Pokémon Heroes
劇場版ポケットモンスター 水の都の護神 ラティアスとラティオス
Long ago, on an island called Altomare, there lived an old man and woman. One day, the couple found two small children lying on the shore, badly wounded. The couple took them in and took care of them, and the children quickly recovered. But then, the island was attacked by monsters. Within moments the island fell into the monsters' wrath. But then...Before the old man and lady's eyes, the children who they had taken care of transformed into the Eon Pokemon, Latios and Latias. They called their family from the sky. They came, and carried a stone with them containing the power to force the monsters away. This gem was known as the "Soul Dew". Peace returned to the island. However, later in the present, a criminal duo - Zannâ and Rion - are seeking Latios and Latias in order to take control of the Soul Dew. Taking a short break in Altomare, Satoshi befriends Latias and is now dragged into the situation helping to save Altomare from becoming swallowed up by destruction again. (Source: Anime News Network)
Pokémon Heroes is a movie with 1 episode, from Summer 2002, produced by OLM, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, rated 7.0/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Long ago, on an island called Altomare, there lived an old man and woman. One day, the couple found two small children lying on the shore, badly wounded. The couple took them in and took care of them, and the children quickly recovered. But then, the island was attacked by monsters. Within moments the island fell into the monsters' wrath. But then...Before the old man and lady's eyes, the children who they had taken care of transformed into the Eon Pokemon, Latios and Latias. They called their family from the sky. They came, and carried a stone with them containing the power to force the monsters away. This gem was known as the "Soul Dew". Peace returned to the island. However, later in the present, a criminal duo - Zannâ and Rion - are seeking Latios and Latias in order to take control of the Soul Dew. Taking a short break in Altomare, Satoshi befriends Latias and is now dragged into the situation helping to save Altomare from becoming swallowed up by destruction again. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Tags
- Animals — Prominently features animal characters in a leading role.
- Kids — Target demographic is young children.
- Ships — Prominently features the use of sea-based transportation vessels.
- Proxy Battle — A proxy battle is a battle where humans use creatures/robots to do the fighting for them, either by commanding those creatures/robots or by simply evolving them/changing them into battle mode.
- Creature Taming — Features the taming of animals, monsters, or other creatures.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- CGI — Prominently features scenes created with computer-generated imagery.
- Primarily Child Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters below a high school age.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Drawing — Centers around the art of drawing, including manga and doujinshi.
- Love Triangle — Centered around romantic feelings between more than two people. Includes all love polygons.
- Kaiju — Prominently features giant monsters.