Pokémon: Gotta Dance! (2003)

Pokémon: Gotta Dance! (2003) poster

Meowth is in charge of the Team Rocket secret base, a mysterious place full of odd gadgets and gizmos. Desperate to impress the boss, Meowth wants to use the Dancing PokéBaton—a device that lets users control Pokémon as they please—to create a show that’s sure to wow. Meanwhile, Pikachu and its friends finish up playing in the forest and stumble on the base. The gang hears Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon, crying for help—but when they try to make their rescue, the Dancing PokéBaton goes off and sends the whole group into a dancing frenzy! When a noise-loving Loudred and Ludicolo get caught up in the dancing, the madness gets even wilder! What’s going to happen to Meowth’s precious secret base?

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, Family
Runtime: 22 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Akifumi Ota
Cinematography: Yuji Asada
Editing: Toshio Henmi
Production: Shogakukan Production, The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, Media Factory, Tomy, jeki, OLM, Pikachu Project
Country: Japan
Language: English, 日本語
Original Language: ja

Themes

Anime Fantasy Worlds

Keywords

anime, original video animation (ova), short film

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pokémon: Gotta Dance! about?
Meowth is in charge of the Team Rocket secret base, a mysterious place full of odd gadgets and gizmos. Desperate to impress the boss, Meowth wants to use the Dancing PokéBaton—a device that lets users control Pokémon as they please—to create a show that’s sure to wow. Meanwhile, Pikachu and its friends finish up playing in the forest and stumble on the base. The gang hears Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon, crying for help—but when they try to make their rescue, the Dancing PokéBaton goes off and sends the whole group into a dancing frenzy! When a noise-loving Loudred and Ludicolo get caught up in the dancing, the madness gets even wilder! What’s going to happen to Meowth’s precious secret base?
Who directed Pokémon: Gotta Dance!?
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.
Who stars in Pokémon: Gotta Dance!?
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! stars Ikue Otani, Chinami Nishimura, Yuji Ueda, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama.
How long is Pokémon: Gotta Dance!?
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! has a runtime of 22m (22 minutes).
What genre is Pokémon: Gotta Dance!?
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! is a Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, Family film.
Where was Pokémon: Gotta Dance! produced?
Pokémon: Gotta Dance! was produced in Japan.
What are the themes of Pokémon: Gotta Dance!?
The themes of Pokémon: Gotta Dance! include: Anime Fantasy Worlds.