I'll admit, it's been a long time since I've watched any recent Pokemon movies, but Hoopa and the Clash of Ages is definitely the worst out of all the ones I've seen. There really isn't any story in this movie. Hoopa has an evil side that has to be sealed away, and then a bunch of legendaries are summoned for a battle. Seriously. That's the plot. I've just saved you an hour and fifteen minutes. The bare-bones plot doesn't hide the fact that this movie is basically advertising the games, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire specifically. All the legendary Pokemon that are summoned are ones youcan obtain in the game, the special contest Pikachus cameo for no real reason, and the special new forms of all the Hoenn legendaries get shown in their sparkly glory. This is literally a big commercial. The movie also goes on for far longer than it needs to. I kept checking the timebar begging for the movie to be over during the last 30 minutes.

The characters are bland. Hoopa is one of the most irritating talking Pokemon the movies have produced, with bad catchphrases that will no doubt get on your nerves by the end of the movie. Baraz and Meray only exist to give exposition, their characters don't exist outside of being Hoopa's friends and it shows. Ash and friends, and Team Rocket, also have little to do with anything going on. They're literally pulled into the plot and only Ash gets to really do anything. But the story could easily exist without them. Considering how interesting the Pokemon movie characters can be, this is a huge disappointment.

If you're here solely for the fight scenes, I suppose you'll be satisfied. But it's the only selling point the movie has, and they don't kick in until about half-way through the movie. So you'll have to sit through it begging for a sweet release.

Overall, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages is too long, too bare-bones, and too boring. I wouldn't even recommend it for kids, as they'll get much more excitement over any other Pokemon movie. Skip this movie unless you want to be let down.