History Anime / PokemonHeroes

* [[AllAnimalsAreDogs All Pokémon Are Poochyena]]: Once you get friendly with them, Latios and Latias act like big puppy dogs. D'awww.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: An infamous example. The dub of the movie changed the backstory of the city quite a lot. Also, Annie and Oakley weren't agents for Team Rocket in the original, and only wanted to take over Alto Mare rather than the whole world.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: More like "Did You Just Shove Latios Into The Defense Mechanism Of Altomare?"

* MagicSkirt: Bianca, and Latias while disguised as Bianca. (Though, admittedly, it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the latter's case.)

* PetTheDog: Annie and Oakley do really care for each other, and (after realizing things have gotten out of hand) Annie actually smiles when Latios is rescued from the machine toward the end of the movie. Also, Annie has an Espeon, which only evolves at maximum happiness.

* TakeOverTheWorld: The goal of Annie and Oakley in the dub, due to [[AnimationAgeGhetto 4-Kids' habit of staying true to their name]]. In the Japanese version, they only planned on conquering Alto Mare.
* UnnaturallyBlueLighting: There is an obnoxious blue tint given to 90% of the movie in the English DVD release. It's very distracting. At one point in the movie, Misty mentions that "it's so blue."
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: When she gets into the Defense Mechanism's cockpit, Oakley goes a little OffTheRails and nearly destroys the entire city. It seems to be actually induced by the combination of the machine and the Soul Dew, as when it's trashed, she literatelly snaps out of it and can't remember what she was doing.

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[[caption-width-right:230:Legends make the heroes. In this case, the same guys from the last 4 films.]]

* LeParkour: Annie and Oakley show us how it's done. Jessie, James, and Meowth show [[EpicFail how it's not]].

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* {{Deconstruction}}: It's notable that this film takes a much different approach to most Pokemon films: The opening contest (where the theme is sung) isn't a Pokemon battle, Ash loses said contest, battles take place in real-time and are always on the move, [[spoiler:a heroic character is KilledOffForReal]], etc.

** DigitalDestruction: In addition to the usual PanAndScan transfer most of the movies received for the DVDs, Pokemon Heroes release was given an intense blue tint, making everything much darker than normal.

* FixFic: At least [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5883891/10/A_New_Beginning one]] fanfic has [[spoiler:Latios being brought back to life.]]
** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5753031/1/A_New_Chance_At_Life Another one.]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The dub of the movie changed the backstory of the city quite a lot. Also, Annie and Oakley weren't agents for Team Rocket in the original.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: The dub of the movie changed the backstory of the city quite a lot. Also, Annie and Oakley weren't agents for Team Rocket in the original.

** To be fair, they do that for most movie locations. It just so happens that this time it was a pretty well-known city.

** And this is of course in the same vein as Jessie & James and Butch & Cassidy.

** So far this is the only movie that does it a step further. Even the '''music''' (which sounded similar to the melody used in the ending theme) used in practically all of the pre-release trailers was not included in the original soundtrack. In fact, it was released a year later on an album done by the composer.
** All the movies' initial trailers are like this.

* PetTheDog: Annie and Oakley do really care for each other, and (after realizing things have gotten out of hand) Annie actually smiles when Latios is rescued from the machine toward the end of the movie.
** Also, Annie has an Espeon, which only evolves at maximum happiness. Hmm...

* BigBadDuumvirate: Annie and Oakley.

* BadassNormal: Annie & Oakley.

* MagicSkirt: Bianca, and Latias while disguised as Bianca.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Latios]], despite being weak and injured after powering the city's defense mechanism, goes off with Latias to stop a flood from destroying the city.

* MacGuffinGirl: Everyone is in pursuit of Latias, who disguises as a girl.

* MoeCouplet: Ash and Latias have this in abundance, which is probably why [[PortmanteauShippingName [=AltoShipping=]]] is still fairly popular in the fanbase to this day.

''Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias'' is the fifth in the series of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' movies and the first not to have a number in the title. it tells the story of Ash and friends' visit to the Venice-like city of Altomare, where they take place in a water chariot race, and later meet an aspiring artist named Bianca, and her grandfather who runs the city's museum. The two of them hold a secret: the knowledge of Latios and Latias, twin dragon Pokémon who protect the city and the Soul Dew, a mystic orb that keeps the city safe from natural disasters. When a pair of thieves, Annie and Oakley, come to steal the Soul Dew and revive the ancient Pokémon at the museum, it's up to Ash and his friends, as well as new allies, to stop them.

* LeParkour: Annie and Oakley show us how it's done. Jessie, James, and Meowth [[EpicFail how it's not]].

* LeParkour: Annie and Oakley show us how it's done. Jessie, James, and Meowth [[EpicFail don't]].

On a side note, this was the last movie to get a theatrical release in the U.S, as well as being the final film with the original cast ([[PutOnABus Misty]] is not in the next film.)

** Also, Annie has an Espeon, which only evolves with full happiness.