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This article is about a movie from the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

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Pokémon movies

Secrets of the Jungle ココ Koko

Premiere Japan December 25, 2020 United States 2021

Home video Japan N/A United States N/A

English themes Opening N/A Ending N/A

Japanese themes Opening ココ Ending ただいまとおかえり

Ratings United States PG Great Britain ? Ireland ? Canada ? Quebec ? Japan G Germany ? Australia ? New Zealand ?

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (Japanese: 劇場版ポケットモンスター　ココ Pocket Monsters the Movie: Koko) is the twenty-third Pokémon movie overall. It was originally scheduled to be released in Japan on July 10, 2020, but it was delayed to December 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled for international release in 2021.

It was first hinted at in a teaser following M22 in Japan featuring Pikachu. It was first revealed in a teaser trailer that aired on Oha Suta in Japan on January 10, 2020. A full trailer was later released on February 28, 2020. The first English teaser trailer was revealed on November 13, 2020.

It is set in the alternate continuity established in I Choose You! and continued in The Power of Us.

Other posters and logos

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  Japanese teaser poster

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  Japanese poster

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  Second Japanese poster

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  Third Japanese poster

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  Fourth Japanese poster

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  Japanese logo

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  English logo

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  Alternate English logo

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  Key visual by Shinomiya Yoshitoshi

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Featured Pokémon

• Zarude
• Celebi (Shiny)

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Zarude (regular and Dada)
• Gossifleur
• Cramorant (regular and Gorging Form)
• Flapple
• Falinks
• Rillaboom
• Inteleon
• Dubwool
• Boltund
• Blipbug
• Impidimp
• Thievul
• Stunfisk (Galarian)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Jessie
• James
• Delia
• Nurse Joy
• Koko
• Dr. Zed
• Karen
• Chrom and Rin Molybden (photo; flashback)
• Milyfa Town mayor
• Scientists
• Mother and daughter

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Meowth)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Munna (Trainer's)
• Cinderace (Trainer's)
• Cinccino (Trainer's)
• Alakazam (Trainer's)
• Hitmontop (Trainer's)
• Hitmonlee (Trainer's)
• Machamp (Trainer's)
• Tyrogue (Trainer's)
• Lickitung (Trainer's)
• Jigglypuff (Trainer's)
• Marill (Trainer's)
• Zweilous (Trainer's)
• Azumarill (Trainer's)
• Poliwag (Trainer's)
• Klink (Trainer's)
• Klang (Trainer's)
• Krabby (Trainer's)
• Ferrothorn (Trainer's)
• Mime Jr. (Trainer's)
• Luxio (Trainer's)
• Sneasel (Trainer's)
• Ralts (Trainer's)
• Poliwhirl (Trainer's)
• Vulpix (Trainer's)
• Rockruff (Trainer's)
• Machop (Trainer's)
• Zarude (Dada; debut)
• Celebi (Shiny)
• Zarude (multiple)
• Cutiefly
• Ribombee
• Cherubi
• Cherrim (Sunshine Form)
• Seedot
• Flygon
• Vibrava
• Skwovet
• Greedent
• Morelull
• Shiinotic
• Stunky
• Dwebble
• Flapple
• Lotad
• Lombre
• Cottonee
• Whimsicott
• Foongus
• Amoonguss
• Caterpie
• Hoothoot
• Oddish
• Gossifleur
• Cramorant (Gorging Form)
• Combee
• Roggenrola
• Wooloo
• Drednaw
• Pidove
• Drifloon
• Boldore
• Falinks
• Rillaboom
• Inteleon
• Ninjask
• Vileplume
• Exeggutor
• Ludicolo
• Exeggcute
• Heracross
• Dubwool
• Rufflet
• Boltund
• Blipbug
• Impidimp
• Thievul
• Stunfisk (Galarian)

Cast

Cast
Ash	Sarah Natochenny	Satoshi	Rica Matsumoto	サトシ	松本梨香
Pikachu	Ikue Ohtani	Pikachu	Ikue Ohtani	ピカチュウ	大谷育江
Jessie	Michele Knotz	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	ムサシ	林原めぐみ
James	Carter Cathcart	Kojirō	Shin-ichiro Miki	コジロウ	三木眞一郎
Meowth	Carter Cathcart	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	ニャース	犬山イヌコ
Delia		Hanako	Masami Toyoshima	ハナコ	豊島まさみ
Narration		Narration	Kenyu Horiuchi	ナレーション	堀内賢雄
Special appearances by
Zarude		Zarude	Nakamura Kankurō	ザルード	中村勘九郎
Village Elder Zarude		Village Elder Zarude	Hiroshi Naka	長老ザルード	中博史
Zarude Leader		Zarude Leader	Kenjiro Tsuda	リーダー・ザルード	津田健次郎
Zarude Sub-Leader		Zarude Sub-Leader	KENN	サブリーダー・ザルード	KENN
Koko		Koko	Moka Kamishiraishi	ココ	上白石萌歌
Dr. Zed		Dr. Zed	Kōichi Yamadera	ゼッド博士	山寺宏一
Karen		Karen	Shōko Nakagawa	カレン	中川翔子
Dr. Chrom Molybden		Dr. Chrom Molybden	Tokuyoshi Kawashima	クロム・モリブデン博士	川島得愛
Dr. Rin Molybden		Dr. Rin Molybden	Arisa Sekine	リン・モリブデン博士	関根有咲
Mayor		Mayor	Kenichi Ogata	町長	緒方賢一

Staff

Created by 原案	Satoshi Tajiri	田尻智
Director 監督	Tetsuo Yajima	矢嶋哲生
Screenwriter 脚本	Atsuhiro Tomioka Tetsuo Yajima	冨岡淳広 矢嶋哲生
Executive Producers エグゼクティブプロデューサー	Jun’ya Okamoto Hidenaga Katakami	岡本順哉 片上秀長
Producers プロデューサー	Satoshi Shimodaira Yuta Uchiyama Ayaka Sekiguchi Rui Kawaguchi	下平聡士 内山雄太 關口彩香 川口類
Animation Producer アニメーションプロデューサー	Hiroyuki Katō	加藤浩幸
Character Design キャラクターデザイン	Hirotaka Marufuji	丸藤広貴
Executive Animation Directors 総作画監督	Hirotaka Marufuji Yasushi Nishiya	丸藤広貴 西谷泰史
Sound Director 音響監督	Masafumi Mima	三間雅文
Music 音楽	Taiiku Okazaki Shinji Miyazaki	岡崎体育 宮崎慎二
Animation Production アニメーション制作	OLM	OLM
Executive Production 製作	Pikachu Project	ピカチュウプロジェクト
Distribution 配給	Toho	東宝

Soundtrack

Main article: Koko Theme Song Collection

Main article: Koko Music Collection

Manga adaptations

Main article: Pocket Monsters the Movie: Koko ~ Another Beginning ~

Trivia

• This movie was released between JN049 and JN050 in Japan.
• This movie is directed by Tetsuo Yajima, who had previously directed Pokémon the Series: XY and the movie The Power of Us. He returns to the position after the previous movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara.
• The theme of Koko being raised as a Pokémon may act as a reference to the theme of Tarzan being raised as an ape in Tarzan of the Apes and the theme of Mowgli being raised as a wolf in The Jungle Book. It is also similar to The Kangaskhan Kid, where Tommy was also raised by Pokémon.
• This is the first movie to feature Kenyu Horiuchi as the narrator in the Japanese version.
• This is the first Pokémon movie to be delayed from its original release date in Japan, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • As a result, it is the first such movie to be released outside of the month of July in Japan.
• This movie marks the first time Ash mentions his father, the previous two references having come from Delia.
• Had this movie been released on its intended date, it would have marked the anime debuts of Cinderace and Greedent.

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Pokémon de film: Geheimen van de jungle
European French		Pokémon, le film : Les secrets de la jungle
German		Pokémon – Der Film: Geheimnisse des Dschungels
Italian		Pokémon I segreti della giungla
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon, o filme: Segredos da selva
	Portugal	Pokémon, o filme: Segredos da selva
Russian		Покемон-фильм: Секреты джунглей
Spanish	Latin America	La película Pokémon Los secretos de la selva
	Spain	La película Pokémon Los secretos de la selva

External links

• Japanese movie website
• Pokemon.co.jp movie website

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