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 franchise's explosive American debut, capitalizing on the Pokémon craze that had swept toys, trading cards, and television into a single cultural moment. Subtitled The Power of One, it expanded the mythology beyond Mewtwo into the legendary birds and Lugia, giving the series a grander, more mythic register. For many young audiences it was a first theatrical experience tied to a beloved property, and it remains a touchstone of that early franchise era, marking Pokémon's transition from screen to multiplex.
This cell centers on Articuno, one of the three legendary bird Pokémon whose rarity and elemental design have long made it a favorite among collectors of franchise ephemera. Paired here with Lugia, the guardian of the seas central to the film's plot, the frame captures a pairing of legendary figures rather than a mere collectors have long made it a favorite among collectors of franchise ephemera.
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 four frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible below the picture area, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area (stereo) track, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data block pattern visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the lower edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer text or key numbers.
Base & colour
The base shows a blue-tinted cast consistent with a colour dye image; the dye image appears saturated with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has been projected.
Picture
Positive colour image; the four frames run consecutively as a single continuous shot and the animated character design is consistent with the Pokémon franchise film on record.
Era check
The combination of dual bilateral variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, and saturated colour positive stock 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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