Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Movie, 2006, Hoenn, Set in Samiya, the Sea Temple
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is #11 of 32 in release order and #11 of 32 in chronological order in the Pokémon.
The story
On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea recap
The pirate Phantom wants the egg of Manaphy, the Prince of the Sea, which can lead him to the treasure of the Sea Temple, Samiya. Jack Walker, a Pokémon Ranger, steals the egg first and hides with the Marina Group, a travelling circus descended from the People of the Water. Ash, May, Max and Brock join them. Manaphy hatches in May's arms and treats her as its mother, and May grows attached even though Jack warns that Manaphy must go to Samiya. Manaphy swims off after May's lost bandana, and the search for it leads Ash, Max, Brock and Lizabeth, the Marina Group's daughter, to the temple during a lunar eclipse, with Phantom close behind. He pries the jewels from the Sea Crown at its heart, and the temple floods and begins to sink.
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea ending explained
Jack fights Phantom and replaces most of the jewels, and Ash dives into the flooded chamber to return the last one, raising the temple. Phantom grabs Manaphy, but Ash takes it back, and Manaphy calls wild sea Pokémon, including Kyogre, to finish off his ship. Phantom is arrested, and Manaphy, now Samiya's ruler, says a tearful goodbye to May as the temple sinks back into the sea.
Where to watch Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea is streaming on Hoopla in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, MyAnimeList 6.81
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, before Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.
- Chronological order: after Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, before Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.
What to watch before Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
In release order, 10 Pokémon essentials come before Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006), from Pokémon: The Original Series (1997) to Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005).
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
- KAORI as Haruka (voice)
- Fushigi Yamada as Masato (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Yuri Shiratori as Manaphy (voice)
- Tomomichi Nishimura as Shep (voice)
- Seiji Sasaki as Kai (voice)
- Takako Honda as Minamo (voice)
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.