History Anime / Pokemon3

* UnwittingPawn: Molly is practically one of the Unown's magic

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Molly's parents both disappear from her life, and, in her grief, decides to reshape reality to make herself happy. Though it isn't stated she wants to destroy the world, the Unown's powers go completely out of control toward the end.

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Hey, Charizard, Entei is no run-of-the-mill Legendary.

* IRejectYourReality: Molly can psychically bend reality to match the one in her head, but even when she can't, she insists that hers is correct. A good example of this is that when Misty tells Molly that if she stops what she's doing, she can have real Pokémon and real friends. Molly's response is to conjure three crystal Pokémon and yell "I already have real Pokémon!"

* {{Tuckerization)): Molly's Japanese name, Mii, is the nickname Creator/TakeshiShudo had for his own daughter.

** Molly is just a little orphaned girl who was granted ''ultimate power'' and wants to be in a happy family again. Unfortunately, her reality warping is affecting the world, and she's too young to use it responsibly.

'''Entei''': I AM Molly's real father! As long as that is her wish!

-->'''Entei''': Whether it is right or wrong, I will do AS SHE WISHES!

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: You. Are. MAMA!

-->'''Entei''': I AM Molly's real father...as long as SHE WISHES!''

* LandSeaSky: In perfect order, in fact--Molly battles Brock, Misty and Ash respectively on each of these three fields.

-->'''Delia:''' I don't care if you're a real Pokémon or not, you can't take the place of her real father!\\

* AlmightyMom: Deliah when she stands up to Entei. It was a failed effort, but she gets points for trying.
-->'''Delia:''' I don't care if you're a real Pokémon or not! You can't take the place of her real father!\\

-->'''Delia:''' I don't care if you're a real Pokémon or not, you can't take the place of her real father!\\

* AlmightyMom:
-->'''Delia:''' I don't care if you're a real Pokémon or not, you can't take the place of her real father!

* SkywardScream: When Professor Hale vanishes, his assistant Schuyler reacts with "PROFESSOR!"

** Showing how its time since the Orange Islands changed it, Charizard's loyalty to Ash is the reason it appears in the film. Seeing Ash on a news report while in the Charicific Valley, it choose to fly over and help him without anyone else aware.

* MommasBoy:
-->'''Ash''': Entei! You took my mother -- ''NOW WHERE IS SHE?!''

** Then again after after the Rocket Trio saved Ash from falling.

--> '''Meowth. after the Rocket Trio saved Ash''': If anything happened to you, we'd be out of showbusiness!

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[[caption-width-right:230:What do a volcanic lion and the alphabet have in common? This film.]]

** Entei is an imaginary being meant to represent Molly's father. All the disaster caused by him just because she ordered him to do something and he wants to make her happy.

This is the final ''Pokemon'' film to score a wide release in North America, after disappointing at the box office. The [[Anime/Pokemon4Ever fourth]] and [[Anime/PokemonHeroes fifth]] films settled for limited releases (and under Miramax instead of Warner Bros), while all the rest have gone straight to video or TV. However, this film is currently the fifth highest grossing anime film in North America.

* ObliviouslyEvil: Subverted/inverted with the Unown. They know damn well what they're doing, but it's clear they don't have any concept of the fact it's "evil".

** Molly vs Misty and Brock. Though the only reason for that is because she's essentially cheating.

* AnAesop: It is better to live in the real world than live in a delusion.

* BigDamnHeroes: Charizard, having witnessed the crisis while in the Charicific Valley, takes off to join the battle, saving Ash and Pikachu from falling to their deaths right in the nick of time.

* CurbStompBattle: Molly vs Misty and Brock. Though the only reason for that is because she's essentially cheating.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the last film. This one is definitely more psychological (which is not a word commonly associated with Pokémon), and has far more creepy antagonists in the shape of [[EldritchAbomination the Unown]]. [[spoiler:Also Entei comes ''dangerously'' close to ''killing'' Ash's Charizard at the end of their fight]].

* EmpathicWeapon: The Unown; they create entire worlds throughout Molly's home based off images from a storybook she read, and they respond violently to her emotions. By the end of the movie, the Unown have gone out of control due to the girls' constantly changing temperament.

* MissingMom: [[spoiler:It's vaguely implied that the Unown are responsible for the disappearance of Molly's mother, hence Spencer Hale's persistence in researching them. The end credits show Spencer returning home to Molly with her mother in tow, suggesting the defeat of the Unown also brought her back as well.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Upon seeing the Unown for the first time, James states that he "hasn't seen this many strange letters since the time [he] placed a personal ad."

* HypnotizeThePrincess: Molly wants a mother, so Entei searches around, finds Ash's mother, brainwashes her, and takes her back to the mansion.
** It also has a funny moment when Ash's mother sees Ash getting into danger, and she snaps out of the trance to berate him.

Released with [[Recap/PokemonPK7PikachuAndPichu Pikachu and Pichu]].

* AlmightyMom
-->'''Delia:''' "I don't care if you're a real Pokémon or not, you can't take the place of her real father!"
* [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu Almost Broke Your Neck Punching Out Cthulhu]]: Hey, Charizard, Entei is no run-of-the-mill Legendary.

* NoSell: In the upbeat beginning of the movie, Ash's Pikachu's electric attacks ended up being shaken off by [[GirlOfTheWeek Lisa]]'s Quagsire. This is a case of actually adhering to the type relationships of the Pokémon games the anime/movie is based on.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the last film. This one is definitely more psychological (which is not a word commonly associated with Pokémon), and has far more creepy antagonists in the shape of [[EldritchAbomination the Unown]]. [[spoiler: Also Entei comes ''dangerously'' close to ''killing'' Ash's Charizard at the end of their fight]].

** As she starts crying and getting angry, the whole room starts producing crystal spikes, in order to try and isolate her from what is causing her anger (Ash and his mother trying to take her away). Eventually, the emotional turmoil gets so confusing, as she can't decide whether to stay with Entei or leave with Ash and causing Entei to disappear, thus the reason of the turmoil, [[spoiler: the Unown go berserk and starts crystallizing the whole field, so out of control that they won't even follow Molly's will. When Entei has overpowered Ash and is about to deal a killing blow to Charizard, Molly finally breaks down sobbing and begs for it all to just end]].

''Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown'', known as ''Pocket Monsters: Lord of the Unknown Tower'' in Japan, is the third {{Anime/Pokemon}} film.