Short film

Pokémon: Gotta Dance!
2003 · 22 min
A giddy, featherweight cartoon romp of dancing creatures and gadget chaos that plays like a sugar rush.
- Directed by
- Kunihiko Yuyama
- Genres
- Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
- Starring
- Ikue Otani, Chinami Nishimura, Yuji Ueda
- Overview
- 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?
- How it feels
- Whimsical, light, absurd and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.
- About
- Friendship, found family, identity
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Kunihiko Yuyama
- Genres
- Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
- Starring
- Ikue Otani, Chinami Nishimura, Yuji Ueda













