History Anime / PokemonTheRiseOfDarkrai

* CurbStompBattle: Darkrai is, for the most part, on the receiving end of this trope, which shouldn't be surprising since he is up against literal ''gods.'' [[CurbStompCushion He holds off for quite some time, and even seemed nearly evenly matched]] when he was battling Palkia alone.

** Darkrai, who has been shown to beat a whole crowd of Pokémon with just one of his attacks, can barely mark a scratch on neither Palkia nor Dialga.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Darkrai does this to Baron!Lickilicky by hurling him into a tree after Baron tried to hunt him down.

* RealSongThemeTune: 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. [[http://projectpearlshipping.wixsite.com/psdatacore/iwillbewithyou Its origins don't stop some fans from speculating about its meaning to the movie and PearlShipping, however.]]

* BettyAndVeronica: Alberto is the Veronica to Tonio's Betty.
* BigBadEnsemble: Baron Alberto, Palkia, Dialga, and Darkrai [[spoiler: at first.]]
* BlackbeadEyes: Tonio has these. Especially noticeable since he's the ''only'' main human character in the whole movie who has them.

* BreathWeapon: Dialga's Roar of Time and both his and Palkia's Hyper Beam.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Darkrai is a dark type, black in color, and fades into shadows. He's not the villain people think he is.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Alice and Alicia.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Darkrai. [[UnexplainedRecovery He gets better.]]]]

* TheWorfEffect[=/=]MakeWayForTheNewVillains: Palkia and Dialga do this to the Unown to establish how powerful they are. Back in the third Pokémon movie, the Unown were seen as powerful, [[RealityWarper reality warping]] [[EldritchAbomination abominations]] who can make the wishes of a little girl come to life. Here they are running for their lives away from the two dragons fighting in their dimension.

* ShipTease:

** [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shipping:PearlShipping Ash and Dawn]] have a [[http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b4/Pearlshipping.png moment of this]] when Ash saves Dawn from falling to her death.

* BadassBaritone: Darkrai has a deep voice, too.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Alice (blonde), Dawn (brunette), and Allegra (redhead).

** Baron Alberto does this during his first battle as a Pokémon.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Tonio and Alice.

* DramaticShattering: The hourglass near the beginning.

* EmergingFromTheShadows: How Darkrai is introduced.
--> ''DO NOT COME NEAR!''
* EnergyBall: Palkia's Aura Sphere.

* EyeAwaken: Palkia does this once Darkrai awakens it by using Dark Pulse.
* {{FacePlant}}: Tonio does this onto a tree after getting shot by Lickilicky's Hyper Beam.

* FatBastard: Baron after his transformation into Lickilicky.

* ForeShadowing: Ash's NightmareSequence.
** All the unusual events that happen throughout the town.

** RedEyesTakeWarning: Guess...

* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Granddaughter]]: Alice to Alicia.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Alice.

* KickTheDog: Baron Alberto arranging an angry mob against Darkrai.

* LargeHam: Baron Alberto.
** Darkrai himself also has these moments, especially near the end.

* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: Baron and Tonio, respectively.
* MeaningfulEcho: "This is ''everyone's'' garden."

* NighInvulnerability: Besides Palkia's shoulder injury, the Time-Space Duo don't seem to receive a single scratch from their heavy attacks against each another, and neither of them seem the least bit fatigued during their ongoing battle. Heck, even Palkia's wounded shoulder, which is implied [[BizarreAlienBiology to be one of its lungs,]] doesn't seem to hinder its battle against Dialga. Maybe Justified for Dialga since he does seem to be MadeOfDiamond.
** OnlyAFleshWound: When they do get hurt, it's usually this.
* NightmareFetishist: Jessie really admires Darkrai and his powers.

* NightmareSequence: Ash had one of these after being hit by Darkrai's Dark Void.

* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Darkrai is thought to be a villain but turns out not to be.
* OfficialCouple: Tonio and Alice.
* OlympusMons: Palkia and Dialga.
* OtherworldlyCommunicationFailure: Darkrai tries to warn people that Dialga and Palkia are going to trap their city in a dimension that they will slowly destroy with their fighting. Unfortunately the way he communicates is by limited telepathy and giving people nightmares, which leads to Darkrai being seen as the villain.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Darkrai. [[spoiler: He was only trying to warn the humans of the presence of Palkia, but everyone ends up thinking that he's the bad guy.]]

** PowerGem: Palkia's pearls and Dialga's diamond glow when they're about to use their signature moves.

* RealMenWearPink: Baron Alberto.

* ShipTease: Darkrai and Alice. They call it Aegisshipping.

* SkywardScream: Baron Alberto does this constantly.
* SmugSnake: Baron Alberto.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Allegra is the tomboy to Dawn and Alice's girly girl.

%%* BackFromTheDead[=/=]DeathIsCheap[=/=]DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Darkrai.]]

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Happens to the trainers led by Alberto who try to stop Darkrai, before Darkrai is on the receiving end of this from Palkia and Dialga

%%* ChekhovsGun: The song Oración.

%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Darkrai
%%* {{Determinator}}: Darkrai.
* DoomedHometown: Alice and Tonio's hometown, Alamos Town.

%%** CreepyBlueEyes: Darkrai.

* PunnyName: Baron Alberto. His uniform shares a color palette with his signature Pokémon, Lickilicky, whose Japanese name is Beroberto. HilarityEnsues [[AccidentalMisnaming when he transforms into said Pokémon...]]

* BackFromTheDead[=/=]DeathIsCheap[=/=]DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Darkrai.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The song Oración.

** See OneSceneWonder in the Trivia page for three human examples.

* CurbStompBattle: Darkrai is, for the most part, on the receiving end of this trope, which shouldn't be surprising since he is up against literal ''gods.''
** CurbStompCushion: Though, he holds off for quite some time, and even seemed nearly evenly matched when he was battling Palkia alone.

* [[spoiler:[[DarkIsNotEvil Darkrai Is Not Evil]]]]
* {{Determinator}}: Darkrai.

** WatchOutForThatTree

** CreepyBlueEyes: Darkrai.
* InvoluntaryTransformation: Baron Alberto is transformed into a Lickilicky. [[spoiler:Actually an illusion caused by Darkrai's nightmares brought to life by Palkia's actions]].

Set in Alamos Town, two deity Pokémon, Dialga and Palkia, are fighting. Ash and his friends take the time to visit the city, but little do they know that a Mythical Pokémon, Darkrai, lives there. Assumed to be a threat, Darkrai defends himself from all the trainers (especially ''[[DesignatedHero Ash and his friends]]'') as they try to stop the fighting between Dialga and Palkia.

* UncattyResemblance: The three coordinators and Baron Alberto share the same color palettes as their Pokémon. Taken UpToEleven when Baron Alberto actually ''transforms'' into his only Pokémon.