Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palkia) and the arrival of a mysterious, seemingly deadly Pokemon named Darkrai, which has the power to distort space and time.
Direction
Yuyama's apocalyptic space-bending finale still slaps.
Score
Oratorio 'Oración' — absolute goosebumps every time.
Visual Effects
Dialga/Palkia reality-warping hits different in 2D animation.
Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Takeshi (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Hikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Ryuji Akiyama
Dai (voice)
Kiyotaka Furushima
Buizel (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Koji Ishizaka
Darkrai (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Narrator (voice)
Miyako Ito
Aipom (voice)
Rosa Kato
Alice (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojiro (voice)
Shoko Nakagawa
Maki (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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