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Publish date: 2024-05-14

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Pikachu shorts are anime shorts that feature almost exclusively Pokémon and chronicle miscellaneous adventures of Ash's Pikachu.

Categories of shorts

The shorts can roughly be sorted into the following categories:

The bonus mini-movies (Japanese: 同時上映 simultaneous screenings), which are shorts that aired theatrically together with a corresponding movie in Japan: PK01 with M01, PK04 with M02, PK07 with M03, PK10 with M04, PK11 with M05, PK12 with M06, PK24 with M15, PK25 with M16, PK26 with M17, and PK27 with M18. The first six shorts are occasionally included on home video releases with their corresponding movies. With the exception of PK07, they were available on Netflix in Japan under the title Pokémon: Short Films Collection (Japanese: ポケモン映画ショートフィルム・コレクション Pokémon Movie Short Films Collection).
The (Japanese: ANA機内上映 ANA in-flight screenings), which are shorts which were shown during the month of August on even-numbered ANA flights: PK13 in 2004, PK15 in 2005, and every Pikachu short from PK17 in 2006 until PK22 in 2011. These shorts were subsequently released on DVD. Only PK17 has been dubbed.
The three Pikachu's Winter Vacation two-episode Christmas specials: PK02/PK03 in 1998, PK05/PK06 in 1999, and PK08/PK09 in 2000.
The two (Japanese: ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー Pokémon 3D Adventure) shorts, which take advantage of 3D cinema technology: PK14 and PK16. Only the latter has been dubbed.
The (Japanese: スペシャルアニメ special anime) short, which was released on a magazine bonus DVD: PK23. It was later shown on Pokémon Smash!, made available on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel, and included with the home video release of M15.

List of Pikachu shorts

Code	English title	Japanese title	US broadcast	Japan broadcast	Time between
PK01	Pikachu's Vacation	ピカチュウのなつやすみ Pikachu's Summer Vacation	November 12, 1999	July 18, 1998	482 days
PK02	Christmas Night	クリスマスであそぼ！ Let's Play on Christmas!	November 25, 2006	December 22, 1998	2895 days
PK03	Kanga Games	雪であそぼ！ Let's Play in the Snow!	November 25, 2006	December 22, 1998	2895 days
PK04	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure	ピカチュウたんけんたい The Pikachu Expedition	July 21, 2000	July 17, 1999	370 days
PK05	Winter Games	こおりであそぼう！ Let's Play on the Ice!	November 23, 2004	December 22, 1999	1798 days
PK06	Stantler's Little Helpers	クリスマスの夜 Christmas Night	November 23, 2004	December 22, 1999	1798 days
PK07	Pikachu & Pichu	ピチューとピカチュウ Pichu and Pikachu	April 6, 2001	July 8, 2000	272 days
PK08	Delibird's Dilemma	デリバードのプレゼント Delibird's Present	June 17, 2006	December 22, 2000	2003 days
PK09	Snorlax Snowman	ホワイトストーリー White Story	June 17, 2006	December 22, 2000	2003 days
PK10	Pikachu's PikaBoo	ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seek	March 18, 2003	July 7, 2001	619 days
PK11	Camp Pikachu	ピカピカ星空キャンプ Pikapika Starry Sky Camp	January 20, 2004	July 13, 2002	556 days
PK12	Gotta Dance!	おどるポケモンひみつ基地 Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon	June 1, 2004	July 19, 2003	318 days
PK13	No English title	ピカチュウのなつまつり Pikachu's Summer Festival	Unaired	August 1, 2004	7276 days since Japanese airing
PK14	No English title	ポケモン3Dアドベンチャーミュウを探せ！ Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew!	Unaired	March 18, 2005	7047 days since Japanese airing
PK15	No English title	ピカチュウのおばけカーニバル Pikachu's Ghost Carnival	Unaired	August 1, 2005	6911 days since Japanese airing
PK16	Pikachu's Ocean Adventure	ピカチュウの海底大冒険 Pikachu's Ocean Adventure	July 1, 2008	May 20, 2006	773 days
PK17	Pikachu's Island Adventure	ピカチュウのわんぱくアイランド Pikachu's Naughty Island	April 3, 2007	August 1, 2006	245 days
PK18	No English title	ピカチュウの探検クラブ Pikachu's Exploration Club	Unaired	August 1, 2007	6181 days since Japanese airing
PK19	No English title	ピカチュウ氷の大冒険 Pikachu's Ice Adventure	Unaired	August 1, 2008	5815 days since Japanese airing
PK20	No English title	ピカチュウのキラキラだいそうさく！ Pikachu's Sparkle Search!	Unaired	August 1, 2009	5450 days since Japanese airing
PK21	No English title	ピカチュウのふしぎなふしぎな大冒険 Pikachu's Strange Wonder Adventure	Unaired	August 1, 2010	5085 days since Japanese airing
PK22	No English title	ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story	Unaired	August 1, 2011	4720 days since Japanese airing
PK23	No English title	うたえメロエッタリンカのみをさがせ Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries	Unaired	July 3, 2012	4383 days since Japanese airing
PK24	Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade	メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル Meloetta's Dazzling Recital	February 15, 2013	July 14, 2012	216 days
PK25	Eevee & Friends	ピカチュウとイーブイ☆フレンズ Pikachu and Eievui Friends	December 6, 2013	July 13, 2013	146 days
PK26	Pikachu, What's This Key?	ピカチュウ、これなんのカギ？ Pikachu, What's This Key For?	February 2, 2015	July 19, 2014	198 days
PK27	Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad	ピカチュウとポケモンおんがくたい Pikachu and the Pokémon Band	December 21, 2015	July 18, 2015	156 days
This concludes the list of Pikachu shorts.