“A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?”
The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Earth named Dred Grangil has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Earth, bringing them back into power over the land, and Satoshi and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.
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Part of Pokémon: Best Wishes! Collection
4 films
Cast
25 people
Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
One Piece
Aoi Yuki
Iris (voice)
Known for
My Hero Academia
The Seven Deadly Sins
Minami Tsuda
Kibago (voice)
Known for
Redo of Healer
Real Girl
Mamoru Miyano
Dent (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Pokémon
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Shin'ichirou Miki
Kojiro / Iwapalace (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Known for
Pokémon
Shaman King
Unsho Ishizuka
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Cowboy Bebop
Misato Fukuen
Mijumaru / Leefu (voice)
Known for
To Love Ru
Soul Eater
Wasabi Mizuta
Chaoboo (voice)
Known for
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Stand by Me Doraemon
Akeno Watanabe
Zuruggu (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Overlord
Kunihiko Yuyama Director · Hideki Sonoda Screenplay Shinji Miyazaki Composer
Worldwide gross $29M · United States release December 3, 2011 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$28,550,000
Production
OLM
Production
Pikachu Project
Production
Production I.G
Production
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Production
TV Tokyo
Production
XEBEC
Production
Shogakukan
Production
Media Factory
Production
TakaraTomy
Production
jeki
Production
The Pokémon Company
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
劇場版ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ ビクティニと黒き英雄 ゼクロム
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 16, 2011
Theatrical
United States · December 3, 2011
Limited theatrical
United States
February 11, 2021 · TV · Cartoon Network
Australia
February 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 20, 2012 · Physical
Germany
April 1, 2012 · TV
Hong Kong SAR China
March 28, 2013 · Physical
Italy
April 16, 2012 · TV · K2
Poland
October 25, 2012 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
December 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
May 28, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 2, 2012 · Theatrical
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