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 Nintendo/4Kids at the height of Pokémania, following the surprise success of the first film. As a theatrical 35mm release, it extended the franchise beyond television into a genuine box office event, cementing Ash Ketchum and company as a cinematic property rather than a passing craze. For collectors, prints and cells from this era mark the peak of Pokémon's crossover into mainstream American pop culture.
This cell gathers Professor Oak, Delia Ketchum, and Mr. Mime, the domestic and mentor figures who anchor Ash's world back home in Pallet Town. Their pairing here reflects the film's grounding moments away from the central legendary Pokémon conflict, scenes valued by collectors for showing the franchise's quieter, familial side. Oak represents scientific guidance, Delia the maternal thread, and Mr. Mime the household's comic domestic presence. Owning this cell means holding a fragment of that supporting cast dynamic, a favorite among those who collect for character completeness rather than spectacle alone.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokemon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge; spacing appears even and the punched corners are rounded and clean.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with a mono or stereo optical track; a separate high-density data region with fine dot patterns is also visible in the lower edge area, consistent with a Dolby Digital data block between perforations.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to quote text reliably.
Base & colour
Base appears with a light blue-cyan tint typical of estar safety base; dye image reads as warm and saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light longitudinal lines are visible running through the frame area, consistent with projection wear; no splices or cue marks are visible.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot and the animated character style and colour palette are consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of a cyan-tinted safety base, Dolby Digital data blocks between perforations, and variable-area optical track is consistent with a theatrical release print from the late 1990s to early 2000s, matching the release period of the film on record.
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 000063344
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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