Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2014 [JAPANESE]
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
2014 [JAPANESE]
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot summary
In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to create a new one. While seeking help from the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas, Diancie encounters a group of thieves who want to take control of its diamond-producing power–and who awaken the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal from its cocoon in the process! Can Ash and his friends help Diancie discover its true power, stop Yveltal’s rampage, and save the Diamond Domain?
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It's A Mixed Film
Stuff's just...happening
Diancie gets literally thrown around by every single character. That's 90% of the movie. And it is EXACTLY how it sounds-like a load of bullcrap.
Looks promising at the start, but there's actually nothing of real substance. The characters are not fleshed-out at all, the movie is just entirely made up of mildly-amusing, overdramatic shenaniganery. Too many villains that I don't care about, all competing for attention. Bullcrap drama that you KNOW is gonna get resolved 2 minutes later. A really illogical build-up to a generic "believe in yourself" lesson. This movie has not left an impression on me whatsoever, which is in sharp contrast to the movie just prior (the Genesect one, a movie that actually had a logical, well-built theme and better pacing).
Now for some miscellaneous spoilery complaints:
- The first permanent diamond Diancie ever makes is its own Mega Stone, which is the biggest load of bullcrap in this movie.
- The specific bullcrap drama scene I have in mind is one where Pikachu dies because it got grazed by some "beam of death" move.
- Xerneas is ANNOYINGLY bad at showing up at any time OTHER than the last minute, especially considering it's apparently supposed to be omnipotent.
- When Diancie and the Carbink were searching for Xerneas for months, how the hell did they conveniently run into it immediately after the Sacred Diamond gets destroyed??
- The movie's sudden change from "a chase in a shopping mall" to "spooky legend about death rays" is WAY too jarring.