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Mythical water pony Keldeo aspires to join the legendary Swords of Justice, an elite knightly brotherhood dedicated to protecting vulnerable creatures throughout the world. Recklessly eager to prove his worth before mastering his sacred horn strike, Keldeo challenges the fearsome dragon Kyurem inside an icy crater fortress. Overwhelmed by Kyurem's terrifying freezing power, Keldeo flees in panic, leaving his mentors frozen in solid ice. Stumbling onto a passenger train where Satoshi and Pikachu tend his injuries, Keldeo finds courage in friendship. With his mentors' lives at stake, Keldeo returns to the frozen battlefield to master the Sacred Sword.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Studio OLM produced this exciting seventy-one-minute animated feature film, released by TOHO in Japanese theaters in July 2012 to celebrate the franchise's fifteenth cinematic anniversary. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Hideki Sonoda, the movie served as the second theatrical installment of the *Best Wishes!* generation. Renowned voice actor Katsumi Takahashi voiced Kyurem, while pop singer Rola voiced a guest character and performed the upbeat theatrical ending theme. The movie was paired with the whimsical twenty-minute short film *Pikachu the Movie*, achieving strong box office success and entertaining young audiences across Japan.
