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Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior

Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior

Family · Adventure · Animation · 2008

When Giratina is discovered to be able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil.

Movie details

Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior

“In a Reverse World, a Legendary battle rages on...”

2008 Family · Adventure · Animation 1h 40m

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6.8 / 10

Community rating

When Giratina is discovered to be able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kunihiko Yuyama

Written by

Hideki Sonoda

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)

Megumi Toyoguchi

Megumi Toyoguchi

Hikari (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojiro (voice)

Inuko Inuyama

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Court is in session

Put Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.