2021 continues to be a great year forPokemonfans as the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary, now including the latestPokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Junglearriving on Netflix this October a few months after its Japanese release.
Secrets of the Junglewas originally scheduled to premiere in Japan during the summer of 2020, that is until the pandemic struck and it was subsequently pushed to December last year. That made the release coincide with download codes for the mythicalPokemonstar Zarude making their way over to Western shores, just asPokemon Sword and Shield’s Crown of Thundraexpansion was still somewhat fresh with thenew 8th Generation Pokemon that came with it.
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Naturally, that was because the Dark/Grass Zarude is the star of the show inSecrets of the Jungle,where the Pokemon’s talking Dada form adopts a boy named Koko in the mysterious Forest of Okoya near the anime-exclusive Milyfa Town that fans will get to see on Netflix starting October 8. Of course, Ash and Pikachu venture near the natural landmark as part of their next adventure only to find out that the forest is being threatened by anAvatar-like environmental disasterthat endangers the lives of the Flygon, Flapple, Pangoro, Drilbur, and Skwovet that inhabit it.
There are tons of familiar faces around as Team Rocket’s Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet have also been transferred in as guaranteed comedic relief. While clearlySecrets of the Jungleseems to draw a ton of inspiration fromThe Jungle Book, the movie has received heavily positive reviews that point to it being one of the betterPokemonfilms out there.
Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Junglewill follow up Netflix’s wildly successful streaming release ofMewtwo Strikes Back—Evolutionlast year, after the new CGI-style remake of the first film became 2020’s most-watched anime for the company. However, even those who prefer to get theirPokemonfix in video game form have a lot to be excited about considering the new remakes are edging closer to their November release date, even ifPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl’sPokedex falls short of expectations.
WithNew Pokemon Snap’s update still keeping trainers busyfor now, there’s a lot of time to kill and even more Pokemon left to catch untilLegends: Arceusbrings its potentially revolutionary gameplay onto the Nintendo Switch next year. So kick back and enjoyPokemon: Secrets of the Junglethis fall.
Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Junglewill be available on Netflix starting June 13, 2025.
