Pokemon Movie 19: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna

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Synonyms: Pokémon the Movie XY&Z

Japanese: ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY＆Z「ボルケニオンと機巧（からくり）のマギアナ」

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 16, 2016

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: The Pokemon Company International

Studios: OLM

Source: Game

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Demographic: Kids

Duration: 1 hr. 34 min.

Rating: PG - Children

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Score: 6.63¹ (scored by 21,929 users)

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Ranked: #6163²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #3614

Members: 38,355

Favorites: 7

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In this latest cinematic adventure, Satoshi meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Satoshi along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt minister has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Satoshi and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

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Adaptation:	Pokemon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magiana
Parent story:	Pokemon XY&Z

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Characters & Voice Actors

Satoshi

Main

Matsumoto, Rica
Japanese

Pikachu

Main

Ootani, Ikue
Japanese

Serena

Main

Makiguchi, Mayuki
Japanese

Citron

Main

Kaji, Yuuki
Japanese

Eureka

Main

Ise, Mariya
Japanese

Magearna

Main

Terasaki, Yuka
Japanese

Volcanion

Main

Ichikawa, Somegorou
Japanese

Kojirou

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Musashi

Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi
Japanese

Nyarth

Supporting

Inuyama, Inuko
Japanese

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Yuyama, Kunihiko

Director, Storyboard

Oowada, Jun

Episode Director, Storyboard

Yoshikawa, Hiroaki

Episode Director

Valencia, Amparo

Script, ADR Director

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Opening Theme

"XY&Z -movie ver.-" by Satoshi (Rika Matsumoto)

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Ending Theme

"Post ni Koe wo Nageirete (ポストに声を投げ入れて)" by YUKI

Reviews

Aug 3, 2016

Sigsig

Recommended

It's been over a decade since I've watched a pokemon movie in the theatre - and it was great!

Story 8/10:
The story is your typical bad guy does something and it's up to Satoshi (Ash) to stop them - but I found it refreshing in that this time, Satoshi is inevitably dragged along to help Volcanion instead of following his own will - well, at first anyway. The plot was sufficiently long and engaging as our heroes overcome challenge after challenge; to be honest I was a little weary after the fifth hurdle or so. Although the happy ending was predictable as this is Pokemon, ...

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Feb 24, 2019

Duckielover151

Mixed Feelings

Of all the Pokémon movies I've seen, I'd say this one was just... okay. It looked very nice and had an interesting, steampunk sort of setting. But I felt like they weren't totally in touch with the lessons this movie was meant to tell--or even just the potential for what lessons it could tell.

I expected there to be more of a focus on the forced mega evolutions. I know it is something that's touched on in the anime itself a few times, (at least I seem to remember a few episodes with that plot) and so it wouldn't be entirely new, but one thing they ...

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Jul 13, 2023

Chaotic_beauty

Not Recommended

The start of this movie confused me. Could this one actually be good? Pokemon movies have degraded throughout the years and are now known for repetitive plots and themes. One of the reasons for this throughout the last decade was the constant reuse of situations and assets. The key phrase here is the last decade. Indeed, some bad Pokemon movies older than that used to be bad in diverse ways, but they're increasingly falling into a rut. Even neutral elements that used to be a backdrop or pure fluff feel tired now, as we've seen them so many times before. In this movie I rolled ... my eyes as characters did things they do in every Pokemon movie. I rolled my eyes when I saw houses identical to those in previous movies and show. Not every fame was bad, but it all felt tired. Again, again and again. Is this what dying of old age feels like? Maybe, but I believe a more appropriate phrase is feeling dead inside. Yes, that's how a lot of elements in these movies make me feel. Yet, as I watched, the first half an hour kept me puzzled. We have yet another kingdom and yet another anachronistic mix of history and technology. But could it be that this time it's going to be different, actually interesting?

What gives hope are some interesting ideas that sound too baffling to not be further explored. The movie deals with Magearna, a mechanical Pokemon created by an alchemical genius 500 year ago. This is constantly repeated. Not only that, but the core component of this Pokemon is named the soul-heart. That's interesting. We may be in yet another themepark city, this time with gears, but alchemical and supranatural components are everywhere. Throughout the movie I was grasping at straws, seeking for explanations and lore, trying to make sense of this. But there was nothing to find.

The biggest problem is that the plot's essence is an exploration of the very concept of soul, life and divine revelation. But in the end none of those elements get even a lip service. The whole thing was not thought out at all. I'm reminded of Mewtwo's lamentations and invocation of God upon his birth 19 movies ago. How far have Pokemon movies degraded since?

In any case, now that we've established why the very concept of this movie fails, lets look at the characters. We've got the standard team; Rocket are annoying and useless and Ash's team is there for exposition purposes. We've also got two major new characters; Magearna and Volcanion. Both are mixed bags. Magearna, especially early on, is interesting. Unfortunately, the way they decided to treat her later on was terrible. She ended up seeming as a worse reboot of Diancine from a few movies ago.

If there's one positive in the movie worth mentioning, it's Volcanion. I believe most people who like the movie like it because he basically carried it. Movie puts him and Ash into the center and their interactions are generally good enough to keep the viewer engaged at least a bit. Unfortunately, even in Japanese, his voice actor is servicable at best and the way he's been directed is painfully generic.

Music herein is generic Pokemon movie fare, except this time the main theme remix is exceptionally weak and unsatisfying. Visually, it looks how you'd expect a Pokemon movie to look. I don't care to even mention the plot or antagonists. If you've ever watched an unsatisfying Pokemon movie before, you know what to expect. By the way, shoutout to another damned flying castle! I hope we never see one again in these movies, but I have no faith in the movie team. I hate it.

There's just one more thing I want to talk about before wrapping the review up. Ash's disgusting self-righteousness. As if directly from the Mewtwo 2: Electric Boogaloo movie, Ash is on a friendship spree. By that I mean, he's pushing friendship talks onto everyone he meets. Except this time he goes too far. At one point in the movie Ash does everything he and a wild group of Pokemon were trying to do. All is wrapped up, everyone should go their own way. The wild Pokemon are grateful to him and all is well. Or is it? In a jarring move, Ash, after realizing that even though they're grateful, these Pokemon still don't trust humans in general, starts shouting at them - how dare they not like humanity after he helped them? He lets both them and us, as an audience, know that he's the ambasador of humanity and if you don't trust humanity after he's done with you, you're the problem. Thanks, Ash. Go die in a fire.

All in all, the plot of this one is one of the worst Pokemon movie plots out there, somewhere between the Celebi and Keldeo movies. Characters are generally unlikable with the exception of Vulcanion who keeps you from wanting to kill yourself when watching. There are moments that hint at greatness that are thoroughly sabotaged at every point possible. With X&Y movies behind us, it seems the Diancine movie will stay foreverially the only one warranting a recommendation of any kind.

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