![]() Dialga and Palkia are two members of the creation trio that represent time and space, respectively, and are - as we learn later in the movie - never meant to meet each other. For reasons, well, unknown, Dialga and Palkia are trapped in there, locked in an endless, reality-altering battle. The story begins in the Unown Dimension, a formless void where the Pokemon Unown can be found - last seen in Pokemon 3 when Professor Hale was sucked through a portal and trapped there until Ash and Entei broke the Unown’s spell. They say bravery can’t exist without fear, and Rise of Darkrai takes its heroes to some pretty dark places. Ash is put through significant psychological torment throughout, which ultimately allows him to earn his best hero arc to date. ![]() ![]() While Rise of Darkrai shares a lot in common with the kaiju-inspired Destiny Deoxys, it leans into themes of cosmic horror and existential dread and ends up being a more intense experience than any Pokemon movie that came before it. It was the highest-grossing anime film of 2007 and the first Pokemon movie to receive a rating higher than G in the United States. This week we’re revisiting Rise of Darkrai, the tenth in the series and the first part of the unnamed Diamond & Pearl trilogy. Welcome back to Pokemon Movies in Review, a weekly recap of the entire Pokemon cinematic universe. ![]()
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