The Japanese movie goers have already been privy to Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! the origin story of how Ash met Pikachu (a loose retelling of what transpired in the original animated series to celebrate its 20th anniversary). Now early details for the UK cinematic release have been revealed. The movie will be shown in UK cinemas nationwide (we're not sure exactly what that entails yet, but it will be select theatres) on November 5 and 6. More details will be released on the Fathom Events website.
To further promote the film, those who attend these showings will get a special Pokémon TCG card as can be seen below. The Pokémon Company also has plans to drop various versions of Pikachu (with different caps) in Pokémon Sun/Moon, you'll get these "via password on Pokemon.com" and you'll only be able to get them for one week:
• September 19-25: Ash's Pikachu (Original Cap)
• September 26 - October 2: Ash's Pikachu (Hoenn Cap)
• October 3-9: Ash's Pikachu (Sinnoh Cap)
• October 10-16: Ash's Pikachu (Unova Cap)
• October 17-23: Ash's Pikachu (Kalos Cap)
• October 24-30: Ash's Pikachu (Alola Cap)
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