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 at the height of Pokémania, the second theatrical outing built to keep the franchise's box office momentum alive after the original film's surprise success. Subtitled The Power of One in the West, it introduced the legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres alongside Lugia, expanding the mythology beyond the games and television series while courting the same young audience with a story of balance and elemental crisis. For collectors of early Pokémon cinema, any surviving 35mm print material from this release carries the weight of that transitional era, when the anime's leap to American theaters was still a novelty.
This particular cell centers on Slowking, a Pokémon whose design and lore have long made it a favorite among species collectors for its odd regal bearing and comedic undertones within the games and shows. As a single frame drawn from the film's larger tapestry, it stands as a physical fragment of that theatrical print, a tangible slice of animation history rather than a narrative snapshot. Owning it means holding a piece of the movie's production lineage, tied directly to Slowking's presence in this specific release.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, 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 throughout the visible strip.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area pattern; Dolby Digital data blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
The base shows a cool, slightly blue-tinted cast consistent with a colour print stock; dye image appears intact with no visible fading.
Projection history
Light vertical lines are visible across the picture area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot and the animated character visible 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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