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Zoroark: Master of Illusions (Japanese: 幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark) is the fourth and final Diamond & Pearl series movie and the thirteenth Pokémon movie overall. It premiered in Japanese theaters July 10, 2010, and will premiere in the United States on Cartoon Network on February 5, 2011.
Other posters and logos
- Movie13 Pikachu the movie.png
Pikachu the Movie poster
Ruler of Illusions: Z teaser poster
Japanese DVD cover
Taiwanese poster
Ruler of Illusions: Z teaser logo
Ruler of Illusion: Zoroark logo
Zoroark: Master of Illusions logo
Plot
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Crown City, a town where water and greenery, old streets and modern buildings, coexist in beautiful harmony. Intending to watch the "Pokémon Backer World Cup" being held there, Ash, Pikachu, and company head for Crown City. On the way, they meet and join up with Zorua, a Pokémon said to be searching for its companion.
Meanwhile, a Pokémon called Zoroark is destroying Crown City in the guise of Raikou, Suicune, and Entei, due to Kōdai blackmailing it threatening her captured child, Zorua, who actually had escaped. Celebi, returning to the town for the first time in twenty years, is presented with its own crisis, due to that prior to the movie, businessman Grings Kōdai discovered Celebi in Crown City, and touched the "ripple of time" that was produced due to Celebi's time traveling. As a result of this, Kōdai gained the ability to have powerful hallucinations that show him the future, while destroying all of the greenery within the city.
Soon, Celebi found itself and Zorua chased by Kōdai's minions. This pursuit forced them into the Pokémon Backer Stadium, where they were cornered by Kōdai, who disables Celebi and captures Zorua in order to blackmail Zoroark once more. Kōdai then finds what he believes to be the ripple of time, and begins to absorb its power. The "ripple of time" ends up actually being an illusion created by Zoroark, who attacks but is promptly defeated by the angry Kōdai. However, Celebi uses the power of the true ripple of time to heal Zoroark, who recovers and defeats Kōdai with the help of the guardians of Crown City.
During the credits of the movie, the news report published by Kurt and Rioka reveals that Kōdai and Goon were both arrested and sent to jail.
Featured Pokémon
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Piplup (Dawn's)
- Croagunk (Brock's)
- Infernape (Ash's)
- Mamoswine (Dawn's)
- Togekiss (Dawn's)
- Sudowoodo (Brock's)
- Suicune (shiny)
- Raikou (shiny)
- Entei (shiny)
- Celebi (wild)
- Tangrowth (Tomo's)
- Mightyena (Joe's)
- Zorua (wild)
- Zoroark (wild)
- Bronzor (Template:Mo's)
- Misdreavus (Grings Kōdai's; flashback)
- Mismagius (Grings Kōdai's)
- Shuppet (Grings Kōdai's)
- Scizor (Goon's; two)
- Ninjask (multiple)
- Beldum (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Metang (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Metagross (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Elekid (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Electabuzz (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Electivire (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Hoppip (multiple)
- Skiploom (multiple)
- Jumpluff (multiple)
- Beautifly (multiple)
- Vigoroth (multiple)
- Yanmega (balloon)
- Sunflora (multiple)
- Azurill
- Marill
- Azumarill
- Surskit (multiple)
- Yanma (multiple)
- Zigzagoon (multiple)
- Starly (multiple)
- Shroomish (multiple)
- Ledyba (multiple)
- Hoothoot
- Kricketot (multiple)
- Kricketune
- Wooper (multiple)
- Linoone
- Sunkern (multiple)
- Volbeat
- Illumise
- Ledian
- Nuzleaf
- Breloom (multiple)
- Bellsprout
- Oddish
Intro only
- Staraptor (Ash's)
- Torterra (Ash's)
- Buizel (Ash's)
- Gible (Ash's)
- Buneary (Dawn's)
- Pachirisu (Dawn's)
- Cyndaquil (Dawn's)
- Happiny (Brock's)
- Donphan (Ethan's)
- Articuno
- Zapdos
- Moltres
- Lugia
- Ho-Oh
- Rayquaza
- Deoxys
- Pidgey (multiple)
- Pidgeotto (multiple)
- Pidgeot (multiple)
- Pelipper (multiple)
- Kyogre
- Wailord
- Lapras
- Gyarados
- Remoraid (multiple)
- Magikarp (multiple)
- Luvdisc (multiple)
- Mantine
- Relicanth
- Sharpedo
- Dewgong
- Milotic
- Tentacruel
- Goldeen
- Heatran
- Claydol
- Abomasnow
- Skarmory
- Drapion
- Groudon
- Slowking
- Salamence
- Onix
- Aerodactyl
- Aggron
- Camerupt
- Rhyperior
- Magmortar
- Sceptile
- Ursaring
- Gardevoir
- Vespiquen
- Meganium
- Lunatone
- Venusaur
- Regigigas
- Rampardos
- Solrock
- Tropius
- Exeggutor
- Tyranitar
- Flygon
- Rapidash
- Doduo
- Furret
- Gabite
- Garchomp
- Grotle
- Nidoking
- Nidorina
- Nidorino
- Piloswine
- Rampardos
- Raticate
- Rattata
- Rhyhorn
- Sentret
- Skuntank
- Snover
- Stantler
- Staravia
- Stunky
- Swinub
- Teddiursa
Credits only
- Glameow (two; Johanna's and Zoey's)
- Empoleon (Barry's)
- Kricketune (Nando's)
- Plusle (Ursula's)
- Minun (Ursula's)
- Rampardos (Roark's)
- Roserade (Gardenia's)
- Lucario (Maylene's)
- Floatzel (Crasher Wake's)
- Drifblim (Fantina's)
- Bastiodon (Byron's)
- Abomasnow (Candice's)
- Raichu (Volkner's)
- Beautifly (Aaron's)
- Hippowdon (Bertha's)
- Infernape (Flint's)
- Bronzong (Lucian's)
- Garchomp (Cynthia's)
- Rhyperior (Palmer's)
- Luxray (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Magneton (Pokémon Backer participant's)
- Dialga (statue)
- Palkia (statue)
Debuts
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 | ||||
| Template:Mo | Takashi Tsukamoto | クルト | |||
| Rioka | Natsuki Katō | リオカ | |||
| Grings Kōdai | Takanori Jin'nai | グリングス・コーダイ | |||
| Proof | Shōko Nakagawa | プルーフ | |||
| Goon | Koichi Yamadera | グーン | |||
| Template:Mo | Yuzuru Fujimoto | ||||
| Template:Mo | Ai Sato | ||||
| Stadium Announcer | Kazuya Masuda | ||||
| Zoroark | Zoroark | Romi Paku | ゾロアーク | ||
| Zorua | Zorua | Kurumi Mamiya | ゾロア | ||
| Raikou | Raikou | Katsuyuki Konishi | ライコウ | ||
| Entei | Entei | Kenta Miyake | エンテイ | ||
| Suicune | Suikun | Kiyotaka Furushima | スイクン | ||
| Celebi | Celebi | Rie Kugimiya | セレビィ | ||
Events
In Japan, people who pre-ordered tickets to the movie received a Shiny legendary beast; Entei, Raikou or Suicune. The Shiny legendary beasts can activate a Zoroark event if traded into a Generation V game. A Celebi could also be downloaded in the cinema, but this did not required pre-ordered tickets. Also, Goon's Scizor could be downloaded over Wi-Fi after the movie's airing.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark Music Collection
Trivia
- This is the only Diamond & Pearl series movie that is a stand-alone movie. The other three Diamond & Pearl movies are part of a trilogy.
- The movie's fictitious setting is based on various locations in the Netherlands and Belgium, such as Magere Brug, Amstel River, Kinderdijk and Brussels.
- This movie marks the first time all three of the legendary beasts appear at the same time in the anime, and the first time Raikou gets a starring role in a movie.
- This movie also marks the first time a shiny legendary (in this case Entei, Raikou and Suicune) appears in the anime.
- This is the third Pokémon movie so far that does not have a legendary Pokémon as the main featured Pokémon, the first being Spell of the Unown and the second being Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
- The teaser trailer shown at the end of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, showed Ho-Oh and Lugia locked in an aerial battle, and Zoroark transforming into a darker version of Ash. Neither of these elements made it into the final film.
- Even though the movie airs between League Unleashed! and Casting a Paul on Barry!, it does not actually take place in that time period, which is during the Lily of the Valley Conference.
- This movie was released in Taiwan on July 30, 2010, which was just 20 days after its Japanese premiere.
- Professor Rowan, Rhonda, Johanna, Paul, Zoey, Barry, Nando, Kenny, Conway, Ursula, Cynthia and Palmer make cameo appearances in the movie's credits, along with the Sinnoh Gym Leaders Ash battled and Elite Four. Most of them appeared with one of their Pokémon.
- Ethan makes a cameo in the beginning of the film with a Donphan, seen in battle with Ash.
- This makes this movie the second in which Ash battles a Trainer with a Donphan in the beginning. The first was Mewtwo Strikes Back.
- The Officer Jenny seen in this movie has a star symbol on her hat, which was the same symbol worn by the Jenny in Viridian City (who was also the first Officer Jenny to appear in the anime).
- This is the only appearance of Generation V Pokémon prior to the Best Wishes series.
Errors
- In the credits, Palmer's Rhyperior's mouth was the same color as its horn and the top-most part of its body.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Mandarin Chinese | 幻影的霸者 索羅亞克 | |
 Korean
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환영의 패왕 조로아크 | |
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