Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure was one of the short theatrical featurettes distributed in 2000 alongside the wider Pokémon film program, produced under the same Japanese animation pipeline as the main features and brought to English-speaking audiences through Warner Bros. and later Pioneer/4Kids handling. These shorts filled out cinema showings and later home video packages, giving fans additional footage beyond the flagship movies. They matter to collectors today as compact, self-contained pieces of the franchise's early theatrical run, tied to the peak of Pokémon's global breakout years.
This cell centers on Bellossom, a Grass-type Pokémon known for its floral, performance-oriented design, which made it a natural focal point for choreographed sequences in the animated shorts. A moment titled around dance signals a scene built for spectacle and rhythm, a beat likely used to showcase Bellossom's signature charm within the story. Cells like this, drawn from a specific named scene rather than a general story frame, appeal to collectors seeking a tangible link to a character's defining screen moment.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (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 edges appear clean throughout the strip.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block column in the inter-perforation gaps on the same side, and a DTS timecode stripe is also visible, consistent with a multi-format release print.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to quote any text or key numbers.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint; the dye image reads as warm and saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be from the same continuous shot and the animated characters and setting are consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of a variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, and a DTS timecode stripe is consistent with a late-1990s to early-2000s theatrical release print, matching the 2000 release date 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, 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.
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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