Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker

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'Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker'

The DVD cover for Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Eric Stuart
Kathy Pillion
Produced by Norman J. Grossfield
Kathy Borland
Written by Norman J. Grossfield
Hideki Sonoda
Starring Veronica Taylor
Amy Birnbaum
Eric Stuart
Rachael Lillis
Madeleine Blaustein
Wayne Grayson
Megan Hollingshead
Mike Pollock
Matthew Charles
Roger Kay
Caroline Lawson
Tom Wayland
Jennifer Blood
Jason Griffith
Ikue Ootani
Distributed by Toho (Japan)
Miramax Films (U.S.)
Walt Disney Pictures (U.S.)
Release date(s) June 1, 2004 USA
Running time 81 min.
Language English
Japanese
Preceded by Pokémon Heroes
Followed by Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
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Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (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 七夜の願い星 ジラーチ Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirāchi?, lit. "Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Wishing Star of Seven Nights: Jirachi") is the sixth movie associated with the Pokémon animated series, and is the first one featuring the characters from Advanced Generation. It was accompanied by the short Gotta Dance. It was released in theaters in Japan on July 19, 2003. The English adaptation went directly to video on Walt Disney Home Video and DVD on June 1, 2004 due to the declining interest of Pokémon worldwide. This was the first Pokémon film to be released directly to DVD & VHS in the US, and only the second for Canada.

The featured song in this movie is Asuca Hayashi's Chiisaki Mono in both the English and Japanese versions (however, the English version, titled Make a Wish, adds English lyrics in addition to the Japanese lyrics). This is also the first movie in which the original song is also used in the English version (that can be clearly heard). It is also the first time in which the names of the guest characters were the same in both the English and Japanese versions.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Gotta Dance

The plot centers on Team Rocket and their new base. The Pokémon of Team Rocket had managed to successfully captured three Whismur, which were to provide entertainment to Giovanni when he arrived. To force the Whismur to cooperate, Meowth had a baton that, when a switch was pressed on the end, made Pokémon dance uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, and Lotad stumble upon the base, and attempt to free the Whismur. One of the running nob gags in the short would be how the dancing baton would be activated or deactivated by accident, which would lead to random accidental destruction of the base. Eventually, a Ludicolo and a Loudred would also be involved.

[edit] Jirachi: Wishmaker

The story revolves around the Millennium Comet, which appears in the night sky for seven days once every 1000 years. It is, at the same time, where the legendary Pokémon Jirachi awakens from a long slumber to absorb the comet's energy. This energy, in turn, is released into the Earth itself, making an area known as Forina grow. This time, however, a magician known as Butler, along with his longtime girlfriend Diane, unearth the stone that had encased Jirachi, and take it away from Forina.

Meanwhile, in celebration of the Millennium Comet appearance, Ash Ketchum and company arrive at a festival where May buys a seven-panelled novelty that is said to grant a person one wish if a panel is closed for each night the comet appears. When Ash and Max accidentally volunteer for one of Butler's magic tricks, Max is introduced to Jirachi, who takes a liking to the four main characters.

The intentions of Butler are soon revealed: he was a former scientist for Team Magma, who was seeking to resurrect the legendary Pokémon Groudon. Butler had devised the perfect system, but could not find the necessary amount of power. To this end, he had hoped to use the energy Jirachi absorbed for his own purposes. Seeing this danger, the Pokémon Absol, whose presence usually indicated impending disaster, takes Diana and Jirachi, along with Ash and friends, back to Forina. Unbeknownst to them, Butler had set a trap once they returned to where Jirachi was found, and manages to capture Jirachi.

When Butler sets his plan in motion, however, a fake Groudon is created instead and begins to turn Forina into a wasteland, and begins absorbing the life force of virtually every living creature in sight. When Diane is captured by Groudon, Butler realizes his longtime relationship with Diane is what was important, and, with Ash and Max's help, is able to reverse the process, setting everything back to normal.

Eventually, Jirachi reabsorbs the energy used to create Groudon, and leaves for another 1000 years of slumber. May, in all the excitement, forgets to close the last panel of her novelty, but simply brushes it off, though she never reveals just what she wished for.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Japanese Seiyu

[edit] English Voice Actors

[edit] Others Credited

[edit] Trivia

  • When Ash and Max are talking alone about Jirachi leaving, Ash mentions that he himself had to leave a friend, but still keeps a part of the friendship in his heart. He is, of course, referring to Misty, who left Ash after the Johto League. However, this line is only present in the English dub, as Ash makes no such reference in the Japanese version.
  • During the end credits, stars are connected as constellations, then surrounded as Pokemon versions of them. For example, May points to Ursa Minor, which becomes a Teddiursa.

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