The Pokémon phenom forges ahead with its third feature film, which is sure to inspire its initiates — and baffle everyone else. After " legendary Pokémon " researcher Spencer Hale disappears, his orphaned tyke Molly is abducted by the 26 mysterious " Unown " Pokémon, who resemble the letters of the alphabet in form and a sort of psychic fairy godmother in function. Sensing Molly’s yearning for family, the Unown recruit the Pokémon Entei for her Papa and human Delia Ketchum for a makeshift Mama. Problem is, Delia already has a child in the young Pokémon trainer/ hero Ash Ketchum, who, armed with his Pokémon buddies (including Pikachu, whose own 22-minute short, " Pikachu and Pichu, " kicks off the film), must infiltrate Molly’s impenetrable palace and bring his mother back. Subsequent Pokémon battles give Nintendo the chance to showcase a few new characters, but equal effort is not made in the psychological arena, where the trainers spew pat one-liners in a half-assed attempt to bring the deluded Molly back to earth. The film never quite explains why her illusion is so dangerous, but maybe that’s just as well: given the infinite stores of merchandise yet to be marketed, the movie’s advice — to abandon the world of fantasy — is one that Pokémon promoters would probably rather fans not follow.