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 4Kids Entertainment as the franchise's second theatrical feature, riding the peak momentum of the Pokémon craze in North America. Adapted from the Japanese original "Revelation Lugia," it expanded the series' mythology with Legendary Pokémon and a global conservation theme, drawing massive opening weekend crowds and cementing Pokémon as a dominant force in family entertainment at the turn of the millennium.
This cell preserves a moment built around Magikarp, the famously weak and widely mocked Pokémon whose reputation as a near-useless creature has made it an enduring source of affection among fans and collectors alike. A migration sequence suggests a passage of natural movement and gathering, tying Magikarp to the film's broader themes of balance and the instinctive order among Pokémon. For collectors, this piece represents an unglamorous but beloved creature given screen presence in a major theatrical release, a small but meaningful artifact from the franchise's defining era.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Kodak 2383 release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm: four perforations per frame along both edges, and the strip holds three full frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, rounded-rectangle holes that look cleanly punched, with no torn or missing ones.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track of two tracks runs beside the picture, with Dolby Digital data blocks in the gaps between the lower-edge perforations.
Edge print
Reads "KODAK 2383" with further code characters and a purple square marker, shown mirrored because the strip lies emulsion-up.
Base & colour
Clear base with a light blue edge tint; the dye image looks saturated and neutral, with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, splices or cue marks seen at this size; the round marks on the middle and right frames are camera reflections.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames repeat one near-identical shot, consistent with consecutive frames, and look like animation matching the film on record.
Era check
Kodak 2383 print stock with a two-track optical track and Dolby Digital blocks is consistent with a 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 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 000071315
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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