Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
Movie, 2010, Sinnoh, Set in Crown City
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions is #16 of 32 in release order and #16 of 32 in chronological order in the Pokémon.
The story
Ash and his friends must stop a greedy media mogul from using the shape-shifting Zoroark to capture the time-travelling Celebi.
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions recap
Twenty years ago, the businessman Grings Kodai absorbed the energy of a time ripple left by Celebi, gaining visions of the future and building a media empire, but the forest of Crown City withered. Now his visions are fading, and he wants another ripple. He captures the illusion Pokémon Zoroark and her child Zorua and brings them to Crown City. Zorua escapes and finds Ash, Dawn and Brock, who agree to help it find its mother. Kodai forces Zoroark to rampage through the city disguised as Raikou, Entei and Suicune, the city's guardians, and his news channel broadcasts the chaos so he can seal off the city and search for the ripple. Karl, a journalist investigating Kodai, guides Ash's group inside, and Kodai's secretary Rowena turns out to be an undercover reporter.
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions ending explained
Kodai injures Celebi to trigger its time power and corners Ash at the stadium, but the victory he thinks he has won is one of Zoroark's illusions, and the real guardians block his way. Zoroark collapses, and Celebi uses the time ripple's power to heal her before returning to its own time. Kodai's boasting goes out live on the news, and he is arrested. Zoroark and Zorua head home to Unova, and Ash promises to visit.
Where to watch Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions is streaming on Hoopla in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, MyAnimeList 6.89
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life, before Pokémon: Black & White.
- Chronological order: after Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life, before Pokémon: Black & White.
What to watch before Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
In release order, 15 Pokémon essentials come before Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010), from Pokémon: The Original Series (1997) to Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009).
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Hikari (voice)
- Etsuko Kozakura as Pochama (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojiro (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Narrator (voice)
- Takashi Tsukamoto as Kurt (voice)
- Natsuki Kato as Rioka (voice)
- Takanori Jinnai as Grings Kodai (voice)
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama.