| Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | |||||
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| Kanji | ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ | ||||
| Literal meaning | Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna | ||||
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| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||||
| Screenplay by | Atsuhiro Tomioka | ||||
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| Produced by | Satoshi Shimodaira Susumu Matsuyama Kenichi Arai | ||||
| Starring | seebelow | ||||
| Cinematography | Aya Aoshima | ||||
| Edited by | Toshio Henmi | ||||
| Music by | Shinji Miyazaki | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | Japan: ¥2.15 billion[1] ($20.2 million)[2] Overseas: $5,871,077 | ||||
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, known in Japan asPokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ,Pokemon Za Mūbī Ekkusu, Wai ando Zetto: Borukenion to Karakuri no Magiana) is a 2016 Japanese animatedfantasyadventure film, the 19th in thePokémon film series produced byOLM, and the third and final film in theXY series. It was directed byKunihiko Yuyama and written byAtsuhiro Tomioka.[3] The film stars the voices ofRica Matsumoto,Ikue Ōtani,Mayuki Makiguchi,Yūki Kaji,Mariya Ise,Megumi Hayashibara,Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Somegoro Ichikawa,Yuka Terasaki,Kōichi Yamadera,Mayu Matsuoka, andShoko Nakagawa. The film focuses on Councillor Alva of the Azoth Kingdom, who steals the "Soul-Heart" of the artificial Pokémon Magearna to power and control a flying fortress in the kingdom. The Mythical Pokémon Volcanion allies with the Pokémon TrainerAsh Ketchum and his friends,Pikachu,Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie to recover Magearna's Soul-Heart.
It was released in Japan on July 16, 2016. An English dub was produced byDuArt Media Services, and stars the voices ofSarah Natochenny, Haven Paschall, Michael Liscio Jr.,Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld,Michele Knotz,Carter Cathcart,Mike Pollock, Billy Bob Thompson, Riley Joseph, and Laurie Hymes. It premiered in the United States onDisney XD on December 5, 2016,[4] and in the United Kingdom onCITV on November 19, 2016.[5]
Mega Evolution Councillor Alva and Prince Raleigh of the Azoth Kingdom order the artificialPokémonMagearna to be brought to the Kingdom after it is found in the Nebel Plateau, a place populated by Pokémon who have been abused by humans. The Mythical PokémonVolcanion tries recovering Magearna, but has a band attached to his leg and is sent falling to a forest whereAsh Ketchum and his friends,Pikachu, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie are camping. Volcanion lands in Ash and friends' vicinity and, when they recover, Ash finds a second band attached to himself. Clemont discovers the bands emit anelectromagnetic force that binds Ash to Volcanion like a chain. Volcanion runs off, dragging Ash along with him.
Ash and Volcanion recover Magearna from the Azoth Kingdom. They rendezvous with Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie, who are fascinated by Magearna, but are unable to remove the chain binding Ash and Volcanion. Reluctantly, Volcanion allows the group to accompany him and Magearna to their home, Nebel Plateau. On the way, they are attacked by Team Rocket, who have been hired by Alva to recover Magearna, but the group is able to drive them off with help from Raleigh's sister, Princess Kimia. During their stay at Nebel Plateau, Clemont and Kimia have the resident Pokémon break the electromagnetic bands. Finally free, Volcanion orders the humans to leave, but they refuse.
The next day, Alva and his underlings, Levi and Cherie, attack and recapture Magearna. He removes Magearna's "Soul-Heart", which he plans to use to activate a mechanism in the Azoth Castle that turns it into a flying fortress. Raleigh tries to stop him, but is knocked unconscious. As the castle takes to the skies, Ash and Pikachu storm the fortress with Volcanion, Kimia, andGreninja, but are trapped by Alva, who attempts to break Magearna's spirit by firing at Nebel Plateau. However, the resident Pokémon repel the attack with help from Squishy the Zygarde Core, and Ash destroys Alva's cane giving him control over the Pokémon, causing them to become normal again, andAlakazam uses psychic powers to levitate itself and the other Pokémon, as well as Levi and Cherie, from the fortress. Volcanion frees himself, Ash, Kimia, and their Pokémon. Alva sets the fortress on a collision course with the plateau and tries to escape with ajetpack, but Greninja disables it, causing him to fall. Ash returns the Soul-Heart to Magearna, but her spirit is gone. To prevent the fortress from crashing into the plateau, Volcanion uses his power to destroy the fortress with himself at the center of the blast. Volcanion is assumed to be killed in the blast, bringing grief to the humans and Pokémon, but later, at Nebel Plateau, Magearna regains her spirit when Volcanion appears, having survived, but he falls unconscious, so Magearna revives Volcanion, as her flowers earlier made him sneeze. When he regains consciousness, Volcanion tells Magearna not to putpollen to his nostrils, then gives Pikachu and the other Pokémon the distinction of being honorary members of Nebel Plateau. Team Rocket, watching from nearby, express satisfaction at how things turned out.
In the credits, the Nebel Plateau Pokémon gather the wreckage of the fortress and bury it in a huge hole Volcanion had made earlier. Ash and his friends return to the Azoth Kingdom with Kimia and Raleigh, where Bonnie proposes to Kimia's personal assistant, Flamel, on Clemont's behalf, then he pulls her back with hisAipomarm. Later, Kimia and hershinyGardevoir discover Alva tangled in the wreckage of his jetpack in a tree. Gardevoirlevitates him onto Kimia's aircraft, where he gets the magnetic bands stuck on him, keeping him from fleeing, even though he attempts to. Levi and Cherie are also imprisoned. Taking Ash's advice, Raleigh goes out on a Pokémon journey of his own with hisSlurpuff in order to see the world and learn more than just past history. Kimia watches him leave from what remains of the castle. Magearna continues to live in peace at Nebel Plateau with the other Pokémon, while Volcanion watches over them from his cave.
| Character | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
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| Ash Ketchum | Rica Matsumoto | Sarah Natochenny |
| Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | |
| Serena | Mayuki Makiguchi | Haven Paschall |
| Clemont | Yūki Kaji | Michael Liscio Jr. |
| Bonnie | Mariya Ise | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
| Jessie | Megumi Hayashibara | Michele Knotz |
| James | Shin-ichiro Miki | Carter Cathcart |
| Meowth | Inuko Inuyama | |
| Narrator | Unshō Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons |
Guest characters:
A teaser of the film was first revealed after the screening ofPokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages in Japan. Its temporary title and featured Pokémon was later revealed in the January issue of theCoroCoro Comic on December 15, 2015. It was temporarily titled Pokémon the Movie XY&Z. In the March 2016 issue of the CoroCoro Comic, the 7th Generation Pokémon Magearna was revealed and announced as another one of its stars.[6] As part of the promotions for the film, The Pokémon Company hosted a general election for fans to vote which of the 720 Pokémon is their favorite Pokémon, which ran from April 16, 2016 to May 8, 2016.[7]
The movie's Japanese ending song is titled "Post ni koe o nageirete" (ポストに声を投げ入れて,Posuto ni koe o nageirete; lit. Mailing out My Voice) byYUKI.[8][9] The movie's English ending song is titled "Soul-Heart" composed by Ed Goldfarb, and performed by Dani Marcus.
This film ranked 4th on the Japanese box office grossing ¥323,901,600 ($3.09 million) in its first weekend on 366 screens with 289,971 admissions. On its third day of release (Marine day), it grossed a total of ¥475,547,600 ($4.6 million) with a total of 430,987 admissions. This film grossed the second lowest opening weekend in its film franchise. The film went on to gross¥2.15 billion in Japan.[1]
Overseas, the film grossed $3,857,383 in China,[10] ₩2,148,082,300 ($1,851,103) in South Korea,[11] andHK$1.26 million (US$161,679) in Hong Kong,[12] for an overseas total of $5,871,077.
포켓몬 더 무비 XY&Z 「볼케니온 : 기계왕국의 비밀」
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