Nov 6, 2017
I was lucky enough to get to enjoy this movie on the big screen twice (dubbed) Last time I did that was over 16 years ago with Pokémon 2. This movie is propably, THE Pokémon Movie we as fans have, been waiting for. As both old fans, Poké Maniacs (Myself included) and newcomers can enjoy)
Now ill try to keep this review as spoiler free as possible.
Story:8
I went in expecting a loose retelling of the first season and thats not what I what I got. (Which was great) The first 15 minutes or so, is heavely based on the start of the first season
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after that, it takes the story in a whole new direction, with a plot revolving around getting to a mountain to meet Ho-oH (and the other legendary Pokémon surounding its lore). With Ash is two new characters called Sorrel & Verity. Now im not gonna go in depth with the story, but it went in some pretty dark coners in some parts of the movie (Which I loved) Showing that Pokémon aren´t invincible.
Art: 8
What can I say It looked great. The design was good and consistant allround the whole movie.
Sound: 10
Starting the movie with a brand new recording of the Pokémon Theme was pretty dope, the rest of the movie everything just kinda fit together. Also the piano cover of the Pokémon Theme is beatiful. So huge kudos to the music crew.
Character: 7
Ash: The main character, wants to be a Pokémon Master. Travels with his Pikachu and some other Pokémon he catches along the way. He is still about freindship is strenght (Which is fine) But it just became kinda ennoying a little. Atleast there was character development from start to finish. But most importantly he was actually a somewhat competent battler.
Sorrel: A kid who wants to be a Pokémon Professor,Travels with Lucario. The more interesting of the new main characters. Even though both don´t really do much, he atleast stood out as he had more moments than Verity to do stuff, as he knew alot of info about Legendary Pokémon.
Verity: A girl who travels with her Piplup. Personally, she was just kinda there. She didn´t do much. But I guess, they needed a girl character. Which was a shame, as she had a lot of Pokémon Lore regarding her background. So If they did a sequel, I would love to see where they take her, and her Mom.
Enjoyment: 8
I really loved this movie. It had alot of small details and moments that only the older Pokémon fans & Pokémon Maniacs would really get. Which was really cool, I was practically glued to the screen. Another thing is that the Pokémon Battles are more like in Pokémon Origins, Pokémon Generations & The Pokémon Mega Evolution Speciels (They look coordinated and are pretty fast paced, and a a little more adult oriented) But the most importent thing is that they actually show a more Dark side of Pokémon, which I enjoyed (As it treated us viewers as adults) There was only 2 Minor things I disliked. If you are gonna have Team Rocket in the movie atleast let them do stuff, and there was a scene near the end of the movie that left me with a wierd feeling (Im sure most People that have watched it will know what im talking about)
Overall 8:
I really liked it. My only beef was the amount of Pokémon Ash catches and uses.(I won´t spoil the Number) But that itself is not something that should drag than the score. Let me say it like this.
If you like Pokémon you should like this. You can even see it with a Pokémon Fan or a newcomer.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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