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 in the wake of Pokémania's American peak, a theatrical follow-up built to keep the franchise's momentum alive after the first film's blockbuster debut. Known formally as The Power of One, it sent Ash across the Orange Islands to prevent legendary birds from unbalancing the world, expanding the mythology beyond gym battles into something closer to myth. For a generation raised on the anime and the cards, it was a shared theater experience, and its 35mm prints now stand as physical relics of that early franchise cinema push.
This cell pairs the two figures most central to Pokémon's identity: Ash Ketchum, the series' perpetual trainer protagonist, and Pikachu, its mascot and emotional anchor. A cell simply named for the two of them together points to companionship rather than incident, the bond that carries the whole franchise rather than one battle or gag. Collectors prize this pairing because it distills the show to its essential relationship, useful as a trailer beat, a title card moment, or a quiet frame between larger set pieces reminding audiences why they came back.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both visible edges; the strip holds two frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched corners are rounded and cleanly cut.
Soundtrack
Not visible in this capture; the area beside the picture frames is obscured by the mounting overlap.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-grey tint consistent with a safety polyester or acetate stock; dye image reads as neutral with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; both frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot and the animated characters visible are consistent with the Pokémon franchise film on record.
Era check
A 35mm positive colour print with this base tint and perforation style is consistent with a theatrical release print from the late 1990s to early 2000s, matching the 2000 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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