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Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker is the first Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire movie, and sixth of all Pokémon movies. It was first shown in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2003. It was released on video and DVD for North American audiences on June 1, 2004. The film was not released on DVD in Australia until 2016. Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker was shown with the Pikachu short Gotta Dance!!.

Plot[]

A mysterious comet that passes by every millennium awakens Jirachi, a Mythical Pokémon. Using its power, Butler, a magician who was formerly a member of Team Magma, attempts to create a Groudon to further the villainous organization's goals. Can Ash Ketchum and his friends protect Jirachi during the week that it is awake?

Cast[]

Character Japanese voice actor English voice actor
Ash Ketchum Rica Matsumoto Veronica Taylor
May Kaori
Max Fushigi Yamada Amy Birnbaum
Brock Yuji Ueda Eric Stuart
Pikachu Ikue Otani
Jessie Megumi Hayashibara Rachael Lillis
James Shin-ichiro Miki Eric Stuart
Meowth Inuko Inuyama Maddie Blaustein
Narrator Unsho Ishizuka Mike Pollock
Jirachi Tomiko Suzuki Kerry Williams
Butler Kōichi Yamadera
Kenji Nojima (young)
Wayne Grayson
Diane Riho Makise
Natsuki Yoshihara (young)
Megan Hollingshead
Bogie Papaya Suzuki Eric Stuart
Absol Megumi Hayashibara Eric Stuart
Flygon Shin-ichiro Miki

Trivia[]

  • This was the last movie that Tomiko Suzuki (Jirachi) lent her voice. Suzuki died of a heart attack a week and a half before the theatrical release.
    • Jirachi is also Suzuki's only credited Nintendo role.
  • This is the only Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire movie in which a Fourth Pokémon generation Pokémon does not appear.
  • This movie aired for the first time in Italy on March 16, 2012, almost 8 years after the American release. It has been the last Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire movie to air, and so far it is the movie that aired with the longest gap.
  • During the ending credits, several constellations appear. The constellations are used as the frame for various Pokémon alluding to their real-world counterparts' names and mythology:

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