Pokemon Movies

I have been asked by a friend to provide a brief guide to the movies of the Pokémon franchise. There are now 17(!) movies in the series and I can only claim to have seen about 3. Still, I used to be a bit of a PokeNerd back in the day so here is my attempt to provide a guide.

This guide will not be finished for a long time, but here are the first couple.

1) Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back
Japanese title: Mewtwo's Counterattack
English version released: 1999
Synopsis: Team Rocket create a new Pokémon (Mewtwo) using the DNA of the legendary Pokémon Mew. However, Mewtwo is too powerful to be controlled and escapes. Inviting a group of trainers to journey to an abandoned island, Mewtwo aims to clone their Pokémon so that he can seek vengeance on humanity. However, inevitably, Ash saves the day and everybody learns a lesson. Or they would have done if Mewtwo didn't erase all their memories of the incident.
Ash's Pokémon: Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle
Misty's Pokémon: Togepi, Staryu, Psyduck
Brock's Pokémon: Vulpix
Team Rocket: Arbok, Weezing
Short: Pikachu's Vacation
Trivia: My friend Stifyn informs me that Pikachu's Vacation marks the on-screen debut of 3 Pokémon (Snubbull, Marill and Mr. Mime), all of which would be subsequently converted to Fairy types in Generation 6.
Stifyn also thinks it noteworthy that his mother fell asleep in the cinema during this film. I wholeheartedly agree!

2) Pokémon: The Movie 2000 - The Power Of One
Japanese title: Revelation Lugia
English version released: 2000
Synopsis: A Pokémon collector aims to catch all 3 legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres) and then use their power to catch Lugia. Unsurprisingly, his plan doesn't work and the birds start to attack each other, awakening Lugia in the process. Lugia tries to stop them but fails. Handily, Ash turns out to be the Chosen One and ends up saving the day.
Ash's Pokémon: Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle, Lapras, Snorlax
Misty's Pokémon: Togepi, Staryu, Goldeen, Psyduck
Tracey's Pokémon: Marill, Venonat, Scyther
Team Rocket: Weezing
Short: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
Trivia: Donna Summer performs the theme song 'The Power Of One' for the main feature.
U.S. presidential hopeful Herman Cain quoted this song numerous times during the 2012 Republican primaries, attributing the lyrics to 'a poet'.