Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
FILM NOTES
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived from Warner Bros. and 4Kids Entertainment as the franchise rode its peak American popularity, following the original movie into theaters and extending Pokémania's hold on a generation of young audiences. Built around the Legendary birds and Lugia's role as balancer of the elements, it paired the anime's established cast with a new setting designed to widen the mythology beyond Pikachu and Ash. For collectors, these strips preserve a moment when Pokémon was not just a show but a theatrical event, printed to 35mm for mass release and now scarce in physical form.
This cell pairs Pikachu, the franchise's defining mascot, with Maren, a supporting character tied to this film's island setting and its themes of harmony between people and Pokémon. Her appearance alongside Pikachu marks one of the quieter character beats threaded through the larger spectacle, a human connection collectors value for rounding out the mascot's story beyond battle scenes. As a film strip rather than a promotional still, it offers a direct physical fragment of the theatrical print itself.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames shown in full.
Perforations
Four per frame on both the top and bottom edges, rounded-rectangle holes, evenly spaced and cleanly punched with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track of two parallel tracks runs beside the picture, with a dash-dot line beyond it; no Dolby Digital blocks are visible between the perforations.
Edge print
Reads "KODAK 2383 ... 1999" along the top edge, quoted as seen (mirrored), with a purple square marker at the end of the line.
Base & colour
Clear base with a faint blue-cyan tint at the edges; the dye image looks neutral to slightly cool with no obvious fade or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, cue marks or splices seen at this size; only the camera reflection on one frame, which is ignored.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames run consecutively as a single shot, and the cel-animated style is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
Kodak 2383 print stock with a 1999 date code and a variable-area optical track is consistent with a release print of a 2000 film.
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 in partnership with National Film Vault, 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.
CROWN SERIAL 000071306
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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