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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 and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on November 8, 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 prominently features several Mega Evolutions. Among them is the debut of Mega Diancie ahead of its release in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It was featured in Japanese theaters with the Pikachu short Pikachu, What's This Key?.
Other posters and logos
Pikachu the Movie poster
The Cocoon of Destruction teaser poster
The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie
Special limited edition 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
Blurb
In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to create a new one. While seeking help from the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas, Diancie encounters a group of thieves who want to take control of its diamond-producing power—and who awaken the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal from its cocoon in the process! Can Ash and his friends help Diancie discover its true power, stop Yveltal’s rampage, and save the Diamond Domain?
Plot
As the movie begins, Diancie is happily running from her Carbink servants in the Diamond Domain, while one of them, Merrick, tells her that it is time and that he is not playing. However, he then trips on a pile of diamonds that fall on him and the other two servants, Fort and Alandrone. An elderly voice then calls for Diancie, revealing itself to be Dace, the elder Carbink. He tells Diancie that the Heart Diamond, which powers the Diamond Domain, will soon die, and the domain will falter as a result. However, Diancie accuses him of exaggerating and that worrying too much will cause him to lose his luster. Dace, however, tells her to take it seriously. After Diancie tries and fails to make a Heart Diamond in front of Dace and the Carbink servants, she begins to feel hopeless, but then Dace tells her to find Xerneas and its Fairy Aura. He reveals that when he was young, a catastrophe occurred in the Allearth Forest, destroying the forest and killing him, but he was revived by Xerneas, which is why he is still alive.
Later on, the scene changes to Ash and his friends, who are battling a Barbaracle. Later, in Avugnon Town Ash battles an Ace Trainer named Astrid. Ash's battles Astrid's Pyroar, and defeats it with Electro Ball. They then switch over to Froakie and Meowstic, respectively, who engage in a very close battle, but ultimately, Meowstic overpowers Ash's and defeats it. Meanwhile, Diancie is on its way to the town, when she is attacked by a mysterious woman with a Delphox and a man with a Greninja, who give chase to it around the city. The scene then shifts over to Ash and Astrid once again, where Ash sends out his Ash's, and Astrid sends out Absol, which she proceeds to Mega Evolve, much to the amazement of Ash and friends. Hawlucha battles well, but is defeated by Dark Pulse. Ash then comments on how powerful Mega Evolution is.
As Ash and his friends are walking around town, Pikachu hears something in the distance and goes to investigate, with Ash and co. following. They then see a Pokemon get attacked by a mysterious woman and man, Marilyn Flame and Ninja Riot respectively, as the two begin to argue over possession of Diancie. Ash quickly steps in to help Diancie, and tells Marilyn and Riot to stop, also telling Diancie that this is her chance to escape, while Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie lead her to safety. Riot also calls Marilyn a blabbermouth for her talking. Ash has Pikachu use Thunderbolt on Delphox and Greninja, which knocks them out and Ash then flees.
Once everything has been cleared, Diancie tells Ash and friends that she is very grateful to them for saving her, surprising them as she can talk. Clemont notes that this is via telepathy, and Bonnie remarks on how cute Diancie is. Serena gets out her guidebook, and reveals that this Pokemon is called Diancie, and that she has the power to make diamonds. Ash and friends also introduce themselves to Diancie. They also inform Diancie of what a thief is, and Diancie then remarks on how much she has learned already of the outside world. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is spying on them from a rooftop.
Ash and friends go to have dinner along with Diancie, and Diancie then eats with them. Team Rocket then sneaks up on the crew with a sack, and they take Diancie and kidnap her, to which Ash and friends then try to follow. Team Rocket then carries Diancie to a clock tower, then demanding her to make diamonds for them. She does so, making a large amount of diamonds that they bathe in. Meanwhile, a mysterious girl then arrives and helps Diancie run from the clock tower. She then reunites with Ash and friends. She also tells them that her objective is to find Xerneas and its Fairy Aura, and Clemont remarks on how Xerneas is the legendary Pokemon of lie.
As night falls, Ash and friends are preparing to go to sleep. However, Ash then decides to teach Diancie how to make a wish upon a shooting star, and the two proceed to make a wish. Ash then wishes upon the shooting star that Diancie will one day be able to make the best diamonds she had ever made. Serena is staring from her tent in admiration.
The next morning, Ash and his friends then take a ship to Orseille City, along with Diancie. They enjoy the view of the sea, but all of them get water splashed on them. They then head to the city, and decide to go to the shopping mall. Diancie, with her lack of knowledge of the real world, assumes that it is a castle, and asks Ash and his friends who the "castle" belongs to, but Ash and Serena tell her that it is not a castle, but rather a shopping mall. Bonnie and Serena then decide to take Diancie shopping, and run to a clothing store, trying on new clothes for fun while Ash and Clemont wait in the hall in boredom. As Diancie is trying on a new dress, with Serena and Bonnie seeing her as a real princess, Diancie begins to panic when she realizes that Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone are in the shopping mall.
Bonnie and Serena then reunite with Ash and Clemont, and they tell them to hurry up with the shopping. However, Diancie then begins running in a panic when she sees Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone walking down the other staircase, and runs around telling Ash and friends that they found her. Diancie then runs around the entire shopping mall while the three Carbink give chase. Ash and his friends begin to think that the Carbink are working with the thieves, and Clemont uses his stretchable ladder to help Ash get Diancie, which Ash uses along with Hawlucha to get Diancie back, and he grabs her and they begin to look at each other in happiness. Merrick is dismayed.
Ash and his friends then are outside, wondering what Pokemon Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone were. Clemont reveals that they were Carbink, and that it was such a rarity for them to show up in the mall. Diancie then sadly states "They finally found me...". Just then, Marilyn appears in front of them, asking Diancie about her first shopping experience then proceeding to try and steal her once again. Ash battles Marilyn, while Serena acquires a Rhyhorn from a ranch, and brings herself, Diancie, Clemont and Bonnie aboard to safety, almost disturbing an ongoing Rhyhorn Race. Diancie is then dismayed, saying that she had led them into danger and that this is all her fault, but Clemont tells her that friends always support each other. Bonnie is angry at Clemont for having stolen what was supposed to be her line. Riot, however, then appears along a tree, and he also tries to steal Diancie using his Greninja. Clemont and Serena proceed to battle Riot's Greninja, and Ash soon joins in. Marilyn also begins to try to capture Diancie, and as Delphox and Greninja attack Diancie, however, Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone step in front of Diancie and take the attacks for her. As another set of attacks launch, Diancie uses Diamond Storm to protect her loyal Carbink servants, but this diamond shatters. A Pin Missile hits Greninja, revealing it to be the girl that helped Diancie get away from Team Rocket, along with her Chesnaught. She then tells Diancie to get away while she still can, and she then fights Marilyn and Riot. Marilyn recognizes her as Millis Steel, remarking that her presence must mean that Argus Steel is present as well.
Later on, Ash and his friends are walking with Diancie and the Carbink. Merrick then tells Ash and his friends that his job, along with that of Fort and Alandrone, is to protect Diancie at all costs. Bonnie then remarks that she is a real princess, and that the Carbink must be her bodyguards. Diancie then tells them that the Carbink are her friends, to which Fort and Alandrone agree. Merrick also tells Ash that they have been searching for Xerneas for many months, and have not succeeded. Diancie then reveals that she saw a city in the distance, and it looked very fun to her, and she went while the Carbink were asleep. Merrick then reveals that he was worried that Diancie must have felt trapped by his, along with Fort and Alandrone's presence. Diancie then apologizes for running away, and Merrick tells her to never do it again.
Diancie and the Carbink then bring Ash and friends to their home, the Diamond Domain. However, Diancie and the Carbink come home to see the Diamond Domain in darkness and beginning to fall apart. Diancie then wonders what has happened. Dace then steps in, and sadly reveals to Diancie that the Heart Diamond has died, much to Diancie's surprise. Ash and friends then ask Diancie what the Heart Diamond is, and she explains that the Heart Diamond powers the Domain, and that it will now no longer do so. Dace then explains that only Diancie can create a new Heart Diamond, to which Ash and friends then understand why Diancie is seeking Xerneas. He then tells Diancie that he has every confidence that Xerneas will awaken her true power. Diancie then begins to break down and cry, saying that she has failed her own people and that she doesn't deserve to be called a princess. Ash, however, tells Diancie that crying won't solve anything. Diancie then agrees to that and begins to feel more determined. Dace is moved by this.
Ash, his friends, Diancie, and the Carbink (this time including Dace), then leave through another exit, and they see a large, lush forest, much to their amazement. Dace then reveals to Diancie that this is the Allearth Forest, and that it is a forbidden forest due to the presence of what is known as the "Cocoon of Destruction", a Pokemon called Yveltal, and that whoever disturbs its sleep will receive harsh retribution. Ash and his friends, along with Diancie and the Carbink, then walk through the forest and see all the Pokemon peacefully living. However, Diancie then senses an aura, and she then runs quickly, but trips over a log. When she gets up, however, standing right in front of her is Xerneas. She then speaks to it, with Ash, his friends, and the Carbink watching. Xerneas then speaks through its Fairy Aura, revealing that it knows that Diancie has been following it for a while, and it knows that it seeks from it. It then gives Diancie its Fairy Aura, which the others feel as well. Before it leaves, it tells Diancie that the power to nourish life lies within Diancie herself.
However, before Diancie can begin testing her powers, Millis Steel and Argus Steel arrive by ship, having revealed that they only helped Diancie as they knew she was seeking Xerneas and that they now want her powers at that moment. Marilyn and Riot also appear, along with Team Rocket, and they all begin to fight over possession of Diancie. This fighting eventually takes them into a lake with a deep crater, and all of the thieves fall in, along with Ash, and they all feel a mysterious power inside the lake. Soon, this power begins to awaken, just as Diancie and the Carbink, along with Ash's friends, arrive on the scene. Dace is then dismayed and tells Ash and Diancie that they must get out of there quickly. A mysterious cocoon then appears out of the center of the lake, to which Dace reveals is the Cocoon of Destruction.
As the Cocoon of Destruction appears, it awakens and reveals itself to be Yveltal. It then activates its Dark Aura, and looks at all who disturbed its sleep, as Marilyn, Riot, and the Steels escape the crater. Yveltal then roars loudly and flies around the forest. It goes after Riot first, flying and firing Oblivion Wing on all of the forest around Riot, turning all of the trees around him into stone. This also hits Greninja and his two Ninjask, turning them into Stone, as Diancie escapes from Riot's possession, only to be taken by Marilyn. Yveltal then goes after Marilyn and her Delphox and Yanmega, and turns the forest around her into stone with Oblivion Wing, along with Delphox and Yanmega. She then looks on in sadness as Diancie escapes. She almost reunites with Ash, his friends, and the Carbink, but the Steels, on their Aegislash and Doublade, then proceed to take Diancie. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to escape, but Yveltal finds them and fires Oblivion Wing, turning them and the trees around them to stone as well. They run off, but Yveltal then fires another Oblivion Wing at them, but Ash intercepts with Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Yveltal then uses Oblivion Wing on the Steels again, which Chesnaught blocks with Spiky Shield. However, even though the Steels and Aegislash survive, Doublade and Chesnaught are turned to stone. Diancie then escapes with Ash.
Diancie and Ash then try to fight off Yveltal, and escape. Ash's friends and the Carbink then see the situation, and Dace realizes the forest is dying once again. However, Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone then step in to take the Oblivion Wing, and they too are turned to stone. As Merrick is being turned to stone, he tells Ash to protect Diancie. Diancie then tries to protect Ash and friends from another Oblivion Wing with Diamond Storm, but the diamond shatters again. Ash and Pikachu are then sent flying, and Ash tries to save Pikachu on a cliff, and Clemont, Serena, and Bonnie are then trying to help Ash up. Meanwhile, Diancie begins to cry and think of herself as a complete failure upon failing to create a Heart Diamond, as well as seeing Merrick, Fort, and Alandrone having perished. Soon, with determination, however, she then proceeds to Mega Evolve. The diamond she gave Bonnie glows, revealing it to be a Diancite. Diancie then creates a new diamond to protect Ash, his friends, and Dace from another hit, and this diamond does not shatter.
The Steels then arrive in their ship, and proceed to fire missiles at Yveltal to hurt it, but Yveltal dodges many of the missiles and survives the damage. It then flies above the ship and shatters the top, then firing an Oblivion Wing at the Steels from point-black range, and the ship's engines explode. The ship crashes into a lake. Yveltal the proceeds to fire a final Oblivion Wing as Ash and company, but this one is then intercepted by an Aurora Beam. Ash and his friends then look towards where the attack was fired, and this is revealed to be Xerneas standing and confronting Yveltal. Yveltal then fires a Shadow Ball at Xerneas, but it uses Aurora Beam again to intercept the hit. It then uses its Fairy Aura to communicate with Yveltal and remove its Dark Aura. Yveltal then restores the water and flies off in peace.
Ash and his friends are then relieved that Yveltal had left. However, Pikachu then begins to lose its strength. Ash tries to ask Pikachu what is wrong, but then Pikachu suddenly begins to steadily turn into stone, much to everyone's dismay, and Clemont realizes Pikachu was barely struck at the edge of its tail by Oblivion Wing. They all grieve over Pikachu, but then Xerneas steps in and uses Geomancy, restoring Pikachu, the thieves, and the Carbink to life, as well as the entire Allearth Forest back to its original state. As it does so, however, it begins to transform into a tree. Serena, Bonnie, and Diancie worry that this may mean the death of Xerneas, however, Xerneas then communicates through Diancie via its Fairy Aura, telling her that it is not dying-but rather that this is the promise of life, and the beginning of hope.
Ash and his friends then watch as Diancie creates a new Heart Diamond, and everything has ended well. Bonnie gives Diancie the diamond, telling her that this will forever be the mark of their friendship. They then part ways with Diancie and the Carbink.
In the credits, Serena is making a wish, with Ash watching. It is revealed that Argus and Millis now run a chocolate shop, with one of their signature chocolates resembling the Honedge line. Marilyn Flame then acquires work at a clothing store, while Riot comes to her, and proposes marriage. Ash and his friends then continue their journey through Kalos. Meanwhile, Yveltal flies peacefully over a mountain, and Xerneas remains in the Allearth Forest in its tree form.
Featured Pokémon
- Xerneas
- Yveltal
- Diancie
- Scizor
- Absol
- Mewtwo
- Garchomp
- Gardevoir
- Venusaur
- Charizard
- Blastoise
- Lucario
- Blaziken
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
- Xerneas (M17)
- Yveltal (M17)
- Mega Diancie
- Chesnaught
- Doublade
- Aegislash
- Skiddo
- Pyroar
- Phantump
- Trevenant
- Floette
- Clawitzer
- Barbaracle
- Mega Scizor
- Mega Charizard Y
- Mega Mewtwo X
Characters
Human
- Ash
- Serena
- Clemont
- Bonnie
- Jessie
- James
- Argus Steel
- Millis Steel
- Marilyn Flame
- Ninja Riot
- Astrid
- Alain
- 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)
- Inkay (James's)
- Honedge (Argus Steel's)
- Doublade (Argus Steel's)
- Aegislash (Argus Steel's)
- Chesnaught (Millis Steel's)
- Delphox (Marilyn Flame's)
- Yanmega (Marilyn Flame's)
- Greninja (Ninja Riot's)
- Ninjask (Ninja Riot's)
- Absol (Mega Absol; Astrid's)
- Meowstic (Astrid's)
- Pyroar (Astrid's)
- Charizard (Mega Charizard X, Alain's)
- Gardevoir (Mega Gardevoir, Diantha's)
- Scizor (Mega Scizor, Wikstrom's)
- Pikachu (Uschi's)
- Xerneas (M17)
- Yveltal (M17)
- Diancie (anime; Mega Diancie)
- Carbink (Dace)
- Carbink (Merrick, Knight, Joke)
- Carbink (multiple)
- Venusaur (Mega Venusaur)
- Blastoise (Mega Blastoise)
- Garchomp (Mega Garchomp)
- Rhyhorn
- Noibat
- Noivern
- Amaura
- Tyrunt
- Gogoat (multiple)
- Skiddo (multiple)
- Phantump (multiple)
- Trevenant
- Foongus (multiple)
- Combee (multiple)
- Fletchling (multiple)
- Fletchinder (multiple)
- Starly (multiple)
- Delibird (multiple)
- Murkrow (multiple)
- Ducklett (multiple)
- Swanna (multiple)
- Noctowl (multiple)
- Taillow (multiple)
- Farfetch'd
- Chatot
- Tentacool (multiple)
- Tentacruel (multiple)
- Luvdisc (multiple)
- Goldeen (multiple)
- Seaking (multiple)
- Carvanha (multiple)
- Sharpedo (multiple)
- Skrelp
- Dragalge (multiple)
- Clawitzer
- Remoraid (multiple)
- Wailmer (multiple)
- Wailord
- Magikarp (multiple)
- Vivillon (multiple; Meadow Pattern)
- Linoone (multiple)
- Nidoran♂ (multiple)
- Wingull (multiple)
- Oddish (multiple)
- Ampharos (multiple)
- Flabébé (multiple)
- Floette (multiple)
- Hoppip (multiple)
- Jumpluff (multiple)
- Meowstic (x2)
- Furfrou
- Sandshrew
- Sandslash
- Eevee
- Zigzagoon
- Spritzee (multiple)
- 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 had until September 30, 2014 to redeem their code. The serial code only worked on Japanese region games.
Movie distributions
In Japan, Diancie was distributed at theaters which screen the movie across Japan, which occurred from July 19 to September 30, 2014. It also was distributed at a pre-showing of the movie on July 6, 2014, which was only open to select people. Like all other local Generation VI events, this event was not region-locked; any player regardless of region and language were able to receive Diancie.
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.
- This is the first movie in which Ash and his friends encounter Team Rocket since Giratina and the Sky Warrior, which also aired on July 19th, coincidentally.
- This is also the first movie to feature Team Rocket's Meowth Balloon since its design changes in the Best Wishes! series.
Dub edits
- Similar to the first three Pokémon movies, the vast majority of the film's soundtrack has been rescored with dub-exclusive music.
- In the initial television airing of this film, the following edits are made:
- Extensive scene cutting to shorten the film's runtime.
- The opening theme song does not have any lyrics, and the scenes featured during it are fully voiced.
In other languages
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| Mandarin Chinese | 破壞之繭與蒂安希 | |
 Dutch
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Pokémon de Film: Diancie en de Cocon der Vernietiging | |
 European French
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Pokémon, le Film : Diancie et le Cocon de l’Annihilation | |
 German
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Pokémon – Der Film: Diancie und der Kokon der Zerstörung | |
 Italian
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Il film Pokémon: Diancie e il Bozzolo della Distruzione | |
 Korean
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파괴의 포켓몬과 디안시 | |
 European Spanish
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La Pelicula Pokémon: Diancie y la crisálida de la destrucción | |
 Thai
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รังไหมแห่งการทำลายกับเดียนซี่ | |
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