Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[chad]

The last Pokémon film theatrically released to be rated G by the MPAA.

[richard]

The second version was streamed on Pokémon TV in 2015, which removed all company logos, retyped the opening and ending credits, and changed the copyright to 2015.

[russell]

This is the only original series (seasons 1-5) movie not to feature a Psychic-type Legendary Pokemon as the main Pokemon. However, in the movie, Unown are explicitly referred to as Legendary Pokemon. 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 Pokemon (acknowledging the fact that in the games, Unown are not considered legendary).

[ray]

The film it's opened in theaters in Japan on July 8, 2000.

[kylie]

The USA soundtrack was released on April 3, 2001 by Koch Records.

[stephanie]

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.

[liam]

The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2001, debuting at #4 on its opening weekend, earning $8,240,752 from 2,675 theaters, less than half as much as first-place finisher Spy Kids (2001).

[albert]

The first draft of the movie written by Takeshi Shudo had a completely different plot that dealt with the discovery of a dinosaur fossil, which would be brought to life and would go on a rampage through Kanto. This draft was rejected by the producers as being too risky.

[tammy]

The first dub version of this movie was released theatrically in 2001 and on home video later the same year.

[sophie]

Sean Connery turned down the role of the Professor, Molly's Father in the English dubbed version.

[melinda]

The USA DVD included a Japanese trailer for Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)

[javier]

Until Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014), this was the last movie to have its background music replaced in the dub.

[victoria]

When Brock challenges Molly to a battle, he enters a sequence of puns relating to the Rock type, with Molly expressing mild amusement at "rock and roll." Originally, he mentioned he was a breeder and the way a Pokemon is raised is important for both the Trainer and the Pokemon, with Molly agreeing about its importance.

[sara]

After Delia watches the news, she rushes over to the refrigerator and pulls off the papers to look at a picture. One of the paper's she pulls off is a screen shot of a Pokemon battle from the Game boy game series.

[carla]

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 Pokémon: Whose Is the Waninoko!? Satoshi vs Kasumi! (2000) and Pokémon: A Differently Colored Yorunozuku! Catch It!! (2000) in which Ash catches Totodile and Noctowl respectively, did not air in America until after this movie was released, Pokémon: Whose Is the Waninoko!? Satoshi vs Kasumi! (2000) on May 5, 2001 and Pokémon: A Differently Colored Yorunozuku! Catch It!! (2000) on April 28, 2001.

[kristen]

An early draft of the story was going to revolve around a T-Rex fossil that would come to life and would have to be stopped by Ash (or Satoshi) and company.

[ava]

This is the only movie to feature a Full Battle.

[brent]

The last animated Pokémon film to receive a wide theatrical release in the United States. All subsequent animated Pokémon films would either receive a limited theatrical release or go straight-to-DVD.

[ken]

The revelation of Ash's Charizard making an appearance was kept so secret, even the English producers were shocked to see it appear when they first saw the film.