The plot of the next Pokémon movie is clearly taken from one of the anime’s first episodes. The franchise is no stranger to the recycling issue, but this time around the authors of Pokémon: Secrets of the Jungle they may have exaggerated.
The twenty-third feature film in the franchise, titled Pokémon: Secrets of the Jungle, will be released in Italy during 2021. The plot of the film centers on Koko, a child raised in the wild by Zardue, one of Pokémon Sword & Shield’s unreleased monsters. The more attentive will have already noticed that this action tastes already seen; A similar event has already been seen during the very first season of the anime.
In episode 34 of the anime “The Jungle Boy, Little Kangaskhan”, Ash, Brock and Misty accidentally enter the safari zone and help Ranger Jenny to prevent this a Kangaskhan herd being chased by Team Rocket.
As the trio tries to stop the criminals, a young boy emerges from the forest, who protects the Kangaskhans with a boomerang. Apparently that boy, Tommy was raised in the forest from the monsters of Nintendo; a kind of Tarzan in Pokémon version.
Just as Tommy was raised by the Kangaskhans, Koko was raised by a Pokémon, this time by a Zarude. But here it is the similarities between the two end. While the pack in the cartoon is peaceful, the two protagonists in the 23rd film will face numerous hostilities.
Additionally, at the end of the anime episode, Tommy is reunited with his parents, who decide to live among the Kangaskhan as well. Koko, on the other hand, was introduced into human civilization by Ash. Therefore, despite the obvious similarities The two actions are very different. Shining Fates, the new expansion of the famous Pokemon TCG, will be released soon. The Japanese city of Ojiya honored one of the weakest Pokémon.
