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 in the wake of the original film's box office surge, riding the Pokémon craze at its peak in American theaters. Subtitled "The Power of One," it expanded the franchise's mythology with the legendary birds and Lugia, cementing the series as a theatrical event rather than a television spinoff. For collectors of early Pokémon cinema ephemera, this release marks a high point in the brand's crossover from card game and cartoon into mainstream family entertainment, making surviving 35mm material from it a scarce artifact of that specific cultural moment.
This cell isolates Slowking, the evolved form of Slowpoke known for its regal bearing and status as a rarer, more distinctive figure within the Pokémon roster. Slowking's appearances in the anime were limited, so a dedicated cell built around this character holds particular interest for collectors chasing lesser-seen designs from the franchise's animated output. As a single-character 35mm frame, it represents a fragment of studio animation rather than a promotional title card, offering a direct physical link to the character's screen presence within the film's world.
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 four frames.
Perforations
Four perforations per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no visible torn or deformed holes.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track runs along one edge beside the picture, appearing as two bilateral variable-area tracks; a band of fine digital data dots consistent with a Dolby Digital inter-perforation data block is also visible in the same edge zone.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer text or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base shows a light blue-cyan tint consistent with a dyed safety base stock; dye image appears stable with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks or significant scratches are visible on the frames shown.
Picture
Positive colour image; all four frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an animated theatrical release print matching the film on record.
Era check
The combination of a blue-tinted polyester safety base, 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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