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 as the second theatrical entry in the franchise, riding the peak of Pokémon's late-1990s American boom. Following the original film's success, it pushed the property further into mainstream event cinema, pairing Saturday-morning familiarity with big-screen scale. For a generation of young collectors, this was the era that cemented Pokémon as a cultural fixture, not a passing fad, and 35mm cells from this period remain sought after as physical artifacts of that moment.
This cell groups the full ensemble at the heart of the film's story: Pikachu and Ash Ketchum alongside Misty, Melody, and Tracey Sketchit, with Team Rocket's Jessie, James, and Meowth rounding out the frame. Bringing heroes and antagonists together in one cell speaks to an ensemble moment, the kind of shared-scene composition prized by collectors who want the whole cast rather than a single character study. It reads as a gathering point in the narrative, where separate storylines converge, making it a strong representative piece of the film's ensemble dynamic.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby Digital 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, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no visible torn or deformed holes.
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 pattern visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge.
Edge print
Edge print reads mirrored as photographed: '2383 375 039 0 30 K.00AK 16 2000 J' along the top edge.
Base & colour
Base shows a cyan-tinted safety stock; the dye image appears warm with strong blue and purple tones consistent with a colour release print.
Projection history
Light longitudinal lines are visible across the frames, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the animated content is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, variable-area optical track, cyan-base safety stock, and Kodak 2383 print stock are all consistent with a 1999–2000 theatrical release print.
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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