In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to create a new one. While seeking help from the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas, Diancie encounters a group of thieves who want to take control of its diamond-producing power–and who awaken the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal from its cocoon in the process! Can Ash and his friends help Diancie discover its true power, stop Yveltal’s rampage, and save the Diamond Domain?
In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to create a new one. While seeking help from the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas, Diancie encounters a group of thieves who want to take control of its diamond-producing power–and who awaken the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal from its cocoon in the process! Can Ash and his friends help Diancie discover its true power, stop Yveltal’s rampage, and save the Diamond Domain?
The film focuses on apolitical themes of environmental preservation and individual responsibility within a fantasy setting. Its narrative centers on a mythical creature fulfilling its duty to restore a natural balance, avoiding explicit promotion of either progressive or conservative ideologies.
The movie features a diverse cast of human characters and Pokémon consistent with its anime origins, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on environmental themes and friendship, offering a neutral portrayal of traditional identities without explicit DEI critiques.
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on fantasy adventure within the Pokémon universe, without engaging with queer identities or experiences. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.
The film's action sequences primarily involve Pokémon battling each other. Human characters, including female ones like Serena, Bonnie, Marilyn Flame, and Millis Steel, do not engage in direct physical combat against male opponents. Their roles are focused on commanding Pokémon or other non-physical activities.
The film features established Pokémon characters like Ash, Pikachu, and Team Rocket, all of whom maintain their long-standing canonical genders. New characters introduced in the film do not have prior canonical genders to swap. No instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another were found.
The film is an animated installment of the Pokémon franchise. All characters, including established ones like Ash Ketchum and new characters, maintain their consistent animated appearances and racial coding from the source material. There are no instances where a character previously established as one race is depicted as a different race.
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