Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
Seen it?2015 | 73 min | Family, Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With rough reviews and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary incident, they learn of a story about a brave hero who stopped the rampage of a terrifying Pokémon long ago. Now, the threat that has been bottled up for years is in danger of breaking loose again.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Mayuki MakiguchiSerena (voice)
- Yuki KajiCitron (voice)
- Mariya IseEureka (voice)
- Megumi SatouDedenne (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiKojiro (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Yuji UedaSonans (voice)