Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
| Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | |
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| File:Pokemon Deoxys.jpg | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama Darren Dunstan |
| Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
| Produced by | Jim Malone |
| Starring | Veronica Taylor Amy Birnbaum Eric Stuart Rachael Lillis Madeline Blaustein Tara Jayne Ted Lewis Sebastian Arcelus Rebecca Handler Megan Hollingshead Kayzie Rogers Mike Pollock Sean Schemmel Jeff Kramer Lisa Ortiz Caroline Lawson Amy Palant Dana Southern Ikue Ōtani |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) Miramax Films (US) Alliance Films (Canada DVD) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Canada DVD, distributing for Alliance Atlantis) |
Release dates | July 22, 2004 (Japan) February 15, 2005 (USA) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Japan United States |
| Languages | English Japanese |
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu, lit. "Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: Deoxys, the Visitor from a Fissure in the Sky") is the seventh film in the Pokémon series, complementing the seventh season (Pokémon: Advanced Challenge). It is the second film released under Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation in Japan. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 22, 2004. It was edited for the American release as the Japanese version contained a few scenes that were considered too intense for American children.
The English adaptation debuted on Kids' WB on January 22, 2005, albeit edited for running time. However, the network received their best ratings since 2003 and during the first month of 2005, had beaten anything from the previous year.
The film was subsequently released on DVD and video on February 15, 2005. It added an additional 15 minutes that were cut from the broadcast version.
Destiny Deoxys is the first film to not be preceded by an animated short, instead dedicating the extra time to the movie proper. The featured Pokémon that normally are in the short instead appear as asides in the main film.
Although Cartoon Network currently airs the film, it aired on Toon Disney on April 16, 2007 (because Miramax, owned by Disney, released this animated film), being the second Pokémon film to air on Toon Disney (the first being Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker). It is also the last film in the Pokémon franchise to have been released by Miramax in the United States and Alliance Films in Canada; all films after this one (and since) were released by Viz Media in both countries.
The ending theme for the English version is "This Side of Paradise" by Bree Sharp.
Yuyama Kunihiko visited the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to get ideas of the setting for the film.
Synopsis
A mysterious meteorite is hurtling towards the earth, while another is heading toward the planet Origin. During the entry of the meteorite into the atmosphere, it almost wounds Rayquaza, the legendary sky guardian and the strongest dragon ever seen in the world. The meteorite crashes into a polar zone, revealing two egg-shaped sparkling objects. Just after the purple egg regenerates into a Deoxys and picks up its green companion (which has not regenerated), Rayquaza descends from the ozone layer to battle what it believes to be an invader. A battle ensues, destroying a nearby research site and traumatizing a young boy, scared by a stampede of Spheal, Sealeo, and Walrein. The purple Deoxys traps Rayquaza and is about to beat it, but it is distracted by some electrical charges coming from broken computers, giving Rayquaza a chance to escape and obliterate the purple Deoxys with its Hyper Beam. The purple Deoxys goes back to egg form and falls into the sea, while some researchers take the green egg with them. Deep beneath the surface, the injured Deoxys regenerates and prepares for the day it can search for its friend. The green egg somehow appears on Origin, somewhere in Hoenn.
Four years later, Ash, May, Brock, and Max travel to Battle Tower. There they meet Tory (Tou'i), a boy who is afraid of Pokémon because of psychological trauma that had ensued from the stampede caused by the battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza. Tory is found to be a loner. The purple Deoxys, which has fully healed, leaves to find the other green egg which Tory's parents are testing in a lab.
In the Battle Tower, Ash mistakes Tory for a Pokémon trainer and they battle together in a two-on-two combat against Rafe and Sid, with Tory using Ash's Torkoal. However, Tory does not know how to handle Ash's Torkoal and they lose disgracefully. Tory flees from the Tower and runs away, stopping to save a Minun which was trapped in an automatic trash can. Later on, Ash meets Tory's parents and they all have fun that night with their Pokémon, until they see a mysterious purple aurora, signaling the return of the purple Deoxys.
When the purple Deoxys begins to remove all of its inhabitants in order to fulfill its search for the green egg, it is up to Ash, Pikachu, and Tory to help the Deoxys by finding the green egg. This task is complicated by the return of Rayquaza, and security robots malfunctioning.
Can Ash and his friends stop Rayquaza or will the world beblown to bits!
Cast
| Character name | Voice actor (Japanese) | Voice actor (English) |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi ("Ash Ketchum") | Rica Matsumoto (松本 梨香) | Veronica Taylor |
| Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani (大谷 育江) | Ikue Ōtani |
| Takeshi ("Brock") | Yūji Ueda (上田 祐司) | Eric Stuart |
| Haruka ("May") | Kaori (かおり) | Veronica Taylor |
| Masato ("Max") | Fushigi Yamada (山田 ふしぎ) | Amy Birnbaum |
| Tory Lund | Noriko Hidaka (日髙 のり子) | Tara Jayne |
| Professor Lund | Kōichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一) | Ed Paul |
| Yūko | Takako Uehara (上原 多香子) | Rachael Lillis |
| Ryū ("Rafe") | Kenji Nojima (野島 健児) | Sebastian Arcelus |
| Hitomi ("Rebecca") | Becky (ベッキー) | Lisa Ortiz |
| Shōta ("Sid") | Makoto Higo (肥後 誠) | Jeff Kramer |
| Catherine ("Kathryn") | Maria Yamamoto (山本 麻里安) | Rebecca Handler |
| Audrey | Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々) | Rebecca Handler |
| Deoxys | Susumu Chiba (千葉 進歩) Kenji Nojima (野島 健児) |
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| Rayquaza | Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸) | |
| Musashi ("Jessie") | Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ) | Rachael Lillis |
| Kojirō ("James") | Shinichirō Miki (三木 眞一郎) | Eric Stuart |
| Nyarth ("Meowth") | Inuko Inuyama (犬山 イヌコ) | Madeleine Blaustein |
| Gonbe ("Munchlax") | Keiko Yamamoto (山本 圭子) | Darren Dunstan |
Others credited
- Sean Schemmel
- Dana Southern
- Caroline Lawson
- Amy Palant
Box office hit
This film did not make it to the Top 10 box office hit in Japan due to the success of American blockbuster movies last year. But was ranked as the no. 1 anime film that year with $34m in box office sales to beat Doraemon 2004 ($23m), Conan ($22), Crayon Shin-Chin 2004 ($11), Naruto movie ($11m), Innocence ($8m), Steamboy ($8m) and Inu Yasha - Crimson Horai Island ($7m). It's overall ranking is at the seventh place.
