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FILM NOTES

Pokémon: The First Movie arrived in North American theaters in November 1999, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as the theatrical centerpiece of the global Pokémon phenomenon. Produced by OLM, Inc. and 4Kids Entertainment, the film expanded the television franchise onto the big screen and became one of the highest-grossing animated films of its year, introducing a generation of young audiences to feature-length anime storytelling.

This cell, titled Team Rocket & Mew, captures Meowth alongside the legendary Pokémon Mew as they peer cautiously over a barrier, the frame bathed in deep purples suggesting the film's climactic storm sequence on New Island. It is a quiet, atmospheric moment between two unlikely companions amid the film's larger conflict.