VIZ Watch Anime for Free. Month. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Pokmon the Movie Black Victini and Reshiram and White Victini and Zekrom. Watch Pokemon 4: The Movie Movie Stream ' title='Watch Pokemon 4: The Movie Movie Stream ' />Top 10 Pokemon of Ash Ketchum Subscribe http TIMESTAMPS BELOW Be sure to visit our Suggest Tool and Submit Ideas that you would like. Dec. Day. 12. 34. Year. 20. 17. 20. Perhaps The Most Surprising Thing About The New Pokmon Movie. The new flick Pokmon I Choose You Brock and Misty, but theres something that might be even more surprising. Warning this article has spoilers Up until now, Ashs Pikachu has communicated by saying variations of pika and Pikachu. Last year, Pikachu voice actresses Ikue Otani recalled how she was teased because others thought voicing the character was an easy gig. In the newly released I Choose You, however, Ashs Pikachu says more than the standard pika pika, speaking Japanese at a climatic point in the film. Via Alex Aniel and PokBeach, here is how the scene plays out in the movie In a move resembling the Spearow scene from episode 1, as well as the Mewtwo movie, Ash blocks the hit to protect Pikachu and appears to die. Ashs body vanishes, leaving just his hat. Pikachu fires a huge Thunderbolt at Marshadow and mourns for Ash, who in the meantime has appeared in an alternate reality like the afterlife. Ash sees Pikachu back in their world and tries to run toward him, but to no avail. In a touching scene that moved the audience, Pikachu speaks directly to Ash in Japanese and tells him I want to be with you forever. The line of dialogue that Pikachu says in Japanese is Itsumo issho ni itai kara. This appears to be the first time in two decades that Ashs Pikachu has said something other than pika or Pikachu. This is a bit of history rewriting, I know, but this bit of dialogue might help explain why the character isnt put in a Pokball later in the Pokmon anime. Theres also that the character initially doesnt want to get in one. This could be the motivation as to why this line of Pikachu dialogue is in the film, even if its surprising to hear. When recently asked why Pikachu isnt put in a Pokball, Pokmon anime direct Kunihiko Yuyama replied, Initially, there wasnt any special reason. Simply, that we wanted Pikachu to be out. Whats more, we also wanted to depict whats called the always together. Star Wars Tie Fighter Movie Online. Because the scene takes place with Ash in an alternative reality, that could also explain Pikachus sudden ability to use the Japanese language. There is a precedent Great Detective Pikachu showed a talking Pikachu, but it wasnt Ashs Pikachu, and nearly every human in the game heard the character saying pika. Its still surprising to hear this Pikachu speak Japanese after twenty years of pika pika. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.