Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

Ash is mysteriously linked to Volcanion, a Pokémon who dislikes humans and arrives unexpectedly from the sky. Forced to stay together, the pair travels to a mechanical city filled with gears. There, a corrupt official has stolen Magearna, an artificial Pokémon built five centuries ago, intending to use its power to seize control of the mechanical kingdom. Ash and Volcanion must find a way to cooperate to rescue Magearna.

Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, this is the 26th of 28 films he has directed. It follows Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages and precedes Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!. The movie features a screenplay by Atsuhiro Tomioka and a voice cast including Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayuki Makiguchi, Yuki Kaji, Mariya Ise, and Megumi Satou. The production involved 122 credited crew members and 20 credited cast members.

The film earned 20 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 5.9/10 based on 1,900 votes on IMDb and a higher score of 6.7/10 from 212 votes on TMDB.