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This article is about the movie. For the manga, see Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei (manga).

Spell of the Unown: Entei 結晶塔の帝王 ＥＮＴＥＩ Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei

Premiere Japan July 8, 2000 United States April 6, 2001

Home video Japan July 7, 2001* United States August 21, 2001

English themes Opening Pokémon Johto Ending To Know the Unknown

Japanese themes Opening OK! 2000 Ending 虹がうまれた日

Ratings United States G Great Britain U Ireland G Canada PG Quebec G Japan G Germany 6 Australia PG New Zealand PG

Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei (Japanese: 結晶塔の帝王 ＥＮＴＥＩ Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei; officially known as Lord of the "Unknown" Tower in Japan) is the third Pokémon movie. It debuted in Japanese theaters on July 8, 2000. It then made its way to North American theaters on April 6, 2001. It is also the last Pokémon movie to be written by Takeshi Shudo, who had been struggling with an illness during this time, and would retire from writing Pokémon movies afterward.

Spell of the Unown: Entei was shown with the Pikachu short Pikachu & Pichu.

Other posters and logos

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  Pikachu the Movie poster

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  Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei teaser poster

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  Final Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei movie poster

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  Poster featuring Entei

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  Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei logo

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  Pokémon 3: The Movie logo

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  Spell of the Unown: Entei title screen

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Little Molly Hale has always led a lonely life—but things only get worse for her when the long-lost Unown cause her father to mysteriously vanish one day. But things start to seem brighter when the power of the Unown starts to change the world around her into a fantasy land. She soon lives in a crystal palace, and has the Legendary Entei as a dad! There's only one thing missing from the equation—a mother. So Molly ends up claiming someone else's mom for her very own: Delia Ketchum, Ash's mom!

Ash was expecting to have a fun time in the town of Greenfield, but now he must venture into a vast crystal wasteland in order to rescue the person who means the most to him. Brock, Misty, and Pikachu are right there by his side, but it won't be easy—Molly wants to stay in her fantasy world forever, and Entei will do whatever it takes to make that happen!

Plot

In a mansion in the Johto town of Greenfield, well-known researcher Spencer Hale reads a story about Entei to his daughter Molly. They play around and have fun until being interrupted by an e-mail. Schuyler, Spencer's assistant, says that he has made a discovery in some desert ruins. Spencer heads to these ruins, but during their research, he mysteriously disappears into a portal to another dimension.

Schuyler returns to Greenfield and discusses the sad news with David, the Hale mansion's butler. Molly overhears them from another room and becomes distraught. She takes tiles with mysterious letters out of a box and lays them on the ground, forming the words "papa," "mama," and "me" with them. Suddenly, the letters begin to glow, and a portal opens in the ruins where Spencer disappeared. A swarm of Unown emerge from the portal, exit the ruins, and enter another portal up in the night sky. They appear again above Molly, and begin covering the inside of the mansion in waves of crystalline structure. Molly is happy to play with them, but looks at Entei in the storybook and laments her missing father. Fulfilling Molly's desires, the Unown create for her an Entei to be her "papa."

Elsewhere, Ash, Misty, and Brock meet a Pokémon Trainer who introduces herself as Lisa. Ash agrees to have a battle with her, which ultimately ends in a draw. The Trainers and Pokémon have lunch after the battle. Brock asks Lisa if there is a Pokémon Center nearby, and Lisa tells them that there is one in Greenfield. Misty says that she has always wanted to go there, which Lisa states as well. Misty explains that she was told that Greenfield has beautiful fields and a huge mansion. Some time later, when they arrive at the top of a hill on the outskirts of the town, they find much of the town covered in large crystals. Meanwhile, Team Rocket survey Greenfield through binoculars and are just as shocked by the bizarre phenomenon.

As Ash and his friends walk through Greenfield, a TV news crew reports about the strange things happening in Greenfield and whether it has anything to do with Professor Hale's recent disappearance. In Pallet Town, Ash's Mom and Mr. Mime watch the news story. Delia goes to the refrigerator and looks at pictures from years ago that show Professor Oak, herself, and a younger Ash, along with the Hale family. At his lab, Professor Oak watches the news report. Delia meets up with him to talk about what is happening, and he decides to head to Greenfield to investigate. Deila joins him, worrying about Spencer and Molly Hale.

At the Pokémon Center, the reporter says that reinforcements have arrived to help solve what is going on. A car pulls up, and Professor Oak and Delia come out, much to everyone's surprise. Back at the mansion, Molly observes their actions through a TV and remembers Delia. She tells Entei that she wants to have a mom as well, and Entei agrees. At that moment, Delia explains to Ash that Spencer used to work at the Pokémon lab with Professor Oak before leaving to become a Pokémon researcher.

Entei runs across the fields, crystallizing the ground as it runs toward Ash and the group. Pikachu senses something coming and prepares to attack. Entei enters the scene and quickly hypnotizes Delia, making her think she is Molly's mother. Delia faints and falls onto Entei, who takes her and runs off, but not before Pikachu grabs onto its billowing mane. Ash and his friends try to go after Entei, but it is too fast. Pikachu shocks Entei, but it does nothing and Pikachu is thrown to the ground. Brock stops Ash from chasing further after Entei since they do not know how dangerous it is. Ash collapses to the ground, frustrated that he could not stop Entei from taking his mom.

Back inside the mansion, Entei tells Molly that it has brought her what she wished. Delia wakes up, surprised that Molly thinks she is her mother. Molly asks Entei if they can stay together forever, to which Entei agrees once again. Entei then shows Molly that the crystallization is growing bigger, and Molly thinks it is very beautiful.

Professor Oak explains to everyone that it was an Entei that took Delia away. Schuyler, who has also met up with them, suggests that the Unown are responsible for creating the Entei, and that Molly is inside the mansion somewhere.

A TV crew films a bulldozer trying to break down all of the crystals around the mansion, but Molly tells them to go away and the Unown create more crystals to make the bulldozer crash. The driver abandons the vehicle and barely escapes being crystallized too. Shortly afterward, Professor Oak receives an email from Molly claiming that she is together with "her mom and dad", and that everyone should go away and stop bothering them. With her mother and father disappeared, no one understands how this is possible.

Ash decides to head towards the mansion to rescue his mom. Misty gets Ash to stop, and says they will all go together to the mansion. Lisa gives them a Pokégear so that they can keep in contact with the Pokémon Center. They head to the mansion by walking through a small stream of water that was not crystallized. From their balloon, Team Rocket look on with binoculars, but Entei appears on top of a crystallized hill and uses Fire Blast to dispatch them. Entei returns to the mansion to tell Molly that the intruders are gone, not knowing that Ash and his friends continue forth.

The news crew reports that a balloon (Team Rocket's, to be precise) was shot down, and that nothing can get through the crystal formations to reach the mansion. They then spot a Noctowl flying up the waterfall close to the mansion. Noctowl brings Bulbasaur and Chikorita to the top of the waterfall so that the two can pull everyone else up using Vine Whip. Professor Oak notices that Ash is the one climbing up the waterfall, and Lisa explains to him that he is going after his mother.

Molly sees Ash as well, and wonders why he is trying to get into their house. Delia breaks out of her trance, sees Ash climbing up the waterfall, and yells for him to get down from there. Molly notices Ash's Pikachu and his other Pokémon, and wonders if he is a Pokémon Trainer and has other Pokémon. Delia remains perplexed as to why Molly sees her and Entei as her parents.

As Ash and his friends approach the entrance to the mansion, the Pokégear rings and Ash answers the call. Professor Oak asks Ash what he thinks he is doing. Ash says that he should have talked to him first, and the Professor responds by saying that they will discuss it later. Schuyler tells Ash that they have figured out the cause of these events, explaining that the Unown have the ability to read living creatures' thoughts, including people, and create an alternate reality. He thinks that the Unown made Molly's wishes come true and created the crystal formation.

Ash and Brock bring out Cyndaquil and Vulpix to create a hole in the crystallized door of the mansion's garden house using Flamethrower, but the hole quickly repairs itself. They use Flamethrower again, but Misty and Ash send out Staryu and Totodile to keep the hole open with Water Gun. Pikachu, Misty, and Brock then enter the hole through the Water Gun torrent. Ash grabs Staryu and Totodile and jumps through the hole with them before it closes.

A flight of crystallized stairs returns to normal, which Misty thinks is the Unown changing reality. They continue up the stairs and find themselves in a grassy field. Team Rocket break through the crystallized barrier into the midst of the Unown, which they think they can sneak by without being noticed.

Observing Ash and the group, Entei asks Molly if she wants them to go away, but Molly shakes her head and says that she wants to have a Pokémon battle with them, but does not think she is old enough. Entei says she can have that battle if she so wishes, prompting Molly to fall asleep thinking of having a battle. Entei disappears, which surprises Delia, and heads toward Ash and his friends with Molly on its back. Molly does not think she is old enough to be a Pokémon Trainer, but Entei tells her that she only has to believe that she is, which transforms Molly into an adult.

Molly and Entei meet the group and she asks if they are Pokémon Trainers. Ash demands to know where his mom is, and Molly says that Ash is no fun at all. Misty comments that this young woman is too old to be Molly, but Brock reminds her that this world was created by the Unown from Molly's dreams. Ash agrees to battle her, but Brock tells him to continue up the stairs while he battles instead. Entei runs across the field to create a battlefield while Misty and Ash run up the stairs.

They decide that it will be a 3-on-3 battle. Brock selects Zubat, whereas a crystal Poké Ball forms in Molly's hand and releases a Flaaffy. Zubat uses Supersonic to confuse Flaaffy, then swoops in with Wing Attack. Flaaffy sways out of the way and responds with Headbutt, which misses. Before Zubat can turn around, Flaaffy takes it out with Thunder Shock. Brock switches in Vulpix and Molly chooses Teddiursa. Teddiursa knocks Vulpix back with Dynamic Punch, but it lands on its feet. The two trade blows using Quick Attack and Fury Swipes, but Teddiursa eventually throws Vulpix to the ground.

Team Rocket run up the stairs after Ash and Misty. Vulpix and Teddiursa tackle each other in midair and land, but Vulpix collapses. Brock then releases Onix, so Molly switches to Phanpy. Despite its small size, Phanpy sends Onix flying with Rollout.

Ash and Misty continue up the stairs to the mansion. Delia looks through Molly's storybook and asks her if she has seen it. Molly explains that her father reads it to her every night. Delia looks at the photographs, and asks her if she gets very lonely. Molly says sometimes, but now that she has a mom and dad, she does not feel lonely any more. Delia then sees a picture of the sun over some flowers, as the next scene shows Ash and Misty in a dream version of that picture, surrounded by the ocean.

Molly appears in front of Ash and Misty, and asks who will be battling her next. Ash volunteers again, but Misty says he should go on while she battles instead. When Misty reveals that she is a Gym Leader, Molly is surprised that a Trainer does not have to be an adult to run a Gym, and then transforms herself from an adult into a ten-year-old. Misty tells Ash that the real Molly must still be at the top of the mansion, and that he should continue on. Misty makes up the rules for the battle: since she is a Water-type Pokémon Trainer, they will only use Water-type Pokémon. A giant wave crashes ashore and turns the beach into a seabed, but they quickly realize that they can breathe underwater since Molly dreamed for that to be possible. Ash continues up the stairwell with Pikachu.

Molly brings out Kingdra to battle Misty's Goldeen. Kingdra surrounds Goldeen in Smokescreen and follows up with Headbutt, which Goldeen dodges. Goldeen tries to use Fury Attack, but Kingdra dodges it and knocks Goldeen out with another Headbutt.

James asks Jessie how they are able to breathe underwater, and she says to just keep going and not ask stupid questions. Meowth breaks the fourth wall when he wonders if they will get a bigger part in the next movie.

Next, Molly's Mantine faces Misty's Staryu. Mantine uses Tackle, but Staryu dodges. Mantine uses Whirlpool to trap Staryu and piles on more damage with Bubble. Staryu uses Rapid Spin to escape the Whirlpool. Mantine and Staryu go back and forth hitting each other with Take Down and Tackle. Ash reaches the top of the stairs before the battle ends, leaving its outcome unknown.

Ash meets up with his mom, who tells him that Entei left a while ago. Ash explains that it was Entei who brought her there, and that the Unown created this mess from Molly's imagination. He then tells her that they should leave. Delia wakes Molly up and explains to her that she is not her real mother, and that she is really Ash's mom. They tell her that they have to get out of the mansion now, but Molly cries out loud and refuses to go with them.

The Unown create a red light and cause large crystal pillars to appear in Molly's room, separating Molly, Delia, and Ash. Ash tries to go with his mom, but Entei shows up and Molly tells it that Ash is trying to take her mother away from her. Entei makes a barrier of pillars to separate Ash and Delia.

Entei tells Ash to leave the mansion or else he will be forced out, but Ash releases Totodile to battle. Entei asks Ash if he thinks he can possibly defeat it, and Ash says that he will not lose to an illusion. Totodile uses Water Gun, which Entei dodges and answers with Flamethrower, knocking Totodile out. Ash brings out Cyndaquil to attack with Flamethrower, but Entei's Flamethrower easily overpowers Cyndaquil.

Ash admits that Entei is strong, but says that he refuses to lose to an illusion from a little girl's imagination. Entei yells that it is no illusion, roars, and stomps the ground as a blizzard starts to blow inside of the mansion. The crystal pillars grow larger, the Unown's red light grows bigger, and the pages of the storybook start flipping. Entei says that it is Molly's father and must protect her. Entei charges as Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, which has no effect on Entei. Entei uses Flamethrower, and they keep attacking each other back and forth and dodging. Delia realizes that only Molly can stop everything by remembering her real mother and father.

Team Rocket come up through the hole and notice how cold the room is. Two attacks cause an explosion, forcing them to duck out of the way.

Entei aims a Fire Blast at an exhausted Pikachu. Ash jumps in to protect him, but Entei's attack blasts them through the wall and they fall. Fortunately, they are saved by Ash's Charizard, who had seen Ash and the disaster on the news earlier and come from Charicific Valley to help. They go back into the room and Ash explains to Entei that he and his Pokémon work together, like a family. Entei threatens to destroy this family. It clashes with Charizard, knocking it into Ash. He is nearly sent off the edge, but his friends and Team Rocket grab him before he falls. Ash says to Molly that if she comes with them, that she would be able to have her own Pokémon, but she says that she already has real Pokémon of her own.

Ash tells Molly that Entei cannot take the place of her real father, but Entei says it is her real father. Entei and Charizard continue battling each other, using Flamethrower back and forth. At one point, the Flamethrower attacks create an explosion, scaring Molly and pushing Charizard backward. Charizard dodges Entei's Fire Blast and trades Flamethrower attacks with it. Entei uses Fire Blast to break a hole in the wall and jumps outside. Charizard and Ash follow and keep attacking with Flamethrower. Entei jumps and lands on newly-created spikes.

After many Fire attacks, Entei is caught in a Flamethrower and launched onto another pillar. Ash tells Entei that it should not keep Molly captive, and Entei responds that it must do as she wishes. Another clash of Fire Blast and Flamethrower ignites a frightening explosion. Entei uses Fire Blast once more, hitting Charizard and sending it crashing through the ceiling and back onto the floor of the room. Entei presses on Charizard's neck and prepares to finish it off with Fire Blast, but Molly steps in and asks Entei to stop fighting.

Brock and Misty explain that she is a great Pokémon Trainer, and that it is important to know when to stop a battle. With her instincts, she could become a Gym Leader some day. Ash says to her that now matter how hard the battles are, they always stay friends. Even though the battles are tough, the friends are real. He asks her to come with them, which Delia says is what her father would want. With this, Molly decided that she wants everything to be real again. The crystallized pillars start disappearing and the Pokémon she battled with disappear. Entei explains that it was an illusion created by the Unown, but since Molly wants things to be real again, it must go.

Suddenly, havoc erupts as crystal spikes emerge everywhere, posing a threat to everyone. Ash calls Professor Oak, who tells him that he should leave because the Unown have lost control of their psychic energy. However, he and everyone else in the Pokémon Center are forced to evacuate before the building is engulfed by crystal formations. Entei creates a pathway to the stairs so that they can exit through the hole that they came in through. Amid the dangerous crystal spikes and destabilizing surroundings, the group continue running down the stairs.

The gang arrive at the hall containing the Unown. Ash tries to reach them, but is bounced back by a protective barrier. Charizard tries to break through, but with the same result. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but it also cannot break through. Even when Pikachu and Charizard use Thunderbolt and Flamethrower together, the barrier forces them back. Entei breaks into the room and uses Flamethrower to create a pathway so it can get through to the Unown.

Entei says to Molly that it was happy being her father, and that the last thing it could do for her is to take her out of the mansion. Entei tells her that it was created from her dreams, and that if she fully believes in Entei, that there is nothing it cannot do. Entei tries to break the barrier, but is bounced back. It uses Flamethrower to try to break through, but that also fails. Entei again tries to run and break through the barrier, asking Molly to help. Entei says to Molly to believe in it, so Molly yells "You can do it, Entei!" as Pikachu and Charizard help.

Entei uses Flamethrower to finally break through the barrier and the ball of light around which the Unown swarmed. The bright light shines upon everyone, then dims to reveal Entei in a green aura. Entei says it must go and that Molly must keep Entei in her dreams. Entei crystallizes and disappears. The letter tiles fall to the ground and glow blue as the Unown disappear into a portal. The crystal structure begins reverting, eventually returning Greenfield to normality.

The Unown return to the ruins where they were discovered, and enter the portal to their own dimension. This frees Professor Hale, sending him back into the ruins where he disappeared. Everyone heads outside of the mansion and basks in the true beauty of Greenfield. Police cars containing everyone that was in the Pokémon Center approach the house. Molly looks up to the skies, sees a cloud shaped like Entei, and quietly thanks it for everything.

Noticing the presence of law enforcement, Team Rocket conclude that they cannot exit the mansion just yet. Jessie is happy for the little girl, saying that she is adorable and indomitable just like her. James says that Entei is a powerful and inscrutable like him, and Meowth just finds himself lovable. They do not care that they did not capture a single Pokémon because they will have a chance next time.

As the credits roll, Professor Hale returns to the mansion, Charizard and Lisa depart, and Ash and his friends go on the road again. Molly plays with a real Teddiursa by the mansion's pond, and then sees that her papa has returned and brought along her mother as well. The Hale family happily reunites.

Major events

• Ash's Charizard briefly returns from the Charicific Valley.
• Brock's Zubat is revealed to know Wing Attack.
• Misty's Staryu is revealed to know Rapid Spin.

Debuts

• Entei
• Unown
• Teddiursa
• Flaaffy
• Phanpy
• Mantine
• Kingdra
• Aipom
• Granbull
• Girafarig

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Spencer Hale
• Molly Hale
• Molly's mother
• Schuyler
• David
• Lisa
• Liza
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy
• Delia Ketchum
• Tracey Sketchit
• Professor Oak

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Vulpix (Brock's)
• Entei (illusion created by the Unown)
• Unown (movie)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's; Mimey)
• Teddiursa (Molly's; new)
• Teddiursa (Molly's; illusion created by the Unown)
• Flaaffy (Molly's; illusion created by the Unown)
• Phanpy (Molly's; illusion created by the Unown)
• Mantine (Molly's; illusion created by the Unown)
• Kingdra (Molly's; illusion created by the Unown)
• Aipom (Lisa's)
• Girafarig (Lisa's)
• Quagsire (Lisa's)
• Granbull (Lisa's)
• Butterfree (Lisa's)
• Mankey (Lisa's)
• Charizard (Liza's; Charla)

Cast

Trivia

Unknown Unown

• Some of the Unown that appear on Professor Oak's computer have not appeared in any other media. However, since they are just drawings, it is possible that they do not really exist in the Pokémon world, and only exist in the Unown dimension, if at all.
• This is the only movie that does not feature either an event-only Pokémon or a new Pokémon.
• This is the only original series movie not to feature a Psychic-type legendary Pokémon as the main Pokémon. However, in the movie, Unown are explicitly referred to as legendary Pokémon.
  • Also, since the Entei seen in this movie was not a real Pokémon but merely an illusion, this is so far the only movie not to feature an actual legendary Pokémon (acknowledging the fact that in the games, Unown are not considered legendary).
• Professor Oak's computer's task bar area features Energy symbols from the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
• In the UK airings of this movie, the line of dialogue when Molly tells her Flaaffy to use Headbutt is removed, but the shot of Flaaffy using the attack is left intact.
• This is the last movie that ends with Jessie and James saying "ii kanji!" ("'Good feeling!"), which is the opposite of their Japanese catchphrase, "ya na kanji!", which was translated as "We're blasting off again!"
• An early teaser trailer for this movie, featured in the American VHS release of The Power of One refers to the third movie as Lord of the Unknown Tower, which is the translation of the original Japanese sub-title of the movie.
• A Japanese trailer for the movie features a very brief shot of Mewtwo at the entrance to a cave, looking out into a thunderstorm. This could be an indication that Mewtwo was going to appear at some point during this movie's development.
  • Also, at one point in development, this movie was going to feature a Tyrannosaurus Rex. This idea was scrapped as more Generation II designs were revealed.
• This movie, along with the Pikachu short Pikachu & Pichu, marks the first appearance of Ash's Totodile and Noctowl for the American audience. This is because The Totodile Duel and Fowl Play!, in which Ash captures Totodile and Noctowl respectively, did not air in America until after this movie was released, The Totodile Duel in May 5, 2001 and Fowl Play! in April 28, 2001.
• The identity of the woman who returned home with Spencer Hale was not revealed in the movie itself, but was confirmed in the screenplay to be her mother. This also acted as one of the reasons why Takeshi Shudo retired from making Pokémon movies after this movie as well as the start of his retirement from any Pokémon anime-related media, as he, upon learning who she was by getting a copy of the screenplay, mentioned that Sonoda had fundamentally misunderstood the point behind his screenplay, stating that had his own mother been alive and he been in Molly's shoes, he would have never abducted another person's mother.

Errors

The report from Professor Hale

• Professor Hale's report on the Unown contains numerous mistakes. Not only is the species spelled as "Unknown", but many spelling and grammar mistakes are made, as it is a rough translation of Japanese.
• In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Misty states that she was the Vermilion Gym Leader instead of Cerulean.
• In the DVD commentary, Michael Haigney incorrectly states that Entei can talk due to it being a Fire/Psychic Pokémon. Entei is actually a pure Fire-type Pokémon, while its ability to talk was due to it being an construct of the Psychic-type Unown.

Dub edits

• The sender of the email in the beginning of the movie was originally named John. In the dub, he was renamed Schuyler.
• Molly's dialogue when discovering the Unown blocks shortly after Spencer's disappearance was extended in the dub to have her mentioning she can spell the names "Papa" and "Mama" and how they are always with her. Originally, she just compared the blocks to souvenirs that Spencer brought her before ruefully saying that she's lonely without Spencer.
• The dub adds in a voiceover (implied to be Spencer's) declaring itself to be Entei since Molly thought Entei was her dad when the Unown start creating it. In the original version, there was no voiceover. Similarly, the Entei is speaking with a distinct echo filter throughout the dub (implying it was only speaking via telepathy), when in the original film, he spoke normally.
• In the dub only, when she wonders of Spencer Hale turned into an Entei and came to see her, Molly also references the storybook with the Entei inside.
• The narrator's opening lines in the dub included various puns relating to steps as well as unknown territory. Originally, he just mentioned that Ash and his friends were continuing their journey to the Johto League.
• In the dub, Brock when meeting Lisa declares he wanted to be her boyfriend. Originally, he just asked who she was.
• Originally, Misty explained that she heard of Greenfield was the number one place girls wanted to visit in Johto, something that's implied but not directly stated in the dub with her explaining she wanted to go there since she was little.
• Originally, Jessie mentioned she was glad that she stalked Pikachu to Greenfield before noticing that it seemed slightly off with the crystal structures. In the dub, she instead reminisces about Greenfield and notes the crystals growing and desolating the area before interrupting herself at what she just said and saw.
• The news report reporting on the phenomena indicated that Molly's mom had disappeared two years prior to the events of the film in the dub. Originally, no such time frame was mentioned, nor was her mother mentioned at all (see below).
• When meeting up with Ash and friends and relaying Hale and Delia's history, Delia and Ash originally mentioned that he occasionally helped out with her homework. The dub replaced this with Ash pointing out that he eventually moved on to become a big Pokémon expert (something that was implied but not directly stated in the Japanese version). It also has Delia commenting on his wife's disappearance in the dub (see below), when originally, she simply expressed concern for him due to his residence.
• In the dub, Ash expresses guilt that he wasn't able to stop Entei from abducting Delia, when originally, he was baffled as to why Entei would abduct her.
• In the scene where Liza and Charizard watch the breaking news report, originally, the reporter explicitly identified the Pokémon as an Entei and only referred to Delia as "a woman on the scene." In the Dub, the exact opposite occurred, the reporter explicitly identifying Delia by name, yet was unable to identify the Pokémon that abducted her.
• The scenes where Team Rocket arrive at the premises of the transformed Hale Estate and their traversing through the area had differing dialogue:
  • Originally, they actually came to the building on their own accord to try and plunder the mansion of any treasure independently of Ash and his friends. The dub made it seem as though they decided to enter the estate simply because Ash and his friends were going in and thinking there was some important Pokémon inside for them to steal (as well as entering an argument as to whether Ash and his friends were walking into the mansion or wading).
  • In their encounter with Entei, they originally explicitly identified the Pokémon as an Entei from viewing the news report earlier, while the dub they can't identify it and think it's harmless.
  • After their encounter with Entei and landing, the Japanese version explicitly states that the tower they landed in was actually a different tower from the one Ash and his friends were currently at. The dub does not directly indicate such was the case.
  • In addition, the Japanese version makes clear that the only thing Team Rocket cared about was getting treasure, while the dub does not make this clear.
  • When encountering the Unown, James originally tells his teammates to tip-toe through to avoid getting spotted. The dub has him offhandedly mentioning a personal ad he had made earlier in comparison with the amount of Unown.
  • When entering the Spring Room, James in the dub compared it to a storybook land invented by a five year old. Originally, he simply wondered if there was any treasure in a place like that.
  • When wading through the illusion underwater area, Team Rocket in the dub has them wondering how they have a flood, with their deciding to go through the flow, with Meowth then asking if they'll get a bigger part in the next movie. Originally, they just continue pressing on about the treasure.
  • The dub for the scene where Team Rocket helps Misty and Brock save Ash has them inferring that they are only helping Ash to ensure they are "still in showbusiness." Originally, they just decided to help since, even though they were enemies, they are nonetheless pretty close.
• When encountering Molly, the following lines of dialogue were altered:
  • When about to challenge them, Molly in the dub acts as if Delia gave her the idea to become a Pokémon Trainer. Originally, she simply acknowledged that she was still underage and that if she were older, she most certainly could be one.
  • When Brock proceeds to challenge her, he enters a sequence of puns relating to rock-types, with Molly expressing mild amusement of his term of "rock and roll." Originally, he specifically mentioned he was a breeder since the way a Pokémon is raised is important for both the trainer and the Pokémon, with Molly agreeing about its importance.
  • When beating Brock, she explicitly bragged about her Phanpy being stronger than Brock's Onix. Originally, she simply told Brock not to underestimate her Phanpy.
• When Ash and Delia meet each other, originally they were silent. The dub has them explicitly noting their presence.
• The fight with Entei was largely faithfully translated in the dub, although they translated Nakama as "family" instead of "friends."
  • In the scene where Ash tries to convince Molly to come with him, the dub has Ash bribing to show her real Pokémon, with Molly refusing. Originally, he simply requests that she come with him, with Molly stating she already has friends here.
  • Originally, Ash tells Charizard to use Fire Spin against Entei. The dub changes it to Ash encouraging Charizard to give Entei everything it has.
  • In the dub, he tells Charizard that they need to get Molly out of there. Originally, he was actually trying to plead desperately to Entei that if their fight continues, Molly will be alone again.
  • After Molly orders Entei to stop, Ash, Misty, and Brock's speech to Molly was largely retained in the dub, although it placed particular emphasis on the Pokémon more than friendship. In addition, originally, Misty and Brock directly referenced their earlier battles with her, while the dub just has them complimenting her skills in general.
• When escaping, Ash originally tells Molly to hold on to Charizard. The dub omits this.
• When Oak calls Ash about the crystals headed their way, the dub makes it seem as though he's concerned about Ash, when in the original version he was more telling him to help them.
• By the time of Entei battles with the Unown, the dub has Molly stop calling Entei her papa and explicitly refer to him by his species name. Originally, she still called him Papa even after the battle.
• In the dub, Entei before sacrificing himself tells Molly to continue believing in him if that's her desire. Originally, Entei didn't say anything at all.
• In Team Rocket's closing lines, originally they explicitly tell Molly to find friends even if she's alone as she'll have them, while citing they are themselves alone. The dub has them just comparing themselves to Molly and Entei (Jessie and James, respectively), as well as not caring that they didn't capture a Pokémon in the film as they'll have other chances to fail anyway.
• Originally, the scene when Spencer Hale returns from the Unown world was part of the end credits. For the English dub, this scene was moved after Greenfield was restored and before the scene where Ash, Pikachu, Misty, Brock, Charizard, and Molly come out from the mansion after Greenfield's restoration.
  • The 4Kids staff stated that they did this re-ordering because western audiences tend to leave the theaters without watching the closing credits. Therefore, the producers were worried that if the audience did leave before watching the credits, then they would assume that the film ended with Molly remaining an orphan.
• In the original version, Spencer Hale's wife's presence was never directly stated in the film, although guidebooks revealed that she had in fact been hospitalized. However, in the English dub, her absence was explained as her having gone missing while studying the Unown.
  • As a result, the dub strongly implies that his obsession with the Unown stemmed from his wife's disappearance.
  • When the phenomenon first appears, the Japanese version has the reporters commenting on it seemingly originating at the Hale residence, with Delia recognizing the name. In the dub, it was largely similar, only it also adds in an implication that Hale's wife had disappeared chasing a Pokémon, with Delia demanding to know how much more Hale's going to go through before his troubles are over.
  • As noted above, Delia when relaying Hale's connection to her and Ash, has her mentioning that his wife disappeared and implying it led to Hale's estate being crystallized, when originally, Molly's mom was never mentioned at all.
• The ending was cut by one second in the dub.

In other languages

Language		Title
Bulgarian		Покемон 3: Филмът
Mandarin Chinese		結晶塔的帝王
Czech		Pokémon 3: Podlehněte kouzlu Unowna
Danish		Pokémon 3 - Truslen fra Unown* Bliv forhekset af Unown!*
Dutch		Pokémon 3: In de Greep van Unown
Finnish		Pokémon 3: Unownien loitsu* Pokémon 3 - Kristallitorni*
French	Canada	Pokémon 3: Le Film
	Europe	Pokémon 3: Le sort des Zarbi
German		Pokémon 3 - Im Bann des Unbekannten* Pokémon 3 - Im Bann der Icognito
Hungarian		Pokémon 3 - Az öntudatlan betűi
Italian		Pokémon 3 - L'Incantesimo degli Unown Vittime dell'incantesimo degli Unown*
Korean		결정탑의 제왕
Polish		Pokémon 3 - Zaklęcie Unown
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon 3 - O Feitiço dos Unown
	Portugal	Pokémon 3 - O Feitiço do Unown
Russian		Покемон 3: Чары Аноунов Покемон 3: Заклятие Аноунов* Покемон: Повелитель кристальной башни*
Serbian		Pokemon 3 - Cini nepoznatih
Slovak		Pokémon 3 - Kúzlo Unownov
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon 3: El Hechizo de los Unown
	Spain	Pokémon 3: El Hechizo de los Unown
Swedish		Pokémon 3 - Unowns förtrollning
Turkish		Pokémon 3. Film Unown'ların Büyüsü

Related articles

• Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei (manga)
• Emperor of the Crystal Tower (graphic novel)

External links

• Pokémon 3: The Movie on Amazon (English)
• Pokémon 3: The Movie on Google Play (English)
• Pokémon 3: The Movie on iTunes (English)
• Pokémon 3: The Movie at IMDb
• Pokémon 3: The Movie at Wikipedia
• Official website for Pokémon 3: The Movie (English)
• Official website for Pokémon 3: The Movie (Japanese)

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