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's animation partners as the second theatrical outing for the franchise, riding the height of Pokémon's late-nineties American boom. Following the surprise success of the first film, this sequel pushed the mythology further into legendary territory, centering its story on the guardian bird Lugia and the balance of fire, ice, and lightning across the world. It remains a touchstone for collectors who came of age with the franchise's first wave of theatrical merchandise and film ephemera.
This cell preserves a strip devoted to Lugia itself, the psychic and flying-type legendary that anchors the film's plot as protector of the seas. Lugia's presence in a Pokémon collection carries weight, since the character rarely appears outside this era of media and holds a singular place as one of the earliest legendary Pokémon to headline a feature film. A cell naming only Lugia, without supporting characters, suggests a moment built entirely around the creature's own screen presence within the movie's continuity.
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 two frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area pattern; a Dolby Digital data block is also visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the bottom edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-amber tint consistent with a colour dye-coupler image; dye saturation appears intact with no visible fading.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; both frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the animated character style is consistent with the Pokémon franchise film on record.
Era check
The combination of dual bilateral variable-area optical track and Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks 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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