Other mistake: When the copyright message appears, the sentence below reads 'The events, characters and firms depicted in this motion picutre and ficitituious', misspelling the words 'picture' and 'fictitious' and using 'and' in place of 'are'. In the same shot, Ash's hat turns completely red. (01:13:52)
apikachu68
17th Apr 2024
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
17th Apr 2024
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: In the retyped ending credits of the English dub, one of the sections is titled "Main Title Animation - 'MewTwo Strikes Back'", but incorrectly formats Mewtwo as 'MewTwo'. Shortly after, under 'Japan Production', OLM, Inc. and Shogakukan Production Co., Ltd. are credited twice. (01:11:19)
21st Mar 2024
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: In the retyped ending credits for the English dub, during the shot of Ash and his friends watching the sunset, many sections previously listed in the credits are listed again, such as 'Animation Camera Shooting Staff' and 'Foley Artist', including many of the same individuals and companies. Additionally, later in the same shot, Continental Far East Inc. and Tokyo TV Center are misspelt as 'Continental Fal East Inc.' and 'Tokio TV Center', respectively. (01:12:58)
21st Mar 2024
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: In the retyped ending credits of the English dub, one of the sections is titled 'Chief Animatior', but spells animator as 'animatior'. Shortly after, Anime World is spelled as 'Animaworld'. (01:12:46)
6th Feb 2024
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Continuity mistake: In Ash and his friends' first appearance, the cream and orange stripes on Ash's bag turn green. (00:21:08)
9th Nov 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Revealing mistake: When Mewtwo is first seen in a tower, its right hand and the upper half of a woman's body are translucent with the screen showing through them. (00:25:56)
9th Nov 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: When Ash and friends enter the ferry terminal, the inner part of a Raichu's left ear is mistakenly coloured brown instead of yellow. Also, the boy thinking about something has a yellow shirt which turns white in the next shot. Additionally, the boy across from him has a white shirt, but in the next shot, it is blue. (00:30:01)
19th Oct 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: When Dragonite begins flying upward for the first time, its antennae are missing briefly. (00:26:11)
19th Oct 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Continuity mistake: When Misty retrieves the white card, the marks on Ash's cheeks go from present to absent. (00:27:35)
18th Oct 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Revealing mistake: When Misty speaks after first showing a closeup of Ash, Brock's right arm is not drawn completely. (00:21:21)
18th Oct 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Continuity mistake: When first showing a closeup of Ash, a plate next to the centre of the table goes from present to absent. (00:21:19)
25th Sep 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Revealing mistake: When Dragonite retrieves a letter from its handbag, the letter clips through the bag. (00:26:39)
2nd Jun 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Continuity mistake: When Mewtwo says that they stood as equals, Giovanni's right hand is five centimetres away from the nearest pole to the left of him, but in the next shot, it is one centimetre away. (00:08:20)
30th May 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Revealing mistake: When Misty is setting the table, Brock's left foot clips through his cooking tool. (00:10:30)
29th Apr 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: When "We're A Miracle" appears in the retyped ending credits of the English dub, Todd Chapman's surname is misspelled as "Champan." Also, RCA Record Label is misspelled as "RCA record Label." (01:13:29)
23rd Apr 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: When Giovanni says, "Learn to use them to accomplish your purpose," Mewtwo's left arm is missing. Also, there are no cables connected to the back of the left shoulder piece of its armour, but in the next shot, there are. (00:17:03)
8th Apr 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Character mistake: When "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" appears in the retyped ending credits of the English dub, Mewtwo Music is misspelled as "MewTwo Music" and "Newtwo Music" with courtesy misspelled as "couresy." Also, Lissome Music is misspelled as "lissome Music" with Connotation Music misspelled as "connotation Music." (01:13:33)
8th Apr 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Factual error: When New Island's reflection is in a window on Giovanni's helicopter, it is not reversed. (00:15:19)
30th Mar 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: When "Catch Me If You Can" appears in the retyped ending credits of the English dub, Brian M Steckler has his first name misspelled as "Briand." Also, Lava/Atlantic Records is misspelled as "Lava/Atlantic records." Additionally, Blessid Union of Souls is misspelled as "Blessed Union of Souls." (01:13:24)
29th Mar 2022
Pokemon: the First Movie (1998)
Other mistake: In the first part of the retyped ending credits for the English dub with songs, published is misspelled as "publisher" with produced misspelled as "producerd." Also, Cherry River Music Co. Is misspelled as "Cherry River Kusic Co." Additionally, Elektra Entertainment Group is misspelled as "Elektrica Entertainment Group." (01:13:19)
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