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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (Japanese: 破壊の繭とディアンシー The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie) is the first XY series movie and the seventeenth Pokémon movie overall. It was released in Japan on July 19, 2014.
The first trailer for the film was shown at the end of M16, containing Xerneas, Yveltal, Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. Its preliminary title was first revealed by CoroCoro on December 15, 2013. The CoroCoro issue released in February 2014 revealed that the Legendary Pokémon Diancie would also have a starring role in the film.
In addition to Xerneas, Yveltal, and Diancie, the film will prominently feature several Mega Evolutions. Among them will be the debut of Mega Diancie ahead of its release in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It will be featured in Japanese theaters with the Pikachu short PK26.
Other posters and logos
Pikachu the Movie poster
The Cocoon of Destruction teaser poster
The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie
Special poster featuring Mega Diancie
Promotional art
Pokémon the Movie XY logo
The Cocoon of Destruction teaser logo
The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie logo
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction logo
Plot
Ash and Pikachu attempt to help a Diancie find the life-giving Pokémon Xerneas and encounter a strange cocoon, where the Destruction Pokémon, Yveltal, lies in wait.
Featured Pokémon
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Human
- Ash
- Serena
- Clemont
- Bonnie
- Jessie
- James
- Argus Steel
- Millis Steel
- Marilyn Flame
- Ninja Riot
- Astrid
- Diantha
- Wikstrom
- Uschi
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Froakie (Ash's)
- Fletchinder (Ash's)
- Hawlucha (Ash's)
- Bunnelby (Clemont's)
- Chespin (Clemont's)
- Dedenne (Clemont's)
- Fennekin (Serena's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Greninja (Ninja Riot's)
- Ninjask (Ninja Riot's)
- Delphox (Marilyn Flame's)
- Yanmega (Marilyn Flame's)
- Honedge (Argus Steel's)
- Doublade (Argus Steel's)
- Aegislash (Argus Steel's)
- Chesnaught (Millis Steel's)
- Gardevoir (Mega Gardevoir, Diantha's)
- Scizor (Mega Scizor, Wikstrom's)
- Absol (Mega Absol; Astrid's)
- Meowstic (Astrid's)
- Pyroar (Astrid's)
- Pikachu (Uschi's)
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Diancie (anime; Mega Diancie)
- Carbink (Di)
- Carbink (Majima, Knight, Joke)
- Carbink (multiple)
- Noibat
- Gogoat (multiple)
- Skiddo (multiple)
- Starly (multiple)
- Vivillon (multiple; Meadow Pattern)
- Linoone (multiple)
- Nidoran♂ (multiple)
- Wingull (multiple)
- Oddish (multiple)
- Furfrou
- Sandshrew
- Eevee
- Zigzagoon
- Noctowl
- Spritzee
- Linoone
- Teddiursa
Cast
Soundtrack
- Main article: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie / Pikachu, What's This Key For? Music Collection
Events
Pre-order distribution
In Japan, players could receive a Darkrai via a serial code, after purchasing a pre-order ticket at a Pokémon Center store as well as other retail stores from April 19 to July 19, 2014. Players have until September 30, 2014 to redeem their code.
Movie distributions
In Japan, Diancie will be distributed at theaters which screen the movie across Japan, which will occur from July 19 to September 30, 2014. It will also be distributed at a pre-showing of the movie on July 6, 2014, which is only open to select people.
Trivia
- Director Kunihiko Yuyama traveled to Canada to scout out locations for the settings of this film.
- This is the first movie to have its dub title revealed before its Japanese release.
- This movie has more human antagonists than any other movie, with four.
- While other movies have featured in-person cameos of Champions and Frontier Brains, this is the first film that features an in-person cameo of an Elite Four member.
- Had An Undersea Place to Call Home! not been delayed from airing, this movie would have featured the first appearance of Ash's Hawlucha, as the episode where it was caught would not have aired until after the movie's release.
- Ash's Fletchinder makes a cameo appearance in this movie despite having not evolved from Fletchling before the movie's release.
In other languages
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| Mandarin Chinese | 破壞之繭與蒂安希 | |
 European French
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Pokémon, le Film : Diancie et le Cocon de l’Annihilation | |
External links
See also
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This movie article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |
