Differences Between Victini and the Black Hero, Zekrom & Victini and the White Hero, Reshiram

Dogasu's Backpack | Movies & Specials Guide | BW Movie 01

For the first time in the history of the franchise, two Pocket Monsters movies will be released in Japan in the same year. The two movies are called Victini and the Black Hero, Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero, Reshiram and, as you can see, the titles are very similar. But there's a good reason for that.

The movies will be like the games in that they'll have the same base story but contain small differences here and there. The official website states that things like the pokemon that appear, the attacks they use, and the human characters' dialogue will differ depending on the movie but that the overall story will remain the same.

Below is a list of all the confirmed differences between each movie. Once the movies are released on DVD / Blu-Ray, a more detailed comparison between the two films will be posted.


Pokemon who chooses Satoshi
Pokemon who chooses Dread
Dread's appearance
Janta's Goluhg	normal-colored	shiny
Carlita's Sazandra	shiny	normal-colored

Dread's partner pokemon
Child character
People of the Earth	Kajin	Yajin

Many scenes are mirror versions of each other
The background music for each film is different

Pokemon featured during the avant (click on each image for a larger version)
Pikachu's opponent during the avant
Opening Rescue Scene
Color of Dent's basket and the macarons inside	red cloth
The climatic battle between Zekrom and Reshiram is different in each movie

Ending Theme	宙 -そら- (Sora)	響- こえ- (Koe)