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During a discovery in some far-off ruins, Professor Spencer Hale is sucked into the realm of the Unown, who then appear to his young daughter Molly. The Unown make Molly's wishes come true, and the Pokémon transform the mansion into a crystal palace, finally creating an Entei as Molly's father.

** Ash's team vs Entei, too. None of them stood a chance. Charizard was an exception, as he was able to put up a good fight, but Entei and the Unown stacked the odds ''waaay'' high against him, due to Molly wanting Entei to win and the Unown magnifying the power of her imagination.

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: 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 the Unown. {{spoiler|Also Entei comes ''dangerously'' close to ''killing'' Ash's Charizard at the end of their fight}}.

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: What started the plot.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: During the climax, Ash trying to convince Entei to "let Molly go," and Entei not wanting to hear any of it. <ref>separation issues</ref>

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: 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."

** Brock's dialogue with teenage Molly in their battle can be seen as rather flirty. He ''is'' trying to distract her, though.

* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Entei was created to be a father figure/guardian to Molly (or more specifically was based directly on her actual father). Once the Unown go out of control, they threaten Molly's own life, and Entei goes against them to protect her.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Molly and Entei, after their defeat.

{{quote| '''Jessie''': ''I'd say to prepare for trouble, but you're already in it!''<br />

'''James''': ''That's right.''<br />

* [[It's Personal]]: So far the only movie for it to be for Ash.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Entei again; justified in that he is a creation of the Unown based off Molly's thoughts and memories (and more specifically, her father), and he exists solely to protect her and keep her happy.

* [[Leitmotif]]: The five-note trumpet bar that accompanies Entei.

* [[Lucky Translation]]: When Molly uses the Unown tiles to spell out "Mama and Papa and Me together", she's actually spelling out her own name, ミー ''Mii''. It just so happened that they romanized it to "ME" allowing them to use the scene without having to do any visual edits.

{{quote| '''Ash''': Entei! You took my mother -- ''NOW WHERE IS SHE?!''}}

* [[Nakama]]: It was at its most obvious in this movie.

* [[Obliviously Evil]]: 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".

* [[Older Alter Ego]]: The Unown create crystal bodies for Molly as an adult and preteen respectively when she battles with Brock and Misty.

* [[Product Promotion Parade]]: The song-and-dance in the back-alley funhouse, which serves solely to introduce the new mons.

** And an excuse for [[Ear Worm|gratuitous swing music]].

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: You. Are. MAMA!

* [[Reality Warper]]: The Unown, and Molly by extension.

* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior]]: Some of what Molly does of her own free will is borderline sociopathic.

* [[Undying Loyalty]]: Entei towards Molly.