It’s unclear how closely the events of the I Choose You movie will align with those the Pokémon TV episodes with which its story overlaps.
The 20th Pokemon movie, subtitled I Choose You, is turning the clock all the way back to the beginning of the animated Pokémon narrative, and the film’s first trailer has just been released.
Pokemon the Movie 20 – I Choose You premiers in Japanese theaters on July 15.
Against this backdrop, it looks like the new I Choose You movie is going to be placing its focus less on tracking down Legendary Pokémon or saving the world from some sort of crisis, and more on how the bond forms between Ash and Pikachu.