I had a stroke of luck and though I got to the theater late (my dinner took longer than expected and there was an accident on the road there), I was able to get a seat in the screening still (they always 'overbook' those things). They had one seat left and I was the only person in the crowd that wasn't part of a group.
HA HA FOR ONCE BEING LONELY AF WORKED IN MY FAVOR.
Anyway.
The movie is def. more geared towards people who are adults-that-grew-up-with-Pokemon. That's not to say it's an adult movie, but between the pacing, story style, and even jokes... the kids sitting around me seemed more latched onto just seeing the Pokemon on screen than anything else in the movie.
I enjoyed it. As someone who saw the first Pokemon movie in theaters, it was kind of like a bit of a homecoming. I'm not a HUGE POKEMON NERD, but I get the games every so often and I can probably recognize (name) about half of them.
The pacing kinda struggled at parts. I feel like Ryan Reynolds voicing Pikachu was more novelty than anything. It could've been anyone tbh.
...and lemme just say: the Mr. Mime scene from the trailer? It gets better.