| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rica Matsumoto | ... | Satoshi (voice) | |
| Veronica Taylor | ... | Ash Ketchum / Towa (voice) | |
| Rachael Lillis | ... | Misty / Jessie (voice) | |
| Ikue Ôtani | ... | Pikachu (voice) | |
| Unshô Ishizuka | ... | Professor Orchid / Onix (voice) | |
| Eric Stuart | ... | Brock / James / Weezing / Charmeleon / Scizor / Stantler / Sandshrew (voice) | |
| Madeleine Blaustein | ... | Meowth / Pokémon hunter (voice) (as Maddie Blaustein) | |
| Mayumi Izuka | ... | Kasumi (voice) (as Mayumi Iizuka) | |
| Yûji Ueda | ... | Takeshi (voice) | |
| Tomokazu Seki | ... | Kenji (voice) | |
| Megumi Hayashibara | ... | Musashi (voice) | |
| Tara Sands | ... | Sammy / Sneasle / Furret / Teddiursa / Jumpluff (voice) (as Tara Jayne) | |
| Dan Green | ... | The Iron Masked Marauder (voice) | |
| Shin'ichirô Miki | ... | Kojirô / Crobat (voice) | |
| Inuko Inuyama | ... | Nyâth (voice) | |
This movie centers around the new pokémon Celebi, a one-of-a-kind veggie-like bug whose only kin are celebi from other points in time. The movie begins in the past where a young boy named Sam attempts to save Celebi from a hunter. In a reciprocal effort, Celebi uses his power and transports itself and Sam to the present, Ash Ketchum's time. Sam and Ash become good friends as they fight to save Celebi from the new Team Rocket villain, the Iron-Masked Marauder and his darkball, which turns pokémon evil and augments their powers to the maximum. Yet, one rare pokémon isn't safe without help from another - thus enters Suicune, a.k.a. the North Wind. Written by Mike Puskar, aka Overdrama
The fourth installment in the Pokemon film series is quite a different one. With more of a time travel feel to it, this movie will entertain most fans of the show at it's use of this phenomenon. Attempting to show to use more of a moral about friendship this film does...and that is quite a little overdone. It should be noted that time paradoxes were very much avoided, and they ought to be commended for that. Still, it contained a little too much childishness for comfort, being not an example that Pokemon isn't just for kids. If you,like my father, are watching it for the sake of your child's happiness...don't worry. You'll be entertained somewhat and will not sit through as long of a film as the other three. Still not nearly the best they can do, your family Pokemon fan will like it.