UPDATE (7/22): it appears that the
free streaming access to the
Pokémon: The First Movie full length video on the
Pokémon TV YouTube channel was
terminated around July 18th (a
two week period after the July 4th 2025 public access was opened up).
Source: X/Twitter post from Canal Pokémon TV.
As a result, I am setting this deal post to Expired.
The entire full length video of Pokémon: The First Movie (1998 animated film) was just recently uploaded onto the Pokémon TV YouTube channel on Friday July 4th, 2025 – it appears to be free for streaming for anyone, including Canadian users. It is presently unclear whether this is a temporary upload or a permanent upload on Pokémon TV’s YouTube channel.
For reference, at the time of writing this deal post, according to the JustWatch (Canada) listing for Pokémon: The First Movie:
Currently you are able to watch “
Pokémon: The First Movie” streaming on Crave. It is also possible to buy “
Pokémon: The First Movie” on Amazon Video, Apple TV as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.
There aren’t any free streaming options for Pokémon: The First Movie right now.
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Pokémon: The First Movie (runtime: 1:14:25)
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The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokémon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokémon. After escaping from the lab where it was created, Mewtwo is determined to prove its own superority. It lures a number of talented Pokémon Trainers—including Ash and his friends—into a Pokémon battle like never before. Mewtwo vs. Mew. Super-clones vs. regular Pokémon. It’s the ultimate showdown…with the very future of the world at stake!
IMDB entry | JustWatch (Canada) entry | MetaCritic entry | Rotten Tomatoes entry | Wikipedia entry | Anime News Network (Encyclopedia) entry
Statistics: Posted by da1jonty — Jul 5th, 2025 6:23 am