Well, it's not completely surprising given, that I also enjoyed the previous film, but whereas Movie 20 recycled some of the better parts of the original Pokemon season, this one actually attempts to do so on it's own terms and succeeds quite decently.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a brilliant story. It's a kid film alright, it promotes a set of what most of us would perceive as good values like togetherness, solidarity, keeping the environment clean or non-conflicting relationships with Pokemon - who in the franchise, often serve as a stand-in for animals. The film also isn't completely free of falling for some hack-writing traps and cliches in terms of plot progression. With all that said, you can probably already guess what you'll get out of this.
But regardless of how (un)original the plot is, the movie still does a good job by presenting us with a colourful cast of characters, that have their flaws, but also room for personal growth within the story. Well, Ash is still bland and only there as an element of familiarity, but I did enjoy the movie original characters quite a bit.
Aesthetically the movie was good. Art was colourful and appealing, the action was well animated and enticing and the soundtrack was whimsical, but also not annoying, as is usual with Pokemon.
Plot: ☆
Characters: ☆
Art: ☆☆
Soundtrack: ☆☆
Overall Score: 6/10
