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|name = Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: Voice of the Forest
|background color = e2eda1
 
 
|ja_name = セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇
|border color = aac75b
 
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|ja_trans = Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time
|japanese title = 劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇
 
 
|image = MS004.png
 
|image = MS004.png
|caption = Official US video cover
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|caption = English poster
|directed by = Kunihiko Yuyama
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|director = Kunihiko Yuyama
|produced by = Choji Yoshikawa<br />Tomoyuki Igarashi<br />Takemoto Mori
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|producer = Choji Yoshikawa<br />Tomoyuki Igarashi<br />Takemoto Mori
|written by = Hideki Sonoda
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|storyboard = Hideki Sonoda
|running time = 81 minutes
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|runtime = 81 minutes
|season = Pokémon Movie
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|studio = OLM, inc.
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|distributor = Toho Company Ltd.
|prev = MS003: Pokémon The Movie 3 - The Spell of the Unown
 
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|licensor = Miramax Films<br />4Kids Entertainment<br />The Pokémon Company International
|next = MS005: Pokémon - Heroes: Latios and Latias
 
 
|prev = MS003: Pokémon 3: The Movie
|budget = Unknown
 
 
|next = MS005: Pokémon Heroes
|japan = July 7, 2001
 
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|budget = {{tt|¥3 billion|US $40.8 million}}
|united states = October 11, 2002
 
 
|ja_air = July 7, 2001
|home video japan = February 8, 2002
 
 
|us_air = October 11, 2002
|home video united states = March 18, 2003
 
 
|ja_home_video = February 8, 2002
|rating japan = G
 
 
|us_home_video = March 18, 2003
|rating united kingdom = PG
 
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|ja_rating = G
|rating united states = G
 
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|uk_rating = PG
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|us_rating = G
 
}}
 
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{{nihongo|'''''Pokémon 4Ever'''''|劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇|Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Serebii Toki o Koeta Deai|lit. "Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time"; officially ''POCKET MONSTERS CELEBI A TIMELESS ENCOUNTER'' in Japan}} is the fourth official ''[[Pokémon]]'' movie. It was the first one to be distributed by Miramax Films and fourth Pokémon film to be released in wide theaters outside of Japan in 2002. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 7, 2001, and the English adaptation saw limited theatrical release on October 11, 2002.
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{{Nihongo|Pokémon 4Ever|劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇|Gekijouban Poketto Monsutaa Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deai|lit. "Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time"; officially ''POCKET MONSTERS CELEBI A TIMELESS ENCOUNTER'' in Japan}} is the fourth official ''[[Pokémon (franchise)|Pokémon]]'' [[List of Pokémon movies|movie]]. It was the first one to be distributed by Miramax Films and fourth Pokémon film to be released in wide theaters outside of Japan in 2002. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 7, 2001, and the English adaptation saw limited theatrical release on October 11, 2002.
   
Although Kids' WB! currently airs the film, it aired on CBS on May 21, 2007 (due to the fact that Paramount released the film), being the third ''[[Pokémon Anime|Pokémon]]'' film to air on CBS (the first two being the next films ''Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker'' and ''[[Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'').
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Although Cartoon Network has numerously aired the film, it aired on Toon Disney (now known as Disney XD) on May 21, 2007 (due to the fact that Miramax, which was still owned by Disney at the time, released the film), being the third ''[[Pokémon Anime|Pokémon]]'' film to air on Toon Disney (the first two being the next films ''Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker'' and ''[[MS007: Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys|Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys]]'').
   
== Plot ==
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==Plot==
 
The film focuses on [[Celebi]] who travels to the future and brings with a boy named [[Professor Oak (anime)|Sam]] when being chased by a hunter. Meanwhile [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]], [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] and [[Togetic (anime)|Togepi]] are on their way to the next gym in their [[Johto]] journey and get a lift from a man named Maki who takes them to his hometown of Arborville. They see a [[Suicune]] (who was actually the first Pokémon Ash saw in Johto). When they plan to enter a forest that is claimed to have many unusual and rare Pokémon, they are warned by an [[Towa|elderly lady]] about the "Voice of the Forest" which may carry a person off to a different period in time unless those hearing it stand still.
   
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[[File:Youngoak_ash.jpg|thumb|Ash and Sam]]
The film focuses on [[Celebi]] who travels to the future and brings with a boy named [[Professor Oak|Sam]] when being chased by a hunter. Meanwhile [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty]], [[Brock]], [[Pikachu]] and [[Togepi]] are on their way to the next gym in their [[Johto]] journey and get a lift from a man named Maki who takes them to his hometown of Arborville. They see a [[Suicune]] (who was actually the first Pokémon Ash saw in Johto). When they plan to enter a forest that is claimed to have many unusual and rare Pokémon, they are warned by an elderly lady about the "Voice of the Forest" which may carry a person off to a different period in time unless those hearing it stand still.
 
 
Ash finds Sam alone in the forest as Celebi has fled. Sam awakens and discovers he is 40 years in the future from when he was. He, Ash, and the others search for Celebi and they find it in a tree. After some convincing, the gang manage to gain Celebi's trust. They run into a member of Team Rocket, the [[Vicious|Iron Masked Marauder]], who has been trying to capture Celebi. [[Jessie]], [[James]], and [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] also team up with the Iron Masked Marauder to capture Celebi.
   
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The heroes take Celebi to its home, the Lake of Life, where it is healed by the water. The group spend the night in the forest. The next day, Celebi is captured by the Iron Masked Marauder and is turned evil by the [[Dark Ball]], a ball with special powers that will enhance the captured Pokémon's powers and turn it evil. The Iron Masked Marauder orders Celebi create a giant dragon shape made from parts of the forest. The heroes chase after Celebi in Maki's flying boat, but are brought down by the evil Celebi's attacks. The Iron Masked Marauder tries to kill Ash and Sam, but Suicune saves them. [[Onix]] and [[Suicune]] do battle with the Masked Marauder's evil [[Tyranitar]], while Ash, Sam, and Pikachu clamber into the dragon shape and manage to get Celebi to remember its memories, successfully bringing Celebi back to normal.
Ash finds Sam alone in the forest as Celebi has fled. Sam awakens and discovers he is 40 years in the future [[File:Youngoak_ash.jpg|thumb|Ash and Sam]]from when he was. He, Ash, and the others search for Celebi and they find it in a tree. After some convincing, the gang manage to gain Celebi's trust. They run into a member of Team Rocket, the Iron Masked Marauder, who has been trying to capture Celebi. Jessie, James, and Meowth also team up with the Iron Masked Marauder to capture Celebi.
 
   
The heroes take Celebi to its home, the Lake of Life, where it is healed by the water. The group spend the night in the forest. The next day, Celebi is captured by the Iron Masked Marauder and is turned evil by the Dark Ball, a ball with special powers that will enhance the captured Pokémon's powers and turn it evil. The Iron Masked Marauder orders Celebi create a giant dragon shape made from parts of the forest. The heroes chase after Celebi in Maki's flying boat, but are brought down by the evil Celebi's attacks. The Iron Masked Marauder tries to kill Ash and Sam, but Suicune saves them. [[Onix]] and [[Suicune]] do battle with the Masked Marauder's evil [[Tyranitar]], while Ash, Sam, and Pikachu clamber into the dragon shape and manage to get Celebi to remember its memories, successfully bringing Celebi back to normal.
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With the destruction of the dragon shape, the Iron Masked Marauder falls into the lake. The other heroes rush to the lake's edge and find Ash and Sam with Celebi, who suddenly falls limp. Ash and Sam realize Celebi is dead and everyone weeps. However, the Voice of the Forest materializes in the sky and thousands of Celebi appear and resurrect Celebi. The Iron Masked Marauder appears and kidnaps Celebi and flies up with a jetpack, but Ash and Pikachu hold onto him as he flies away. Pikachu destroys the Masked Marauder's jetpack and they fall to Earth, but Celebi saves them. The Iron Masked Marauder falls down to the forest floor and is confronted by the old woman, her granddaughter [[Diana (Johto)|Diana]], and [[Mr. White]].
 
With the destruction of the dragon shape, the Iron Masked Marauder falls into the lake. The other heroes rush to the lake's edge and find Ash and Sam with Celebi, who suddenly falls limp. Ash and Sam realize Celebi is dead and everyone weeps. However, the Voice of the Forest materializes in the sky and thousands of Celebi appear and resurrect Celebi. The Iron Masked Marauder appears and kidnaps Celebi and flies up with a jetpack, but Ash and Pikachu hold onto him as he flies away. Pikachu destroys the Masked Marauder's jetpack and they fall to Earth, but Celebi saves them. The Iron Masked Marauder falls down to the forest floor and is confronted by the old woman, her granddaughter Diana, and Maki.
 
   
 
Celebi prepares to bring Sam back in time. He has an emotional farewell with Ash and departs with Celebi. The movie ends with Ash and company talking to Professor Oak, who muses about the story and tells a confused Ash that he and Sam are going to be friends forever.
 
Celebi prepares to bring Sam back in time. He has an emotional farewell with Ash and departs with Celebi. The movie ends with Ash and company talking to Professor Oak, who muses about the story and tells a confused Ash that he and Sam are going to be friends forever.
   
The credits end with Tracey clearing Oak's room and finds Sam's drawing pad, containing a faded sketch of Pikachu and Celebi. The reason being that Sam was actually a young version of Professor Oak, whose first name is Samuel.
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The credits end with [[Tracey Sketchit|Tracey]] clearing Oak's room and finds Sam's drawing pad, containing a faded sketch of Pikachu and Celebi. The reason being that Sam was actually a young version of Professor Oak, whose first name is Samuel.
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==Debuts==
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===Character===
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*[[Diana (Johto)|Diana]]
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*[[Dundee]]
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*[[Mr. White]]
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*[[Towa]]
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*[[Vicious]]
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===Pokémon===
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*[[Croconaw]]
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*[[Jumpluff]]
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*[[Sneasel]]
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*[[Piloswine]]
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*[[Tyranitar]]
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*[[Celebi]]
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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![[Ash Ketchum]]
 
![[Ash Ketchum]]
|Rica Matsumoto
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|[[Rica Matsumoto]]
 
|[[Veronica Taylor]]
 
|[[Veronica Taylor]]
 
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![[Pikachu]]
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![[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]
|[[Ikue Ōtani]]
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|colspan="2"|[[Ikue Ōtani]]
|Ikue Ōtani
 
 
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![[Misty]]
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![[Misty (anime)|Misty]]
|Mayumi Iizuka
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|[[Mayumi Iizuka]]
 
|[[Rachael Lillis]]
 
|[[Rachael Lillis]]
 
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![[Brock]]
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![[Brock (anime)|Brock]]
|Yūji Ueda
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|[[Yūji Ueda]]
 
|[[Eric Stuart]]
 
|[[Eric Stuart]]
 
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![[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]]
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![[Togetic (anime)|Togepi]]
|Satomi Kōrogi
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|colspan="2"|[[Satomi Kōrogi]]
|Satomi Kōrogi
 
 
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![[Jessie]]
 
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![[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]]
 
![[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]]
|Inuko Inuyama
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|[[Inuko Inuyama]]
 
|[[Maddie Blaustein]]
 
|[[Maddie Blaustein]]
 
|-
 
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![[Vicious]]
 
![[Vicious]]
 
|Shirō Sano
 
|Shirō Sano
|Dan Green
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|[[Dan Green]]
 
|-
 
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!Towa
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![[Towa]]
|Mami Koyama
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|[[Mami Koyama]]
 
|[[Veronica Taylor]]
 
|[[Veronica Taylor]]
 
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![[Diana]]
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![[Diana (Johto)|Diana]]
 
|Unknown
 
|Unknown
|Roxanne Beck
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|[[Roxanne Beck]]
 
|-
 
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![[Celebi]]
 
![[Celebi]]
|Kazuko Sugiyama
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|colspan="2"|[[Kazuko Sugiyama]]
|Kazuko Sugiyama
 
 
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!Narrator
 
!Narrator
|Unshou Ishizuka
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|[[Unshō Ishizuka]]
|Rodger Parsons
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|[[Rodger Parsons]]
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![[Tracey Sketchit]]
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|-
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![[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]
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|[[Unshō Ishizuka]]
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|[[Stan Hart]]<br/>[[Tara Sands]] (young)
 
|}
 
|}
   
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===Additional voices===
{{FilmNav}}
 
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*[[Rachael Lillis]]
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*Carlos Alazraqui
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*Tara Strong
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*Brian Drummond
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*Danny Mann
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*Bob Bergen
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*David Kaye
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*Russi Taylor
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*Joe Alaskey
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*Bill Farmer
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*Rodger Bumpass
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*Richard Ian Cox
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*Brian Dobson
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*John Cygan
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*Jim Ward
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*Mona Marshall
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*[[Kerry Williams]]
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*[[Maddie Blaustein]]
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*Jess Harnell
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*[[Mike Pollock]]
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*Nika Futterman
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*Janice Kawaye
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*John Ratzenberger
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Sam's drawing of three Bellossom.png
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</gallery>
   
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
The film was a box-office bomb, it received poor reviews from critics and fans. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a "rotten" rating of 14% based on 37 reviews and at Metacritic it has a 25 out of 100 based on 16 reviews and stating: Generally unfavourable reviews.
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The film was a box-office bomb, it received poor reviews from critics, but was well received by fans. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a "rotten" rating of 14% based on 37 reviews and at Metacritic it has a 25 out of 100 based on 16 reviews and stating: Generally unfavorable reviews.
   
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==Trivia==
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*This is the first movie not to feature a legendary Pokémon that can speak human.
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*This is the first movie where 4Kids does not use a music score of their own.
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*One of the many ideas for the film during production was originally going to have Raikou appear, but Suicune was added instead after it was determined the film would include a lake.
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 9 December 2023

Pokémon 4Ever (Japanese: 劇場版ポケットモンスター セレビィ 時を越えた遭遇, HepburnGekijouban Poketto Monsutaa Serebyi Toki o Koeta Deaitrans. lit. "Pocket Monsters the Movie: Celebi: The Meeting that Traversed Time"; officially POCKET MONSTERS CELEBI A TIMELESS ENCOUNTER in Japan) is the fourth official Pokémon movie. It was the first one to be distributed by Miramax Films and fourth Pokémon film to be released in wide theaters outside of Japan in 2002. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 7, 2001, and the English adaptation saw limited theatrical release on October 11, 2002.

Although Cartoon Network has numerously aired the film, it aired on Toon Disney (now known as Disney XD) on May 21, 2007 (due to the fact that Miramax, which was still owned by Disney at the time, released the film), being the third Pokémon film to air on Toon Disney (the first two being the next films Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys).

Plot

The film focuses on Celebi who travels to the future and brings with a boy named Sam when being chased by a hunter. Meanwhile Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Togepi are on their way to the next gym in their Johto journey and get a lift from a man named Maki who takes them to his hometown of Arborville. They see a Suicune (who was actually the first Pokémon Ash saw in Johto). When they plan to enter a forest that is claimed to have many unusual and rare Pokémon, they are warned by an elderly lady about the "Voice of the Forest" which may carry a person off to a different period in time unless those hearing it stand still.

Youngoak ash

Ash and Sam

Ash finds Sam alone in the forest as Celebi has fled. Sam awakens and discovers he is 40 years in the future from when he was. He, Ash, and the others search for Celebi and they find it in a tree. After some convincing, the gang manage to gain Celebi's trust. They run into a member of Team Rocket, the Iron Masked Marauder, who has been trying to capture Celebi. Jessie, James, and Meowth also team up with the Iron Masked Marauder to capture Celebi.

The heroes take Celebi to its home, the Lake of Life, where it is healed by the water. The group spend the night in the forest. The next day, Celebi is captured by the Iron Masked Marauder and is turned evil by the Dark Ball, a ball with special powers that will enhance the captured Pokémon's powers and turn it evil. The Iron Masked Marauder orders Celebi create a giant dragon shape made from parts of the forest. The heroes chase after Celebi in Maki's flying boat, but are brought down by the evil Celebi's attacks. The Iron Masked Marauder tries to kill Ash and Sam, but Suicune saves them. Onix and Suicune do battle with the Masked Marauder's evil Tyranitar, while Ash, Sam, and Pikachu clamber into the dragon shape and manage to get Celebi to remember its memories, successfully bringing Celebi back to normal.

With the destruction of the dragon shape, the Iron Masked Marauder falls into the lake. The other heroes rush to the lake's edge and find Ash and Sam with Celebi, who suddenly falls limp. Ash and Sam realize Celebi is dead and everyone weeps. However, the Voice of the Forest materializes in the sky and thousands of Celebi appear and resurrect Celebi. The Iron Masked Marauder appears and kidnaps Celebi and flies up with a jetpack, but Ash and Pikachu hold onto him as he flies away. Pikachu destroys the Masked Marauder's jetpack and they fall to Earth, but Celebi saves them. The Iron Masked Marauder falls down to the forest floor and is confronted by the old woman, her granddaughter Diana, and Mr. White.

Celebi prepares to bring Sam back in time. He has an emotional farewell with Ash and departs with Celebi. The movie ends with Ash and company talking to Professor Oak, who muses about the story and tells a confused Ash that he and Sam are going to be friends forever.

The credits end with Tracey clearing Oak's room and finds Sam's drawing pad, containing a faded sketch of Pikachu and Celebi. The reason being that Sam was actually a young version of Professor Oak, whose first name is Samuel.

Debuts

Character

Pokémon

Cast

Character Japanese Voice Actor English voice actor
Ash Ketchum Rica Matsumoto Veronica Taylor
Pikachu Ikue Ōtani
Misty Mayumi Iizuka Rachael Lillis
Brock Yūji Ueda Eric Stuart
Togepi Satomi Kōrogi
Jessie Megumi Hayashibara Rachael Lillis
James Shin-ichiro Miki Eric Stuart
Meowth Inuko Inuyama Maddie Blaustein
Vicious Shirō Sano Dan Green
Towa Mami Koyama Veronica Taylor
Diana Unknown Roxanne Beck
Celebi Kazuko Sugiyama
Narrator Unshō Ishizuka Rodger Parsons
Tracey Sketchit
Professor Oak Unshō Ishizuka Stan Hart
Tara Sands (young)

Additional voices

  • Rachael Lillis
  • Carlos Alazraqui
  • Tara Strong
  • Brian Drummond
  • Danny Mann
  • Bob Bergen
  • David Kaye
  • Russi Taylor
  • Joe Alaskey
  • Bill Farmer
  • Rodger Bumpass
  • Richard Ian Cox
  • Brian Dobson
  • John Cygan
  • Jim Ward
  • Mona Marshall
  • Kerry Williams
  • Maddie Blaustein
  • Jess Harnell
  • Mike Pollock
  • Nika Futterman
  • Janice Kawaye
  • John Ratzenberger

Gallery

Reception

The film was a box-office bomb, it received poor reviews from critics, but was well received by fans. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a "rotten" rating of 14% based on 37 reviews and at Metacritic it has a 25 out of 100 based on 16 reviews and stating: Generally unfavorable reviews.

Trivia

  • This is the first movie not to feature a legendary Pokémon that can speak human.
  • This is the first movie where 4Kids does not use a music score of their own.
  • One of the many ideas for the film during production was originally going to have Raikou appear, but Suicune was added instead after it was determined the film would include a lake.
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