History Anime / PokemonHeroes

''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 part in a water chariot race. They later meet an aspiring artist named Bianca[[note]]not [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite that]] Bianca[[/note]] 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.

%%* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Latios is dead but the antagonists are defeated, the Soul Dew is returned and the city is saved from destruction.]]

%%* BittersweetEnding

On a side note, this was the final film with the original cast, as well as being the last movie to get a theatrical release in the U.S. until [[Anime/PokemonTheMovieBlackAndWhite Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom]] got a one weekend limited release in 2011.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Annie is in no way 'nice', but she's easily the better of the duo in terms of morality: she's ambivalent about the use of the DMA to begin with, clearly worried when Oakley starts going DrunkWithPower, horrified when the DMA goes out of control and puts Oakley in danger, and doesn't seem too off-put by the fact Latios is rescued by the heroes. As mentioned under PetTheDog, the fact she has an Espeon shows she clearly cares for it as well, as it only evolves at max happiness.

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: If this movie is going to be discussed, then odds are it will mostly be about [[spoiler:Latios' death]].

* AdaptationalBadass: The dub makes Annie and Oakley Team Rocket spies, while in the original they were just a thieving duo.

* ContinuityNod: At the end, when Annie and Oakley are in prison, they are looking over a book while in prison. The book has an image of Lawrence III and his flying fortress from [[Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}} the second movie]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Annie makes a few jokes about Bianca (Actually Latias) and her choice of a hairstyle. Never mind that Annie herself has [[MegaTwintails giant pigtails]] ''that are both bigger than her head''.

* NeverSayDie: {{Averted}} for the second movie in a row. DarkerAndEdgier, much?

On a side note, this was the final film with the original cast ([[PutOnABus Misty]] is not in the next film), as well as being the last movie to get a theatrical release in the U.S. until [[Anime/PokemonTheMovieBlackAndWhite Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom]] got a one weekend limited release in 2011.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While the movies are in general darker than the anime, Heroes takes it up a bit: battles are quick, brutal and fought [[CombatPragmatist very unfairly]], with MookChivalry soundly averted and attacks on the Trainer established early on as a viable tactic by both sides. We see what amounts to a torture scene as Latios' energy is drained from him by the DMA, and the movie concludes with [[spoiler: Latios KilledOffForReal, a first in a series with a number of {{Disney Death}}s.]]]]

''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 part in a water chariot race. They 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.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Latios]]. Shocking because every other death in the movies up to this point had been a DisneyDeath.

* MissingTrailerScene: The original Japanese trailer had almost nothing from the final movie. Examples include a reanimated Kabutops skeleton, some sort of red energy monster emerging from the Defense Mechanism, and the gang standing around a glowing Soul Dew INDOORS, with no sign of Latias. Shame - that Kabutops skeleton looked awesome.
** In an interesting case, the trailers also had music that was not used in the movie or included in its soundtrack. It was released on the music's composer in an album a few years later and was the basis for the ending song.

* BadassNormal: Annie and Oakley.

* {{Lietmotif}}: Latias has a chipper little accordion piece called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6bTSAS_Yts ''Search for the Girl'']]

* ContinuityNod: In the end credits, Annie and Oakley are looking through a book in prison. In the book is a picture of Lawrence III, from the second movie.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Annie and Oakley are able to capture Latios with ordinary Pokemon and machinery.
* 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.

* MoeCouplet: Ash and Latias have this trait in abundance. Despite the obvious InterspeciesRomance, their interactions are so sweet and cute that [[PortmanteauCoupleName [=AltoShipping=]]] is still a rather popular couple in the fanbase despite the movie having come out back in 2002.

* OhCrap: Latias is understandably shocked when she realizes that Annie has seen through her disguise...and that the thief is holding a Pokeball.

* MacGuffinGirl: Everyone is in pursuit of Latias, the female twin.

* ShipTease [[InterspeciesRomance Ash and Latias]].

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: If this movie is going to be discussed, then odds are it will mostly be about [[spoiler: Latios' death]].
* [[spoiler:AngstySurvivingTwin: Latias]]

* ConspicuousCG

* [[DarkActionGirl Dark Action Girls]]: Annie and Oakley
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the movies are in general darker than the anime, Heroes takes it up a bit: battles are quick, brutal and fought [[CombatPragmatist very unfairly]], with MookChivalry soundly averted and attacks on the Trainer established early on as a viable tactic by both sides. We see what amounts to a torture scene as Latios' energy is drained from him by the DMA, and the movie concludes with [[spoiler: Latios KilledOffForReal, a first in a series with a number of [[DisneyDeath Disney Deaths.]]]]

* 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.

''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.