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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

The Soul-Heart calls…

20166.71h 37m

Overview

Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Written by Ken Sugimori, Satoshi Tajiri, Atsuhiro Tomioka
Box Office0Revenue: $19.7M

Top Cast

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Mayuki Makiguchi

Mayuki Makiguchi

Serena (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Citron / Puni-chan (voice)

Mariya Ise

Mariya Ise

Eureka (voice)

Megumi Satou

Megumi Satou

Dedenne (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojiro (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Sonans (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel is a family, adventure, animation, fantasy, science fiction film released in 2016 exploring themes of pocket monsters, based on video game, anime. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, it stars Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayuki Makiguchi. Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

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