Ilex Forest shrine: Difference between revisions

[[File:Ilex Forest shrine anime.png|thumb|220px|{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter the shrine]]

[[File:M04 Shrine.png|thumb|left|220px|A shrine in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'']]

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the shrine has briefly appeared in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', and another shrine appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', being strikingly similar to the Ilex Forest shrine. In ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy!]]'', a shrine that resembled the Ilex Forest's shrine resided in [[Marion Town]].

In ''A Farfetch'd Tale'', {{TRT}} got lost and hungry in the [[Ilex Forest]]. {{MTR}} smelled food nearby and they found the small Ilex Forest shrine where two dumplings were left at. [[Jessie]] snatched one, Meowth the other, leaving [[James]] empty-handed. They then spotted a {{p|Farfetch'd}}—{{OBP|Sylvester|EP145}}'s—wandering around, and, knowing that it was very rare and valuable, planned to catch it and sell it to the highest bidder. After Team Rocket left, {{Ash}} and his friends arrived to the shrine with Sylvester, who said it was a shrine to the spirit that watches over the forest. In order to find the lost Farfetch'd, they all ran in different directions, and agreed to meet back at the shrine in an hour.

Although the shrine seen in ''Celebi: The Voice of the Forest'' wasn't the same Ilex Forest shrine, it does contain the same qualities. It is found in the deepest part of the forest, and many people say that the shrine is linked to the Mythical Pokémon, {{p|Celebi}}, who supposedly lives inside the forest shrine, as the forest guardian. The first time the shrine is seen is when [[Sam]] ran into it before {{OBP|Celebi|M04}} transported him into the future. The second time it appears is after he was transported to the future.

In ''Celebi and Joy!'', [[Ritchie]] and [[Sparky]] saved a young [[Nurse Joy]] hanging from a cliff with some help from her {{p|Rapidash}}. Joy explained that she saw some flowers that she wanted to pick for Celebi when she fell. She then explained the legends that say that a Celebi lives in this forest, and she believed it was true. To prove it, she showed them a shrine that was put up in the forest a long time ago. Later that night, during a thunderstorm, Nick's father was informed that Joy ran into the forest. As Ritchie and Nick headed out to look for Joy, they found her unconscious near the shrine. As a fire raged near them, a Celebi appeared and protected them.