Pokémon Paldea: The Teal Mask (Nintendo Cinematic Universe)

Pokémon Paldea: The Teal Mask is a Japanese anime short film.
==Summary==
Juliana joins three other students on a school trip to the land of Kitakami in the east, where they participate in the Festival of Masks and uncover the tale of Ogerpon and the Loyal Three alongside the local siblings Carmine and Kieran.
==Characters==
Japanese Voice	English Voice	Character	Description
? 	? 	Juliana 	The Paldea League Champion. Her lead Pokémon is Meowscarada.
? 	? 	Carmine 	Carmine's older sister.
? 	? 	Kieran 	Kieran's younger brother.
? 	? 	Blair 	A teacher at Blueberry Academy.
? 	? 	Perrin 	A traveler and photographer who is visiting Kitakami to seek and take a picture of the Bloodmoon Beast.
? 	? 	Yukito 	Carmine and Kieran's grandparents.
? 	? 	Hideko 	Carmine and Kieran's grandparents.
? 	? 	Billy 	A wealthy married couple, known as Glitterati, that own and run the real estate firm Paldea Realty.
? 	? 	O'Nare 	A wealthy married couple, known as Glitterati, that own and run the real estate firm Paldea Realty.
==Plot Elements==
*Juliana is invited to participate in a student field trip to the land of Kitakami.
*Accompanied by Ms. Briar, a teacher guide from the sister school Blueberry Academy, Juliana travels to Kitakami and meets Carmine and her younger brother Kieran, two Blueberry Academy students native to Kitakami.
*Juliana is paired with Kieran and tasked with visiting three signs telling the story of "the Loyal Three":
**Many years ago, the ogre-like Pokémon Ogerpon, who was wearing the Teal Mask, attacked Kitakami, but three Pokémon named Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti sacrificed themselves to defeat it. Ogerpon was never seen again, and the villagers buried the three Pokémon in a shrine, named them "the Loyal Three", and have since held an annual festival to celebrate them.
*During the festival, Carmine and Juliana briefly encounter Ogerpon, who drops the Teal Mask before fleeing.
*Carmine stops Juliana from telling Kieran what happened, as he idolizes Ogerpon and she fears his feelings would be hurt if he knew he missed a chance to meet her.
*The next morning, Carmine's grandfather reveals that Ogerpon was a kind Pokémon who, along with her original trainer, was rejected by the villagers due to their appearance. However, their ancestor, the village's mask maker, took pity on them and gave them four masks; the Teal Mask, the Hearthflame Mask, the Wellspring Mask, and the Cornerstone Mask, which they used to blend in with the villagers. However, the Loyal Three attacked Ogerpon's trainer and stole three of the masks. Ogerpon killed the three Pokémon, but before she could get the masks, the villagers scared her away out of fear she was attacking them. The Three were erroneously thought to have died in fending her off and falsely declared as heroes.
*Carmine decides to make amends with Ogerpon by repairing the Teal Mask. However, they are unaware that Kieran overheard their conversation; the next day, he steals the Teal Mask and angrily confronts Juliana at the shrine over being lied to. After being defeated at the shrine, he gives the mask back.
*Suddenly, the Loyal Three are revived and head for Kitakami Hall.
*Juliana and Carmine follow the Loyal Three there, but find that the villagers ignorantly gave them the masks along with mochi that is implied to be infused with Herba Mystica, as the latter eventually causes the Three to grow to Titan size. They then learn that the Three went after Ogerpon, intending to settle the score with her.
*Realizing Ogerpon is completely defenseless against the Three without her masks, Carmine heads off to repair the Teal Mask, while Juliana goes after the Three and manages to fend them off after defeating Munkidori.
*Juliana and Carmine eventually resolve to help Ogerpon recover her masks, with Juliana bonding with Ogerpon in the process. While the player and Carmine pursue the now Titan-sized Three and defeat them to reclaim the masks, Kieran tells the villagers the true story, and they apologize to Ogerpon.
*After returning her to her cave, Ogerpon reveals she wants to stay with Juliana, but Kieran demands to battle Juliana for her. After defeating him, Juliana successfully catches Ogerpon, leading a distraught Kieran to flee home and lock himself in his room.
*The next day, Briar announces that she, Carmine, and Kieran must return to Blueberry Academy due to a development regarding Area Zero, so Juliana and Carmine bid farewell to each other.
*Meanwhile, Kieran, now consumed by hatred, swears to get stronger and make Juliana pay for their perceived betrayal of him.
==Notes==
*Set within the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
**Part of the Post-Galeem Saga.
*Based on The Teal Mask.
*Direct sequel to Pokémon Paldea: Academy Ace Tournament.
Category:Nintendo Cinematic Universe
Category:Nintendo Cinematic Universe short films
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