Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- energetic
- suspenseful
- playful
- family movie night
- anime marathon
What critics said
The film was a successful Pokémon anime feature for dedicated fans, while English-dub reviewers found it little better than an average television episode.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The comet creature terrorizes a nearby high-tech city where Ash, Pikachu, and their friends are visiting.
Deoxys arrives on Earth inside a comet and is initially presented as a deadly creature threatening the city.
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends confront the city crisis together, emphasizing teamwork and loyalty.
The Pokémon premise and action-anime classification make creature abilities and battles central to the film's presentation.
Films like Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, and why
Pokémon 3: The Movie
anime adventure with young heroes, fantastical creatures, science-fiction spectacle, and family-oriented emotional stakes
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
pokemon-centered anime adventure combining creature battles, friendship, danger, and fantasy spectacle
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
family-friendly anime fantasy adventure featuring young protagonists, extraordinary creatures, and a threatened world
Digimon: The Movie
animated science-fiction adventure with a technologically advanced city, creature conflict, and accessible emotional storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Kunihiko Yuyama
- Release Date
- 2004-07-22
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (307)
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto
- Ikue Otani
- KAORI
- Yuji Ueda
- Fushigi Yamada
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Shin-ichiro Miki
- Inuko Inuyama
- Chinami Nishimura
- Unsho Ishizuka
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys about?
- Ash and Pikachu face a comet-born Pokémon threat amid the futuristic towers and creature battles of a high-tech city.
- What is Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys as mild.
- What did critics think of Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys?
- The film was a successful Pokémon anime feature for dedicated fans, while English-dub reviewers found it little better than an average television episode.
- Which films are like Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys?
- Films with a similar feel include Pokémon 3: The Movie, Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, and Digimon: The Movie.
- How long is Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys?
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys?
- In United States, Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
In Ember's collections
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