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Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
JAPAN · 2020

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

Tetsuo Yajima
feral child identity and belonging human-Pokémon bond forest protection coming of age
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Synopsis

In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.

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