Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived from Warner Bros. and 4Kids Entertainment at the peak of Pokémania, when the franchise had crossed from Game Boy cartridges and Saturday morning television into a genuine theatrical event. Following the success of the first Pokémon film, this sequel, known in Japan as Mewtwo Strikes Back's follow-up era piece "Revelation Lupus," pushed the brand deeper into merchandising and mainstream American pop culture, cementing 35mm theatrical prints as artifacts of a short but intense cinematic window for the series.
This cell bears the name Magikarp, one of the franchise's most recognizable jokes made flesh, a creature whose reputation for uselessness in battle makes any screen appearance a point of interest for longtime fans. Collectors seek Magikarp cells precisely because the character rarely anchors dramatic moments, so a surviving frame tied to its name carries a curious, almost comic cachet within a movie otherwise devoted to legendary birds and cloned psychic power. As a single frame pulled from release printing, it stands as a small, tangible piece of that theatrical run.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby Digital theatrical release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three complete frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; the punched holes appear cleanly cut with no visible tearing or distortion.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, and a Dolby Digital inter-perforation data block strip is also visible, consistent with a standard 1990s–2000s theatrical release print format.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Cool blue-tinted clear base with stable, saturated dye layers showing no apparent fading.
Projection history
None seen in this capture.
Picture
Positive image, three consecutive frames from one shot, animated content consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital data blocks, and blue-tinted polyester safety base is consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print from the year 2000.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063341
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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