Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade (Japanese: メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル Meroetta no Kirakira Risaitaru resp. Meloetta no Kirakira Recital, lit. Meloetta's Sparkling Recital) is a short Pikachu movie accompanied with the film Kyurem Vs The Sword of Justice.
Summary
Meloetta is having singing concert in the Pokemon Forest. She uses five special berries called Melody Berries to make the concert more exciting. However, an accident causes all the berries, except the pink Melody Berry, to be scattered across the forest. Now Pikachu and his pals must find the berries, so the recital can go on. Will they find the berries?
Synopsis
Once a year in the Pokemon Forest, the moon is over the peak of Lunatone Rock. That's when Meloetta will perform her Moonlight Recital. This year, Pikachu and all his friends have come to see the recital. Meowth and Wobbuffet have come to see the recital too, and Meowth falls in love with Meloetta.
Pokémon
The sort film features a variety of Pokémon from other Pokémon, short films and major chatacters from the series:
- Ash's Pikachu
- Ash's Bulbasaur
- Ash's Charmander
- Ash's Squirtle
- Ash's Snorlax
- Ash's Chikorita
- Ash's Cyndaquil
- Ash's Totodile
- Ash's Larvitar
- Ash's Treecko
- Ash's Corphish
- Ash's Turtwig
- Ash's Chimchar
- Ash's Snivy
- Ash's Tepig
- Ash's Pignite
- Ash's Oshawott
- Ash's Scraggy
- Brock's Mudkip
- Brock's Croagunk
- Misty's Psyduck
- Misty's Togepi
- May's Torchic
- May's Munchlax
- Dawn's Piplup
- Dawn's Pachirisu
- Iris' Axew
- Iris' Emolga
- Cilan's Pansage
- Cilan's Crustle
- Jessie's Wobbuffet
- James' Mime Jr
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Tonio's Driftblim
- Jigglypuff (The Song of Jigglypuff)
- Diglett (The Power of One)
- Dugtrio (The Power of One)
- Pichu (Pikachu's Island Adventure)
- Pichu Brothers (Pikachu and Pichu)
- Spiky Eared Pichu (Arceus and the Jewel of Life)
- Plusle (Destiny Deoxys)
- Minun (Destiny Deoxys)
- Kecleon (Pikachu's Pikaboo)
- Clamperl (Clamperl of Wisdom)
- Riolu (Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu)
- Meloetta (An Epic Defence Force)
Trivia
- All starters to Generation V appear in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade (all being owned by a main character).
- This is the only piece of the Pokémon franchise to star all Pokémon starters (Gen I - V)
- Meowth returns to a more Comedic role in this movie, with a crush on Meloetta.
- The Film takes place in an unknown part of the Pokémon World called "Pokemon Forest" with "Lunatone Rock".
- In Japan, it was tied with Kyurem vs the Sword of Justice but it was released internationally on Pokémon TV on 15 February 2013.
- None of Tracy's Pokémon appear in the short, making him the only main character/traveling companion who is not represented by a Pokémon.
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