Japan Synopsis
ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ
“The Soul-Heart calls…”
Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedPokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
★ 6.8 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
★ 6.9 · Japan
3 sharedPokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Death Island
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Vendetta
★ 6.9 · Japan
Other Titles From OLM
Family + Adventure in Japan
133 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel holds position #369 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3387th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
162 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,725 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #152 of 229 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | OLM, The Pokémon Company, Pikachu Project, TV Tokyo, Shogakukan |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | July 16, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5889204 |
| Official Site | www.pokemon.com |