Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Movie, 2004, Hoenn, Set in LaRousse City
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys is #9 of 32 in release order and #9 of 32 in chronological order in the Pokémon.
The story
Deoxys, a Pokémon from outer space, terrorizes the high-tech city Ash Ketchum and his friends are visiting.
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys recap
A meteorite crashes near a polar research base, and the alien Pokémon Deoxys hatches from it. Rayquaza, guardian of the sky, attacks it as an invader, and their battle leaves a boy named Tory terrified of Pokémon. Rayquaza wins, and Deoxys's crystal sinks into the sea. Four years later, Ash, May, Max and Brock arrive in LaRousse City, a high tech city run by security robots, where Tory now lives with his father, Professor Lund. Deoxys comes back looking for a second Deoxys whose crystal is stored in Lund's lab. It makes copies of itself that trap the city's people in cubes and cuts LaRousse off with a force field. Rayquaza breaks through, and the two fight across the city.
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys ending explained
Pikachu, Plusle and Minun power up the lab so the second Deoxys can regenerate, and it shields Rayquaza from a final blow. When the city's robots malfunction and swarm everyone, both Deoxys protect Rayquaza, and Rayquaza turns on the robots instead. Ash and Tory shut down the robots' controller, and the green Deoxys catches Tory when he falls. Rayquaza leaves in peace, the two Deoxys fly off together, and Tory, no longer afraid, says goodbye with Plusle and Minun on his shoulders.
Where to watch Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, MyAnimeList 6.99
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker, before Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
- Chronological order: after Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker, before Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
What to watch before Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
In release order, 8 Pokémon essentials come before Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004), from Pokémon: The Original Series (1997) to Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (2003).
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- KAORI as Haruka (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice)
- Fushigi Yamada as Masato (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Chinami Nishimura as Junsar (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Narrator (voice)
- Noriko Hidaka as Toi Rondo (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Dr. Rondo (voice)
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.