Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker

Year: 2003

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

FamilyScience FictionAnimationAdventureAction

Ash, May, Brock and Max attend the seven‑night Wishing Star Festival when the legendary Jirachi falls from the sky and befriends Max. Jirachi can grant any wish, drawing countless seekers. A man attempts to exploit its power to resurrect the ancient Pokémon Groudon, unaware of the danger hidden in Jirachi’s abilities.

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1

Festival arrival and awakening

Ash Ketchum and his friends arrive at a wide crater where a festival celebrates the Millennium Comet. The comet’s seven-day appearance awakens Jirachi and fills the land of Forina with a sense of life and possibility.

Night of the comet's appearance Crater, Forina
2

May's seven-panel charm

May purchases a seven-panel charm that is said to grant a wish for each night the comet shines. The charm foreshadows energy-driven wishes and hints at how Jirachi’s magic can reshape the festival’s reality.

Evening Festival grounds
3

Seal broken and Jirachi released

Butler and Diane discover the stone that seals Jirachi and forcibly remove it from Forina, setting Butler’s power-hungry plan in motion. The release destabilizes the delicate balance surrounding the comet’s touch on the land.

Before the first night Forina surroundings
4

Max hears a voice and Jirachi awakens

Max hears a voice coming from the rock Diane holds and helps release Jirachi. Jirachi’s awakening triggers a playful but dangerous twist when a candy wish manifests not from a stall, but is teleported into the festival grounds by the wish-energy.

Night Festival grounds
5

Butler’s hidden motive revealed

Butler reveals his deeper motive: a former Team Magma scientist who longs to resurrect Groudon. He intends to harness Jirachi’s energy to power a machine and believes a steady energy source is essential for his plan.

Shortly after Jirachi’s release Butler’s route
6

Absol arrives and warns

The Absol arrives, signaling trouble and joining Jirachi in warning the group against Butler’s plans. The legendary Pokémon heightens the sense of danger and sets the stage for a confrontation.

Evening Near Forina outskirts
7

Race toward Forina

With Diane’s resolve and Absol's guidance, the group races Butler’s bus toward Forina. They dodge traps hidden inside a circus tent and rally others to follow, inching closer to Butler’s machine.

Chase sequence Circus tent vicinity, en route to Forina
8

Mightyena’s tracker and pursuit

Butler’s Mightyena places a tracking device on the departing vehicle. The device falls off during a bumpy journey, but Butler continues to track their route and closes in on their destination.

During chase Along the road to Forina
9

The energy mishap creates a monster

The energy Butler harnesses to revive Groudon instead forms a giant artificial monster that drains life from the land. The creature consumes plants and animals, turning Forina into a barren wasteland while capturing May, Brock, and even Team Rocket.

Mid-journey Forina wasteland
10

Diane absorbed; tense confrontation

Diane is absorbed by the towering creature, forcing Butler to confront the cost of his obsession. May and Brock join Ash in resisting the monster and attempting to free their friends.

Climax Forina battlefield
11

Doom Desire and the monster’s destruction

In the climactic duel, Jirachi reclaims the energy used to power the fake monster and destroys it with a final Doom Desire. Jirachi departs to resume its thousand-year slumber, leaving Forina in a quiet, relieved mood.

Climax Over Forina
12

Aftermath and farewell

The crisis ends with relief and a sense of wonder. May forgets to close the last panel of her seven-panel charm, but remains confident that her unspoken wish will still come true. Max hears Jirachi’s voice one last time as the group prepares to leave Forina.

Post-climax Forina outskirts and departure

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