Trivia / Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

• Hey, It's That Sound!: Listen to Palkia closely and you'll recognize the two roars used for its roar: Boga the varactyl from Revenge of the Sith, and Heisei-era King Ghidorah.
• Milestone Celebration:
  • Subtle, but the theatrical debut releases special trading cards related to the previous nine movies.
  • Less subtly, the Pokémon shown at the beginning are actually the focus Pokémon from every previous movie, in order. This is why Unown and Lucario are present.
• Missing Trailer Scene: As usual for these movies. In this case, there was a scene of Ash riding his Pidgeot that was shown in the trailer but not in the film.
• Real Song Theme Tune: The Japanese ending theme, I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go), is actually a Norwegian song written by Espen Lind and Magnus Rostandmo. While it never gained any serious notoriety in Japan or the US before the movie, it peaked at 26th on the charts in Norway, and consistently made the charts for five weeks in the Netherlands. Its origins don't stop some fans from speculating about its meaning to the movie and PearlShipping, however.

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