"Hey there, everyone," Keldeo greeted, "As you know, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages premiered on Cartoon Network. So, as a special holiday treat, Zorua and I have decided to review it."

"OH. MY. GOSH!" Zorua exclaimed, more louder and forceful than usual, his eyes wide open in amazement, "THIS WAS THE GREATEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!"

"Whoa, Zorua, calm down! Let's talk about the short film that came before it first," Keldeo said.

"Oh. Okay. SPOILERS!" Zorua said. He cleared his throat and said, "Hoopa - The Mischief Pokemon! Once upon time there was Pokemon named Hoopa. He was a jerk. The end!"

Keldeo chuckled a bit, but shook his head and said, "No, Zorua. That's not entirely fair. In the short, we see that Hoopa is mischievous and can be a bit sneaky, but he does want to help, and you can tell he has strong family bonds with Maraz and Meray. Yes, he's a prankster, but you can tell that he does want to help, with a little coaching from his human family."

"And he likes donuts!" Zorua cheered.

Keldeo nodded, "Yeah, and he likes donuts. Okay, enough about the short. The movie begins with-"

"Alf Layla wa-Layla from Sonic and the Secret Rings!" Zorua exclaimed.

"Zorua, they're both just based off of elements from The 1001 Arabian Nights. That's why they look similar," Keldeo explained.

"Well, Unbound Hoopa is blowing stuff up like crazy and slapping around Legendaries like Caterpies!" Zorua said enthusiastically.

"Yeah, it is pretty intimidating how he was able to take down Reshiram, Zekrom, and Regigigas so easily!" Keldeo smirked and said, "Luckily, the Pharaoh from Yu-Gi-Oh is able to seal his power inside the Prison Bottle."

Zorua shrugged, "Eh. I don't see it."

Keldeo stared at Zorua and asked, "Really? You didn't get a Millennium Ring Bakura vibe when Maraz got taken over by the shadow in the bottle?"

"Let's talk about how Hoopa literally yanks Ash and Pikachu into the plot!" Zorua said.

Keldeo nodded, "Yeah, it did seem rather abrupt how Ash and Pikachu just happen to grab Hoopa's hand just so they can get involved in the story. But I suppose it works by showing Hoopa's mischievous and impulsive side."

"Ooh! And he brings in all the Pikachus from Pikachu Land!" Zorua exclaimed, "The Cosplay Pikachu's too! All from Lightning Fast! Brave and Strong! Super-Pikachu! I loved that movie!"

"Heh. Looks like we got a little Pokemon movie crossover," Keldeo commented.

"So then Maraz comes and opens the bottle, and we see Hoopa blow stuff up again, and then Meray uses the bottle to stop him," Zorua said quickly.

"What I found interesting," Keldeo said, "Is the story of how Hoopa became this way. All the people wanted him to fight and fight and fight. He had to go further and further and give more and more, until he totally lost himself and went overboard because of all the pressure. It's like a metaphor for all artists or performers who end up reaching the breaking point. Then Hoopa's power got sealed away from 100 years, somehow gained a personality of its own, and turned into an angry spirit to further drive in the metaphor."

"Come on! Let's get to the good part!" Zorua said impatiently, jumping up and down in excitement.

Keldeo sighed, "Oh, alright. So, Meowth of all characters opens up the bottle again, but Hoopa is actually able to resist it through the power of love and friendship this time. Okay, mostly it's Ash's support, but that's just because he's the Chosen One."

"Chosen One?" Zorua echoed in confusion.

"We'll get to that. So Hoopa's anger turns into an evil shadow clone, destroys the bottle, and starts blowing stuff up. So it's up to Ash and Pikachu to keep Hoopa safe while everyone else goes to remake the bottle."

"Then Hoopa summons Lugia!" Zorua cheered, but then shrugged and said, "But this isn't the real battle. Lugia just rams into Unbound Hoopa a few times and then gets sent away." Zorua then smiled widely and said, "But then, we get THE ULTIMATE BATTLE! It's Ash's team of Mega Latios, Mega Latias, and SHINY Mega Rayquaza versus Kyurem, Dialga, Palkia, Giratanna, Primal Kyogre, and Primal Groudon! WOW! CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY!"

"Yes, the battle way BEYOND epic," Keldeo said gleefully, "But here's an interesting point. Unbound Hoopa's Legendaries are under mind control, but Hoopa's Legendaries all freely do whatever Ash tells them too, Lugia included. Which. . . actually makes a lot of sense! Ash has SAVED THEIR LIVES! Or at the very least helped them. He's helped every single Legendary at some point. Plus the whole Chosen One thing from Pokemon 2000. So it makes sense that if you get yanked out of your home without warning and Ash Ketchum and Pikachu are standing there, it probably means that the world is gonna end if you don't do whatever he says. It kinda makes me wonder if they would have just left if Ash wasn't there and it was just Hoopa."

"Yeah. I mean, there was a point where I though Lugia was just gonna be like, 'forget this, I'm outta here' after getting nailed by Unbound Hoopa again and again," Zorua said.

"Then we get a King of Pokelantis reference, and Hoopa somehow uses his positive memories of the bond between him and Maraz and Meray to somehow get rid of the angry shadow," Keldeo said, looking slightly conflicted, "I guess it was a nice ending, and it shows how positive emotions are always stronger than negative ones. But I refuse to believe that after all the chaos that happened, all the Legendaries had to say was that they were surprised. Really? REALLY?"

"What about the weird time space black hole tornado thing?" Zorua asked.

Keldeo frowned, "Yeah, that made no sense. It was just a way to give Hoop and final test and show that he's able to control his power again."

"And Arceus made a cameo to buy them more time," Zorua added.

"Wow! Arceus actually DID SOMETHING in a movie not about him! It's a miracle!" Keldeo exclaimed.

"And come to think of it, Hoopa isn't really a jerk," Zorua said kindly, "He even promised to rebuild the buildings that got totally obliterated! That's something."

Keldeo nodded, "Yep. It sure shows his growth from a selfish prankster who has no responsibility to someone a bit more compassionate, caring, and responsible."

"So, this movie was awesome!" Zorua shouted.

"Yeah, it was really good. Although I did have one small plot hole," Keldeo said.

"Huh?" Zorua asked, tilting his head in confusion.

Keldeo shrugged and smiled, "I couldn't help but wound why Hoopa just didn't use his rings to banish the other Legendaries like Unbound Hoopa did to Lugia. But I suppose if he did that, we wouldn't have such an epic battle. So, I'm willing to overlook it."

Zorua nodded, "Okay! So this movie was awesome! The GREATEST POKEMON BATTLE EVER!"

"Yes, but you can't forget the details," Keldeo said, "Like Ash being able to find the his Pikachu in the huge crowd instantly, the nicknames 'Ashkan' and 'Pikan' reminded me of the Japanese honorific suffix 'chan,' the nice moments between characters, like between Hoopa and the grandfather, and I really like how Ash explained how he had to work hard earn the title of Pokemon Master."

Zorua flipped and turned into Hoopa. "Pokemon Mister! Pokemon Mister!"

Keldeo rolled his eyes, "Yeah, and I guess that joke was funny too." Keldeo then grinned mischievously and said, "But what's really funny is how much you and your family disliked Hoopa."

Zorua turned back into himself and said, "Hey, those Hoopa's Operations shorts were terrible! Papa liked the movie too, and he won't ever take back anything he said in his Hoopa's Operations review! Worst ad campaign for a movie ever!"

Keldeo kept on smiling and said, "You know what, Zorua. I fully agree. Well, I've got Christmas fanfic reviews to do, so would you mind signing off for us?"

"No problem, Keldeo! This Keldeo the Critic and Zorua son of Zoroark, and I was wondering. . . do ya got any Donut Pokepuffs! PLEASE! I really want some Donut Pokepuffs! Come on, feed a cute little Zorua, huh? Come on, please? Come on, it combines two of the greatest desserts in the world! It would be criminal not to give me any! Oh, and thanks Virizion 2.6 for the large box of Peecha berries! And Jack Storm 448 and thestormflamestinger6235 and Cabob1021 and crazyone-oh-one, tahnk you so much for everything you sent to me and Riolu and Meema and Papa!"

Thank You

(Zoroark here. This was the ultimate showdown of Legendary Pokemon, and I don't see how they could ever possibly top this. And Hoopa turned out to be not so bad after. It had very good writing and a solid plot, and the setting was very unique and beautiful. ('Z'))