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{{CharInfobox|
color={{crystal color}} |
corecolor={{crystal color light}} |
bordercolor={{crystal color dark}} |
name=Molly Hale |
jname=ミー・スノードン |
tmname=Me Snowdon |
slogan=no |
image=Me_Snowdon.png |
size=300px |
caption=Molly Hale|
gender=Female |
hometown=[[Greenfield]] |
region=[[Johto]] |
relatives=[[Spencer Hale]] (father), Unnamed mother |
trainer=no |
game=no |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=M03|
epname=Spell of the Unown|
enva=[[Amy Birnbaum]]|
java=[[Akiko Yajima]]|
}}

'''Molly Hale''' (Japanese: '''ミー・スノードン''' ''Me Snowdon'') is a little girl from the town of [[Greenfield]], the daughter of two researchers. She is a central character in the third [[Pokémon movie]], ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]''.

==Story and character==
[[File:Molly Hale teen.png|thumb|250px|left|Molly under the spell of the Unown, in teenage form]]
At the beginning of the movie, both of Molly's parents have disappeared: first her unnamed mother, then her father [[Spencer Hale|Spencer]]. Molly is left in the care of the family servants. Before he vanished, her father left behind a mysterious puzzle box with {{OBP|Unown|Spell of the Unown}} letter tiles.

Molly uses the tiles to spell the names of people important to her, and when she begins to cry, the Unown spring to life and grant her wish. 

The town is engulfed by crystal, enveloping everything and driving everyone but Molly from the mansion. Molly's wish for better companionship brings about a bizarre entity&mdash;just before he had left, Spencer had read her a story about the great volcano beast {{p|Entei}}, and so the Unown summon a spectral {{OBP|Entei|Spell of the Unown}} to serve as her father.

Molly decides she needs a mother as well, and has the Entei bring [[Delia Ketchum]] to her. Delia is hypnotized into believing that she is the girl's true mother until she sees her son {{Ash}} risk his life to enter the crystallized mansion. Since that moment, Delia tries to reason with Molly, helping and protecting her through the movie.

[[File:Molly Hale pre-teen.png|thumb|250px|right|In pre-teen form]]
Molly takes three forms over the course of the movie: her true form as a small child, a pre-teen to battle Misty, and a teenager to face Brock. The last two were crystalline like Entei, and can be interpreted as a physical manifestation of her dreams while her real body is asleep in her bedroom.

By the end, Molly realizes what her wish is doing to those around her, and the false Entei sacrifices himself to drive away the Unown. She is not alone for long, as her father, and later her mother, both returned soon.

==Pokémon==
Molly battled Ash, Misty, and Brock with dream Pokémon manifested by Entei. However, she was only shown with one real Pokémon, a Teddiursa.

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Teddiursa
|type1=Normal
|img=Molly Hale Teddiursa Real.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of the Unown
|desc=Molly was shown to have a {{p|Teddiursa}} around the end of the movie in which she was having fun with it.

None of Teddiursa's moves are known.}}
{{-}}
===Pokémon used under the spell of the Unown===
{{an|Brock}} noted that Molly's dream Pokémon are stronger than they would be if they were real.

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Flaaffy
|type1=Electric
|img=Molly Hale Flaaffy.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc={{p|Flaaffy}} is the first Pokémon Molly used in her battle against {{an|Brock}}. Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Zubat|Crobat}} who quickly uses {{m|Supersonic}} leaving Flaaffy confused. After Zubat's failed attack, Flaaffy finishes the battle with a {{m|ThunderShock}}.

Flaaffy's known moves are {{m|Headbutt}} and {{m|ThunderShock}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Teddiursa
|type1=Normal
|img=Molly Hale Teddiursa.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc={{p|Teddiursa}} is the second Pokémon Molly used in her battle against {{an|Brock}}. Brock starts by commenting on how such a cute trainer has a cute Pokémon. Teddiursa starts by using {{m|DynamicPunch}} against [[Brock's Vulpix]] which greatly damages him. Vulpix then attacks with {{m|Quick Attack}}, and Teddiursa uses {{m|Fury Swipes}}, resulting in Teddiursa's win.

Teddiursa's known moves are {{m|DynamicPunch}} and {{m|Fury Swipes}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Phanpy
|type1=Ground
|img=Molly Hale Phanpy.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc={{p|Phanpy}} was Molly's third and final Pokémon used in her battle against Brock. It makes quick work of [[Brock's Onix]] with a {{m|Rollout}}. Phanpy's choice was a pun on Brock saying earlier that he likes to "rock and roll" his Onix being the Rock, and Phanpy being the Roll.

Phanpy's only known move is {{m|Rollout}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Kingdra
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Water
|img=Molly Hale Kingdra.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc={{p|Kingdra}} was the first Pokémon Molly used in her battle against {{an|Misty}}. After Molly raised the water to flood the field she summons her Kingdra. It starts off by using {{m|SmokeScreen}}, and then {{m|Headbutt}}. After [[Misty's Goldeen]]'s failed {{m|Fury Attack}}, Kingdra wins the battle.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Mantine
|type1=Water
|type2=Flying
|img=Molly Hale Mantine.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc={{p|Mantine}} was Molly's second Pokémon used in her battle against {{an|Misty}}. Mantine attacked [[Misty's Staryu]] with a {{m|Whirlpool}}, trapping Staryu in a vortex. After Staryu escapes with a {{m|Rapid Spin}} it charges Staryu's {{m|Tackle}} with a {{m|Take Down}}.

Mantine's known moves are {{m|Tackle}}, {{m|BubbleBeam}}, {{m|Whirlpool}}, and {{m|Take Down}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=Entei (movie 3)
|trainer=Molly Hale
|pkmn=Entei
|type1=Fire
|img=Entei movie 3.png
|epnum=M03
|epname=Spell of Unown
|desc=Entei was a physical manifestation created by the Unown of Molly's desires and lust for control. He is an illusionary Entei that appeared to Molly after she made a wish to the {{OBP|Unown|Spell of the Unown}}. He served as a replacement father for her while her real father, [[Spencer Hale|Spencer]], was trapped in the [[Alternate dimension|Unown dimension]]. When {{Ash}} attempted to confront Entei to get his mother back, his {{AP|Totodile}} and {{AP|Cyndaquil}} were rapidly defeated, with {{AP|Pikachu}} only lasting longer without faring any better, and even {{AP|Charizard}} &mdash; who had witnessed the incident on television at the [[Charicific Valley]] and come to help &mdash; was only able to hold Entei off without actually defeating it. However, when Entei was about to break Charizard's neck, Molly finally decided that she wanted things to be real again.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{crystal color}}|bordercolor={{crystal color light}}
|ja=矢島晶子 ''Akiko Yajima''
|en=[[Amy Birnbaum]]
|pt_br=Christiane Monteiro
|pt_eu=Sandra de Castro
|es_eu=Ana Esther Alborg}}

==Trivia==
*Molly Hale is unique among the human antagonists as she is the only Pokémon movie antagonist so far who is motivated by sadness and loneliness, and not by a lust for power or control.

===In other languages===
{|{{bluetable|background: white}}
|- style="background: #{{crystal color}};"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Korean
| 미이 ''Mee''
| Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}}) 
| 小美 ''Xiǎo Měi''
| Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|}


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