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Pokémon: The Movie 2000 was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America on July 21, 2000, following the unprecedented cultural wave that the Pokémon franchise had generated throughout the late 1990s. The film expanded on its predecessor by centering on a mythological conflict of global scale, drawing larger theatrical ambitions and a sweeping orchestral score that distinguished it within the canon of animated features from that period.
This cell captures Lugia in full flight through a turbulent, storm-wracked sky, radiant light beams radiating outward from its body. The angle looks upward, placing the legendary Pokémon against the chaos of the heavens in one of the film's most visually striking sequences.