Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions
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| Kanji | 劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール 幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク | ||||
| Literal meaning | Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Phantom Ruler ー Zoroark | ||||
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| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||||
| Screenplay by | Hideki Sonoda | ||||
| Based on | Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri | ||||
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| Starring | see below | ||||
| Cinematography | Takaya Mizutani | ||||
| Edited by | Toshio Henmi | ||||
| Music by | Shinji Miyazaki | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | $71.1 million | ||||
Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions is a 2010 Japanese animated adventure fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the thirteenth theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise and the fourth and final film in the Diamond & Pearl series.
In the film, the businessman and media owner Grings Kodai plans to absorb the "Time Ripple" that appear in Crown City to renew his ability to see into the future, which will destroy the city's greenery. To help find the ripple, Kodai manipulate the news to have the city sealed off by using illusions created by Zoroark, a creature known as a Pokémon. Meanwhile, the Pokémon trainers Ash Ketchum, Dawn, and Brock accompany a Zorua to reunite it with its caretaker Zoroark.
The film was released in Japan on July 10, 2010, by Toho. The English-language dub of the film premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on February 5, 2011. The film was shown at US theaters during the Pokémon Black and White Tour in the United States.