Pokémon: Diancie' is a solid movie, especially for a Pokémon film.
The plot revolves around the Pokémon Diancie seeking a giant reindeer (jk I know it's called Xerneas) in order for her to create a giant gem that powers a civilisation made up of the Pokémon Carbink. Along the way, it meets up with Ash and his companions, while it's also hunted down by four new characters exclusive to this film.
At the most part, the plot's quite basic, and the 'four characters' I mentioned earlier are just obstacles for the main characters, not really much to say about them. Diancie surprisingly had some depth to her character, as she has a fun, yet loyal personality, and it's sort of compelling watching her learn about friendship and creating a big old diamond. Ash and his friends are just like they are in the show, though, I wish they would of had a little more plot relevance and spoke a little more (same can be said for the 'four' other characters, and team rocket).
The final act where all the characters throughout the movie turned to stone was kind of depressing (in a good way), as it was paired with the lifeless forest, that had been destroyed by the evil Pokémon Yveltal, creating a pretty gloom moment. The resolution to Yveltal's rage was anticlimactic, as it just has Xerneas looking into Yveltal's eye's, and then everyone's magically okay.
As far my nitpicks, the 3D animation can look rough at times, Diancie's mouth not moving is really distracting and the dialogue can get corny at times. Overall, the 'Diancie movie' is an alright time, with a bit of mediocrity, and some pretty neat stuff that isn't usually in a Pokémon movie. I actually would recommend this movie, and I may even give it another watch.
The plot revolves around the Pokémon Diancie seeking a giant reindeer (jk I know it's called Xerneas) in order for her to create a giant gem that powers a civilisation made up of the Pokémon Carbink. Along the way, it meets up with Ash and his companions, while it's also hunted down by four new characters exclusive to this film.
At the most part, the plot's quite basic, and the 'four characters' I mentioned earlier are just obstacles for the main characters, not really much to say about them. Diancie surprisingly had some depth to her character, as she has a fun, yet loyal personality, and it's sort of compelling watching her learn about friendship and creating a big old diamond. Ash and his friends are just like they are in the show, though, I wish they would of had a little more plot relevance and spoke a little more (same can be said for the 'four' other characters, and team rocket).
The final act where all the characters throughout the movie turned to stone was kind of depressing (in a good way), as it was paired with the lifeless forest, that had been destroyed by the evil Pokémon Yveltal, creating a pretty gloom moment. The resolution to Yveltal's rage was anticlimactic, as it just has Xerneas looking into Yveltal's eye's, and then everyone's magically okay.
As far my nitpicks, the 3D animation can look rough at times, Diancie's mouth not moving is really distracting and the dialogue can get corny at times. Overall, the 'Diancie movie' is an alright time, with a bit of mediocrity, and some pretty neat stuff that isn't usually in a Pokémon movie. I actually would recommend this movie, and I may even give it another watch.