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* This movie was released between [[DP135]] and [[DP136]] in Japan. | * This movie was released between [[DP135]] and [[DP136]] in Japan. | ||
* The movie director and producers went to {{wp|Greece}} in August 2008 to use the country as a basis for the movie's fictitious setting. Among the locations they visited were the {{wp|Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis}}, {{wp|Mycenae}}, {{wp|Delphi}}, and {{wp|Metéora}}. | * The movie director and producers went to {{wp|Greece}} in August 2008 to use the country as a basis for the movie's fictitious setting. Among the locations they visited were the {{wp|Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis}}, {{wp|Mycenae}}, {{wp|Delphi}}, and {{wp|Metéora}}. | ||
* The movie was confirmed in Japanese cinemas in July 2008 at the end of the credits of its predecessor, ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', with a teaser that showed {{mov|Giratina}}, {{mov|Dialga}}, and {{mov|Palkia}} ready to | * The movie was confirmed in Japanese cinemas in July 2008 at the end of the credits of its predecessor, ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', with a teaser that showed {{mov|Giratina}}, {{mov|Dialga}}, and {{mov|Palkia}} ready to battle over ruins that resemble the [[Spear Pillar]]. | ||
* Though it has happened to [[Ash's friends]] before, this is the first time {{Ash}} himself [[Time travel|travels through time]]. | * Though it has happened to [[Ash's friends]] before, this is the first time {{Ash}} himself [[Time travel|travels through time]]. | ||
* {{wp|Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009|The longest solar eclipse in the 21st century}} was visible from Japan just days after the premiere of this movie, which uses {{wp|solar eclipse|the astronomical event}} as a herald of Arceus's approach. | * {{wp|Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009|The longest solar eclipse in the 21st century}} was visible from Japan just days after the premiere of this movie, which uses {{wp|solar eclipse|the astronomical event}} as a herald of Arceus's approach. | ||
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** This is also the second movie that shows Legendary Pokémon that appeared in a previous movie: {{mov|Palkia}} from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' and {{mov|Giratina}} from ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', as well as {{mov|Dialga}}, who was in both. | ** This is also the second movie that shows Legendary Pokémon that appeared in a previous movie: {{mov|Palkia}} from ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' and {{mov|Giratina}} from ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', as well as {{mov|Dialga}}, who was in both. | ||
<!--* The movie also earned the {{wp|Guinness World Record}} for most advanced ticket purchase for an animated motion picture, coming in at 2,384,198 tickets.--> | <!--* The movie also earned the {{wp|Guinness World Record}} for most advanced ticket purchase for an animated motion picture, coming in at 2,384,198 tickets.--> | ||
* This is the first movie to debut in the | * This is the first movie to debut in {{pmin|the United States}} in the same year as it debuted in Japan. This makes 2009 the first year when two Pokémon movies debuted in the US. | ||
* Much as was standard in the [[original series]] movies, this movie's English opening is the same as [[S12|the corresponding season]], which has not occurred since ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. | * Much as was standard in the [[original series]] movies, this movie's English opening is the same as [[S12|the corresponding season]], which has not occurred since ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. | ||
* This is the third movie in which | * This is the third movie in which Ash and his friends do not encounter {{TRT}}. | ||
* Ash, Dawn and Brock can be seen wearing their winter clothing briefly during the end credits. This marks the first and only time they have been seen to be wearing it since departing from [[Snowpoint City]]. | * Ash, Dawn, and Brock can be seen wearing their winter clothing briefly during the end credits. This marks the first and only time they have been seen to be wearing it since departing from [[Snowpoint City]]. | ||
* The scene in the credits where Team Rocket is trying to steal watermelons and coming across a disguised Voltorb is reminiscent to a scene in ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]'', where they were blasted off by Voltorb's evolution, {{p|Electrode}}. | * The scene in the credits where Team Rocket is trying to steal watermelons and coming across a disguised Voltorb is reminiscent to a scene in ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]'', where they were blasted off by Voltorb's evolution, {{p|Electrode}}. | ||
* Apart from its brief appearances in the prologue and end credits, Giratina only appears in its Altered Forme throughout the movie. However, its Origin Forme was seen briefly before it transformed to fight Dialga. | * Apart from its brief appearances in the prologue and end credits, Giratina only appears in its Altered Forme throughout the movie. However, its Origin Forme was seen briefly before it transformed to fight Dialga. | ||
* To date, this is the Pokémon movie with the longest distance between its United States premiere date and its DVD release date. It premiered in the United States on November 20, 2009, and was released on DVD on February 1, 2011, fourteen and a half months later. | * To date, this is the Pokémon movie with the longest distance between its United States premiere date and its DVD release date. It premiered in the United States on November 20, 2009, and was released on DVD on February 1, 2011, fourteen and a half months later. | ||
* Despite the movie airing in 1080i high-definition in the US, the actual US movie release is only in DVD format which is only in 480p standard-definition. | * Despite the movie airing in 1080i high-definition in the US, the actual US movie release is only in DVD format which is only in 480p standard-definition. | ||
* As of this movie, every single Pokémon in Generations I to IV has appeared in either an anime episode or a movie, except for {{p|Porygon}}'s | * As of this movie, every single Pokémon in Generations I to IV has appeared in either an anime episode or a movie, except for {{p|Porygon}}'s evolved forms, which wouldn't appear until [[M15|three years later]]. | ||
* The Japanese title card refers to the movie as (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}}ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール・プラチナ アルセウス {{tt|超克|ちょうこく}}の{{tt|時空|じくう}}へ''' ''Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Platinum the Movie - Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''). | * The Japanese title card refers to the movie as (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}}ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール・プラチナ アルセウス {{tt|超克|ちょうこく}}の{{tt|時空|じくう}}へ''' ''Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Platinum the Movie - Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''). | ||