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Does Volcanion deserve the dubious distinction of being "that movie which killed the original continuity?"
Yes and no. On the one hand, it is far from the worst Pokemon movie, not saying much given how bad they got. It's just more of the same, a very average, predictable Pokemon movie- kind of like the average Ashnime episode. More on that later. The rest of the cast also get to do something rather than leave it to Ash- improvement upon the BW movies I watched. The action was okay and expected of the XY era.
On the other hand, it was the flop that killed the original tv-linked continuity. Part of the reason could be that it bought nothing new to the table. It is a very average, predictable Pokemon movie- and maybe that was the problem with the Ashnime era movies. There is yet another evil scientist (Butler, Z), a trope used so often in Pokemon that the """"twist"""" could be seen from a mile away, there's some minor villain Pokemon Hunters, implicit reference to Pokemon abuse (how many Fire types does Ash own who are like this?) and of course- not one but TWO copout Legendary deaths (see Victini and Darkrai). The secret tech, a floating castle, just ain't that impressive since they already did that in the Victini movies and we've seen so many flying contraptions- though maybe the secret weapon was the beam cannon. If you've seen enough of these mass produced movies, it is easy to end up exhausted. You've seen one, you've effectively seen them all.
I also don't understand why this movie was made. It seems to be a showcase for Mega Evos- something which was already being done at the time- and being done better, by the Mega Evo Specials. The movie even opens with Korrina v Alain. It's also funny that this movie makes such a big deal out of Mega Evo lore (only possible with friendship) when it follows on from Hoopa- where the Latis mega evolved despite not knowing Ash.
