Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions

Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions[a] is a 2010 Japanese animated adventure film produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama from a screenplay by Hideki Sonoda. It is the 13th animated film in the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori. In the film, the businessman and media owner Grings Kodai plans to absorb the "Time Ripple" that appear in Crown City to renew his ability to see into the future, which will destroy the city's greenery. To help find the ripple, Kodai manipulate the news to have the city sealed off by using illusions created by Zoroark, a creature known as a Pokémon. Meanwhile, the Pokémon trainers Ash Ketchum, Dawn, and Brock accompany a Zorua to reunite it with its caretaker Zoroark. The film's theme song in Japan was "Ice Cream Syndrome" by Sukima Switch. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2010. The English-language dub of the film premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on February 5, 2011.[2] The film was shown at US theaters during the Pokémon Black and White Tour in the United States.