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Line 2: [[File:M13_poster_8186.jpg\|frame]] ''Zoroark: Master of Illusions'' was the 4th and final movie in the Diamond and Pearl saga of ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~anime)\|Pokémon]]''. A new sports game called 'Pokémon Boccer' is having its world cup tournament held in a place called Crown City. Excited, [[The Hero\|Ash]] and [[Badass Crew\|his friends]] decide to travel to Crown City to watch. Everyone is very excited to see the game, especially because the three Legendary Beasts of Johto are going to be playing, led by businessman Grings Kodai. However, everything falls apart with that idea, since the [[Blatant Lies\|evil Pokémon]] [[Monster Is a Mommy\|Zoroark]] stowed away on Grings Kodai's ship, controlling the beasts and making them wreak havoc across the city, causing everyone to evacuate. Line 9: {{tropelist}} * [[Accidental Pervert]]: Piplup the second time Zorua takes Dawn's form. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130314100119/http://a.yfrog.com/img612/5396/2g3.png Dawn does not approve]. * [[Action Mom]]: Zoroark, full stop. * [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: Zorua. Line 32: * [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Zorua {{spoiler\|biting Kodai's wrist in their fight}}, which seems completely useless; {{spoiler\|it turns out that he happened to clamp down on Kodai's illusion canceler without him realizing it, and guess what Kodai needs for his plan to work?}} * [[Clear My Name]]: Subverted, kind of. Zorua averts [[Poor Communication Kills]] by quickly explaining to Ash and company that Zoroark is his mother just trying to protect him and Kodai is the real [[Big Bad]]. Everyone else still seemed to blame Zoroark though. Played straight with the Legendary Beasts, who have to be convinced that Zoroark is the good guy. * [[Continuity Nod]]: Subverted. It was believed that [[The Legend of Thunder\|Jimmy]] had made a cameo dressed up as [[Pokémon Gold and Silver ~~(Video Game)~~\|HGSS Ethan]]. Sadly, it wasn't. * [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Kodai is the founder and owner of a huge company...who is secretly a murderous and extremely selfish villain. ''Really''. * [[Crazy Prepared]]: Kodai seems to be this, having a gadget for nearly anything. [[Justified Trope\|Makes sense]], as he is able to see the future and is a [[Manipulative Bastard]]. Line 38: * [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Almost any battle [[The Woobie\|Zorua]] is in ends up this way, though it's mainly because, despite him trying as hard as he can, he's still just a baby and only knows one real move, plus his illusions were pretty much useless against Kodai because of the villain's illusion canceler. However, Zoroark delivers one in a [[Big Damn Heroes]] fashion by {{spoiler\|rushing in and saving the outnumbered Dawn and Brock from [[The Dragon\|Goon]] and taking out all his Pokémon with little effort.}} ** In spite of being a legendary Pokémon, Celebi gets defeated once after one attack by a regular Pokémon, and a second time by a ''[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?\|human]]'' using only his ''bare hands''. * [[Darker and Edgier]]: Compare this movie to many of the movies before it. The antagonist Grings Kodai is so evil that he strangles Celebi, tries to kill Ash and his friends, and near the end, {{spoiler\|threatens to kill Zorua in front of its mother.}} [[It Gets Worse]]. In the English Dub, {{spoiler\|Zorua ''gives up'' and submits himself to die at the hands of Kodai.}} {{quote\| "[[Oh Crap\|I guess there's no more time left for me...]]"}} And if you've had some practice at filling in the blanks about [[Pokémon-Speak\|what Pokemon say]], you can practically ''hear'' Celebi crying "STOPITSTOPITICAN'TBREATHE!" ** Another thing to add is the previous [[Pokémon: Giratina and The Sky Warrior ~~(Anime)~~\|two]] [[Pokémon: Arceus and ~~The~~the Jewel of Life ~~(Anime)~~\|films]] had [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] who at least ''thought'' they were doing the right thing. Kodai's a [[Selfish Evil]] [[Complete Monster]] only out for himself. * [[Darkest Hour]]: {{spoiler\|Zorua has been captured by [[Big Bad\|Kodai]], Ash, Celebi, and Pikachu are caught in his Mismagius's Psychic and unable to so much as ''move'', and Dawn and Brock are too far away to help. [[Hope Spot\|Zoroark arrives and makes a beeline for Kodai]], but her love for her child is used to disable her, allowing Kodai's Shuppet to take her out too! With no one left to oppose him, [[The Bad Guy Wins\|Kodai obtains the Time Ripple and all plant life in Crown City begins to die.]] Yeah, it turned out to be a fake, but it was still a rather dark moment.}} * [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Zoroark and Zorua are both Dark Types, and Zoroark is rather frightening looking, but they're both rather heroic. * [[Death Byby Irony]]: Kodai's defeat is the direct result of {{spoiler\|Zorua, the little kid he's been [[Kick the Dog\|kicking around the entire movie]] and who just crossed the [[Despair Event Horizon]] because he thinks he's failed everyone.}} * [[Death Glare]]: Kodai gets a ''mass'' [[Death Glare]] {{spoiler\|in his final scene, courtesy of the ''entire cast''.}} * [[Decoy Protagonist]]: Usually Ash is the one who pulls all the [[Big Damn Heroes]] and [[Deus Ex Machina\|Deus Ex Machinas]] to [[Save the World]]. This time, {{spoiler\|it's Zoroark.}} Line 65: * [[Engineered Public Confession]]: Kodai's downfall. ** [[Evil Gloating]] * [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: Kodai has a [[Mook]] named Goon. Though said [[Mook]] is actually his [[The Dragon\|Dragon]]. * [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: {{spoiler\|Zoroark's (temporary) death}} is absolutely brutal. * [[For the Evulz]]: Just to prove what a [[Complete Monster]] he is, {{spoiler\|Kodai ''electrocutes a baby'' in front of its mother, who had already given up the moment she saw he had her son, with a smile on his face.}} He then quips that he ''thoroughly enjoyed it.'' Line 83: * [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Romi Park]] as Zoroark, [[Rie Kugimiya]] as Celebi, [[Koichi Yamadera]] as Goon, and Shoko Nakagawa as Proof. ** In the dub, we have [[Sean Schemmel]] as Kodai, Bella Hudson as Rowena, and [[Wayne Grayson]] as Karl. * [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler\|Kodai uses his TV network and the televisions placed throughout the city to broadcast an 'apology' to Crown City for Zoroark's 'controling' his Legendary Beasts and order an evacuation. At the end of the film, the group uses the same network and system of televisions to [[Engineered Public Confession\|broadcast]] his [[Evil Gloating]] and reveal him.}} * [[Humiliation Conga]]: {{spoiler\|[[Complete Monster\|Kodai]] gets one. It is VERY satisfying.}} ** An even more humiliating fact about it; {{spoiler\|[[Death Byby Irony\|it was aired on]] ''HIS own TV network''.}} * [[I Have Your Wife\|I Have Your Son]]: The entire reason Zoroark does ''anything'' Kodai says is that she believes he's got her son and will hurt him if she doesn't. {{spoiler\|He doesn't, but she doesn't know that. However, he pulls this again at the end when he really ''does'' have Zorua.}} * [[Infant Immortality]]: Zorua is a little baby, so he's in line for this, right? ''[[Averted Trope\|Wrong!]]'' Zorua gets the living tar beat out of him by [[Complete Monster\|Grings Kodai]] and his cronies, and Kodai even [[Would Hurt a Child\|electrocutes the poor guy]]. {{spoiler\|In the English dub, Zorua even says that he thinks he's going to die.}} * [[It's All About Me]]: Grings Kodai's philosophy. He even comes right out and says it. {{quote\| '''Ash''': Stop, Kodai! All the trees and flowers will die!~~<br />~~ '''Kodai''': What do I care? So long as my visionary powers grow, [[Worth It\|it's all worth it!]] }} * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold]]: Zorua is rather mean and brash, but then again, he's just a baby. * [[Karmic Death\|Karmic Defeat]]: {{spoiler\|Kodai is defeated by Zoroark using her illusion powers on him to trick him into falling off a stadium balcony and knocking himself out; when he comes to, his [[Evil Gloating]] is broadcast on the television network HE owns! And he's surrounded by the entire populace of Crown City, including the police force.}} * [[Lack of Empathy]]: Grings Kodai. * [[Made of Iron]]: Zoroark is ''pretty darn sturdy''. {{spoiler\|Subverted at the climax.}} Please note, she manages this trope compared to other Pokémon, who by their nature are [[Made of Iron]]. * She also manages this trope compared to her species in particular (read: a bunch of [[Glass Cannon\|Glass Cannons]].) * [[Mama Bear]]: Zoroark. Enough to break out of her prison ''all on her own'', fight the [[Olympus Mons\|Legendary Beasts]] to a standstill, and even foil the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Evil Plan]]. In fact, she has such a defined motherly instinct, ''she can ''feel'' her son getting pushed around!'' [[Lampshade Hanging\|Zorua even points it out near the end.]] {{quote\| "I knew you were strong, Meema!"}} * [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Kodai again. * [[Master of Illusion]]: Zoroark transforms into Entei, Raikou, and Suicune during its search for Zorua, and also Pikachu at the end. Zorua, on the other hand, changes into a number of creatures. Line 111: * [[Morality Kitchen Sink]]: If it weren't for {{spoiler\|'businessman' Grings Kodai}}, this movie would be full-on [[White and Gray Morality]]. * {{spoiler\|[[Mortal Wound Reveal]]: After being badly shocked by [[Complete Monster\|Kodai]], Zoroark manages to drive him off with the help of the Legendary Beasts and appears to be fine. However, after he's out of the scene, she collapses and barely lives long enough to bring Kodai down with an illusion. [[Unexplained Recovery\|She Gets Better]] [[Disney Death\|though]].}} * [[~~Near Villain Victory~~Eucatastrophe]]: Possibly the closest call of the movies so far. * [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The [[Olympus Mons\|Legendary Beasts]], who are the guardians of Crown City, but believe that Zoroark is attacking the city (which she was, when they started off towards the city) and attack her...stopping her from reaching her injured baby who is in dire need of help. * [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]]: After {{spoiler\|absorbing the Time Ripple, [[Big Bad\|Kodai]],}} given his huge ego, cannot resist going on about how he's won and there's nothing Ash or anyone else can do about it. {{spoiler\|He comes right out and says that he destroyed all of Crown City's greenery 20 years ago, and has absolutely ''no'' qualms about [[Tempting Fate\|doing it again, because no one will ever find out]]. Turns out he absorbed an illusion Time Ripple created by Zoroark and Ash's reporter friends caught his [[Evil Gloating]] on film, marking the beginning of his [[Complete Monster\|well deserved]] [[Humiliation Conga]].}} * [[Off-Model]]: A minor case, but the animators never can seem to make up their mind whether or not Zorua's hind legs have ankle joints. * [[Oh Crap]]: Goon gets a delightful one when he sees Zoroark, in a full on [[Mama Bear]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], running straight at him. Later on, Kodai gets his own when {{spoiler\|Zoroark fights through his electrical shock and blasts him off his feet. From then on, this becomes his [[Humiliation Conga\|default expression]].}} Line 134: * [[Running Gag]]: Zorua turning into Dawn and Dawn getting mad. * [[Samus Is a Girl]]: A lot of people who only take a passing glance at this movie assume Zoroark to be male. She's not. * [[Sequel Hook]]: Ash promising to meet up with Zorua and Zoroark again whenever he sets up his mind to go to Unova. * [[Shock and Awe]]: Kodai seems to have a thing for electric power. His Shuppet can use electric attacks, and his two favorite weapons both involve it, an iron cage surrounded by steel which is electrified and a robotic claw that can dish out a deadly electric shock. Worth noting is that, in a rarity for Pokémon, [[Harmless Electrocution]] is subverted. * [[Smug Snake]]: Kodai is extremely smug for most of the film, though he gets progressively less composed the closer to the deadline he gets, {{spoiler\|and [[Villainous Breakdown\|he completely loses it when he's tricked at the end]] and tries to murder Zoroark. He further breaks down when his plan is completely ruined.}} * [[The Sociopath]]: Grings Kodai, through and through. * [[Spanner in ~~The~~the Works]]: {{spoiler\|Zorua}} turns out to ultimately be this to Kodai's plan. {{spoiler\|Yeah, that little bite on his wrist? The one Kodai just shrugged off with little effect? Kodai finds out a good bit too late that little bite destroyed the only thing protecting him from Zoroark's [[Master of Illusion\|illusion powers]], allowing his entire [[Evil Plan]] to come crashing down around his ears and his [[Humiliation Conga]] to start.}} * [[Say My Name]]: A positively [[Tear Jerker\|heartbreaking]] one from {{spoiler\|Zorua after his mother dies and he's tried for several minutes to revive her to no avail.}} * [[Spot the Imposter]]: The real Legendary beasts happen to be shiny, wheras Illusionary Legendary Beast Zoroark is not. * [[Taking the Bullet]]: {{spoiler\|When Kodai has his Shuppet fire a Shadow Ball at Zorua, [[Mama Bear\|Zoroark]] leaps in front of the attack and takes it for her son.}} * [[Taking You ~~With~~with Me]]: {{spoiler\|When Zoroark is mortally wounded by Kodai, she uses her last energy to create an illusion and send him falling off a balcony and getting knocked out before she dies, leading to his downfall. While he doesn't die and [[Unexplained Recovery\|She Gets Better]], it still counts.}} ** Even more fitting in the manga{{spoiler\|; while Zoroark's fate is pretty much the same, her final act of revenge is a good bit different. She chases Kodai with illusionary vines, causing [[Disney Villain Death\|Kodai to fall off of the top of the stadium to his death]].}} * [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]]: Averted with Zoroark. Nothing about her suggests that she is female except for her son constantly calling her 'Meema'. * [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: While Zoroark seems to feel this way about him harming her child, ''everyone'' seems to feel this way about [[Big Bad\|Grings]] [[Complete Monster\|Kodai's]] actions by the end. * [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Kodai hurting Zorua sends [[Mama Bear\|Zoroark]] into one of these. Let's just say that when she gets mad, standing between her and her baby is a '''very''' bad idea. * [[Verbal Tic]]: Zorua ends all of his sentences with the adorable "zo". * [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler\|Kodai}} goes through both versions of this. After {{spoiler\|Zoroark tricks him with an illusion, Kodai snaps and tries to murder her and Zoroark on the spot. After Zoroark counterattacks and fries his Time Ripple absorbing claw, Kodai's}} behavior becomes far less composed, and he's hysterically screaming that {{spoiler\|the Time Ripple will be his}}. * [[Villain ~~With~~with Good Publicity]]: Grings Kodai. * [[Would Hurt a Child]]: {{spoiler\|Kodai threatens to kill Zoroark's baby boy, Zorua. '''He is not kidding.'''}} * [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: Kodai's visions will always come true, though his words imply that if one knows what they're doing, it's possible to [[Screw Destiny]], as he claims that he can remove obstacles he's foreseen from his path. 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