Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Pokemon 3: The Movie arrived in 2001 as the third theatrical outing from the franchise, released stateside by Warner Bros. following 4Kids' localization of the Japanese original. It continued the run of Pikachu-driven box office success that defined the pocket monster boom, pairing the core cast's adventures with a standalone story built around Entei and the Unown. For American audiences raised on the animated series, these films were event viewing, bringing Saturday morning familiarity to the big screen and cementing Pokemon as a defining pop culture export of the era.
Jessie and James, of Team Rocket, are the franchise's comic antagonists, forever chasing Pikachu with schemes that never quite land. Collectors prize this duo for their consistent presence across nearly every era of Pokemon media, making them a reliable anchor for anyone building a set around the series' recurring cast. A cell bearing their names points to one of their signature beats within the film, the kind of scene that reinforces their identity as the show's comic relief. Whether drawn from a trailer reel or a story sequence, this piece represents their enduring role in the franchise's visual history.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both visible edges; spacing appears even and the punched corners look clean.
Soundtrack
A light-blue opaque stripe runs along the lower edge between the perforations and the picture area, consistent with a magnetic or printed soundtrack stripe; no variable-area optical track or Dolby Digital pixel blocks are discernible at this size.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight cool-blue tint from the light panel; dye image reads as warm and saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, splice marks or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot and the animated character style is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The four-perforation 35mm layout and the warm saturated dye image are consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2001 release date 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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