History YMMV / PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew

** Aura does come up occasionally in the series from the DP arc, most notably when Ash uses it to save a kidnapped Riolu. It's more a case of RefusalOfTheCall that actually sticks - Ash instead chooses to continue following his goal as a Pokémon Trainer.
*** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Unless you consider Aura to have something to do with the Ash-Greninja transformation in XY]].

*** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Unless you consider Aura to have something to do with the Ash-Greninja transformation in XY.

* ToughActToFollow: This movie is praised as one of the best in the series and a successful promotion of [[EarlyBirdCameo of an upcoming Pokémon]], with Lucario becoming one of the most popular Pokémon for it role in it and great usability in-game. Zoroark and [[Anime/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions its movie]] were an attempt to [[{{expy}} emulate that]], but being [[AwesomeButImpractical more gimmicky than useful]] and harder to acquire[[note]]Only available through event as opposed to regular gameplay[[/note]] in-game stopped it from achieving [[BreakoutCharacter similar success]]. Mega Mewtwo Y, ''[[Anime/PokemonGenesectAndTheLegendAwakened its movie]]'' [[OvershadowedByControversy proved so controversial]] that it sunk its reputation regardless of its [[GameBreaker great in-game stats]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Brock's first meeting with the wild Bonsly can be seen as even funnier, when, later in Battle Frontier, he would catch a Bonsly of his own.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: This, the [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Mewtwo movie]] (mostly [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids in Japanese]]), [[Anime/{{Pokemon3}} the Entei movie]], and the [[Anime/PokemonKyuremVsTheSwordOfJustice Kyurem movie]] are often considered the high points of the movie series.

** Aura does come up occasionally in the series from the DP arc, most notably when Ash uses it to save a kidnapped Riolu. It's more a case of RefusalOfTheCall that actually sticks - Ash instead chooses to continue following his goal as a Pokémon Trainer.

* MagnumOpus: The movie is the highest rated ''Pokémon'' movie of all on [=IMDB=], with a 7.1 rating that's on par with many generally liked blockbusters. It helps that the 4Kids English Dub is much more faithful than its first three movies, and was even ''praised'' by infamous dub-hater Dogasu.

* MagnumOpus: The movie is the highest rated ''Pokémon'' movie of all on [=IMDB=], with a 7.1 rating that's on par with many generally liked blockbusters. It helps that the dub is much more faithful than early movies, and was even ''praised'' by infamous dub-hater Dogasu.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Some people watch the movie for the titular Lucario and his storyline, leading to some disappointment after the darker, more serious opening gives way to the wacky antics of Ash, his friends, all the "cute" Pokémon, and the Rocket trio.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: This, [[Anime/Pokemon3 the Entei movie,]] and the [[Anime/PokemonKyuremVsTheSwordOfJustice Kyurem movie]] are often considered the high points of the movie series.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: This and the [[Anime/PokemonKyuremVsTheSwordOfJustice Kyurem movie]] are often considered the high points of the movie series.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: This movie got a lot of people onto the Lucario bandwagon, and was instrumental in helping Lucario become a part of SuperSmashBrosBrawl.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: This and the [[Anime/PokemonKyuremVsTheSwordOfJustice Kyurem movie]] are often considered the high points of the movie series.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_wHzfKQZ6E Unbeatable. "You may beat some but you can't beat me" indeed.]]

** "Aaron 1," the song that plays during the montage of the war in the film's prologue. It has since returned for intense action sequences in the series, such as the Nando VS. Zoey battle of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

** The city where Kidd's partner is looks an awful lot like [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackandWhite Castelia City]] from above.

* InterspeciesRomance: So many fanworks...

* SugarWiki/CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmhN4UlfkhU Sir Aaron's theme]].

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: This and the [[PokemonKyuremVsTheSwordOfJustice Kyurem movie]] are often considered the high points of the movie series.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: This movie got a lot of people onto the Lucario bandwagon.

* HellIsThatNoise: The Regis sound like broken music equipment. Regirock's speech is low and garbled, Regice's high pitched voice stutters constantly, and Registeel barely even says anything coherent aside from high speed record scratches. In all three cases, their cries consist of heavily distorted, human-voiced PokemonSpeak.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_wHzfKQZ6E Unbeatable. 'Nuff said.]]

* HellIsThatNoise: The Regis sound like broken music equipment. Regirock's speech is low and garbled, Regice's high pitched voice stutters constantly, and Registeel barely even says anything coherent aside from high speed record scratches.