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Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God in Japan) is a series of four special episodes (combined into a TV movie outside Japan) of Pokémon Journeys: The Series made to promote the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Production[]
The episodes were first released in Japan from January 21 to 28, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. In the English dub, the episodes were combined into a 63-minute movie which premiered at a special screening on August 19, 2022 at the Pokémon Worlds Square at the 2022 World Championships in the United Kingdom, and was released worldwide outside of Asia on September 23, 2022 on Netflix.
In Hong Kong, the episodes were released on Viu on July 15, 2022. In South Korea, the episodes were combined into a 63-minute movie that was released on KT ollehTV, SK Btv, LG U+tv, and HOME CHOICE Cable VOD on July 21, 2022, and on Netflix on November 11, 2022. In India, it was released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali on YouTube on August 18, 2023 as a special episode of Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series.
Plot[]
Ash Ketchum and Goh travel to Sinnoh at the invitation of Cynthia to attend a festival celebrating the region's ancient past. While there, they reunite with both Cynthia and Dawn. Meanwhile, the members of the resurgent Team Galactic launch a bid to rescue their lost leader, Cyrus, from the dimensional rift he disappeared into in the past. As Team Galactic's actions cause a Heatran to begin violently rampaging, Ash, Goh, Dawn and Cynthia join forces with Brock to thwart the scheme and stop Heatran before it causes a catastrophic disaster that could devastate Mount Coronet and the rest of Sinnoh.
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See also[]
- Arceus and the Jewel of Life (movie featuring Arceus)
- Pokémon: Hisuian Snow (web miniseries to promote Legends: Arceus)
External links[]
- Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki.