Pikachu the Movie

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1st Logo (July 18, 1998, November 10, 1999)	2nd Logo (July 17, 1999, July 21, 2000)	3rd Logo (July 8, 2000)	4th Logo (April 6-July 7, 2001)


5th Logo (July 13, 2002-July 10, 2010)	6th Logo (July 16, 2011)	7th Logo (July 14, 2012)	8th Logo (July 13, 2013)

1st Logo (July 18, 1998, November 10, 1999)

Logo: On a black background, a sky blue circle (possibly representing a spotlight) appears at the right of the screen. Pikachu then appears. The circle then moves to the left and Pikachu runs to the spotlight. The circle then moves to the middle and Pikachu tries to squeeze through it. When he gets through, he stops, and a flash reveals the words "Pikachu the Movie", with him inside the "O".

Technique: Traditional animation by Team Ota of OLM, Inc., who would animate every logo until the fifth.

Music/Sounds: As the circle appears, we hear a rising piece of music. A slide whistle is heard when the circle moves. We also hear the sounds of Pikachu, voiced by Ikue Ōtani, who voiced all subsequent logos. When Pikachu squeezes through, he happily goes "Pikachu!" followed by a string chord combined with some quick synth arpeggios.

Music/Sounds Variant: The Japanese version only had the sounds and not the music.

Availability: Seen on the Pikachu's Vacation short before Pokémon: The First Movie.

2nd Logo (July 17, 1999, July 21, 2000)

Logo: On a dark blue background, a yellow line appears, first bulgy then it becomes rectangular when it's on the position. Then Pikachu appears pushing the line outwards to form a 'V'. He then jumps out and the background changes to a gradient blue and the words "Pikachu the Movie" appear.

Technique: A mix of traditional animation and CGI.

Music/Sounds: A wind-chime sounding noise at the beginning, followed by a wood creaking sound when Pikachu tries to split the line, Pikachu shouting "Pika!" and the "Ding!" sound when he jumps out.

Availability: Seen on the Pikachu's Rescue Adventure short before Pokémon: The Movie 2000.

3rd Logo (July 8, 2000)

Logo: A filmreel appears reading "Pikachu the Movie" and it opens up, Pikachu jumps into the reel while Pichu jumps into him, he later jumps into the right side of the logo and the two strike a pose while "2000" appears on the bottom right corner.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Seen on the Pikachu and Pichu short before Japanese prints of Pokémon 3: The Movie. Currently considered near extinction due to narrator Noriko Sakai's 2009 drug scandal.

4th Logo (April 6-July 7, 2001)

Logo: On a sapphire background, we see the large year date "2001" in the same color as Pikachu's body, with a red border around, zoom in. Pikachu jumps on the number, and then he bounces off as the logo zooms out. The words "PIKACHU THE (the space where Pikachu's tail serves as the letter M) OVIE" appear with the year "2001".

Technique: Another mix of traditional and CGI animation, though all done in 2D this time.

Music/Sounds: A zooming-in sound comes in when the "2001" appears. When Pikachu jumps on the "2001", it makes a can-hitting sound, and Pikachu does his "PIKA!" as usual. When Pikachu jumps off the "2001", it makes a "doink" noise and Pikachu says one more "Pikachu!"

Availability: Seen on the Pikachu's PikaBoo short before Japanese prints of Pokémon 4Ever. Also seen on the previous short before international prints of Pokémon 3: The Movie.

5th Logo (July 13, 2002-July 10, 2010)

Logo: On a yellow background, the text "PIKACHU THE MOVIE", where Pikachu's tail is the "M", appears connecting while Pikachu fades in to the left of the text.

Anniversary Variants:

On Pokémon Heroes, "5th" is seen next to the logo.
On The Rise of Darkrai, after the logo animates as normal, it moves aside, and "10th" appears next to the logo.

Japanese Trailer Variants:

The Rise of Darkrai: Same as the movie variant, but, instead of the logo moving aside and "10th" appearing, the "10th" connects with the logo.
Arceus and the Jewel of Life: The logo is shown over a beach at night.
Zoroark: Master of Illusions: We see Zorua sleeping. He wakes up and sees a light shining bright. Then, Celebi flies from the light, the screen fades to white. A "flash" occurs as the logo appears.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: There are five themes:

2002-2004: Silent.
2004-2005: Pikachu says "Pika!". This has been in use since Destiny Deoxys, with the exception of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
2005-2006: A reversed crystal-shattering-like sound is heard while the logo forms. After it forms, an echoing "bling" sound (similar to the Game Boy startup sound) is heard. This theme was first heard on Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
2007-2010: Same as before, but the "bling" sound comes in earlier. Then, an electronic "WHOOSH" sound is heard.
2007: There is a slight pause in the theme and the whoosh is longer. Pikachu says "Pikachu!" instead of "Pika!"

Availability: Seen before every Pokémon movie made at the time. The first movie to use this logo was Pokémon Heroes and the last was Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Legacy: The most commonly-seen of the logos, it is nostalgic to those who grew up watching the Pokémon movies.

6th Logo (July 16, 2011)

Logo: On a white background, we see the 5th logo connecting. However, the "connecting" of the logo is animated in 3D, the logo is in a bronze/gold-like color and with a glassy texture. Then the word "DUAL" appears and shines briefly. The DUAL sign and the background can invert their colors in both of the movies.

Technique: CGI animation. Done by Team Kato of OLM, Inc., along with following three logos.

Music/Sounds: It's the music variant of the 5th logo first heard on The Rise of Darkrai, as well as Pikachu's voice. Also, a ting-like sound is heard when the word "DUAL" appears.

Availability: Only seen before the Pokémon movies White — Victini and Zekrom and Black — Victini and Reshiram.

7th Logo (July 14, 2012)

Logo: On a black background, we see the still version of the 5th logo in yellow. Then, a bright light shines from left to right quickly behind the logo while the "15th" appears after the light shines.

Technique: Simple 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The 2007 music from the 5th logo, but the electronic "WHOOSH" is louder and slightly longer.

Availability: Seen before the Pokémon movie Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice and the Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade short.

8th Logo (July 13, 2013)

Logo: On a black background, we see the logo in gold and 3D, similar to the 6th logo, which shines once.

Technique: Simple CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A redone version of the 2007 music from the 5th logo with Pikachu's voice.

Availability: Seen before the Pokémon movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

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