Pokemon 3: The Movie was the third feature-length Pokemon film. The plot saw a young girl named Molly, whose father mysteriously disappears. Molly comes in contact with Unown, who use their abilities to “help” Molly by encasing her home and the town of Greenfield in crystal. The Unown also help Molly deal with the grief of her father’s disappearance (in reality he was transported to another dimension while researching the Unown) by creating an Entei for her.
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The video, uploaded by TikTok user nerdshype, points out that this plot has many similarities to WandaVision. Equating Molly to Wanda, nerdshype points out that WandaVision sees the town of Westview cut off from the outside world in a manner not unlike what happens to Greenfield in Pokemon 3: The Movie, albeit with a magic forcefield instead of crystal. Wanda and Molly are both dealing with grief, with Wanda “resurrecting” her dead husband Vision, which nerdshype equates to Molly’s father being represented by Entei. Nerdshype goes as far as to point how Molly communicates with the outside world using a TV, not unlike how Wanda communicates with SWORD in the series.
While the video is interesting, it should be pointed out that WandaVision takes direct inspiration from Marvel comic books that far predate Pokemon 3: The Movie. The show takes plot points and beats from The Vision and The Scarlet Witch comics as well as various other comic book series from the 1980s. So while there may be similarities between Pokemon 3: The Movie and WandaVision, it’s almost certainly a coincidence.
In any case, those who were invested in WandaVision should note that the story is set to continue in the very near future. Wanda, as The Scarlet Witch, will be featured prominently in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness film, which is scheduled to premiere in theaters on May 6 as the next installment in the MCU.
WandaVision is available to stream now on Disney+.
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