Pokémon 4Ever facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pokémon 4Ever
Japanese Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama
Produced by	Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori Choji Yoshikawa
Screenplay by	Hideki Sonoda
Narrated by	Unshō Ishizuka
Starring	See below
Music by	Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Editing by	Toshio Henmi
Studio	OLM, Inc.
Distributed by	Toho
Release date(s)	July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) (Japan)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Money made	$40.8 million

Pokémon 4Ever – Celebi: Voice of the Forest is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series Pokémon. The fourth official Pokémon film, it was released in Japan on July 7, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Hideki Sonoda. It stars the regular television cast of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Yūji Ueda, Megumi Hayashibara and Shin-ichiro Miki. The events of the film take place during the fourth season of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.

The English adaption of the film was released on October 11, 2002 in the United States, produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by then-Disney subsidiary Miramax Films, which would take over from Warner Bros. starting with this film. The English dub was directed by Jim Malone, and written by Norman J. Grossfeld. The English adaption stars the regular television cast: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachael Lillis and Maddie Blaustein.

The original DVD release includes the short animated cartoon "Pikachu's PikaBoo!" and an exclusive Suicune Nintendo e-Reader card.

Optimum Home Entertainment re-released the movie on DVD in UK on May 9, 2011. Studio Canal also re-released 4Ever along with Heroes on Blu-ray in the UK as a double Pokémon movie pack on April 2, 2012, a week before Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom was released.

The film also premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States in early 2005 as part of its Pokémon marathon and in 2007 on Toon Disney as part of its Big Movie Show all day programming of animated movies featuring non-Disney animated movies.

Plot

In a forest in the Johto region, a Pokémon trainer named Sam is warned by a woman named Towa to be wary of the “Voice of the Forest”, which is Celebi, a Pokémon capable of time travel. Celebi is pursued by a Pokémon hunter and is injured. Sam protects it from the hunter, but Celebi uses its powers to travel forward in time, taking Sam with it. Forty years later, the elderly hunter is confronted by the Iron Masked Marauder, a cruel and sinister member of Team Rocket, who seeks to enslave Celebi. The Marauder uses a Dark Ball(a unique poke ball that makes Pokémon evil and increases their power to the highest level) on the hunter's Tyranitar and orders it to use its hyper beam attack to destroy most of the hunter's possessions.

Meanwhile, Ash Ketchum, Misty and Brock arrive in the neighbourhood of Arborville, spotting the legendary Suicune on a riverbank. Speaking to Professor Oak, the trio learn he encountered Suicune himself many years ago, but they have to depart before he can explain how. The group are taken to the forest by a local named Mr. White, but encounter the elderly Towa and her granddaughter Diana, warned of the Voice of the Forest. Celebi and Sam appear from the past, but the former hides, while Sam comes to term with his time displacement. Ash, Sam, Misty and Brock find the wounded Celebi and decide to take him to the Lake of Life, said to have healing waters.

Team Rocket pursue the children, joining forces with the Marauder. The children are guided to the lake by wild Pokémon, where Celebi is healed. That night, Ash and Sam bond, hoping the latter can return to his era. The next day, the Marauder confronts the group, using a Dark Ball to capture Celebi and uses its immense powers over nature to encase it in enormous draconian-like armour made from the forest. Jessie is captured; the Marauder admitting he plots to overthrow Team Rocket's leader Giovanni and conquer the world. Ash, his friends and Suicune battle to rescue Celebi from the Marauder's influence.

Ash, Sam and Pikachu breach Celebi's armour and convince it to resist the Marauder, regaining his memories and is freed from the Dark Ball's influence. The Marauder and Jessie tumble in the lake as Celebi's armour collapses.

However, upon taking Celebi to the lakeside, it dies in Sam's arms. The group attempt to revive it when Suicune purifies the lake, but it fails. Just as all hope of reviving Celebi is lost, the Voice of the Forest, which is actually each Celebi from across time, materializes in the sky and magically resurrects their brother. Suddenly, the Marauder appears and kidnaps Celebi, using a jetpack to escape, but Ash and Pikachu rescue Celebi, the Marauder crashing into the forest and is confronted by Towa, Diana, White, and the angry wild Pokémon.

Celebi takes Sam back in time, who promises to reunite with Ash in the future. Team Rocket reunite in the lake whilst, the Marauder's freed Pokémon go their separate ways. The Marauder is most likely arrested and sent to prison and Giovanni would learn about the Marauder's betrayal and urge to kill him and claim Team Rocket for himself and refuse to bail him out. Ash, Misty, and Brock speak to Professor Oak of their adventure, Ash saddened by Sam's departure. However, Professor Oak reassures him that friendships can withstand the test of time and he and Sam will remain friends. However, upon ending the call, the trio are perplexed about how Professor Oak knew Sam's name, having never mentioned it. In his laboratory, Oak owns Sam's sketchbook, revealing he is the same character. During the end credits, Tracey Sketchit discovers Oak's sketchbook and inserts it into a bookshelf for safekeeping. In the end, Jessie is swimming in the lake when James and Meowth find her on a raft. Soon after the Tyranitar which was caught by the Marauder attacks the raft. Team Rocket, having their raft destroyed, decide to relax in the lake

Cast

See also

In Spanish: Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest para niños