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, following the surprise success of the first Pokémon film. It expanded the franchise's reach into a second theatrical event, pairing the television world of Ash Ketchum with a larger, more mythic storyline involving legendary Pokémon. For fans collecting physical film artifacts, this era represents the peak of Pokémon's crossover into mainstream American theaters, making surviving 35mm material from the release a scarce link to that cultural moment.
This cell brings together Charizard, one of the franchise's most sought-after and iconic Pokémon, alongside Ash Ketchum and Squirtle, two figures central to the original starting roster of trainers and creatures. Grouped together as "Charizard & Friends," the arrangement points to a moment of camaraderie among these characters, a pairing collectors prize for its representation of the show's core found-family dynamic. Whether drawn from a trailer, title card, or credits sequence, such a cell captures a defining assembly of familiar faces from the film's promotional or narrative identity.
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 holes appear cleanly cut with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip in the inter-perforation zone on the same edge, and a DTS timecode line also discernible, consistent with a multi-format release print.
Edge print
Edge print reads, mirrored as photographed: '2383 372 039 0 30 K-DOHK 16 2000 J' — Kodak stock code 2383 is visible, along with key numbers and a batch/roll identifier.
Base & colour
The base shows a slight blue-cyan tint typical of Kodak Vision print stock; the dye image appears well-saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the animated content is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
Kodak 2383 print stock, combined with the multi-format optical soundtrack configuration (Dolby Digital, DTS, variable-area), is consistent with a theatrical release print from the year 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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