Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

Pokémon the Movie:
Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ
Literal meaningPokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnPokemon Za Mūbī Ekkusu, Wai ando Zetto: Borukenion to Karakuri no Magiana
Directed byKunihiko Yuyama
Screenplay byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Based on
Pokémon X and Y
by
Produced bySatoshi Shimodaira
Susumu Matsuyama
Kenichi Arai
Starringsee below
CinematographyAya Aoshima
Edited byToshio Henmi
Music byShinji Miyazaki
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) (Japan)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeJapan:
¥2.15 billion ($20.2 million)
Overseas:
$5,871,077

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, known in Japan as Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ, Pokemon Za Mūbī Ekkusu, Wai ando Zetto: Borukenion to Karakuri no Magiana) is a 2016 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film, the 19th in the Pokémon film series produced by OLM, and the third and final film in the XY series. It was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka. The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayuki Makiguchi, Yūki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Somegoro Ichikawa, Yuka Terasaki, Kōichi Yamadera, Mayu Matsuoka, and Shoko Nakagawa. The film focuses on Councillor Alva of the Azoth Kingdom, who steals the "Soul-Heart" of the artificial Pokémon Magearna to power and control a flying fortress in the kingdom. The Mythical Pokémon Volcanion allies with the Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum and his friends, Pikachu, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie to recover Magearna's Soul-Heart.

It was released in Japan on July 16, 2016. An English dub was produced by DuArt Media Services, and stars the voices of Sarah Natochenny, Haven Paschall, Michael Liscio Jr., Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Michele Knotz, Carter Cathcart, Mike Pollock, Billy Bob Thompson, Riley Joseph, and Laurie Hymes. It premiered in the United States on Disney XD on December 5, 2016, and in the United Kingdom on CITV on November 19, 2016.