This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, and to celebrate, the first animated film will return to select theaters across the United States for a limited time.

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According to the official Pokemon website , participating Cinemark theaters will be showing Pokemon: The First movie at over 200 locations on Saturday October 29 and Tuesday, November 1.In addition to the full-length animated feature, which centers around Ash and Pikachu's confrontation with Mewtwo, the short that accompanied the movie's original theatrical release in 1999, Pikachu's Vacation, will be shown as well. Tickets are priced at $5 each and now available for purchase Earlier this year, Legendary Pictures acquired the film rights to Pokemon and announced plans to start production on a live-action Detective Pikachu movie in 2017.For more Pokemon-filled nostalgia, check out IGN's list of the 10 best first generation Pokemon

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