Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived in theaters courtesy of Warner Bros. and Nintendo's expanding animation pipeline, riding the crest of the franchise's first wave of global mania. As a sequel to the record-breaking Pokémon: The First Movie, it pushed the mythology further into legendary territory, introducing Lugia as a guardian of the seas and skies whose presence anchored the story's environmental themes. For a generation raised on the games and series, this film cemented Pokémon as a cinematic property, not just a television and trading card phenomenon.
This cell centers on Lugia, one of the franchise's most sought-after legendary figures, prized by collectors for its rarity in the mythology and its role as a guardian rather than a mere combatant. The moment named here places Ash and Pikachu together with Lugia in transit, a scene of trust and alliance between trainer and legendary Pokémon. As a film frame rather than a trailer or credits card, it preserves a narrative beat straight from the feature itself.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds one frame of picture.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible below the picture area, appearing as two bilateral variable-area lines; Dolby Digital data blocks are not clearly distinguishable at this size, and no DTS timecode line or SDDS outer-edge tracks are visible.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight cool-neutral tint; the dye image reads as a fully saturated colour positive 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; a single frame is visible and the animated content is consistent with a theatrical release print of the film on record.
Era check
A bilateral variable-area optical soundtrack on 35mm colour positive stock is consistent with a year-2000 theatrical release print of Pokémon: The Movie 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, 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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