National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Released in 2000, Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived at the height of the franchise's global phenomenon, when the animated series and trading cards had captured a generation. As the second theatrical outing, it carried forward the appeal that made these films a shared experience for young audiences and families alike. It stands as a artifact of an era when hand-crafted animation still reached theaters on physical film, before digital projection became the norm.

This cell features Ash and his friends, the traveling companions at the heart of every adventure. Owning an actual frame of 35mm film from their journey means holding a tangible piece of that story, a single moment that once passed through a projector and lit up a screen for audiences.