While it’s known as the Gratitude Pokemon, Shaymin is anything but grateful to Ash. Shaymin is, frankly, kind of a little asshole. As Dialga flies away, Shaymin is thrown into a river where it travels for some time until it's eventually found by Ash and his friends. Giratina pursues them, but the Temporal Pokemon locks the Reverse World in a time-loop to prevent Giratina from getting out. Shaymin unleashes a burst of energy that opens another portal, allowing Dialga and Shaymin to escape. As the dragons fight, their attacks leave behind clouds of smoke that Shaymin is able to absorb. Suddenly, Giratina bursts through a portal and drags it - and a nearby Shaymin - into the Reverse World. After leaving Alamos Town in Rise of Darkrai, Dialga stops at the lake for a drink of water. The story begins in a lakeside flower garden in a mountainous, Norway-inspired region. In the creation myth of Pokemon, the Reverse World is basically Hell, which means Giritina is Pokemon’s Lucifer. This multi-dimensional adventure taps into one of the coolest parts of Pokemon lore and adds a lot of useful context that helps us understand more about the Reverse/Distortion World. Giratina and the Sky Warrior picks up right after Rise of Darkrai with the introduction of the third member of the creation trio, Giratina, and introduces the Reverse World, which is the anime version of the Distortion World from Pokemon Platinum.

This week we’re revisiting Giratina and the Sky Warrior, the 11th Pokemon movie and the first direct sequel - not counting Mewtwo Returns, which isn’t technically a movie. Welcome back to Pokemon Movies in Review, a weekly recap of the entire Pokemon cinematic universe.

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