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 | OLM, Inc. | ||||
| 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 as Pokémon 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
It was released in Japan on July 16, 2016. An English dub was produced by
The film was dedicated to Eric Medalle, a game designer who died in a car accident before the film was released.
Plot
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, and
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 his
Cast
| 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
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Michael Liscio Jr. |
| Bonnie | Mariya Ise | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
Jessie
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Megumi Hayashibara | Michele Knotz |
James
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Shin-ichiro Miki | Carter Cathcart
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Meowth
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Inuko Inuyama | |
| Narrator | Unshō Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons |
Guest characters:
- Volcanion is the Steam Pokémon, who watches over the Nebel Plateau and is distrustful of humans. He is voiced by Somegoro Ichikawa in Japanese and Mike Pollock in English.
- Magearna is an artificial Pokémon created in the Azoth Kingdom, which she fled to prevent misuse of her power. She is Volcanion's best friend. She is voiced by Yuka Terasaki.
- Alva is a sadistic councilor of the Azoth Kingdom and the main antagonist, who desires the power of Magearna's "Soul-Heart" for his own ends. His main Pokémon is a Shiny Kōichi Yamadera in Japanese and Billy Bob Thompson in English. In the English dub trailer, he was voiced by Sean Schemmel.
- Kimia is the Princess of the Azoth Kingdom, who prefers to look forward rather than behind. She is skilled with a variety of machinery. She is assisted by a in English.
- Raleigh is the Prince of the Azoth Kingdom and Kimia's younger brother. He is friendly and well-meaning. He is naive due to his fixation with history. He is accompanied by a Slurpuff. He is voiced by Shoko Nakagawa in Japanese (who also celebrated her tenth anniversary in the film series and the franchise) and Laurie Hymesin English.
- Nikola is a scientist of the Azoth Kingdom half a millennium in the past who created Magearna. He is the ancestor of Kimia and Raleigh. He is voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura in Japanese and Scottie Rayin English.
- Levi and Cherie are Alva's henchman and henchwoman, who control his Mega Evolved Pokémon army.
- Flamel is Kimia's personal assistant.
Production
A teaser of the film was first revealed after the screening of Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages in Japan. Its temporary title and featured Pokémon was later revealed in the January issue of the CoroCoro 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]
Music
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) by YUKI.[8][9] The movie's English ending song is titled "Soul-Heart" composed by Ed Goldfarb, and performed by Dani Marcus.
Box office
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] and HK$1.26 million (US$161,679) in Hong Kong,[12] for an overseas total of $5,871,077.
References
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- ^ "Pokémon Moves to Disney XD with a Big Movie Debut". Pokemon.com. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Watch the Debut of the New Pokémon Movie". Pokemon.com/UK. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "New Pokémon Magiana revealed in CoroCoro comic of March 2016". Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ Chapman, Paul (April 14, 2016). "The Pokémon Company Stages "Pokémon General Election 720"". crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
- ^ "劇場版「ポケモン」最新作、主題歌はYUKIの書き下ろし楽曲に決定". natalie.mu (in Japanese). April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 7, 2016). "YUKI Performs Theme Song for 2016 Pokémon Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
- ^ "China Box Office, December 1–3, 2017". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "영화정보". KOFIC. Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
포켓몬 더 무비 XY&Z 「볼케니온 : 기계왕국의 비밀」
- ^ "Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2017)". EntGroup. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
External links
- Japanese movie website
- Pokemon.co.jp movie website (In Japanese)
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel at IMDb
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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