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OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE FILM AUTHENTICATION
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AUTHENTIC
CROWN CERTIFIED
Film cell 000067112 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEPokémon: The Movie 2000 - Trailer
SCENELugia Emerges
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2000
CERTIFICATE ID000067112

FILM NOTES

FILM NOTES

Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived from Warner Bros. and 4Kids Entertainment as the franchise's second theatrical feature, riding the peak of Pokémania in the United States. Adapted from the Japanese original Revelation Lugia, it pushed the series further into event territory, pairing Saturday morning familiarity with big screen ambition. For a fanbase still forming its collecting habits, the film's promotional run, including trailers distributed to theaters on 35mm, became an early touchstone of Pokémon as a cinematic property rather than a television spinoff.

This piece preserves a trailer strip built around Lugia, the legendary Pokémon central to the film's plot and among the most sought after figures from this era of the franchise. Its appearance here reflects the character's role as the film's marquee draw, the creature used to sell audiences on the story before a single ticket was bought. Trailer material like this circulated ahead of release, meant for projection booths rather than preservation, which makes surviving 35mm fragments tied directly to Lugia particularly valued by collectors focused on this specific title.

Authentication Findings 8 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 throughout the strip.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a two-track variable-area format; Dolby Digital data blocks are not clearly distinguishable, DTS timecode line not visible in this capture, SDDS outer-edge tracks not visible in this capture.
Edge print
Upper edge reads, mirrored: '2383 372 0 39 0 30 K.00AK 16 2000 K'; 'SAFETY' designation implied by the stock number but the word itself is not fully legible in this capture.
Base & colour
The base shows a cool blue-tinted cast consistent with Kodak 2383 print stock; the dye image appears saturated with strong blue and violet tones, no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light horizontal abrasion lines are visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive image; the four frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the animated cel-style imagery is consistent with a Pokémon theatrical release print.
Era check
The Kodak 2383 print stock edge code, variable-area optical soundtrack, and cool-base dye image are all consistent with a year-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 Capture As received
The film strip as photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size