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 4Kids Entertainment as the follow-up to the franchise's blockbuster debut, riding the peak of Pokémania in North America. Adapted from the Japanese feature Revelation Lugia, it pushed the anime's legend-hunting formula into theaters again, pairing Ash's ongoing journey with a larger mythic plot involving the balance of the elements. For fans and collectors, this era represents the franchise at its commercial and cultural high point, when theatrical Pokémon releases were genuine events.
This cell preserves Team Rocket, the trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, whose scheming comic relief became as essential to the series' identity as the heroes themselves. Voiced by Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, and Maddie Blaustein, they supplied the show's sharpest running gags and its most quotable line deliveries. A Team Rocket cell holds appeal precisely because it isolates that comedic engine, the trio operating apart from the main cast, embodying the scheming, bickering energy that made them fan favorites across the entire animated run.
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 three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no visible torn or missing perforations.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a narrow undulating clear band against a dark field; Dolby Digital data blocks are not clearly distinguishable at this size, and no DTS timecode line or SDDS outer-edge tracks are visible in this capture.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight cool-neutral tint; the dye image reads as saturated with no obvious red shift or fading.
Projection history
Faint vertical lines consistent with projection wear are visible across the frame area; no splices or cue marks are seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the animated characters and uniform markings are consistent with Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Era check
A variable-area optical track on a 35mm positive print with saturated dye and a cool-neutral base is consistent with a theatrical release print from around 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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