About a month before Pokemon Black and White were released in the United States, Cartoon Network aired the final generation four movie, "Zoroark: Master of Illusions." As is tradition with Pokemon, this film introduced the first generation five Pokemon, Zoroark and Zorua.
A lot of people assume that because Zoroark is the the title Pokemon that it is a legendary. This is not true. Both Zoroark and Zorua are hard to come by but are by no means legendary and both can be bred.
The film takes place in Crown City where Ash and his friends had come to watch the Pokemon Baccer World Cup. Competing in this tournament was Kodai and his "Nimbasa Legends" team. Kodai interrupted the tournament by capturing Zoroark and making it create an illusion that Crown City was under attack. Zorua spent the movie with Ash trying to get back to it's mother, Zoroark. Celebi and the shiny Crown Beasts; Suicine, Entei and Raikou helped chase Kodai out of Crown City. In the end, Ash and his friends were successful and Kodai failed at his plan and Zorua was reunited with Zoroark.
The Pokemon film franchise had it's ups and downs. With this film it's clear that it was made to generate hype for generation five. It successfully did so. I found it entertaining and when compared to the other ones, it's quite good.
Competitive Moment
There are quite a few Pokemon to talk about this time. The first is Zoroark who is quite a good Pokemon if you know how to use it. It has an ability that has it come out disguised as the last Pokemon in your party and will revert to it's original form when hit. I found myself confused once or twice when I would choose Zoroark and it would come out disguised as another one but when utilized correctly it could be a great form of deception to help you get the edge in battle.
Celebi is a good Pokemon in my opinion. However, it suffers because a lot of the Pokemon on it's level and above it are Pokemon that Celebi is weak to. If it didn't have this obstacle Celebi could be a great Pokemon. In many ways it still is, if I could ever find a way to utilize it.
Suicune is probably the best of it's trio. It is a good support Pokemon that can be quite the headache when used properly. Entei and Raikou are, unfortunately, just alright.
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