
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 · Movie · G · 95 min · ★ 7.1 · 62% critics
A powerful legendary Pokémon prepares to judge humanity after a treasured artifact is stolen, putting the world at risk. With time and space thrown into chaos, a small group is sent far into the past to try to prevent the betrayal that sparked the conflict and restore peace.
Also known as Pokémon Movie 12: Arceus and the Jewel of Life · Pokemon 12 Arceus and the Jewel of Life
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Details
- Original title
- 劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール アルセウス 超克の時空へ
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-07-18
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (311 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an epic, emotional Pokémon adventure with time travel, legendary clashes, and a mythic scale, similar to Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys or Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew; Not for you if you dislike messy logic or familiar franchise beats.
Pros: big legendary battles; emotional stakes; interesting time-travel setup | Cons: confusing time rules; plot holes; simple villain
Themes
- time travel
- based on video game
- anime
- legendary monster
Cast & crew

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)

Masahiro Takashima
as Damos (voice)
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama