40 years ago, a Celebi was being attacked by a Pokemon Hunter. Luckily, a young boy named Yukinari saved Celebi. Using its Time Traveling power, Celebi transported itself and Yukinari 40 years into the future. There, Satoshi, Kasumi, and Takeshi assist Yukinari to the healing lake in the forest so they can heal the wounded Celebi. Unfortunately an evil Team Rocket member, Vicious, tries to capture Celebi using his technology. As Satoshi and Co. try to get away from Vicious, they also run into Musashi, Kojiro, and Nyarth, who also want to capture Celebi. Soon it becomes a race against time to get Celebi and Yukinari back to the forest before Celebi is caught and is used to destroy the forest and themselves.
4Ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as Pokemon videos, but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
11 Oct 2002
rotten:
The animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of Pokemon 4 Ever is any indication.
– Daphne Gordon,
Toronto Star,
11 Oct 2002
rotten:
An improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen Poke-mania that have preceded it.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
12 Oct 2002
rotten:
A rote exercise in both animation and storytelling.
– Megan Turner,
New York Post,
13 Oct 2002
rotten:
Its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing.