Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (劇場版ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi, lit. “Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Pokémon Ranger and Prince of the Sea - Manaphy”) is a 2007 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film, and the ninth Pokémon film overall. As indicated by the...
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Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (劇場版ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi, lit. “Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Pokémon Ranger and Prince of the Sea - Manaphy”) is a 2007 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film, and the ninth Pokémon film overall. As indicated by the title, elements from the Nintendo DS game Pokémon Ranger play a large part. Cartoon Network aired the film on March 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. and after its premiere came a repeat at 9:30 p.m.
Yuyama visited the ruins of Rome, the city of Naples and the island of Capri, all in Italy, to get ideas of the setting for the film.
The film was the first film released in North America to include a Pikachu short, which is Pikachu's Island Adventure, since Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker.
This was the first film to have the new Pokémon USA English voice cast...
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