List of Pokémon Advanced Generation Films & Specials

Films

Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker

Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker
Original Title	七夜の願い星 ジラーチ (Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	4Kids Entertainment
Voice Director	Eric Stuart
Translation & Adaptation	Norman J. Grossfeld
Recorded	2004
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2003

Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker (七夜の願い星 ジラーチ Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi) is the sixth theatrical Pokémon film, and the first in the Advanced Generation series. It first premiered in Japan on July 19, 2003. The animated short that precedes it is titled Gotta Dance!.

The English adaptation was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Miramax Films, and released direct-to-video on June 1, 2004.

Synopsis Ash, May, Brock, and Max come upon the festival of the Wishing Star of Seven Nights. During their enjoyment, the legendary Pokémon, Jirachi, decends from the heavens and befriends Max. Jirachi, with the power to grant any wish, is sought after by many people wanting to claim its power. One man seeks to use its legendary power to revive an ancient pokemon known as Groudon, unaware of the dangers hidden within Jirachi's powers

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rika Matsumoto	Veronica Taylor
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Amy Birnbaum
	May	Haruka	Midori Kawana	Veronica Taylor
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Eric Stuart
	Jirachi		Tomiko Suzuki	Kerry Williams
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	Rachael Lillis
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	Eric Stuart
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	Maddie Blaustein
	Wobbuffet	Sonans	Yūji Ueda	Kayzie Rogers
	Butler		Kōichi Yamadera	Wayne Grayson
			Kenji Nojima (young)
	Diane		Riho Makise	Megan Hollingshead
			Natsuki Yoshihara (young)
	Bogie		Papaya Suzuki	Eric Stuart
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Mike Pollock

Additional Voices

• Maddie Blaustein
• Christopher Collet
• Rachael Lillis
• Tara Sands
• Eric Stuart

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Miramax Films	2004		NTSC	United States
			1 NTSC
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment	2011
	2012*		A DVB-T
Lionsgate Entertainment	2014		1 NTSC
Paramount Home Entertainment	2020

*4-pack with Movies 4-5, 7

External Links

• Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker at the Internet Movie Database

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Original Title	裂空の訪問者 デオキシス (Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	4Kids Entertainment
Voice Director	Darren Dunstan
Translation & Adaptation	Paul Taylor
Recorded	2005
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2004

Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu) is the seventh theatrical Pokémon film, and the second in the Advanced Generation series. It first premiered in Japan on July 17, 2004. It is the first film to not be preceded by an animated short, instead dedicating the extra time to the movie proper.

The English adaptation was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by Miramax Films, and first debuted on Kids' WB on January 22, 2005, albeit edited for running time.

Synopsis Ash and his friends travel to LaRousse, where they meet a boy named Tory who is afraid of Pokémon due to an incident that happened four years earlier. Meanwhile, Deoxys, a Pokemon from space, has reappeared, putting a barrier around the city and kidnapping people. Rayquaza, a Pokemon that lives in the atmosphere, comes to fight it.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rika Matsumoto	Veronica Taylor
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	May	Haruka	Midori Kawana	Veronica Taylor
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Amy Birnbaum
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Eric Stuart
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	Rachael Lillis
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	Eric Stuart
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	Maddie Blaustein
	Tory Lund	Tōi Rondot	Noriko Hidaka	Tara Sands
	Professor Lund	Dr. Rondot	Kōichi Yamadera	Sean Schemmel
	Yūko		Takako Uehara	Rachael Lillis
	Rafe	Ryū	Kenji Nojima	Sebastian Arcelus
	Rebecca	Hitomi	Becky	Lisa Ortiz
	Sid	Shōta	Makoto Higo	Christopher Collet
	Audrey		Nana Mizuki	Rebecca Honig
	Kathryn	Catherine	Maria Yamamoto
	Officer Jenny	Junsar	Chinami Nishimura	Lee Quick
	Guru		Jon Kabira	Andrew Rannells
	Oyama		Susumu Chiba	Sean Schemmel
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Mike Pollock

Additional Voices

• Maddie Blaustein
• Darren Dunstan
• Dan Green
• Carrie Keranen
• Rachael Lillis
• Amy Palant
• Andrew Rannells
• Tara Sands
• Sean Schemmel
• Eric Stuart
• Lindsey Warner

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2005	The WB	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Miramax Films	2005		NTSC	United States
			1 NTSC
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment	2011
	2012*		A DVB-T
Lionsgate Entertainment	2014		1 NTSC
Paramount Home Entertainment	2020

*4-pack with Movies 4-6

External Links

• Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys at the Internet Movie Database

Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew

Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew
Original Title	ミュウと波導の勇者　ルカリオ (Myū to Hadō no Yūsha Rukario)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	4Kids Entertainment
Voice Director	Darren Dunstan
Translation & Adaptation	Paul Taylor
Recorded	2006
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2005

Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew (ミュウと波導の勇者　ルカリオ Myū to Hadō no Yūsha Rukario) is the eighth theatrical Pokémon film, and the third in the Advanced Generation series. It first premiered in Japan on July 17, 2005.

The English dub was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and first premiered in the US for the first time at the 2006 Comic-Con in San Diego, California, and was released on DVD on September 19, 2006. This is the first film to be distributed by Viz Media, instead of Miramax Films.

This is the final film produced by 4Kids, as their contract with Pokémon USA expired in early 2006. Despite this, this was recorded before the Season 3 finale of Advanced Generation.

Synopsis In the town of Lohta, a festival is thrown praising "Aaron the Wave Leader Hero" who, according to the legend passed down through the town's generations, stopped a war centuries ago by using the power of "the Tree of the World's Origin." Ash and Pikachu participate in a battle to decide this year's hero and after their victory, they are chosen as the "Wave Leader Hero." A grand dance party is held in the castle to celebrate the victor, but suddenly the phantom Pokemon Mew appears and takes Pikachu. Soon afterwards, the Wave Leader Pokemon "Lucario" is freed from his centuries-long seal and meets Ash. Ash must solve the various mysteries of where Pikachu is, what Mew's after, what the secret of the legend of the Wave Leader is and how it ties in with Lucario's hidden past as he makes his way to "the Tree of the World's Origin" with Lucario.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rika Matsumoto	Veronica Taylor
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	May	Haruka	Midori Kawana	Veronica Taylor
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Amy Birnbaum
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Eric Stuart
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	Rachael Lillis
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	Eric Stuart
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	Maddie Blaustein
	Wobbuffet	Sonans	Yūji Ueda	Kayzie Rogers
	Lucario		Daisuke Namikawa	Sean Schemmel
	Mew		Satomi Kōrogi
	Jenny		Kumiko Okae	Suzanne Goldish
	Queen Rin	Rin	Momoko Kikuchi	Erica Schroeder
	Kidd Summers		Becky	Rebecca Soler
	Lieutenant Banks		Takeshi Aono	Oliver Wyman
	Sir Aaron		Kōichi Yamadera	Jason Griffith
	Lady Ilene	Lady Irene	Momoko Kikuchi	Erica Schroeder
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Mike Pollock

Additional Voices

• Jeff Berman - Intro Narrator
• Maddie Blaustein - Corphish
• Christopher Collet
• Darren Dunstan
• Suzanne Goldish
• Kayzie Rogers
• Erica Schroeder
• Eric Stuart
• Lindsey Warner

Notes

• This is the final film to feature the 4Kids cast, or have any involvement from 4Kids.

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Viz Media	2006		1 NTSC	United States
	2013

External Links

• Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew at the Internet Movie Database

Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea

Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea
Original Title	ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ (Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	TAJ Productions
Voice Director	Armen Mazlumian
Translation & Adaptation	James Carter Cathcart
Recorded	2007
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2006

Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea (ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi) is the ninth theatrical Pokémon film, and the fourth and final in the Advanced Generation series. It originally premiered in Japan on July 15, 2006.

The English dub was produced by Pokémon USA with it being recorded at TAJ Productions, and made its North American debut on Cartoon Network on March 23, 2007, with a DVD release following on April 3, 2007.

Synopsis It all started with a legend passed down from the People of the Water - Somewhere in this world, there is a Sea Temple created by the People of the Water. The Sea Temple contains a hidden treasure called the Sea Crown, but no one has ever seen the Sea Crown, or even the Sea Temple, because the temple is protected by a secret mechanism. The temple drifts through a vast ocean undetected, waiting - waiting... Ash and Pikachu meet Lizabeth, a descendant of the People of the Water, and learn about the legend. They also meet Jackie, a Pokémon Ranger on a secret mission to protect a Manaphy egg and find the Sea Temple as well. The Phantom plans to obtain the Sea Crown and take over the world - but first he needs the Manaphy egg. Now Lizabeth and Ash must help Jackie protect the egg and stop the nefarious pirate.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rika Matsumoto	Sarah Natochenny
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	May	Haruka	Midori Kawana	Michele Knotz
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Kayzie Rogers
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Bill Rogers
	Manaphy		Yuri Shiratori	Michele Knotz
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	James Carter Cathcart
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama
	Wobbuffet	Sonans	Yūji Ueda	Kayzie Rogers
	Phantom	Phantom Senchō	Hiroshi Fujioka	Eric Shussler
	Jack "Jackie" Walker		Kōichi Yamadera	Rich McNanna
	Kyle	Kai	Seiji Sasaki	Craig Blair
	Shep		Tomomichi Nishimura	¿Sean Kenin?
	Meredith	Minamo	Takako Honda	Annie Silver
	Lizabeth	Hiromi	Kaori Manabe	Emlyn McFarland
	Judy		Becky	Natasha Malinsky
	Galen	Geijeau	Kenta Miyake	Sean Kenin
	Gabu		Hiroshi Otake	Rodger Parsons
	Dabu		Toshiya Ueda	James Carter Cathcart
	Zabu		Katsuhisa Hōki	¿?
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Rodger Parsons

Additional Voices

• James Carter Cathcart
• Michael Haigney (archive audio)
• Sean Kenin
• Rachael Lillis (archive audio)
• Rodger Parsons
• Kayzie Rogers
• Bill Rogers
• Simcha Whitehill

Notes

• This is the only Pokémon film to be done by TAJ as they would close in early 2009.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2007	Cartoon Network	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Viz Media	2007		1 NTSC	United States

External Links

• Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon Ranger & the Temple of the Sea at the Internet Movie Database

Specials

Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon

Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
Original Title	戦慄のミラージュポケモン (Senritsu no Mirāju Pokemon)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	TAJ Productions
Voice Director	Armen Mazlumian
Translation & Adaptation	James Carter Cathcart
Recorded	2006
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	2006

Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (戦慄のミラージュポケモン Senritsu no Mirāju Pokemon) is a special episode of the Pokémon anime, made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the franchise. The special premiered in the United States first, on April 29, 2006, and would later be broadcast in Japan on streaming video on the TV Tokyo Anitele website from October 13 to October 31, 2006. The special was included with the DVD release of Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew.

According to The Pokémon Company International, the company wanted to give a special to American fans for Pokémon's 10th anniversary. The special was the first aired appearance of the English dub's new voice actors.

Synopsis Dr. Yung, an enigmatic Pokémon scientist, has developed a new Mirage system that uses computer data to resurrect extinct Pokémon, like Kabutops and Armaldo. Professor Oak, Ash and his companions show up at the Mirage Mansion at Dr. Yung's invitation, and watch a demonstration of the machine's capabilities. In the middle of a battle between Dr. Yung's Mirage Pokémon and Ash, the machine goes haywire and a Mirage Aerodactyl swoops in and kidnaps Dr. Yung. A man calling himself "The Mirage Master" appears and announces to everyone that the Mirage System can be used to create Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses. Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak struggle to stop the madman and escape with their lives.

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rika Matsumoto	Kayzie Rogers (original TV airing)
				Sarah Natochenny (DVD redub)
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	Misty	Kasumi	Mayumi Iizuka	Michele Knotz
	May	Haruka	Midori Kawana
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Kayzie Rogers
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Bill Rogers
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	Michele Knotz
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	James Carter Cathcart
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama
	Professor Oak	Dr. Yukinari Okido	Unshō Ishizuka
	Nurse Joy	Joy	Yuriko Yamaguchi	Michele Knotz
	Officer Jenny	Junsar	Chinami Nishimura	Kayzie Rogers
	Dr. Yung / Mirage Master		Hidenobu Kiuchi	Bill Timoney
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Rodger Parsons

Additional Voices

• Bill Rogers - Combusken
• Kayzie Rogers - Wobbuffet
• Eric Stuart (archive audio) - Squirtle

Notes

• This was the first Pokémon production to feature TAJ's replacement voice cast.
• Kayzie Rogers originally voiced Ash for the TV airing of the special. She would be replaced with Sarah Natochenny in the series, who would also redub Rogers' dialogue for the DVD release.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2006	The WB	United States

External Links

• Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon at the Internet Movie Database