Every Pokemon Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Fandom consensus has often gravitated around the Diamond and Pearl run emerging as the most mature series of the anime' to a certain extent, trading in more propulsive overarching plotlines and action on the whole, but its cinematic offerings were distinctly more hit and miss.

The final installment in the franchise's Sinnoh trilogy, it throws Ash, Pikachu, Brock and Dawn back in time at the behest of the Creation trio to stop the mythical Arceus from destroying humanity. It's an overblown mess that doesn't bring together all its big players with any serious satisfaction, which is something of a letdown.