Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys

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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Darren Dunstan
Produced by Jim Malone
Written by Hideki Sonoda
Starring Veronica Taylor
Amy Birnbaum
Eric Stuart
Eddie Paulson
Kayzie Rogers
Tara Jayne
Sebastian Arcelus
Rebecca Honig
Megan Hollingshead
Rachael Lillis
Mike Pollock
Sean Schemmel
Matthew Charles
Lisa Ortiz
Caroline Lawson
Amy Palant
Dana Southern
Ikue Ootani
Distributed by Toho (Japan)
Miramax Films (U.S.)
Shogakukan Productions (Japan)
Walt Disney Pictures (U.S.)
Release date(s) February 15, 2005 (USA)
Running time 98 min.
Language English
Japanese
Preceded by Jirachi Wishmaker
Followed by Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション 裂空の訪問者 デオキシス Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Rekkū no Hōmonsha Deokishisu?, lit. "Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: Deoxys, the Visitor from a Fissure in the Sky") is the seventh movie in the Pokémon series, complimenting the second season of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge. It is the second movie released under Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation in Japan. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 22, 2004.

The English adaptation debuted on Kids WB on January 22, 2005, albeit edited for running time. However, the network received their best ratings since 2003 and during the first month of 2005, had beaten anything from the previous year.

The movie was subsequently released on DVD and video on February 15, 2005. It added an additional 15 minutes that were cut from the broadcast version.

Destiny Deoxys is the first movie to not be preceded by an animated short, instead dedicating the extra time to the movie proper. The featured Pokémon that normally are in the short instead appear as asides in the main film.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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The green and orange Deoxys, an outer space Pokémon, arrives on earth in a meteorite. During the entry of the meteor into the atmosphere, it almost wounds Rayquaza, a legendary sky guardian. The meteor crashes into a polar zone, revealing the two Deoxys, who have taken the shape of an orb. Just after the purple Deoxys regenerates and picks up its green companion, Rayquaza descends from the ozone layer to battle what it believes to be an invader. A battle ensues, destroying a nearby research site and traumatising a young boy, scared by a stampede of Spheal, Sealeo and Walrein. The purple Deoxys traps Rayquaza and is about to beat it, but it is distracted by some electrical charges coming from broken computers, giving Rayquaza a chance to escape and blow the purple Deoxys up with a Hyper Beam. The purple Deoxys goes back to orb form and falls into the sea, while some researchers take the green Deoxys with them. Deep beneath the surface, the new Pokémon regenarates and prepares for the day it can search for it's friend.

Four years later, Ash, May, Brock, and Max travel to LaRousse City, where the Battle Tower is located. There they meet Tory (Tou'i), a boy who is afraid of Pokémon because of psychological trauma that had ensued from the stampede caused by the battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza. Tory is found to be a loner, and prefers the company of a mysterious friend. The purple Deoxys regenerates and leaves to find the other green Deoxys that Tory's parents were testing in a lab.

In the Battle Tower, Ash mistakes Tory for a Pokémon trainer and they battle together in a tag combat. However, Tory doesn't know how to handle Ash's Torkoal and they lose disgracefully. Tory flees from the Tower and runs away, stopping to save a Minun which was trapped in an automatic bin. Later on, Ash meets Tory's parents and they all have fun that night with their Pokémon, until they see a mysterious purple aurora; the purple Deoxys is back.

When the purple Deoxys begins causing havoc in the city, removing all of its inhabitants in order to fulfill its search, it is up to Ash and Pikachu to help Tory calm down the Deoxys by finding his mate. This task is complicated by the return of Rayquaza, who is held by a force field set up by Deoxys.

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[edit] LaRousse City

LaRousse City, a high tech city, is at the eastern part of Hoenn between Fortree City and Lilycove City. LaRousse City is divided into five parts; central, eastern, western, northern and southern districts. The city is full of futuristic technology, including automatic pathways which carry people around the city, block-robots which are security officers, service robots which sell merchandises and food and high-tech computer equipment. The LaRousse Battle Tower is located in the central districts. This city is highly accessible, by road, rail (Maglev) and water. The city was damaged in the battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza. According to a special feature on the DVD of this movie, LaRousse City was based on the city of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada after the movie's director took a scouting trip to the location. Also in the Anime, it is pointed out that Drew, the rival Pokemon coordinator of May, comes from this city.

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