#pokemon: the rise of darkrai

[ede917]

Something I figured out a while ago but don't think I've seen anyone mention: Darkrai and Shayman's rivals in Ingo's Path of Solitude.

In the Path of Solitude trials in the post game of Legends Arceus, EVERY Pokémon will have a rival they face, usually something that counters their type. Darkrai's rival is lickilicky and Shayman's is Magnezone.

That's because in their respective movies they both get hunted by trainers that use these two particular pokemon. Deep cut.

[teresiel]

Scenery from Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)

[jadeazora]

I actually like beta Alice more than her final design. She's really cute.

Also Marcus and his fucking massive forehead and no eyebrows. They did him a favor hiding it underneath that crown in the finalized movie design.

[houndfaker]

rewatched rise of darkrai

[hubbleablubble]

I've been thinking a bit about some of the old pokemon movies I like

[pop-idle-ultimate]

my comfort characters pt 2, childhood edition

[crimfckeyt]

ghuhuhuuuu bwaaaa

[sincerely-sofie]

Assumption: You were a ma-hassive darkrai fan as a kid

(referencing this ask game)

Very much so. I watched the Rise of Darkrai as a child and was changed forevermore. I saw that McDonald's was including darkrai-themed trading card holders with happy meals and my mother didn't know peace until I possessed two of them.

[gaydiation-poisoning]

Did my yearly rewatch of The Rise of Darkrai last night and I want to explode

[calcisart]

[image id: a pen on paper drawing of darkrai and alicia from "the rise of darkrai" drawn in an attempt to replicate the artstyle of "the girl from the other side". darkrai and alicia look at each other as alicia holds one of darkrai's claws with her hand. the entire drawing is black and white. end id]

[erlandious]

My fav

[titles-and-pretense]

When I was younger, I fell in love with the 10th Pokemon movie, The Rise of Darkrai. Me being a depressed, lonely, undiagnosed autistic teenager. And that kickstarted my love for Darkrai and its innate ability to cause the ones around it nightmares.

It is very shy, and this ability helps it stay undiscovered and safe. But it also makes others distrustful and wary around it. In the movie, a young girl finds Darkrai injured in a garden, being attacked by other Pokemon. We don't know how it got injured (it is far too powerful to have been hurt by the other Pokemon there) or why it was here, but the girl, Alicia, immediately takes care of Darkrai and tells him that it can forever stay in the garden, because the garden is meant for all Pokemon.

She plays Darkrai and the others a song on her flute and they calm down. The others are able to rest under the tree where she plays, as Darkrai watches from the shadows that it sinks into, so as not to give them nightmares. That song is later played by Alicia's granddaughter and is used to save the town from raging legendaries.

Darkrai stays loyal to Alicia and her descendants since. Just how I stayed loyal to the first person (apart from perhaps my father) who saw me as I was and loved me for it.

The towers that are in this movie, which are equipped with hundreds of tuned bells, which are later used to play the song to the raging legendaries, are inspired by Antonio Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia. Ever since I watched that movie, I have wanted to visit it, because it looks magical to me. And finally, this week, we are going to Barcelona for a weekend and my dream will come true.

In preparation, I watched The Rise of Darkrai another time. It is a cute little movie, very simple children's story. Darkrai is still a stunning-looking Pokemon - I certainly am proud of it being my favourite. I even wrote fanfics about it back in the day.

But the music carries the movie.

The song is called Oracíon (Prayer). If you're reading this, do look it up, it is beautiful.

I hope I get to hum it, next week, in the place where it belongs. And think of lonely Darkrai, who was fortunate to find the one person who would see it as a friend. Just how I was fortunate.

[teresiel]

Scenery from Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)

[shadepiplup10]

New Darkrai seen This Darkrai was Noir's grandfather, he was the leader of the Darkrais who lived on Pearl Island in the past!

[sanho-crwpff]

Sketched a Darkrai in between some projects~~

[supergirlytreiner]

Poketober Day 18: Dark Type

The bringer of nightmares is making their rounds again...