between August 30 and September 11;
* Kalos Cap Pikachu is distributed between September 13 and September 25;
* Alola Cap Pikachu is distributed between September 27 and October 9;

The player can only redeem a pre-ticket code booklet once, but the codes themselves can be redeemed as many times as needed.

The same day the second trailer for the movie came out, it revealed that {{p|Marshadow}} along with the bundled item [[Marshadium Z]] would be distributed in the Japanese theaters from July 15 to September 30, 2017. It was also distributed during two pre-release events in {{wp|Tokyo}} and {{wp|Osaka}} on July 2, 2017.

[[CoroCoro]] also distributed the serial codes for level 100 {{p|Ho-Oh}} based on the [[Ho-Oh (anime)|movie Ho-Oh]] that holds [[Sacred Ash]] in August 2017 issue.

It also revealed that distributions would be made on {{p|Mew}} for July 11 to August 7, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Lucario}}, and {{p|Piplup}} on August 1 to 28 by obtaining the serial codes at the {{wp|7-Eleven}} stores in Japan, with the latter three being based on {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}}'s {{AP|Charizard}}, [[Sorrel]]'s Lucario, and [[Verity]]'s Piplup, respectively.

A special Pokémon card of {{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|108}} was given out for two days to some people who saw the English and {{pmin|Brazil}}ian Portuguese dubs in theaters.

==Manga adaptations==
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A [[ICYR2|short promotion manga]] was included with the May 2017 issue of [[CoroCoro]]. Another tie-in manga called [[ICYR2|Get Fired Up, Marshadow!]] was included with the July 2017 issue of CoroCoro, this manga takes place before Marshadow meets Ash and his friends in the movie. An third manga called [[ICYR3|The Rainbow Hero]] was included with the August 2017 issue of CoroCoro. These three promotion manga were collected into ''[[Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix]]'' together with [[ICYR4|Pikachu and Satoshi's Hat]].

A [[I Choose You! (manga)|separate manga adaptation]] started serializing on July 2, 2017 in MangaONE, a Japanese manga smartphone app by Shogakukan.

==Trivia==
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* This movie was released between [[SM033]] and [[SM034]] in Japan.
* This is the first Pokémon movie not to take place during the time-frame and continuity of the [[series]] airing at the time.
** Because of this, this is also the first movie to feature no human characters introduced in the series airing at the time of the movie.
* This is the first film whose Japanese name does not contain the name of any Pokémon in the title and the third English title to do so.
** It becomes the fifth English title to do so if one looks at [[M4]] as simply “Pokémon 4Ever” and [[M5]] as “Pokémon Heroes” as they are usually often marketed.
* As of this movie, all of the {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] from [[Generation II]] have had a starring role in a Pokémon movie.
* This is {{an|Professor Oak}}'s first appearance in a movie since the [[M04|fourth movie]], and {{Delia}}'s first movie appearance since her cameo in the ending credits of the [[M11|eleventh movie]]. However, Delia's previous speaking movie appearance was in the [[M03|third movie]].
* This is the first movie to feature a {{pkmn2|released|Pokémon release}}, with Ash releasing his {{AP|Butterfree}} after saving the [[Pink Butterfree]].
* This is {{Gary}}'s first physical appearance since ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]'', over seven years prior, although his appearance is only in the form of a brief flashback.
* Movie editor [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] revealed some trivia about the movie in interviews:{{fact}}
** The movie is set in a parallel world that is split off from the main series, showing what would have happened had Ash received the [[Rainbow Wing]] from {{p|Ho-Oh}}.
** The number of Spearow that chase Ash was increased twenty-fold, from fifty to one thousand.
** The Ash in this movie is more fashionable than the Ash from the series and influenced by the design created by [[Ken Sugimori]].
** [[Shōko Nakagawa]] was responsible for being the symbol of twenty years of Pokémon, with the role of Nurse Joy. She grew up playing the [[Generation I|first generation of games]], which is why she represents [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] by voice acting an "older sister" kind of role in the movie.
** Ash does not age. Yuyama said that "time has not passed since the start of the {{pkmn|journey}}. Ash is eternally 10 years old".
** The {{pkmn|Trainer}}s from the opening scene are [[Neesha]] and [[Corey]] from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
** Ash's dream about being in a regular classroom without any Pokémon was taken from a concept from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', where Ash, under the influence of {{m|Dark Void}}, had a nightmare about Pokémon not existing.<ref>http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/2017_pm_i_choose_you/pm_i_choose_you_directors_commentary.html</ref>
** [[Verity]]'s mother isn't [[Sinnoh]] {{pkmn|Champion}} {{an|Cynthia}}, despite her bearing a [[Anime character recycling|remarkable resemblance]] to Cynthia.
* This movie features all of Ash's traveling companions prior to ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' making cameo appearances during the ending credits, making it the largest amount of appearances of [[Ash's friends]] to date.
** {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and {{an|Serena}} all wear their original outfits instead of their recent ones during the credits.
*** His appearance in the credits marks Brock's first appearance in a movie since his retirement from the main cast.
* Although Pikachu [[EP017|has had his statements translated via subtitles before]], this is the first time Pikachu has actually [[Talking Pokémon|talked]].
* For the English dub, this is the first movie that [[Kayzie Rogers]] had no part in voice acting in. She had at least one role in the past nineteen movies before her retirement.
* This was the first movie to be in 4K (specifically Sony Pictures 4K) quality due to the fact it was shown in theaters in {{pmin|the United States}}.
* This movie marks the first time the anime has shown a dead Pokémon ({{p|Luxray}}) which wasn't later revived in some form.
* Although [[Ash's hat]] has a unique symbol in this movie, the symbol that appeared on the original hat can be seen on Ash's backpack.
* In American theaters, the movie was preceded by the [[Pokémon Generations]] episodes ''[[PG01|The Adventure]]'', ''[[PG02|The Chase]]'' and ''[[PG03|The Challenger]]'', as well as a music video for this movie's version of [[Pokémon Theme]] utilizing clips from most of the Pokémon movies. [[M04|Movies four]] through [[M07|seven]] were skipped, however, presumably because they are still owned by Miramax.
* As a modern adaptation of the original series, the movie integrates a few details from the newer games:
** Pink Butterfree's oval scales on its lower wings are colored black in this movie, confirming its gender to be female. As its appearance in the main series predated [[Gender difference#Generation I Pokémon|gender differences]], it had the same wing pattern as a male Butterfree.
** Erika's design in the movie is based on her design from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, complete with black hair and a kimono. In the main series, she had blue hair and a plain dress.
* Team Rocket's appearance in the credits is identical to their appearance in the [[M19|previous movie]]'s credits: Watching Ash and his friends (Ash and Pikachu being alone this time) from their balloon, as Wobbuffet pops out of his Poké Ball from below {{MTR}} and causing him to nearly fall off the balloon, being saved by both [[Jessie]] and [[James]].
* After Ash's death, his hat briefly falls on Pikachu's head. This is likely a reference to the [[Pikachu in a cap]] released later that year for [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]].

===Differences from the main series===
With this movie taking place in an alternate timeline, there are many differences between events that happen in the main series and in the movie.

* [[Cross]] is {{AP|Charmander}}'s [[original Trainer]] instead of [[Damian]].
* {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}} do not accompany Ash on his journey, as they make no appearance except in cameos during the movie's ending credits.
* Pikachu knows {{m|Iron Tail}}, a move he doesn't learn until ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''.
* Charizard knows {{m|Slash}}, a move he doesn't learn until ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. As a Charmeleon, it was able to use {{m|Seismic Toss}}, a move it didn't learn until evolving into a Charizard.
* Butterfree knows {{m|Gust}}, a move he doesn't learn at all in the main series.
* In the beginning of the film, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20}} is watching a battle between Neesha and Corey on TV instead of the two unidentified Trainers from the first episode.
** Ash is watching the battle in his whole outfit in the original episode, but in the movie, he is just wearing his T-shirt and pants without his hat, jacket, or gloves.
* The Pokémon-themed merchandise in Ash's room is completely different.
* The poster of the [[Kanto]] [[starter Pokémon]] in Ash's room are displayed differently with {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Bulbasaur}} being in different poses and positions. The background of the poster is slightly different as well.
* Unlike in the first episode, where Ash's alarm clock falls into his hands while he is asleep, Ash grabs the alarm clock in his sleep.
** The alarm clock is designed after a Poké Ball, rather than a Voltorb.
* {{Delia}} wakes Ash up instead of Ash waking up himself.
* Ash runs to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] barefoot with his pajamas, unlike the original episode where he is wearing shoes with his pajamas.
* Ash finds {{an|Professor Oak}} watering Bellsprout and Oddish outside the lab. In the first episode, Oak was the one to find Ash after his brief encounter with Gary.
** {{Gary}} has no interactions with Ash in the movie and only makes a brief cameo in a flashback, in which he receives his Squirtle. [[Gary's cheerleaders|His cheerleaders]] don't make an appearance in the film either, nor do his crowd of supporters.
* The Pokémon weren't in their Poké Balls sitting on a pedestal like in the original episode. Instead, they were displayed on a tray with beds and bowls for each of the {{pkmn2|starter}}s before the new Trainers picked them out.
* The Trainers who received their starter Pokémon from Professor Oak on the day Ash met Pikachu are shown as Gary, {{an|Tierno}}, and {{OBP|Marina|EP091}}. Notably, Tierno is shown in different clothing than his usual design and chooses {{p|Charmander}} instead of Squirtle.
* A map of the [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Unova]] [[region]]s (none of which were known at the time of the original episode) are visible in the background of a couple of scenes at Professor Oak's lab.
* Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}'s first encounter is different from the series. In the main series, Professor Oak sends out Pikachu from his Poké Ball. In the movie, Pikachu was already wandering around in Professor Oak's lab before Ash finds him.
* Professor Oak wasn't shown giving Ash a Pokédex. However, it’s possible that Ash receives his off-screen. If that’s the case, then Ash was never seen using the Pokédex in the movie.
* Delia never enters Professor Oak's lab in the original episode. Because of this, the original scene with Ash trying to get Pikachu in his ball takes place inside the lab instead.
** Also, Delia arrives alone, while in the episode, a group of supporters arrived to see Ash off
* Ash changes into his clothes in Oak's lab instead of changing shortly after setting out on his journey.
* When Ash is dragging Pikachu out of [[Pallet Town]], he isn't wearing pink rubber gloves, as he wasn't given any rubber gloves in the movie.
* Pikachu never goes up a tree to watch Ash try to catch a Pidgey like he did in the first episode. Instead, he just stands on a rock.
* A Rattata never shows up to steal Ash's food in the movie.
* The Spearow that got hit with a rock attacks Pikachu because it suspected that Pikachu hit it. In the main series, it attacked Pikachu simply because it was jealous of it.
* After Pikachu attacks Spearow, he flies into a tree full of other Spearow, where in the original episode he was calling out to them instead.
** As noted above, the number of Spearow that attack Ash and Pikachu is greatly increased.
* Ash doesn't steal Misty's (or anyone's) [[Bicycle|bike]] to escape the flock of Spearow, and tries to get away entirely on foot.
* Ash flips his hat while carrying Pikachu in the first episode. In the movie, he doesn't flip his hat until he confronts the flock of Spearow.
* After Pikachu defeats the flock of Spearow, the sky is sunny again after the rain clears up in the original episode. In the movie, it's a sunset instead.
* Ash's hat remains on his head after being knocked out in the episode, while his hat was knocked off in the movie.
* Ash doesn't get a Rainbow Wing from Ho-Oh in the original episode.
* Ash is shown with just three Pokémon under his ownership over the course of the movie &ndash; Pikachu, Butterfree, and Charizard &ndash; with no indication of him having {{pkmn2|caught}} {{AP|Pidgeot|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, or any of the Pokémon he had kept in rotation throughout his Kanto journey.
* Ash uses Pikachu to battle Caterpie before catching it, unlike in the original series where Ash just catches Caterpie without weakening it.
* Unlike in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'', Ash is awake with Pikachu and Caterpie gazing at the group of Butterfree in the sky. They are all sitting in a tree rather than standing on a rock.
* [[Erika]] was the third [[Gym Leader]] encountered rather than the fifth one, while the first two Gym Leaders were encountered off-screen.
* Unlike in the main series, {{TRT}} doesn't interact with Ash at all in the movie, since they only follow him without making themselves noticeable throughout the film.
* Ash doesn't catch Charmander until after he has earned his third Gym Badge, whereas Ash obtained it between his second and third Badges in the main series.
* Charmander isn't holding a leaf while being in the rain, nor is he attacked by a flock of Spearow.
* Instead of taking Charmander to Nurse Joy, Ash takes him to a cave to heal him himself.
* {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} [[Evolution|evolve]] in scenarios different from the original series:
** {{AP|Caterpie}} evolves into {{p|Metapod}} from battling a {{p|Pinsir}} rather than from a battle against {{TRT}} and then evolves into {{p|Butterfree}} during a fight with a pack of {{p|Primeape}} instead of a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}}.
*** In the original series, Caterpie's Evolution process was similar to a real-life caterpillar's life cycle, going through metamorphosis and then emerging from its cocoon. In the movie, it is shown to evolve like any other Pokémon similar to how they do in later episodes.
** {{AP|Charmander}} evolves into a {{p|Charmeleon}} from battling a {{p|Jigglypuff}} instead of stopping a herd of {{p|Exeggutor}} and then evolves into a {{p|Charizard}} during a rematch against Cross and his {{p|Incineroar}} instead of saving Ash from an {{p|Aerodactyl}}.
* {{AP|Charmeleon}} (and later Charizard) consistently stays [[Obedience|obedient]] to Ash after evolving. In the main series, Charizard rarely obeyed Ash until ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''.
* Butterfree and the Pink Butterfree are first encountered while it was being chased by a Fearow, since there was no celebration of mating season taking place until after Pink Butterfree was saved. Butterfree gather for mating season like in ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]'', but there are no other trainers shown and are assumed to be wild Butterfree.
** Because Brock doesn't appear in the movie, Butterfree wasn't given a yellow scarf.
* {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} is shown with Team Rocket in the end credits, although it wasn't obtained until Johto. It is unknown how he was obtained in this timeline.

===Errors===
* When the flock of Spearow swoops down to attack Ash after he tells Pikachu to get in his Poké Ball, Ash's hat is shown facing forward despite it being turned backwards earlier.
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, when Ash is attacked by the Pokémon controlled by Marshadow, his English voice can be heard.
** Also, "''{{m|Throat Chop|Gardłowy Chwyt}}''" is called "''Gardłowy Cios''" throughout the second half of the movie.
* The Poké Ball alarm clock's button is attached to the bottom half of the Poké Ball instead of the upper half.

===Dub edits===
* {{so|I Choose You}} replaces [[Oración's Theme ~Let's Walk Together~]] as the ending theme.
* The ending credits in the Disney XD version are significantly shortened to 30 seconds, played over a black screen, and utilize a short clip of the piano rendition of the [[Pokémon Theme]] portion of I Choose You for music.
* Most of Marshadow's cries have been edited out.

==In other languages==
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|ru={{tt|Покемон-фильм: Я выбираю тебя!|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
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|sv={{tt|Pokémon Filmen: Jag väljer dig!|Pokémon the Movie: I choose you!}}
|th={{tt|โปเกมอน เดอะมูฟวี: ฉันเลือกนาย!|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
|vi={{tt|Pokémon the Movie: Tớ Chọn Cậu!|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
|he={{tt|!פוקימון הסרט: אני בוחר בך|Pokémon Movie: I choose you!}}
|tr={{tt|Pokémon Film: Seni Seçtim!|Pokemon the Movie: I chose you!}}
|uk={{tt|Покемон Фільм: Я обираю тебе!|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
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|sq={{tt|Filmi i Pokemonit: Une te zgjedh ty!|Pokémon the Movie: I choose you!}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{wp|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!|''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' at Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.pokemon-movie.jp Japanese movie website]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie/ Pokemon.co.jp movie website]
* [https://www.fathomevents.com/events/pokemon-the-movie Fathom Events website]

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