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幻影の覇者 Ｚ Phantom Ruler Z

Premiere Japan July 10, 2010 United States ???

Home video Japan ??? United States ???

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Ratings United States ? Great Britain ? Ireland ? Canada ? Quebec ? Japan ? Germany ? Australia ? New Zealand ?

(Japanese: 幻影の覇者 Ｚ Gen'ei no Hasha Z, literally Phantom Ruler Z ) is the fourth Diamond & Pearl series movie and the thirteenth Pokémon movie overall. It is planned to premiere in Japanese theaters on July 10, 2010.

Other posters

• Movie13 Pikachu the movie.png

  Pikachu the Movie poster

Plot

Very few details are currently known about the movie, however, the legendary beasts and Celebi are confirmed to appear. It has been hinted that Celebi may have a central role in the film, much as in Pokémon 4Ever, and that time travel may once again be a plot point. Movie taglines hint that Celebi may travel back in time to prevent a future incident involving the legendary beasts. At some point in the movie, Ash will encounter a darker version of himself.

Featured Pokémon

• Suicune
• Raikou
• Entei
• Celebi

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Suicune
• Raikou
• Entei
• Celebi
• Tangrowth

Cast

				出演
Ash Ketchum		Satoshi	Rica Matsumoto	サトシ	松本梨香
Pikachu	Ikue Ohtani	Pikachu	Ikue Ohtani	ピカチュウ	大谷育江
Brock		Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	タケシ	うえだ　ゆうじ
Dawn		Hikari	Megumi Toyoguchi	ヒカリ	豊口めぐみ
Piplup		Pochama	Etsuko Kozakura	ポッチャマ	小桜エツ子
Jessie		Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	ムサシ	林原めぐみ
James		Kojirō	Shin'ichirō Miki	コジロウ	三木眞一郎
Meowth		Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	ニャース	犬山イヌコ
Narration		Narration	Unshō Ishizuka	ナレーション	石塚運昇
		Special appearances by		特別出演
Raikou		Raikou		ライコウ
Entei		Entei		エンテイ
Suicune		Suikun		スイクン
Celebi		Celebi		セレビィ

Trivia

• This movie marks the first time all three of the legendary beasts will appear at the same time in the anime, and the first time Raikou gets a starring role in a movie.
• In a short teaser trailer released over the summer of 2009, Ho-Oh and Lugia were shown in an aerial battle. It is unknown if the two will make an appearance in the final edition of the movie, as they were not mentioned or shown in the latest trailer.
• It is possible that "Phantom Ruler Z" is actually a fifth generation Pokémon.

External links

• Japanese movie website
• Pokemon.co.jp movie website

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