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OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE FILM AUTHENTICATION
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AUTHENTIC
CROWN CERTIFIED
Film cell 000067141 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEPokémon Heroes
SCENELatios
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2002
CERTIFICATE ID000067141
Film Record Public record
Directed by
Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio
OLM, Inc. · 71 min
Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.

FILM NOTES

FILM NOTES

Pokémon Heroes arrived in 2002 as the fifth theatrical entry in the franchise, produced by OLM and distributed through Warner Bros. in the West following its Japanese release the previous year. Set in Alto Mare, the film leaned into Eon dragon lore, giving Latios and Latias a rare emotional centerpiece for a series more commonly built around Pikachu and Ash's traveling cast. It marked a shift toward higher stakes storytelling within the Pokémon movie line, and remains notable among fans for expanding the mythology of Legendary Pokémon beyond simple battle spectacle.

This 35mm cell carries the name Latios alone, pointing to a single frame from the reel dedicated to that character. Latios is among the more sought Legendary Pokémon in film memorabilia, prized for his central role in Pokémon Heroes and his comparative scarcity in earlier merchandise. A cell bearing his name likely comes from a dedicated sequence or credits pass, the kind of isolated frame collectors value as a direct physical link to the character's screen presence rather than a background appearance.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Pokémon Heroes (2002).

Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds two frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A cyan-tinted horizontal band is visible below the picture area; no variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital data blocks, DTS timecode line, or SDDS outer-edge tracks are distinguishable in this capture.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows strong, saturated blues and greens with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; both frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the animated character visible is consistent with the Pokémon franchise as recorded.
Era check
The saturated dye image, clean perforation geometry, and absence of visible analogue optical track are consistent with a late-1990s to early-2000s theatrical release print, matching the 2002 record date.
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